in today's video I'm going to unbox one of the latest greatest wheel locks
available today and I'm not talking about your typical gorilla or mcard wheel
locks. this is the next level up. we are all familiar with older designs of wheel
locks that have been around for a while now and most are easily defeated using
sockets and other readily available tools. you can do a search on YouTube and
you'll find many videos of this. it's about time wheel locks evolve and yes
this one locks with a proper lock and key.
Frakking Creations. a YouTube variety channel that touches different parts of
your life. want more videos on cars and diy? subscribe to the channel or check
out our website. being a car enthusiast, one tends to go over and above in
everything for their car from cleaning to protecting it. I've always been
interested in different products that can be used to protect my cars and the
wheels are no exception. I've done a video on wheel locks some time ago and
that reflected the technology of the time. check it out if you haven't already,
but today take a look at these rim guards. I ran into these while
researching on the latest wheel locks for an upcoming next-generation wheel
lock video and was very intrigued when I came upon rim guards. having an
engineering degree I can appreciate the thought and design put into them. I ended
up contacting Rimgard and they were kind enough to send me a set of these to
show in this video. as a quick disclaimer rimgard did provide these for free but
there was no restriction on what I say about them so the following are my
personal thoughts and opinions of the wheel locks. right from the start
everything is packaged nicely and securely in this box. inside you get a
small metal box with some putty inside that is used for removing the center cap
from your wheels.
in this other box you get your keycard and a set of two keys. don't lose this
plastic card as you will need to send it in to be able to get replacement keys. a
nice way to prevent any Joe Blow from ordering replacement keys for the
purpose of stealing someone's wheels. a set of four high quality tubular locks. a
mounting tool. the hex key for the mounting tool and last but not least a
set of four rimgard modules. first impressions are good and you can right
away see and feel the high quality construction. it is definitely worth the
money you spend on a set of these. so how do they work? take this part and put it
in use the mounting tool and tighten everything up. clamping it in place.
in the center bore of the wheel. then we use the hex to tighten everything up.
Key and the lock. and fit it in. everything fits in nicely. and lock it. there you go.
easy as that. now it's secured and we'll put the center cap back on.
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these are made with solid 6082 aluminum.
this is the kind of aluminum that is used in high-stress applications like
bridges and cranes. also, thick enough to make it difficult for someone to easily
chisel or angle grind. not to mention that there are 20 arms
in total that the thief would need to cut through to be able to access all the
bolts. so not only will it take a lot of time but they're going to create a lot
of noise and attention on them. plus, the wheels could get damaged during that
process. by the way, you can still use regular wheel locks with rim guard. they
would be hidden underneath and would also need to be defeated adding to the
total time it takes to steal all four wheels. and don't forget, if thieves cut
through all 20 arms they still need to remove the locks and modules which are
still locked and clamped into the center bore of the wheel before they can sell.
as for the lock mechanism it's supposed to be highly resistant to picking and
drilling. rim guard has a video of a professional ex-thief that tried to break into
these including trying to chisel the module and drill out the lock. granted
it's a video sponsored by rimgard, you can at least see that these are actually
quite tough. no spoiler on the ending here. I'll link to that video in our
video description below for those that want to see how that ended. I guess time
will tell if someone eventually figures out a quick way to pick these locks but
there is credibility here as these are high security locks made by ASSA ABLOY,
whose lock systems are used in security systems around the world. the lock
mechanism looks very well made and these aren't your standard locks. wonder if the
lock picking lawyer on YouTube can defeat these easily. and unlike other
wheel locks that need you to keep a socket as a key you have an actual key
you keep with you and not in the car. so don't forget to keep one with your car
keys and the mounting tool with hex key in your glove box in case you need to
take your wheels off for whatever reason. here's what they look like on my oem
Mercedes wheels.
I would have preferred to get these to fit my aftermarket OZ wheels but rimgard
isn't compatible with them at this time.
so I'm demoing on my winter wheels instead. but check out how they would
look like if they did fit. and this is one area I'd like to see rimgard
improve on, which is more availability for different makes and also support for
aftermarket wheels. so what do you think? if these wheel locks interest you, find
a link to their website in our video description below and check them out. let
them know we sent you there too. they have different locks available for
different makes of cars and even one for one of my favorite oem Mercedes-AMG
forged wheels. if you have these wheels it might make sense to get a set of rimgards
for them. you can't even tell it has rimards installed. this is what my
rimgards look like on a GLA 250. granted it might look better with
matching color, but I like the contrast. note too that anyone that's familiar with
vinyl wrapping can also wrap these to any color they want. as with all security
products we all should be aware that nothing is completely impenetrable,
including wheel locks. it all depends how much time and resources a thief has
available at disposal. regardless, I do think rimgard takes things to the next
level and I can't wait to use these when I get my winter wheels on. until next
time, don't forget to subscribe and share this video and check out our channel for
more wheel lock and car security videos. FRAKKING CREATIONS