First time for everything! I was planning on installing my new pillow ball bushings today and lo and behold I couldn't find the key to remove my lugs. Never happened to me before.. Anyone dealt with this before? I'm not sure where to start, who to call or what to do.

 

what kind of lug nut is it? you can get the keys from ebay depending on the lug nut

 

find out what brand lugs they are and contact them
mcguard asks for the code that comes with the lugs if you still have it
i lost mine before too

 

The wheels where on the car when I got it about three years ago. The wheels are HP Racing out of Florida. Is there any way to identify who makes the lugs or do they usually come with the wheels? Sorry if that's a dumb question, it's been a while since I bought a set of wheels.

 

What kind of lugs are they? Inverted with a odd shape on them? Inverted with a 12point or 6 point drive? 5 sided with rounded flanks?

 

When I lost my key for my OEM locks and wheels on my FD, I just went to Mazda with the VIN and they had a key for me.

 

get a socket just big enough to fit over and hammer it on and twist off

 

They actually make a special socket that is a reverse helical (essentially like a female easy out) that is just for this task.

 

i bought a set of those sockets at sears....there made to take stripped bolts off...(work good)...this is what i would do and then buy a new set of locks...(gorilla locks)

 

Thanks to all who responded. If figured out they are McGard lugs and locks. I went to web site to check it out. Looks like I would need the registration papers to get a replacement key, which I don't have. I will give them a call on Monday just to be sure. If I can't get a replacement I will go the route of the reverse socket. Thanks again to all who responded. Next time I will keep a spare in a secure spot.

 

Call the wheel company. They should be able to provide you with a replacement key.

 

LOL, happened to me once on another car and I did just that. Hopefully enough of the lock nut is exposed on your wheels to get the socket on. It was a minor PITA for me. Like you the set came with the car but with only one key. I was always going to get an extra..... When I bought the new set I ordered TWO extra from the manufacturer, one for the tool box, one for the car and one extra I keep at tucked away in the shop....just in case. They're not expensive.

 

I have found the socket method to work very well in the past. Just get an impact socket a little bigger than the lug, hit it on there with a hammer and zap it off with an impact gun.

 

I bought my car with locking lugs, but they weren't factory, didn't come with the key, and I didn't know what brand they were. I took the car to sears with 4 new OEM lugs and they extracted the locking ones for me without even damaging them. It wasn't a lot, mebbe 20 or 30 bux IIRC.

 

I second that, we import 100 cars a year and they mostly always come without locking wheel nut keys so we just hammer a slightly smaller impact socket on and it works everytime.