The high level of wheel thefts in the area of where i live is on an all time high and you actually got me thinking of getting this wheel lock and it seems very flush.
@@FrakkingCreations pretty funny. Watch donut media how they remove them with a simple crow bar. They suggest a cheaper wheel lock then that shit. Waste of money
@TheAzalien The video by Donut media shows them prying it off on a specific model that uses an adapter plate. Not the same design as the ones I showed. The adapter plate looks pretty thin and was the part that gave way allowing the lock to be removed. On most other models, the Rimgard clamps into the center bore of the wheel differently. If those gave way, the wheel is likely getting damaged. Another question would be whether the center bore would give way as easily as the adapter plate. Would be interesting to see if it's as easy to remove the non-adapter plate versions. In the end, nothing is 100% secure. Layering security is the best you can do to try to get the crook to move on to the next target. Door locks on your house doors are just as easy to defeat. They can be drilled out easily to allow anyone to break in but yet, no one is going to stop using door locks.
Just installed on my Honda Civic. :-) The hardest part by far was getting the center caps off, and the putty did me no good. Once I finally got those off, the rest of the install was really easy.
Agreed. From the looks of it, I do think Advanced Wheel Locks are good. They are the latest generation of generic wheel locks that look promising. I'm still waiting for them to send me a set to review.
I dont think it really matters unless your wheels are really dirty. That said... wouldn't you want the whole setup to look great?? :) Clean the wheels and put these babies on and you'll enjoy the clean look.
I'm a tad confused about the plastic car that needed to order keys to prevent someone from stealing rims. Does that mean all keys are the same exact cut?
No it doesn't. The plastic card has a unique code for your key. The card must be sent in to Rimgard to be able for you to order a new set of keys. That will prevent anyone who doesn't really own Rimgard wheel locks from ordering sets of keys.
It doesn't look like they make any for Mazda make vehicles. Try looking for Advanced wheel locks as an alternative. They look good too and are available for more make vehicles. Hope this helps.
Unfortunately, they don't make one for the Cherokee. Checkout Advanced Wheel Locks. They are another new generation wheel lock that is really good but with wider selection.
Unfortunately, they do not make for Chrysler at this time. You might want to consider Advanced wheel locks or Rimlox as alternatives. We're still waiting for these two companies to ship their locks for us to review.
4:30 Did you get any reaction from the LockPickingLawer after your comment? It would be kind of interesting to see if the lock would give him some resistance.
I haven't tried those ones yet. This is an older video of ours and I'm planning a newer one that will include Advanced Wheel Locks and Rimlox but I'm still waiting on them to ship me the locks.
@@FrakkingCreations something seems odd with them at Rimlox...I've seen so many people having issues getting their locks...waiting like a year or longer...maybe that should be your next video...
Looks like they don't have any locks that fit stock wheels for the PT cruiser. You might want to checkout Advanced wheel locks as an alternative. We're still waiting for them to send us a set to review.
Unfortunately, that is the case. They work well but one of the issues with the way these work is that they are very wheel specific. It is good for some and not as useful for the masses. If you are looking for a good set of locks that has availability for more wheels, checkout Advanced Wheel Locks. I'm waiting to get a set from them to review... Hope that helps.
The video by Donut media shows them prying it off on a specific model that uses an adapter plate. Not the same design as the ones I showed. The adapter plate looks pretty thin and was the part that gave way allowing the lock to be removed. On most other models, the Rimgard clamps into the center bore of the wheel differently. If those gave way, the wheel is likely getting damaged. Another question would be whether the center bore would give way as easily as the adapter plate.
1:06 Having an engine degree...I am very surprised you drive a mercedes. As an engineer you don't see how this car is engineered to be a money making lease tool, dealer dependent as much as possible, expensive and unreliable plastic engine bay car? 🤢🤮
Thanks for the honest feedback... here are my thoughts. There's many reasons why I got a Mercedes over other 4-door sports sedans. Why is there anything wrong with buying something you like while knowing what you are getting. Yes, Mercedes are expensive and their reliability isn't the best but I'm also a car enthusiast. Among other things, I love the twin turbo power, the sound the engine/exhaust makes, the ability to have different driving modes, all-wheel drive and the nice interior. They really are well built cars... the engine bay is not plastic. The engine cover is covered to look nice, but so are all other cars nowadays. The fact that they have so many electronics and technology does make them more prone to reliability issues and yes, buying an old, used one isn't a good idea because replacement and repair costs are high. Of the sports sedans I was looking at none impressed me. The regular ones like the Mazda6, Accord or Camry don't look good, don't have AWD and don't have enough power and luxury cars like the Infiniti Q50 and Lexus IS350 don't measure up. I was actually interested in the Q50 until I sat in one. I had a 2005 Nissan Altima before and the Q50 just felt like a fancier Nissan. The Lexus interior wasn't bad but they don't have turbo engines and the infotainment system is horrendous. Plus, a mouse pointer style screen is the worst thing you can use in a car... should be considered distracted driving when you use it. Lastly, I love driving the car and I didn't buy the car to impress anyone like a lot of people do. If you or anyone tells me they hate the car I'm perfectly fine with that.
