Which Wheel Lock Brand Wins?

on the OEM wheel, pliers could not gain a grip on the lower portion, gave up after about a minute and a half, on the open wheel, pliers gained a grip and the lock was loose in about a minute, left teeth marks (soft metal)

pliers could not sink their teeth in with limited access, with 360 degree access the plating still prevented a grip and there was very little damage, one of only two brands (with Advance) to survive on the open rim design

pliers could not gain a grip with limited access, gave up after about 25 seconds, with 360 degree access removed in less than 30 seconds, a little more damage than McGard but still just minor scratches

small diameter and external pattern made it very easy to defeat, quite a bit of damage to the wheel lock

spinning sleeve slowed removal, switched strategy to a self tapping sheet metal screw, sleeve removed at the 2 minute mark, total removal just over 2.5 minutes, a lot of visible damage

defeated in about a minute at a leisurely pace, a lot of visible damage

required a 6 point socket driven deep enough to capture both the spinning top and bottom portions, took about 35 seconds versus roughly 20 seconds for other brands, lock is pretty soft

took the most time to find a perfectly sized socket but once found removal took less than 20 seconds, the socket used was poor quality and the McGard destroyed its points, very little damage to the wheel lock

a 12 point socket broke it loose in about 20 seconds, the socket held up fine and left teeth marks on the wheel lock

needed a couple of attempts to find the right socket, second attempt took about 20 seconds, soft metal allowed the socket method to work very well, no damage to the socket

no socket was exactly the right size, used nails wedged between an oversized socket and the lock, total of about 5 minutes to remove

too large in diameter for a socket on the OEM wheel, on the open rim a 6 point socket made very easy work and the lock was loose in about 30 seconds, the metal is very soft

free spinning design prevented the extraction tool from working, lock survived

made very easy work of the McGard in about 20 seconds, left pretty deep tooth marks

made very easy work, took 20 seconds, left pretty deep tooth marks

outer perimeter locking pattern helped the tool gain traction, removed in about 20 seconds with quite a bit of damage

could not remove the Dorman with the sleeve in place, socket and sleeve rotate freely but the lug nut does not turn, sleeve must be removed first

took several attempts to position, then about 20 seconds to remove, left a small crease in the wheel lock

some corrosion, very difficult to see, similar amount to the White Knight and Dorman

some corrosion, less than the White Knight and Dorman

about the same amount of corrosion as the White Knight and Dorman

some corrosion, very difficult to see, similar amount to the White Knight and Dorman

quite a bit of corrosion, similar to the White Knight

quite a bit of corrosion where the plating was damaged

would not work on the free spinning Gorilla, survived

made very easy work of the White Knight