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Old Apr 29, 2023 | 09:08 AM
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So, I just purchased a 2015 Z-51 and it doesn't have the lug nut key. Is there any place I can purchase one? Or do I have to pound a socket on to it to remove it??
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Old Apr 29, 2023 | 09:46 AM
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Go to discount tire. They have the keys. Call first to confirm.


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Did you check the small storage compartment in the back corner?
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Originally Posted by DrivesWithTwoFeet
Did you check the small storage compartment in the back corner?
Yeah, it was the first place I looked. I found some universal sockets that you hammer on that are made specifically for this problem. Since I don't care if the locks are toast afterwards it doesn't matter.
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I bought a used ZO6. Same thing happened to me. I wanted to replace lug nuts anyway since they were chrome and wheels were black. I bought GM black lugs nuts. They came w a socket. That socket fit the lug nuts on the car
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Once you get them off, never replace them with more locks!!! Good luck.
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I got them off by using a 3/4 12pt. socket that I pounded on and used a breaker bar. I threw those suckers in the trash and replaced them with regular lugs!!!
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Originally Posted by Ramets
I got them off by using a 3/4 12pt. socket that I pounded on and used a breaker bar. I threw those suckers in the trash and replaced them with regular lugs!!!
Absolutely wonderful way to handle those irritating little useless gadgets.

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