@@FrakkingCreations well the thing about mercedes is the fact that it is an image car, even if you didn't buy it for that...too many pretentious people drive them..I won't buy one for that reason alone, but there's many others. I wasn't talking about the plastic engine "beauty" cover...I'm talking about plastic valve covers, intake manifolds, propriatary raildiator hose attachments, plastic thermostat housings, plastic belt tensioners, plastic timing chain guides, plastic water pumps, plastic fuel rails, plastic anything they can get away with. I used to be a mechanic, I've seen it all from all types of brands...but german ones are the worst. LEAST "bang for your buck". Most expensive purchase price, least reliable, most expensive to maintain, worst resale value, cheap materials where it counts...german quality is skin deep...they give you a nice interior (even that's debatable) and ppl think these are quality cars....
Fair enough. I thought most cars are going towards thermo plastic components in the engine bays nowadays for weight savings and cheaper manufacturing costs. I think all luxury cars are pretty much not best bang for your buck. In your opinion what would be a good sports sedan then?
@@FrakkingCreations Yeah the materials do cost less, that's for sure...but the price of the cars are only going up, so obviously the manufacturer is making the extra profit, while leaving the consumer to deal with the brittle, heat beaten plastic components after the lease and warranty are up. Prior to the electric revolution coming into the pictire, Japanese cars were what I recommend for price, quality, and reliability. At this point though, everyone is so far behind Tesla, that the only sports sedan I can recommend is a Tesla Model 3, the all-electric drivetrain is superior in performance, reliability, cost, refinement, simplicity....on the contrary I absolutely hate hybrids, they are worst of both worlds, not best.
No. One of the weaknesses of these is that they don't fit on a lot of wheels out there, especially aftermarket ones. There is another brand of wheel locks that are quite promising and should fit a lot more wheels. I am waiting for them to send me a set to review. Check them out... Advanced Wheel Locks
The video of this guy comes from a Rimgard video. There is info on the video in the video description and the name of the ex-theif is available for anyone to look into.
@@FrakkingCreations I'm not questioning your credibility, just that a "professional ex-theif" sounds pretty funny...it's like saying an ex-homosexual...they don't really exist.
Waste of money and a scam from rimgard. They show a professional thief trying to break in and he cant pick it or pry it off. However, there's videos of 2 regular people prying it off with a cheap crow bar in seconds and easily drilled out as well so you need to revisit your engineering program. Seems like you just got some free locks and didn't want to risk damaging them by doing an actual test on them.
The video by Donut media shows them prying it off on a specific model that uses an adapter plate. The adapter plate looks pretty thin. The adapter plate was the one that gave way allowing the lock to be removed. On most other models, the Rimgard clamps into the center bore of the wheel. If those gave way, the wheel is being damaged. Another question would be whether the center bore would give way as easily as the adapter plate. As for drilling out the locks, I believe most locks are susceptible to this and these don't seem to be different. But does that mean you don't lock your house doors at all? Does it mean your house door locks are useless? Anything can be defeated with enough time and resources since nothing is impenetrable. This is also what I mention in the video. Security needs to be a layered approach and you need to decide for yourself how many layers and what approaches suits your needs and budget. As for my engineering degree, I specifically said "Having an engineering degree I can appreciate the thought and design put into them." So no need to revisit the program.
Everyone do themselves a favor and look up a channel named “ donut” they tested these and broke them off in less then a minute with just a hammer and crowbar, not worth 350 dollars
As I said in my video, nothing is completely impenetrable. As with most things, with enough time and resources, anything can be stolen. Note though, that for the Rimgards that they removed in less than a minute, those were the models that required an adapter plate. The adapter plate was the one that gave way allowing the lock to be removed. On most other models, the Rimgard clamps into the center bore of the wheel. If those gave way, the wheel is being damaged. Another question would be whether the center bore would give way as easily as the adapter plate.
