Center caps, wheel key
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Intermediate
Joined: Aug 2012
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From: Poplar Bluff Missouri
Center caps, wheel key
Lil help ?
'88 stock Convertible
Don't have the wheel key to remove center cap on my stock wheels, nor do any of the local tire shops.. Have a stuck caliper on front and need to remove wheel. Anyway to do it without ruining wheel?
'88 stock Convertible
Don't have the wheel key to remove center cap on my stock wheels, nor do any of the local tire shops.. Have a stuck caliper on front and need to remove wheel. Anyway to do it without ruining wheel?
Racer
Joined: Oct 2011
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From: woodstock ga
i dont know how you would find the correct key, but you might try to cut a slot in it to accept a screwdriver. or drill a hole in it and use a easyout. you might get lucky and spin it backwards with a punch on one of the ridges to back it out by hand. any of these attempts will ruin the bolt but they can be replaced with a matching key for the new set.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 1999
Posts: 2,240
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From: Baltimore, MD USA
McGard made the 88-89 puzzle locks for GM. Contact their
customer service and explain your problem. You can
e-mail or make a tracing of the shape of the puzzle
lock and they will for a small fee send you the correct
key.
http://shop.mcgard.com/
customer service and explain your problem. You can
e-mail or make a tracing of the shape of the puzzle
lock and they will for a small fee send you the correct
key.
http://shop.mcgard.com/
Burning Brakes
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From: California
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St. Jude Donor'13
I did like the first person said. I lost my key so I cut slots in them and used a flat head screwdriver to get them out. Then I eventually bought new keys and locks.
