Wheel nut stud conversion. Security.

Meds · Post by **Meds** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 4:54 pm

Guys. I have a stud conversion set ready for install but was wondering about wheel security.
My wheels are hardly rare or expensive, and I live in a fairly risk free area (famous last words).

Do folk bother about wheel theft anymore, is it really a thing nowadays?

Anyway, if I do decide to add some sort of security, I can use my existing locking nuts by just intalling 4 of the studs and leaving a hole free for the original locker ?
I assume that will be OK, yeah?

Zedebee · Post by **Zedebee** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 5:12 pm

I abandoned locking wheel nuts ages ago. If you are a DIYer and have your wheels off a lot, they make no sense. To be fair I live out in the sticks, but I’ve never heard of anyone having wheels stolen off their car.

PDJ · Post by **PDJ** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 5:58 pm

In cities they are going to take the complete car as it is quicker and easier then use the car for the porpoise it was taken for ie drugs job, ram raid, joy riding etc

Colleagues at work had his Golf GTD stollen for use in a drugs job it was used to run someone involved in drugs over then left to be found

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:08 pm

PDJ wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 5:58 pm use the car for the porpoise it was taken for

Bet they have a whale of a time.

Apologies, couldn't resist.

PDJ · Post by **PDJ** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:13 pm

enuff_zed wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:08 pm Apologies, couldn't resist.

You know engineer don't do spelling

PDJ · Post by **PDJ** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:14 pm

Also depend what drugs they had taken it could be the right spelling

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:19 pm

PDJ wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:13 pm
enuff_zed wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:08 pm Apologies, couldn't resist.
You know engineer don't do spelling

Before, I couldn't even spell Teknishun. Now I are one.

And of course, now you're helping me with the ABS bleeding thread I feel even more guilty.

brillomaster · Post by **brillomaster** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:33 pm

I think the only wheels that might get stolen these days are 22" range rover wheels, but then, it's so easy to nick the entire car a crim would just do that.

In the unlikely event a crim was looking to just steal wheels, no wheel theft deterent would slow them down anyway.

TheDan · Post by **TheDan** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:38 pm

I bought these to use with my stud conversion kit:

https://orranje.co.uk/product/open-ende ... l-nuts-r53

But to be honest, I don't see the point anymore unless you have really expensive wheels or if you're not in an area where they are likely to be stolen.

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:05 pm

I curse BMW wheel bolts every time I've changed wheels on any of mine.

If I was fitting a stud conversion no way would I want to use any bolts!

I also don't think wheel theft is a thing any more, but those locking nuts in TheDan's post would give you some security if you wanted peace of mind.

STC_Zed · Post by **STC_Zed** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:05 am

My CSL’s survived two years in my 335i without being stolen. I ditched the locking wheel nuts on that pretty quickly. My wife’s 330i still as it’s 216’s, again no locking wheel bits on that either.

darich · Post by **darich** » Wed Apr 10, 2024 8:48 am

I think wheel theft was more a thing of the past. Nowadays, it seems to be the car they take.
I don't have locking wheel nuts on my daily driver Q5 with 20inch wheels. I think I have locking wheel nuts on the Z4 but I might even remove the locking nut because I got a full new set of bolts when I bought the wheels.

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