Wheel locks

[aspin42]

Need some advice.......

Putting wheel locks on my 07
perform. Dts anyone have any
problems with wheel balance ect.

Thanks

[Tomko]

Not if you use the correct GM part number: 12498078.

[Southern]

shouldn't really be any problem. the DTS is not particularly vulnerable to wheel balance (Not at all like the CTS) and even if the lock is heavier than the normal lug, it is not out toward the edge of the wheel and shouldn't cause problems. Having said that, I would be inclined to use Tomko's part number.........Why fool around?

[aspin42]

Originally Posted by tomko

not if you use the correct gm part number: 12498078.

i have locks on order from gm will check part#

thanks tomko

[aspin42]

I have locks on order from gm will check part # monday
thanks tomko

[Rapid Roger]

Look in the spare tire well and see if there is a bag with four locks and the key....thats where I found them in my 08 LSE

[tedcmiller]

My wife's '04 and '08 DTS came with wheel locks installed. Why didn't yours?

[z06bigbird]

Thieves who see wheel locks now break a window cause they know that the key is either in the console, glove compart, or trunk. (Just something for you to worry about.)

I am not sure how to handle this situation, but I will use wheel locks again, as I have in past.

[ac69]

my car neve came with wheel locks, i bought it used, anyone know where i can purchase some good ones for a good price?

[Superjim]

Originally Posted by ac69

my car neve came with wheel locks, i bought it used, anyone know where i can purchase some good ones for a good price?

What kind of car do you have?
It does not say in the header...it just says Cadillac.

Jim

[ac69]

Originally Posted by Superjim

What kind of car do you have?
It does not say in the header...it just says Cadillac.

Jim

Sorry i should have mentioned it, but 2006 dts i believe lux II

[Superjim]

Originally Posted by ac69

Sorry i should have mentioned it, but 2006 dts i believe lux II

I would use Tomko's part number, and check with Rock Auto and GM parts Direct (and maybe a couple of other places)... find the lowest price and see if my dealer would match it.

If not, then I would order them online.

Don't forget e-bay.

Texas Jim

[tedcmiller]

My wife' 2008 DTS has wheel locks. They are under the chrome piece that covers the lugs (one lock per wheel). The wheels are Vogue chrome wheels. The locks are McGard and the key is in the center console as z06bigbird suggested. Perhaps someone will break out a window to get the key for the wheel locks. The spare lug nuts are in the trunk. The dealer took care of all this before the car was delivered. Are the wheel lock the correct weight??? I don't know, but the car rides very smoothly.

[DevilleDeeman]

Wheel locks won't effect the balance of the tires...they're in the center portion of the rim and the locks aren't heavier than the standard lug-nuts.

[Lifer]

Originally Posted by tedcmiller

The locks are McGard and the key is in the center console as z06bigbird suggested. Perhaps someone will break out a window to get the key for the wheel locks.

I do not know if having wheel locks invites a smashed window. But leaving the key in the glove box or console or door bin only compounds your loss. I have two keys (McGard), one I keep in the garage, hidden, but there if I do some work on the wheels there, and one hidden deep in the trunk, which I personally dig out if I have any wheel-type work done. Since my wheels do not get rotated during service, I rarely pull out the key. But locking the key away - well, if they get the glass, they still have to work at it a bit to get the wheels.