teamstealth

hey every1,
I was planning on taking my stockers off and painting them gunmetal, along the same lines as ZeroBanger.....but my McGARD lug key's pattern broke off while trying to remove the lugs!!! Anybody know how to remove these anti-theft lugs without a key? I cant exactly put the wheels back on either....i got two wheels off before it broke. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated

-Zach

cmartinp28

damn..... that kinda sucks..... call the manufacuter

teamstealth

yeah.....but i doubt calling them would do me any good...theres no serial # or anything so i doubt they'd be able to send me a new key

teamstealth

yeah.....but i doubt calling them would do me any good...theres no serial # or anything so i doubt they'd be able to send me a new key

teamstealth

yeah.....but i doubt calling them would do me any good...theres no serial # or anything so i doubt they'd be able to send me a new key

cmartinp28

im guessing that they have a different pattern for every set huh?

EviLPeNeviL

iTrader: (2)

Man when my body shop was fixing up my car they had to remove my front passenger side Enkei RP-01, them bastards didn't have my wheel lock so he freakin jacked up my rim, using whatever tools he got, drills, pliers and whatever else he could use. At the end I made them repair it tho.

But regarding your problem, I hear you gotta take it to a wheel shop and get the lock drilled out. Then go get a new set from Mazda, register your set and if you ever lose your key or break it then just tell McGard and they'll send you a new key.

-Dan

teamstealth

yeah i guess i'll take it up to a wheel shop and have them *CAREFULLY* drill/chisel them off....the owner before me never registered these so i'll make sure to do that with the next set.

EpitrochoidMan

First let me say, that sucks.

Second, it's time to go talk to the devil, I mean, snap-on man in your area. Snap-on makes a set of nasty looking impact sockets that are specificly designed to grab-on to and tear off locking lug nuts. Better have this done at a tire shop though, because you might break the wheel stud.

teamstealth

how much are those sockets??? Yeah im gonna take it to the tire shop....that way if they **** up, its their *** and not my own, lol

EpitrochoidMan

I not sure what they cost, they're snap-on so I'd guess they're not cheap. I'll look for a price.

EpitrochoidMan

Here's one of them, just to give you an idea.

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/pro_d...re&dir=catalog


Here's the set, kind of pricey, but invaluable if you need it.

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/pro_d...re&dir=catalog

Carl Byck

Most auto dealers have a master set of keys. I had the same problem, borrowed the master set from my local dealer. None quite matched, but i was able to modify one of them to fit my nuts(on the car)
You can also take a grinder, and make a slot in the nut, like a screw(clearance allowing). Carl

teamstealth

these are not from the factory. They were added later by the previous owner of my car. Therefore the auto dealer is outta the ?. I would grind a slot in it, but im a little too afraid of hitting the stud.

-Zach

Brentis

that blows.. I hate lug keys - not worth it to me. Had them on my gs400 and had them take them off b/c I had the same problem

teamstealth

gotta love having a friend who works @ a tire place. 5min and $10 later, im driving on all 20 lugs and peace of mind.