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> Wheel lock key is lost - suggestions?
stevegm
post Nov 26 2015, 09:02 AM
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So I've got some wheels that are locked on with lug locks. The key is missing. Suggestions?

I got one lug off with vice grips. Here is what they look like.


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stevegm   Wheel lock key is lost - suggestions?   Nov 26 2015, 09:02 AM
mepstein   Cut off wheel?   Nov 26 2015, 09:17 AM
DirtyCossack   It's a longer shot for after market lug locks,...   Nov 26 2015, 09:41 AM
jeffdon   Get an impact socket that is too small to go over ...   Nov 26 2015, 09:53 AM
cuddyk   The "gone in 60 seconds" method is to po...   Nov 26 2015, 09:55 AM
dpires914   The "gone in 60 seconds" method is to p...   Nov 27 2015, 10:32 AM
r_towle   That looks like it could be fabricated using a che...   Nov 26 2015, 09:56 AM
stevegm   I tried the method of using a socket that is a sma...   Nov 26 2015, 10:33 AM
Elliot Cannon   Take it to a tire shop. Provided you can get the ...   Nov 26 2015, 11:18 AM
Montreal914   Get a cheap extension set from Harbor Freight, ...   Nov 26 2015, 11:18 AM
somd914   If you can't hammer a smaller socket on it suc...   Nov 26 2015, 11:56 AM
Jett   +1. Works every time If you can't hammer a ...   Nov 26 2015, 12:24 PM
Jeffs9146   FLAPS has an easy out lugnut remover.   Nov 26 2015, 12:58 PM
rick 918-S   Got a welder handy? Cover the wheel with masking o...   Nov 26 2015, 01:18 PM
r_towle   Got a welder handy? Cover the wheel with masking ...   Nov 26 2015, 06:11 PM
Steve Pratel   This worked perfectly for me. My son bought a car ...   Nov 26 2015, 03:17 PM
Amphicar770   Most auto parts stores sell an "emergency whe...   Nov 26 2015, 08:20 PM
Dave_Darling   Looks like you can also use a chisel or punch to l...   Nov 26 2015, 08:39 PM
rgalla9146   Looks like you can also use a chisel or punch to ...   Nov 27 2015, 08:25 AM
RobW   penetrating fluid and vise grips. Clean the fluid ...   Nov 27 2015, 08:14 AM
stugray   You have probably figured this out by now, but if ...   Nov 29 2015, 01:32 PM


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