Need Help with Locking Lugnuts, Please Help!!!

[hopesfallhxc]

So I bought another 240 to drive while im working on my coupe.... anyways the girl i bought it from had put locking lugnuts on it and never gave me the key. I just got a flat and went to try to change the tire and found this out....

anyways, i cant get ahold of her and i need my car running again ASAP...

so does anyone know how to go about getting this rim off without having the key?

thanks- shaunyou can IM me at inxjunexrock

btw im in the orlando/ucf area if anyone is in the area and would be kind enough to help.

[sensibleS13driver]

i assume you are willing to damage these lugs...cause thats what its gonna come down to. id say either find something that can grip it well enough so you can take it off, or get out the drill and dont stop drilling until the lug falls off in submission (u may need a new stud too).

[hopesfallhxc]

lol yeah i tried that... they are ***** american racing rims.... like i said i bought the car for a daily driver. its actually really nice for what i paid, looks exactly like yours, perfectly straight body, no rust, and i paid 600$.... ***** *** rims tho....

[xyoufailmex]

Hopesfall rocks... well, they used to moreso than now... that makes two of us hxc listeners on the boards that I know of...

Anyways, you can buy these keys from the wheel dealers. It will cost you about 10-20 bucks, but you can do it... either contact american racing or even go to a local tire/wheel shop that carries american racing products and they can do it for you. Had to order a replacement key for my Konigs, and this is what I did.

[sensibleS13driver]

nice acquisition for 600! yeah uf you want to just have it done you may have to just suck it up and pay someone . i assume tire shops have some method to remove lugs. if its really keeping yo from driving it then that may be worth it, i know one of my friends had to have some lugs drilled off by a tire shop (that was his fault for losing the key though). hope you get 'em off.

[ILikeMy240sx]

maybe you can JBweld a socket to the lug nut and use a breaker bar to break it loose

[Silvia2b]

I think your succes in removing them kinda depends on the type of locking lugs. the ones I had with my old AR rims were smooth on the shaft and had a snake like pattern that was almost a pentagon inset into the face of the nut. I had an extra key made by a locksmith a large delaership make a duplicate, so you'll proably need to call around and see who does it in your area. I'm not sure which kinds can not be repoduced, or not. what does your locks look like? I'd suggest calling some tire/wheel places and asking if you can have them remove the lugs and maybe purchase a new sets or lock for them. Shops will do quite a bit to earn your buisness, just be sure to reward their efforts. That is if they are honest.

[ricebike]

some tire shops have special socket sets from snapon/matco/kentmoore/etc... that do just that.

u hammer it on, then they just remove them like any other wheel lug nut.

i guess that tire shop sensibles13driver went to didn't have it & just went @ it w/ a drill

[hopesfallhxc]

Yea i called around, one place will do it for 35$... but is charging me 150$ to take off all four... he said it would take him two hours to do. "i was like it takes you guys 2 hours to take off 4 lugnuts? How do you make any money if your spending all your time taking off wheels?" Needless to say he got mad at my remark... but i think getting a spare key is my best option. Im gonna call around. Thanks guys.

Haha oh yeah by the way, once i change this tire and replace the lugnuts, anyone want to buy my car? My head just got back from the shop so my copue well hopefully be running next week or so.

[hopesfallhxc]

Update: I called AR and they gave me some numbers of some shops in my area that could help me out. Im gonna go down to one of them and see what they can do. They said they should have spare lugnut keys, i just have to figure out which is the right one.

And on that note... whats the point of having locking lugnuts if anyone can just go to a shop and buy a key for them...? Waste of time and money if you ask me.

[xyoufailmex]

Ive never even seen wheels stolen before... anyways, alot of wheels come with them, thats why I had mine. If she bought aftermarket lugs without a brand, ha, youre screwed

[SmithSR]

You're not screwed. This is a deal I see daily. The only problem with telling people how to do this is letting people know how easy it is to do this, but then again, no wheel theif doesn't already know how to do this.

The shop you take the car to will hammer a socket over the lock and use an air gun to zip it off. If a socket doesn't work, an air chisel will work, but that can do more damage to your wheel.

Another poster mentioned JB weld. That is commonplace among wheel thefts nowdays. JB weld into the socket, apply the socket to the lock, come back later when JB weld is hardened and off comes the lock.

People lose their wheel lock keys every day. Most people when you ask them, don't even know they have wheel locks or a wheel lock key.

[hopesfallhxc]

Ok i attached some pics so maybe someone can tell me what kind of locknuts these are...

The place i went to that said they had spare keys had none, and i can't fit a bigger socket in there cause they are mag wheels. You'll see. Thanks-Shaun

http://www.we-todd-did-racing....D.jpg

[hopesfallhxc]

and another one...

http://www.we-todd-did-racing....D.jpg

[hopesfallhxc]

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[574-240sx]

i had that kind on my maxima when I bought it. You should be able to find a key at a local parts store. You may have to buy a set to get it.