Help!!! LOST Wheel Lock Key - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

isaiah990 · 06-02-2020, 11:10 PM

I lost the key to my locking lug nuts and need help figuring out which key to get! I bought a key, but it was too small. I’m trying to remove the wheels so I can replace the brake pads ASAP. I have a buyer waiting for the car!! Any help is appreciated thanks!

UPDATE: Thanks everyone! I took it to my local wheel shop and they were able to remove them!

p1l0t · 06-02-2020, 11:12 PM

Just sell the car.

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isaiah990 · 06-02-2020, 11:16 PM

Hahahaha I’m actually the one buying it, I just posted for the owner, any help is greatly appreciated!!

humfrz · 06-03-2020, 12:30 AM

You might consider taking the car into an automotive shop, maybe they can rattle it off.

Bubba says he can take it off with a cold chisel and a BFH -

Tcoat · 06-03-2020, 04:40 AM

Any tire shop will have something to work.

soundman98 · 06-03-2020, 05:55 PM

tire shops usually have 2 immediate methods of removal.

1. they rummage through a random box of assorted wheel locks that have gone missing under mysterious circumstances over the years until they find the one that works.

2. they keep a bunch of high quality full-replacement-warranty sockets on hand. they beat the nearest size on with a hammer, and then impact it off, discarding the lug, and warrantying the socket for next time.

or, if you're me, you buy aluminum lug nuts because they look pretty, they seize onto the studs due to the miracle of galvanic corrosion, and the only way out is to use an air hammer with a splitter end, and split the lug off, like splitting wood... i actually sold the car before doing anything with it.

DarkPira7e · 06-03-2020, 06:11 PM

In the old days, we had to weld a nut to the end!
Really though, bring it to a shop with the intent to buy new ones

ls1ac · 06-03-2020, 07:21 PM

There is a set of tools for removing stripped nuts or bolts. They look like sockets but are meant to be tapped on and then wrenched off. The only possible problem could be the tool wall thickness as these are deep set.

06-02-2020, 11:10 PM	#1
isaiah990 Member Join Date: Nov 2019 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: CA Posts: 14 Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Help!!! LOST Wheel Lock Key I lost the key to my locking lug nuts and need help figuring out which key to get! I bought a key, but it was too small. I’m trying to remove the wheels so I can replace the brake pads ASAP. I have a buyer waiting for the car!! Any help is appreciated thanks! UPDATE: Thanks everyone! I took it to my local wheel shop and they were able to remove them! Attached Images Last edited by isaiah990; 06-04-2020 at 01:51 AM.

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Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,838 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,295 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2499 Post(s)	Any tire shop will have something to work. __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

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soundman98 ProCrastinationConsultant Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: '14 Ranger, '18 Tacoma 4Dr LB Location: chicago-ish Posts: 11,327 Thanks: 35,240 Thanked 13,677 Times in 6,782 Posts Mentioned: 98 Post(s)	tire shops usually have 2 immediate methods of removal. 1. they rummage through a random box of assorted wheel locks that have gone missing under mysterious circumstances over the years until they find the one that works. 2. they keep a bunch of high quality full-replacement-warranty sockets on hand. they beat the nearest size on with a hammer, and then impact it off, discarding the lug, and warrantying the socket for next time. or, if you're me, you buy aluminum lug nuts because they look pretty, they seize onto the studs due to the miracle of galvanic corrosion, and the only way out is to use an air hammer with a splitter end, and split the lug off, like splitting wood... i actually sold the car before doing anything with it. __________________ "The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time"

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p1l0t Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Drives: 2016 Subaru BRZ Hyperblue Location: West Hartford, CT Posts: 8,481 Thanks: 22,744 Thanked 9,441 Times in 4,849 Posts Mentioned: 58 Post(s)	Just sell the car. Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

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isaiah990 Member Join Date: Nov 2019 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: CA Posts: 14 Thanks: 4 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s)	Hahahaha I’m actually the one buying it, I just posted for the owner, any help is greatly appreciated!!

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DarkPira7e Rust bucket enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2017 Drives: 2013 Turbo Firestorm FRS Location: Vermont Posts: 4,160 Thanks: 3,447 Thanked 4,340 Times in 2,188 Posts Mentioned: 34 Post(s)	In the old days, we had to weld a nut to the end! Really though, bring it to a shop with the intent to buy new ones

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ls1ac Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: BRZ, Noble M400, AC-LS7,1956 AC Location: Wi/Fl Posts: 1,022 Thanks: 328 Thanked 867 Times in 471 Posts Mentioned: 7 Post(s)	There is a set of tools for removing stripped nuts or bolts. They look like sockets but are meant to be tapped on and then wrenched off. The only possible problem could be the tool wall thickness as these are deep set.

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