Should I get lug locks from the dealership?
 

I want to put lug locks on my wheels. The ones from Chevy are $150.00, but I've seen them aftermarket for less than $50.00. I s there any advantage to buying them from the dealership (and I mean an advantage for ME, not for the dealership! ;))

No advantage either way, still easy for them to get stolen no matter where you buy them from. I have yet to see a design that prevents when theft.

I ordered Gorilla locking lugs in black for my car through Discount Tire. Bolts came in a week later. Locking lugs on back order and still not on my car 3 weeks later. Paid for in advance.
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The dealer charges too much.

Don't be losing the key to the locking lugs, make sure it stays with the car.

Gorilla, each lug nuts is a lock nuts. Every set of "lug nuts" has an individual key.

With the ones from the dealership, do they have some kind of record to track my particular set so they can replace the key if I lose it? I had a Mazda once, and after a tire rotation the mechanics at that dealership gave me back the wrong lug key. I was panicked until they got it back to me, but they said they have a master set, so identifying and replacing it wouldn't have been a problem. They said the same thing when I traded it in - I made a point of letting them know that it had (dealer-supplied) lock lugs and they were like, "oh, OK, whatever. Just put the key with the other stuff." Like it wouldn't have mattered either way. My main concern with aftermarket lugs is having no way to track it. Are there any brands that have a key registry?

Yup, and you can (and should) register your key number with them so they will have it on file. I did and paid an extra $10.50 for a second "key", then filed the receipt and key number in my "important papers" file. I keep one key in my toolbox and one in my trunk (along with my torque wrench). I love the locks!

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Gorilla black lugs look amazing on almost any wheel. I'm rolling w/ the black 10 spokes so black on black

I did the same 6 years ago on my SS. I installed all 20 locks on my wheels.
I keep one key in glove box and one hidden.

Yes, you should get locking lugs.
Where you get them doesn't really matter. Locking lugs keep honest people honest, if someone knows what they're doing, you're not going to stop them from stealing your wheels. Just don't make it easy for them.
I have had a full set on all 5 wheels on my Jeep(s) for almost ten years with no issues.
It's up to you how paranoid you want to be. It's a fact that some sets have common keys, and the bad guy will have those, as well as the locking lug removal socket which is available at any auto parts store, so it's almost immaterial.
It's all a matter of the level of effort you want to go to, and the level of effort the bad guys in your area are willing to go to.
Crooks are lazy, they'd really have to want your wheels to go after a set with locking lug nuts. If they want them that bad. They're going to get them.

Curious - when my Gorilla locking lugs come in from back order, will I then have the option of registering them? I wasn't notified of this by Discount Tire when I initially purchased.

Also, they need to come out with a locking lug for the Recaro's since that's ostensibly a smash and grab. Window broken, slide the seat up, two bolts and gone.

That's what insurance is for.. Or you can replace the bolts in your Camaro with the anti-theft bolts you see in public.

Too much effort. I can already imagine the conversation between the cop and the scumbag when he sees him walking down the street with a recaro over his shoulder.. :paddle:

When I bought my Gorilla lock nuts set, inside the box there was a paper like some type of identification with a serial number. So in case you lost the key, as long as you have the paper, you can always call them and ask them for a new key.

The lock nuts they provided in the dealership any person and tire shop can "open" them. - -!

If your dealer was trying to sell you the complete lug/lock package, 19259108, that does list for $150. It has 16 regular lugs and 4 locks and 1 key. I doubt you need 16 more regular lugs...

If you want just the locks and key...

GMpartsdirect.com will ship a GM set to your door for $79.

Or you could buy McGard 24215 (chrome) for around $28 off Amazon and get the EXACT SAME LUG LOCK.

McGard has been supplying GM with their wheel locks since like, forever. Just look at the shape of the packaging as well as the shape of the lug and key. It's identical. I bought some eons ago for earlier Camaros I've had, and other 80s model cars, and always got the GM ones. Each package says something to the effect that if you ever lose your key, contact McGard and they can send you a replacement if you give them the coded number in the package. Also, if you look at the key inside the GM package, it even has McGard stamped on it.

According to GM's verbiage, if your car was built BEFORE 12/07/12, you use p/n 92221880. (1st design)

If your car was built AFTER 12/07/12 you would use 19259109. (2nd design)

Have no idea of the difference between 1st and 2nd designs.

If you have black lugs and need a matching lock, McGard has p/n 24216 in black chrome for a bit more in price, and if you're looking for "tuner" style locks for a few bucks more, they have them in chrome p/n 25115 and black chrome p/n 25116. I could not find a GM lock set in black.

As far as brand, I don't think any of them are all that and a bag of chips. A few years ago, I bought some chrome Gorilla lugs for one of my 80s cars' chrome wheels, thinking they were a step up from McGard. Nope. They rusted even worse than the McGard ones.