help please

twinturbo609 · 03-15-2009, 08:06 PM

i need to get the wheels off my car and i lost my wheel lock key does anyone know how to get wheel locks off without a key. they are "ruff racing" and i used the locks that came with them but i bought them off a person so i dont know if who makes the wheel locks. i spent 100 bux today trying different wheel locks and tools i though may work. please give me idea or suggestions of if you have wheel lock keys let me try them if you live local to bristol pay

cn555ic · 03-15-2009, 08:46 PM

You can go to any wheel shop and they can get it off for you..

335iheLLraiseR · 03-15-2009, 08:50 PM

^^^^^is it me, or does it defeat the purpose for it to be that simple?

i2iSTUDIOS · 03-15-2009, 08:50 PM

Yup, just take a socket that is slightly larger than the lock and with a hammer pound it on there the use a regular wrench to twist it off, do these for all 4 though you'll need 4 sockets....

twinturbo609 · 03-15-2009, 09:01 PM

well i tried a few tire places and they said that they cant hepl me cuz they would possibly break the stud. i tried a 18mm socket beat it on then it just rolled when i layed into it there actually pretty tight.

midlife · 03-15-2009, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by twinturbo609

well i tried a few tire places and they said that they cant hepl me cuz they would possibly break the stud. i tried a 18mm socket beat it on then it just rolled when i layed into it there actually pretty tight.

i think i have heard of people welding a large nut to your wheel lock...
then you just put a socket on it and unscrew it ??

sounds logical

SoCalTech · 03-15-2009, 09:53 PM

Wheel lock removal kit. Any tire shop should have one. Should take 10 minutes total.

hotrod182 · 03-15-2009, 09:55 PM

If its designed like the BMW wheel locks, the local tire shop had a socket with reverse thread grooves inside of it (like an easy out), and it worked to take my wheel locks off.

yowhuddupb · 03-16-2009, 04:45 AM

this happened to me as well.

my OEM wheel lock key broke off half way into the wheel bolt and the tire shop has a socket that was slightly larger than the wheel bolt but it was reversed type that was hammered in a bit for the teeth on it to grab and it was attached to the impact gun and shot it out real quick.

im sure you'll find a tire shop that has this kind of method.

ToadHollow · 03-16-2009, 08:44 AM

Wow .......

so much for feeling like wheel locks serve a decent purpose. Way too easy for a thief ......

SoCalTech · 03-16-2009, 01:50 PM

Wheel locks have no real purpose except to deter amateurs. All a wheel lock really says is "Hey, if you're going to steal my wheels, can you break my window too?"

ToadHollow · 03-16-2009, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCalTech

Wheel locks have no real purpose except to deter amateurs. All a wheel lock really says is "Hey, if you're going to steal my wheels, can you break my window too?"

Just to add insult to injury ......

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twinturbo609 New Member 1 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 3356mt Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: pa iTrader: (0)	well i tried a few tire places and they said that they cant hepl me cuz they would possibly break the stud. i tried a 18mm socket beat it on then it just rolled when i layed into it there actually pretty tight.
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SoCalTech Captain 24 Rep 648 Posts Drives: Not a BMW yet... Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Redondo Beach, Ca iTrader: (0)	Wheel locks have no real purpose except to deter amateurs. All a wheel lock really says is "Hey, if you're going to steal my wheels, can you break my window too?"
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