Wheel keys

[mestupryan]

Went to take off my tires to paint my brake callipers this past weekend, and I learned you have to have a special wheel key to unbolt one of the bolts on the wheels(if you have alloy wheels). My question is, I don't have that key because I just bought the car about 6 months ago and it wasn't there - so where can i get a replacement? Ebay has them, but im not sure of the spline number, if someone knows that would be cool, i dont feel like taking off the stupid covers again just to check.

[Smoke Panther]

Re: Wheel keys

take it back to whomever you bought it from and kick their *** till they give you the key

[silvachris1]

Re: Wheel keys

You could maybe try a dealership somewhere. They might be able to hook you up and remove the wheel locks for ya. Bring some spare lug nuts with ya.

[FireBird_Fr3ak]

Re: Wheel keys

Or get new lugs, and sacrafice a socket...

[kristen]

Re: Wheel keys

see there is so many different kinds of wheel keys out there. you have no idea where that guy got the lock nuts from. either contact the person or some how get the sucker off there

[gman2000]

Re: Wheel keys

A tire shop will take them off for a few bucks.

[HokieBird]

Re: Wheel keys

Call the dealer to see if they can get you a key. If they are aftermarket break them and get new lugnuts.

[Tech]

Re: Wheel keys

My stupid wheel key that came with the car after a few times loosening and tightening the socket stripped the special pattern, and it wasn't improperly seated, those things are just junk. I ended up drilling mine out and replaced all 4 locking lugs with standard ones with outer threads.

[kristen]

Re: Wheel keys

I ended up drilling mine out and replaced all 4 locking lugs with standard ones with outer threads.

i say that if someone can go threw the trouble to jack up your car, take the wheels and not be caught, you can have the rims. good job

[fbird01]

Re: Wheel keys

Your best bet is just to take it to any tire shop, theyll take off the locks for a few bucks

just bring some spares with ya

The first thing i did when i got my car was take off all 4 locks

like Kristen said, if someone wants your wheels theyll find a way to get em, even with the locks on

Ryan

[slow6]

Re: Wheel keys

I got tired of the stripped stock locking lugnuts so I got Gorillas and love em!
Its not that hard to get the lockers off

[mestupryan]

Re: Wheel keys

ah dang sounds harder than i thought it would be to resolve this. do you think you could vice-grip-brute-force the locks out?

[BLLDOGG]

Re: Wheel keys

you could try. probably will be too tight. wheel shops and dealerships should have a lock remover which is basically a special socket that is hammered onto the lock, and then with an impact, removed. no damage to wheels or stud

[Firebird45331]

Re: Wheel keys

and those wheel locks are fun to beat the hell out of