This and other wheel locks cost money and are useless. Not many wheels are in demand by thieves. Any wheel lock can be defeated. Wheel locks are useless if the thief steals your car. What is car insurance for? So the thief damages your wheels trying to steal them? Now what? Rim guard may promote damage to your wheels. Oh btw if you have your car jacked up on the side of a highway and you cannot find your key. Now what? Wheel locks cost money and are more of a pain than a benefit.
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The high level of wheel thefts in the area of where i live is on an all time high and you actually got me thinking of getting this wheel lock and it seems very flush.
They are one of the best I have found. If only they supported more wheels.
Do they have ones that fit you wheels?
@@FrakkingCreations they have it ill be putting it on my c43
Nice. I love the W205 C-Class. Especially the one with the AMG tuned engines.
Enjoy the wheel locks!
@@FrakkingCreations pretty funny. Watch donut media how they remove them with a simple crow bar. They suggest a cheaper wheel lock then that shit. Waste of money
@TheAzalien The video by Donut media shows them prying it off on a specific model that uses an adapter plate. Not the same design as the ones I showed. The adapter plate looks pretty thin and was the part that gave way allowing the lock to be removed. On most other models, the Rimgard clamps into the center bore of the wheel differently. If those gave way, the wheel is likely getting damaged. Another question would be whether the center bore would give way as easily as the adapter plate.
Would be interesting to see if it's as easy to remove the non-adapter plate versions.
In the end, nothing is 100% secure. Layering security is the best you can do to try to get the crook to move on to the next target.
Door locks on your house doors are just as easy to defeat. They can be drilled out easily to allow anyone to break in but yet, no one is going to stop using door locks.
Just installed on my Honda Civic. :-) The hardest part by far was getting the center caps off, and the putty did me no good.
Once I finally got those off, the rest of the install was really easy.
Thanks for sharing. Nice that you can feel safe that your wheels aren't going to get stolen.
They come off really easy if u press a cup against the puddy and pull
Hopefully they will expand upon auto makes. What do you think about the Advanced Wheel Lock?
Agreed. From the looks of it, I do think Advanced Wheel Locks are good. They are the latest generation of generic wheel locks that look promising. I'm still waiting for them to send me a set to review.
too expensive for me but I do love what they seem to do.
I just got mine for my Honda Accord, should i wash the wheels before putting these on or it doesn’t really matter?
I dont think it really matters unless your wheels are really dirty. That said... wouldn't you want the whole setup to look great?? :)
Clean the wheels and put these babies on and you'll enjoy the clean look.
Frakking Creations factssss
I'm a tad confused about the plastic car that needed to order keys to prevent someone from stealing rims. Does that mean all keys are the same exact cut?
No it doesn't. The plastic card has a unique code for your key. The card must be sent in to Rimgard to be able for you to order a new set of keys. That will prevent anyone who doesn't really own Rimgard wheel locks from ordering sets of keys.
Thanks for the review bro 👍
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I might go to a lock smith an ask. put i love this product
will this work for aftermarket rims on a mazda 3 2012?
It doesn't look like they make any for Mazda make vehicles. Try looking for Advanced wheel locks as an alternative. They look good too and are available for more make vehicles.
Hope this helps.
@@FrakkingCreations thanks!!
You're welcome.
Minor update. Just realized that you were talking about aftermarket wheels. Rimgard doesn't typically make for aftermarket wheels.
Is this locks fits 2021 grand Cherokee ?
Unfortunately, they don't make one for the Cherokee. Checkout Advanced Wheel Locks. They are another new generation wheel lock that is really good but with wider selection.
How about 2014 Chrysler 300c 18” rim or a 20x9 rim do they make it for this year
Unfortunately, they do not make for Chrysler at this time. You might want to consider Advanced wheel locks or Rimlox as alternatives. We're still waiting for these two companies to ship their locks for us to review.
4:30 Did you get any reaction from the LockPickingLawer after your comment? It would be kind of interesting to see if the lock would give him some resistance.
Unfortunately we did not. We're too small a channel ☹️.
But indeed it would be interesting how easy it would be for him to pick!
Was about to comment that
@@FrakkingCreations I think if you send him an email and a link to this video he could probably get one of these locks for testing
@@FrakkingCreations by the way new subscriber
Thanks for the idea!
Great video
Thanks for taking a moment to let us know! We appreciate it.
How did you get your set of rimguard for free?
I offered to do a review video if they would send me a set. They didn't have any restrictions on what we could say about the product, either.
How heavy are they
Without the center caps, the ones I have are 434g each
@@FrakkingCreations Damn that’s per too right? So total of 4 pounds. Not that bad. Thanks!
