Wheel Locks Removal
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Intermediate
Joined: Jun 2004
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From: Phoenix AZ
Wheel Locks Removal
Some brave SOB stole my tool box in my (open) garage and after market wheel locks bought in Fla. There goes the niegborhood!
Any tips or pm apreciated!
(Nope, I can't leave AZ summer is near...
)
The NRA meet was here last week. Should have bought a new Gun...
I know thou shall not kill for tools etc... what about my aluminum bat? Swing ...
Thanks, CJ
Any tips or pm apreciated!
(Nope, I can't leave AZ summer is near...
) The NRA meet was here last week. Should have bought a new Gun...
I know thou shall not kill for tools etc... what about my aluminum bat? Swing ...Thanks, CJ
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Joined: Feb 2002
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From: Waldorf MD
My niece got 4 locks removed for $90, but they slightly marked up the wheels. They told her BEFORE that they might mark up the wheels and she was okay with that (it was an Honda Pilot).
Sears does sell a wheel lock/lug nut remover. They are like "easy outs" for lug nuts. These would probably work for wheel locks where the outside is a special shape, but they did not work on the round wheel locks that take a special shape internal socket key (this was what the Honda Pilot had on).
Good luck ! Some nerve of that thief, I can't believe how bad some people are today.
Sears does sell a wheel lock/lug nut remover. They are like "easy outs" for lug nuts. These would probably work for wheel locks where the outside is a special shape, but they did not work on the round wheel locks that take a special shape internal socket key (this was what the Honda Pilot had on).
Good luck ! Some nerve of that thief, I can't believe how bad some people are today.
Safety Car
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From: Youngsville North Carolina
Here's my experience:
Check in glove compartment or with other paperwork, should have a registration card identifying the key type. Other than that I had the same problem and was concerned over using another tool to force a fit that may damage the wheels. So I found that 2 companies supplied the locks Mcgard and Amcor, mine were from Amcor. I took a clear straight on pic of the lock pattern and sent it to the lock companies.
Amcor phone: 734-266-6939
Good Luck
Check in glove compartment or with other paperwork, should have a registration card identifying the key type. Other than that I had the same problem and was concerned over using another tool to force a fit that may damage the wheels. So I found that 2 companies supplied the locks Mcgard and Amcor, mine were from Amcor. I took a clear straight on pic of the lock pattern and sent it to the lock companies.
Amcor phone: 734-266-6939
Good Luck
Safety Car
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St. Jude Donor '12
Most any tire shop will have a socket that will bite into the lock and remove it. They will tell you that they could scratch your wheel in the process, however the 4 I had removed came off without any damage to the wheel. I watched them take them off and I think the warning about wheel damage was a CYA statement.
Good Luck.
Good Luck.
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