WalkerTexasRanger

When I bought my 96 Civic EX it came with aftermarket Velox wheels on it. Sadly I didn't know that the lug nuts are irregular and nothing will loosen them unless you have a special tool. Now I have a flat and I cant get my wheel off and I do not want to fork over the money to go to a machine shop.
Is there anything I can do to get them off myself? Also the two front wheels have key on them and I don't have that either. Is there a specialty on-line retailer that sells those (I have already tried all the wheel stores around and NAPA)

Thanks for the help.

slow96lude

Just go to an actual tire shop. Most of them have the tools lying around or you can purchase just the tool from them. I had this scenerio once. It cost me 8 dollars for the key, at a local mom an pop tire shop

93egSLEEPER

chuck norris would pull it off bare handed. (username)

do you know what kind of lugs they are? gorillas, rays etc. post up a pick. i work for a tire shop and get them off almost on a weekly basis

P.Hughes

Use a air hammer/chisel to get it off. You might need a new wheel stud afterwards but if you do it right you wont

fastrxu

Yeah he would hold on to the lug nut with one hand, and lift the car and rotate it to spin the lug nut off with the other.
Not that he's dumb; he's just that strong!

Ps how many locks on each tire? If its 1 per tire, you can take the other 3 off and wiggle that last lock lug nut off. Just keep tugging on it. It'll break off the wheel stud but it depends on how desperate you are.

Post pics to see what u got

gwl

I used slam a slightly smaller half inch drive socket to remove keylock lugs.

DOHCtorEK

i would just take it to a tire shop...pay like 10 bucks lol and then u dont gotta worry about ****in everything up.

98civdx

try and pound a smaller socket over them and bust thos bitches off, and replace with something you have a key for.

hondan00b

i would go to a tire shop. if one of those other methods fail to work, a tire shop will be useless. take a pic of it if u cant get the car there. maybe they can still help u out

boxeocampeon

break them you can buy a kit to help u break them

jdmpoweredsol419

Yeah, you do this, and you WILL be buying a new wheel. Or at least rocking a f***ed up wheel.
What you do is u take a socket set (it MUST be 12 point, a prefferably 1/2'' drive), and you find a socket slightly smaller than the lug/lock you are trying to remove. Then you hammer the socket onto the lug/lock as far and as evenly as you can. You then take a repespective breaker bar and break the nut free.
To get the lug/lock out of your socket, take a punch and go through the socket wrench side and hammer it out.
Its really easy if you have the tools. If not, take it to a tire shop (Firestone, cuz thats where I work...lol). It will save you time and the headache of doing it yourself w/o the proper tools.

shawn_crx

Park your car on the south side... I'll be gone in an hour.... Sitting on bricks....
Go to pepboys, autozone, etc website, and look at thier wheel locks... Most likely you'll find the right one in there, buy it, use it , and then return it...

fastrxu

Ding ding ding ding light bulb!

Use the GATOR GRIP socket! Fits all shapes and sizes. Within/up to 20mm nuts and bolts.
I got mine at kmart for $10 and it came with a "made in taiwan" ratchet for free.
Or vice grips, or a grinder or combination of tools.

What methods exactly have you used?