my friend just bought a civic with some gsr blades on them. the seller said that he bought the car as is and didnt have the keys for the locks (lugnuts). he doesnt know what kind of lugs they are either. so what we did was we went to the store to get a lugnut thing to get it out, turns out its too big and just goes over the lock. the lock does have an indentation in it (not like the mcgards) but has a odd shape hole in the lock. we've tried sticking things it and turning it but no luck. anyone else have any ideas?




Modified by pennies_hatchie at 8:41 PM 12/21/2005

 

thats a dill of a pickle. Sounds like youre gonna be reaplcing some things. got a grinder or a cutting torch?

 

worst case scenario.... you cant get it off and you break em off and replace the studs and lugs

 

tighten the other lug nuts to 120 ft lbs, get a 12 point socket (cheap piece of **** one), non impact that doesnt quite fit over the locking lug, but almost does and attach a 3 inch extention(impact). position the socket square over the locking lug and tap the extension until the 12 point socket is over the locking lug, gently loosen the lug with a breaker bar without using jarring motions, just push on it until it breaks free and threads off... great...i just taught all the ******** on this board how to jack wheels.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by littleredcivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">... great...i just taught all the ******** on this board how to jack wheels.</TD></TR></TABLE>

hehe, you might of taught them how to steal rims. then again, who carries an air compressor and an impactor in their car, and a couple of spare 12 inch sockets lol

 

I do... No...I'm just kidding...

Give us a photo. The key might be obtainable through Honda or McGard...

 

Never tried it, but...
http://www.autobarn.net/emlugnutrem.html

Let us know!
JasonGhostz

 

go to sears, buy a twist socket

 

none of what i said requires air. you are using an impact extension because they are tougher. using my method can get almost any lock off. i had to take off a mcgard on my friends ls430, he had some HREs on there worth 10 grand...didn't even put a nick on em.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JasonGhostz &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Never tried it, but...
http://www.autobarn.net/emlugnutrem.html

Let us know!
JasonGhostz</TD></TR></TABLE>

i have these, too big

 

Or just get a craftsman socket and exchange it when done, I did that all the time when I worked at sears.

 

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&raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">tighten the other lug nuts to 120 ft lbs, get a 12 point socket (cheap piece of **** one), non impact that doesnt quite fit over the locking lug, but almost does and attach a 3 inch extention(impact). position the socket square over the locking lug and tap the extension until the 12 point socket is over the locking lug, gently loosen the lug with a breaker bar without using jarring motions, just push on it until it breaks free and threads off...</TD></TR></TABLE>

 

pictures!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by littleredcivic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">tighten the other lug nuts to 120 ft lbs, get a 12 point socket (cheap piece of **** one), non impact that doesnt quite fit over the locking lug, but almost does and attach a 3 inch extention(impact). position the socket square over the locking lug and tap the extension until the 12 point socket is over the locking lug, gently loosen the lug with a breaker bar without using jarring motions, just push on it until it breaks free and threads off... great...i just taught all the ******** on this board how to jack wheels.</TD></TR></TABLE>

you could have just pm him that what someone else did when i had the same problem.

 

go to a proffesional and pay a small fee to have someone do it with the right tools and the know how?

just a crazy thought

 

The professional method.

Get a craftsman socket just smaller then the lug, hammer it on, loosen lug, repeat for the other locking lugs.

Replace socket with new one from store, claim it failed under normal abuse.

End process used at my shop for yrs.

 

Pictures and we could help you alot better.

 

Go to sears, and have them remove em, its like 6 bux a lock...

 

are they star shaped? if they are the 3/8 square extention from a ratchet fits inside to remove them

 

ttt

 

You try to see if a 3/8 extension will fit? or 1/2?

 

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No because its the shape of a house and does anybody know what kind of lock it is???

 

dunno what it is but I've removed the exact same lock at work

 

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No because its the shape of a house and does anybody know what kind of lock it is???</TD></TR></TABLE>

Just checking because the inner house shape is a square.

if the 3/8 or 1/2 fits in, then it should work... don't have to be a house shape.

 

how about the gator grip? sounds lame, but you never know