Np. Yeah. That's per lock. They are pretty light for something that strong.
Where can you buy them from
Rimgard website → rimgard.com/
Did you try colorlugs, gorilla-auto, DPAccessories Wheel Locks or Advanced Wheel Locks, ?
I haven't tried those ones yet. This is an older video of ours and I'm planning a newer one that will include Advanced Wheel Locks and Rimlox but I'm still waiting on them to ship me the locks.
Yesss hurry up in advance wheel locks
@@FrakkingCreations how is it going with Rimlox? did you get them yet?
Having some issues with Rimlox getting me a set that will fit my aftermarket wheels. So nothing to report back yet.
@@FrakkingCreations something seems odd with them at Rimlox...I've seen so many people having issues getting their locks...waiting like a year or longer...maybe that should be your next video...
should i get these for my pt cruiser?
Looks like they don't have any locks that fit stock wheels for the PT cruiser. You might want to checkout Advanced wheel locks as an alternative. We're still waiting for them to send us a set to review.
Had no idea these were a thing, but unfortunately nothing for Enkeis/or Subarus.
Agreed. They are very good but not available for a aftermarket wheels or many makes.
Any kind of protection is better than nothing at all.
I would both this and normal wheel locke
Just make sure to not lose you keys for them or the codes for the keys. It would be a pain to not be able to unlock the wheels of your own car.
So they only fit certain five star rims...hmmm k
Unfortunately, that is the case. They work well but one of the issues with the way these work is that they are very wheel specific. It is good for some and not as useful for the masses.
If you are looking for a good set of locks that has availability for more wheels, checkout Advanced Wheel Locks. I'm waiting to get a set from them to review...
Hope that helps.
Donut media took them off without sweating,,😑😑 don't waste money on this guys
The video by Donut media shows them prying it off on a specific model that uses an adapter plate. Not the same design as the ones I showed. The adapter plate looks pretty thin and was the part that gave way allowing the lock to be removed. On most other models, the Rimgard clamps into the center bore of the wheel differently. If those gave way, the wheel is likely getting damaged. Another question would be whether the center bore would give way as easily as the adapter plate.
1:06 Having an engine degree...I am very surprised you drive a mercedes. As an engineer you don't see how this car is engineered to be a money making lease tool, dealer dependent as much as possible, expensive and unreliable plastic engine bay car? 🤢🤮
Thanks for the honest feedback... here are my thoughts.
There's many reasons why I got a Mercedes over other 4-door sports sedans. Why is there anything wrong with buying something you like while knowing what you are getting. Yes, Mercedes are expensive and their reliability isn't the best but I'm also a car enthusiast.
Among other things, I love the twin turbo power, the sound the engine/exhaust makes, the ability to have different driving modes, all-wheel drive and the nice interior. They really are well built cars... the engine bay is not plastic. The engine cover is covered to look nice, but so are all other cars nowadays. The fact that they have so many electronics and technology does make them more prone to reliability issues and yes, buying an old, used one isn't a good idea because replacement and repair costs are high.
Of the sports sedans I was looking at none impressed me. The regular ones like the Mazda6, Accord or Camry don't look good, don't have AWD and don't have enough power and luxury cars like the Infiniti Q50 and Lexus IS350 don't measure up. I was actually interested in the Q50 until I sat in one. I had a 2005 Nissan Altima before and the Q50 just felt like a fancier Nissan. The Lexus interior wasn't bad but they don't have turbo engines and the infotainment system is horrendous. Plus, a mouse pointer style screen is the worst thing you can use in a car... should be considered distracted driving when you use it.
Lastly, I love driving the car and I didn't buy the car to impress anyone like a lot of people do. If you or anyone tells me they hate the car I'm perfectly fine with that.
@@FrakkingCreations well the thing about mercedes is the fact that it is an image car, even if you didn't buy it for that...too many pretentious people drive them..I won't buy one for that reason alone, but there's many others. I wasn't talking about the plastic engine "beauty" cover...I'm talking about plastic valve covers, intake manifolds, propriatary raildiator hose attachments, plastic thermostat housings, plastic belt tensioners, plastic timing chain guides, plastic water pumps, plastic fuel rails, plastic anything they can get away with. I used to be a mechanic, I've seen it all from all types of brands...but german ones are the worst. LEAST "bang for your buck". Most expensive purchase price, least reliable, most expensive to maintain, worst resale value, cheap materials where it counts...german quality is skin deep...they give you a nice interior (even that's debatable) and ppl think these are quality cars....
Fair enough.
