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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 09:09 AM
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I lost my key and cannot find a replacement, do I have any options that doesnt involve damaging the rim.
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 09:10 AM
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hammer a socket on the lugs, it might take you a little to find one that will be able to bite good and hold.
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 09:18 AM
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gator grip FTW
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Brewtal
gator grip FTW
those things look pretty cool do they really work though??
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 11:07 AM
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or you can not be a dumbass like all these other a holes and contact your rims/wheel lock manufacturer's and ask for a wheel key,as long as you have the registration card that normally comes with a set of wheel locks.
or worst comes to worst,bring it to a dealership.most techs have a type of key for every wheel lock made,just because people lose them.
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 12:18 PM
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just take your car to your local tire place like goodyear,allied, tire kingdom, etc..

they have WHEEL LOCK REMOVERS
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 12:32 PM
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bang a socket a little smaller than needed over them will need a new socket for each one.
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Modman
or you can not be a dumbass like all these other a holes and contact your rims/wheel lock manufacturer's and ask for a wheel key,as long as you have the registration card that normally comes with a set of wheel locks.
or worst comes to worst,bring it to a dealership.most techs have a type of key for every wheel lock made,just because people lose them.
+1. I lost my Gorilla key, I called Discount Tire Direct (where I bought the wheels from) and they sent me a new one for free.
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Old Jun 11, 2006 | 04:19 PM
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depends on what type you have, if it just looks like a funny lug, then yeah, more than likely a 17mm socket, but if its like mine, with a circle around it, and a star in the middle, i think those are better, but worst comes to worst, weld a bolt onto it, and use the bolt to get it off

or have some fun, get liquid nitrogen and freeze it and whack it with a hammer
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Originally Posted by jlude90
depends on what type you have, if it just looks like a funny lug, then yeah, more than likely a 17mm socket, but if its like mine, with a circle around it, and a star in the middle, i think those are better, but worst comes to worst, weld a bolt onto it, and use the bolt to get it off
Yea thats the only way I can think of it without damaging my wheel. I purchased the lug nuts from car quest and they said every lug nut is different so I couldnt get a new one, then I went to tire kingdom and allied and they said that they couldnt get the lug nut off. So then I went to wheels and accesories and the guy said he could get it off but theres a chance of damaging the wheel so I said Fuck it but I guess I might have to do it that way. Do you think theres a locksmith that can get them off?
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