Re: wheel locks

[CJI <Inver@ix.netcom.com>]

Could you elaborate one the whel locks? How can I tell the difference between
the old type of wheel locks
and the "spline type" of lug. I have a 99 GLX, did VW use the "spline type" or
the ones that strip out?

CJI
99 GLX
Silver Arrow Metalic/Black leather


deecee@exit109.com wrote:

> I would run not walk to my newest VW dealer and pickup 4 regular lug nuts.
> I would take the wheel locks off ASAP. They are nothing but trouble and
> eventually will strip out. If you don't have it happen to you than they
> will strip out when the dealer or whomever rotates your tires.
> We have another GLX in the shop today with a stripped out wheel lock.
> It will cost the customer the labor to drill out the wheel lock by the use
> of a hole saw and also the wheel will be damaged.
>
> Don't let it happen to you.
>
> VW loves these locks so much that they have stopped using them in lieu of a
> spline type wheel lock.
>
> Don
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