I thought most cars are going towards thermo plastic components in the engine bays nowadays for weight savings and cheaper manufacturing costs.
I think all luxury cars are pretty much not best bang for your buck.
In your opinion what would be a good sports sedan then?
@@FrakkingCreations Yeah the materials do cost less, that's for sure...but the price of the cars are only going up, so obviously the manufacturer is making the extra profit, while leaving the consumer to deal with the brittle, heat beaten plastic components after the lease and warranty are up. Prior to the electric revolution coming into the pictire, Japanese cars were what I recommend for price, quality, and reliability. At this point though, everyone is so far behind Tesla, that the only sports sedan I can recommend is a Tesla Model 3, the all-electric drivetrain is superior in performance, reliability, cost, refinement, simplicity....on the contrary I absolutely hate hybrids, they are worst of both worlds, not best.
shit that wont work for aftermarket wheels.
No. One of the weaknesses of these is that they don't fit on a lot of wheels out there, especially aftermarket ones.
There is another brand of wheel locks that are quite promising and should fit a lot more wheels. I am waiting for them to send me a set to review. Check them out... Advanced Wheel Locks
@@FrakkingCreations fr wanted this for Lexani wheels I have. Still cant keep my car outside at night too many thieves lurking.
4:08 Professional ex-theif 🤔🤔🤔
The video of this guy comes from a Rimgard video. There is info on the video in the video description and the name of the ex-theif is available for anyone to look into.
@@FrakkingCreations I'm not questioning your credibility, just that a "professional ex-theif" sounds pretty funny...it's like saying an ex-homosexual...they don't really exist.
I can’t get my center cap off for the life of me
You can't get it off of the Rimgards or your stock wheel?
No Products for Honda Civic, Toyota Camry, Ford Explorer
Yeah. They need support for more brands and even aftermarket.
My 2020 Civic has been hit 2 twice unfortunately...
Sorry to hear that. Have you looked into Advanced wheel locks? I think they look promising. I'm still waiting for them to send me a set to review.
They are out for Honda Civic now.
All locks are easilly picked, I'm afraid...
True. There's no denying that all locks can be picked.
That’s why u have car insurance duh 🤦🏿♀️🤦🏼♀️😂
$500 for Tesla, yikes.
Yeah, one of the main disadvantages with this wheel lock is its price.
Waste of money and a scam from rimgard. They show a professional thief trying to break in and he cant pick it or pry it off. However, there's videos of 2 regular people prying it off with a cheap crow bar in seconds and easily drilled out as well so you need to revisit your engineering program. Seems like you just got some free locks and didn't want to risk damaging them by doing an actual test on them.
The video by Donut media shows them prying it off on a specific model that uses an adapter plate. The adapter plate looks pretty thin. The adapter plate was the one that gave way allowing the lock to be removed. On most other models, the Rimgard clamps into the center bore of the wheel. If those gave way, the wheel is being damaged. Another question would be whether the center bore would give way as easily as the adapter plate.
As for drilling out the locks, I believe most locks are susceptible to this and these don't seem to be different. But does that mean you don't lock your house doors at all? Does it mean your house door locks are useless? Anything can be defeated with enough time and resources since nothing is impenetrable. This is also what I mention in the video. Security needs to be a layered approach and you need to decide for yourself how many layers and what approaches suits your needs and budget.
As for my engineering degree, I specifically said "Having an engineering degree I can appreciate the thought and design put into them." So no need to revisit the program.
Everyone do themselves a favor and look up a channel named “ donut” they tested these and broke them off in less then a minute with just a hammer and crowbar, not worth 350 dollars
As I said in my video, nothing is completely impenetrable. As with most things, with enough time and resources, anything can be stolen.
Note though, that for the Rimgards that they removed in less than a minute, those were the models that required an adapter plate. The adapter plate was the one that gave way allowing the lock to be removed. On most other models, the Rimgard clamps into the center bore of the wheel. If those gave way, the wheel is being damaged. Another question would be whether the center bore would give way as easily as the adapter plate.
This and other wheel locks cost money and are useless.
Not many wheels are in demand by thieves.
Any wheel lock can be defeated.
Wheel locks are useless if the thief steals your car.
What is car insurance for?
So the thief damages your wheels trying to steal them?
Now what?
Rim guard may promote damage to your wheels.
Oh btw if you have your car jacked up on the side of a highway and you cannot find your key. Now what?
Wheel locks cost money and are more of a pain than a benefit.
I'd sooner have damaged wheels than know that some scrote is supping pints down the pub on the money that he made from flogging my wheels!