Big Problem-Can't Remove Wheel Lock
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Big Problem-Can't Remove Wheel Lock
Bought this car about two months ago. Upgrading wheels but the idiot never supplied wheel lock key nor does he remember where it is. I'm trying to expose the stud. Is it possible to remove the stud or is there a lip on the backside preventing this to happen? Any and all suggestions are appreciated. Outside of bitch slappin the fool.
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Yeah, I was afraid of that. It's an aftermarket type lock - 5 lobes w/ socket type key. I'm trying not to waste the wheels though. Some monkey at Pep Boys tried "pounding" on a remover and now mauled the lobes (my fault for ever bringing it there). So now a key, if I ever found one, wouldn't fit anyway. I'm going to try and grind the lug as close to the base as possible to possibly break away enough to expose the stud. One car performance place said he'd be around $200 of more to remove it. So I'm giving it a shot first. Lesson to be learned fellas! That, "just take it to an auto repair place and they'll just zip it right off", is a bunch of bullshit!
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I went to discount tire & brought proof of ownership (registration, insurance card, license - all that jazz). They tried some of the keys they had - none of which worked, but they were able to get it off with a special tool. It had to be replaced afterward, but it didn't screw up anything other than the lock.
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I went to a mom-and-pop type tire shop, and they had all sorts of miscelanious key types. They just got one that resembled it and forced it on (i wasn't going to keep the lock anyways). He got it off in 10 minutes. $5 couresy fee
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