LOST MY WHEEL LOCK
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Re: LOST MY WHEEL LOCK (1Quikgsr)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 1Quikgsr »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i lost my work wheel lock where can i get one? i really dont want to be another set of lugs so i could just get the key. </TD></TR></TABLE>
...sure you did....THEIF!!11!
...sure you did....THEIF!!11!
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Re: LOST MY WHEEL LOCK (gtz)
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...sure you did....THEIF!!11!</TD></TR></TABLE>
your a ****** moron this is my car
...sure you did....THEIF!!11!</TD></TR></TABLE>
your a ****** moron this is my car
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Re: LOST MY WHEEL LOCK (1Quikgsr)
you can bang a socket over it and remove it that way or check with some of your homies and see if they have a key to fit it. let a good tire shop do the lock removal.if they mess up your wheel they are responsible for it not you.
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Re: LOST MY WHEEL LOCK (lsvtec-crx)
first off what kind of locks are they? if you have honda locks which you probably don't judging by your wheels but just in case, you can call McGard and have them send you a new one for like 20 bucks or go to a dealer and have them pull it off for you real quick since dealers have a master kit for thier brand.
If you do not have a honda lock kit a 21mm 12point socket will work, along with some elbow grease will pull it off. don't use air. and use a thin socket to avoid wheel damage. Or you can go to a tire shop since a lot of people that work there collect extras, that they either forgot to put back in the car or that a customer just gave them the locks.
If you were closer i could yank it off there for you i have something that never fails they are snap on bolt offs and i think i have a lock remover set. Oh yeah which brings to me another solution most dealerships have a lock remover kit. which looks roughly like this.
If you do not have a honda lock kit a 21mm 12point socket will work, along with some elbow grease will pull it off. don't use air. and use a thin socket to avoid wheel damage. Or you can go to a tire shop since a lot of people that work there collect extras, that they either forgot to put back in the car or that a customer just gave them the locks.
If you were closer i could yank it off there for you i have something that never fails they are snap on bolt offs and i think i have a lock remover set. Oh yeah which brings to me another solution most dealerships have a lock remover kit. which looks roughly like this.
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Re: LOST MY WHEEL LOCK (lsvtec-crx)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lsvtec-crx »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you can bang a socket over it and remove it that way or check with some of your homies and see if they have a key to fit it. let a good tire shop do the lock removal.if they mess up your wheel they are responsible for it not you.</TD></TR></TABLE>
most shops if not all around me make you sign that they aren't responsible for damage to the wheel while trying to force off a wheel lock by using uncoventional means to do so.
most shops if not all around me make you sign that they aren't responsible for damage to the wheel while trying to force off a wheel lock by using uncoventional means to do so.
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Re: LOST MY WHEEL LOCK (chrisw85)
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most shops if not all around me make you sign that they aren't responsible for damage to the wheel while trying to force off a wheel lock by using uncoventional means to do so.</TD></TR></TABLE>
you must go to some shitty places, the three dealers i have worked for and the one i'm returning to when i move back east pay for what they expletive up.
most shops if not all around me make you sign that they aren't responsible for damage to the wheel while trying to force off a wheel lock by using uncoventional means to do so.</TD></TR></TABLE>
you must go to some shitty places, the three dealers i have worked for and the one i'm returning to when i move back east pay for what they expletive up.
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Re: LOST MY WHEEL LOCK (99blackcivicSi)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 99blackcivicSi »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you must go to some shitty places, the three dealers i have worked for and the one i'm returning to when i move back east pay for what they expletive up.</TD></TR></TABLE>
wheel shops or car dealers? logic would say that if you have to use brute force to remove a wheel lock that not only will the lock get damaged but surroundings of the lock are in very close proximity to damage. some wheel designs make it more difficult than others to remove locks without any possible damage to the wheel as some wheel lock removal methods aren't the neatest. I've always been intrigued by freezing the wheel lock/bolt off. I will agree that a more experienced person and diligent methods certainly do minimize the risk of damage to a wheel. And as far as getting someone to pay, of course it'd be nice to have someone other than i do so; the best example of this is major car companies' field/senior/regional service advisors denying warranty work even though corporate would remiburse the work.
wheel shops or car dealers? logic would say that if you have to use brute force to remove a wheel lock that not only will the lock get damaged but surroundings of the lock are in very close proximity to damage. some wheel designs make it more difficult than others to remove locks without any possible damage to the wheel as some wheel lock removal methods aren't the neatest. I've always been intrigued by freezing the wheel lock/bolt off. I will agree that a more experienced person and diligent methods certainly do minimize the risk of damage to a wheel. And as far as getting someone to pay, of course it'd be nice to have someone other than i do so; the best example of this is major car companies' field/senior/regional service advisors denying warranty work even though corporate would remiburse the work.
