Locking Lug nuts mandatory?

[chewys68]

Picked up my new 2022 f150 and the dealer charged me an extra $150 for locking lug nuts! I told him I did'nt want them but he said its mandatory that he install them. Anyone else have this or is it this dealers scam to get extra money?

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[RedundanT]

Probably is mandatory on his lot with crappy security. I'd demand the factory lugs and he could shove his locks. Either that or walk.

 

[MTNMN]

Not sure why you wouldnt want them???

Spend the $150 to potentially avoid having to spend thousands.

I had a customer I sold a truck to get his king ranch rims stolen 3 days after buying the truck..

OEM rims are NOT cheap.

Well worth the $150!!

 

[3DogKnight]

Parts like rims and tires are in short supply right now. It's hard to drive a truck without rims and tires. And BTW... I HATE THIEVES!!

 

[DarkSkyForever]

You can get a set for around $20, so you are getting ripped off (much like that flashing brake light addon the dealer charges $350 for a $5 relay).

 

[BLoflin]

Ford sells them for $55 list out of the parts department at your dealer. You can generally ask and get at least 10% discount. So $50. It probably cost him $25. You can also get them for $23 on Amazon (same manufacturer McGuard)

So yes, he ripped you off. Unless you truly are unable to remove/replace 4 lug nuts in total (1 per wheel). I estimate by hand, 90 seconds per wheel, total of 6 minutes, for a labor cost of $125 (that works out to $1250/hour). With a power tool, less.

 

[Fredm2002]

I got a set from my dealer for about $50. I wasn't going to buy them but had some shady characters eyeballing my rims in the school parking lot, so bought a pair.

 

[Gutshot]

I bought some for my 2022, $45 dollars I think, and all 4 of them have rust after 4 months!!! Gonna look for another set that won’t rust.

 

[chewys68]

Thats what I told him I could buy them for $45 dollors and you charged me $100 for 2 min of work. I hate dealers!

 

[dhrandy]

Not mandatory. I don't have them on mine.

 

[GDN]

You can decide if it is a rip off, but nothing from the dealer is mandatory. They may try, and on a truck off the lot I guess they might have that power, but not for a custom order - you didn't request it - they can take them off if you truly don't want them.

 

[imnuts]

Not sure why you wouldnt want them???

Spend the $150 to potentially avoid having to spend thousands.

I had a customer I sold a truck to get his king ranch rims stolen 3 days after buying the truck..

OEM rims are NOT cheap.

Well worth the $150!!

And it'll slow someone down maybe a minute total stealing your wheels. It's more for you to feel good and cause a PITA to anyone that pulls wheels off and puts them back on than actual security.

To OP, it's not mandatory, just a money grab by the dealer as everyone else said.

 

[cghall77]

I actually had it written in purchase agreement that they would not install the lock nuts and they would remove the $140 fee at time of pickup. Sure enough when I went to pickup the truck they were on. Took them 5 minutes to remove. They did say it was standard that every vehicle thru their lot were to get the locks. I have broken too many keys on our Flex over the years. Lesson learned, keep that shit off my vehicles. I do have a fancy socket to remove them now, many of the neighbors have borrowed .

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