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Re: LOST MY WHEEL LOCK (chrisw85)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by chrisw85 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
wheel shops or car dealers? logic would say that if you have to use brute force to remove a wheel lock that not only will the lock get damaged but surroundings of the lock are in very close proximity to damage. some wheel designs make it more difficult than others to remove locks without any possible damage to the wheel as some wheel lock removal methods aren't the neatest. I've always been intrigued by freezing the wheel lock/bolt off. I will agree that a more experienced person and diligent methods certainly do minimize the risk of damage to a wheel. And as far as getting someone to pay, of course it'd be nice to have someone other than i do so; the best example of this is major car companies' field/senior/regional service advisors denying warranty work even though corporate would remiburse the work.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Hav't tried freezing it BUT i have gone as far as pulling the whole knuckle off and seperating it the hub, and cutting the wheel stud off from the back if its a really hard wheel to get off and there is no other option, no one around had a key and none of mine would work so i went to the extreme, it was a stupidly deep hole. Needless to say i did it without damagine the wheel
Also i was talking about dealers, and the ones i have worked for accually cared about thier Customer Service rating so the dealer pretty much kissed the customers *** if we fucked something up we pay not the customer. If we fix something on the car and it wasn't the problem (unless its to fix a problem to get to the problem) the customer won't pay for that part or labor, the service advisor worked it all out in internal dealer cost. And thats the dealer i'm going back to when i move back east strong customer base work all through the year really no slow spots
I do agree with more experianced the person is the less risk there is and at most tire/wheel shops they are mostly very inexperianced people who don't have very good problem solving skills and don't take the best approach and my totally butcher a car before fixing it or sending it somehwere to fix it because they can't do it. Also the right tools make all the differance sometimes too
wheel shops or car dealers? logic would say that if you have to use brute force to remove a wheel lock that not only will the lock get damaged but surroundings of the lock are in very close proximity to damage. some wheel designs make it more difficult than others to remove locks without any possible damage to the wheel as some wheel lock removal methods aren't the neatest. I've always been intrigued by freezing the wheel lock/bolt off. I will agree that a more experienced person and diligent methods certainly do minimize the risk of damage to a wheel. And as far as getting someone to pay, of course it'd be nice to have someone other than i do so; the best example of this is major car companies' field/senior/regional service advisors denying warranty work even though corporate would remiburse the work.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Hav't tried freezing it BUT i have gone as far as pulling the whole knuckle off and seperating it the hub, and cutting the wheel stud off from the back if its a really hard wheel to get off and there is no other option, no one around had a key and none of mine would work so i went to the extreme, it was a stupidly deep hole. Needless to say i did it without damagine the wheel
Also i was talking about dealers, and the ones i have worked for accually cared about thier Customer Service rating so the dealer pretty much kissed the customers *** if we fucked something up we pay not the customer. If we fix something on the car and it wasn't the problem (unless its to fix a problem to get to the problem) the customer won't pay for that part or labor, the service advisor worked it all out in internal dealer cost. And thats the dealer i'm going back to when i move back east strong customer base work all through the year really no slow spots
I do agree with more experianced the person is the less risk there is and at most tire/wheel shops they are mostly very inexperianced people who don't have very good problem solving skills and don't take the best approach and my totally butcher a car before fixing it or sending it somehwere to fix it because they can't do it. Also the right tools make all the differance sometimes too
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theres a place around here that sells lug nut extractors....a socket with a spiral cutting blade inside, the more you turn the deeper it digs in until the wheel lock just spins off, since yours are aluminium, it will be no match for the cast iron extractor.
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your a ****** moron this is my car
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j/k j/k gl getting it off
your a ****** moron this is my car
</TD></TR></TABLE>"you ****** moron, this is my car now...."
j/k j/k gl getting it off
looks to be a good amount of space between the lugnut and wheel. just use a slightly bigger socket and a rubber mallet, and screw them off. i'm sure you can afford new lug nuts. judging by your BYS bumper.
if you wanted to, maybe you can call work (or a work distributor), see if they will send you just a keylock - looks to be generic.
if not, just buy a new set of lugnuts, it'll come with the key, and take them off.
if not, just buy a new set of lugnuts, it'll come with the key, and take them off.
