i bought my 03 g35 and two of the tires randomly have rimlocks on them. I CANNOT FIND THE KEY ANYWHERE IN THE CAR!!! i need someone to tell me how to get them off with damaging the rim!! any help would be great

thank you

 

Where'd you buy it from? Ask them for the keys. Or look in your trunk where they should be. Otherwise you can see if you have a slightly larger socket that you can jam over the top of the lock nut and see if you can get if off that way. Or go to a dealer with your registration and maybe they can help. Either way, I'd suggest getting a new set of lock nuts so they all match.

 

When I bought mine, it had lock lugs on it and no key either. I took it to the dealer and they took them off and put on regular non-locking lugs for free. They made it sound like they had a pile of regular lugnuts from when people come in and get the locking kit.

My other option was to buy the lock lug kit. I think its around $35. It would have the key, plus allow you to lock the other two wheels.

Another option would be to find someone with an Infiniti with locking lugs and borrow theirs.

Of course, this is all assuming they are the OEM lock lugnuts. I've been told that tire shops generally have multiple keys that work on most cars.

 

a shop will likely have a key for it.

 

Infiniti keys are not all the same.

 

i had this problem. Lost key to the 4 locks. Wheel shops and theives have a 'cutter' tool whick looks like a socket except it has tapering spiral teeth inside. All 4 wheels off in 90 secs. Wont work on locks with spinning sleeve covers, which is what i got for replacements.

 

thanks for your help guys. i went to home depot today and my local hardware store and they were soo dumbfounded. they couldnt even begin to comprehend how to take it off. so after realizing that they couldnt help me i asked where they keep the sockets and i found the socket with the spiral teeth and hammerd it in. i broke my socket wrench in the process but i got them off . i also accidently hit my hit one of the rims with my hammer and left a tiny scratch but its killing me. but anyway thanks for the help

 

so what actually is the point of the locks if u get them opened with a socket lol

 

just a theft deterrent. wheel theives have the cutter sockets as standard equipment, so when shopping for locks keep that in mind. anyone can get their very own cutter set for 30bucks, less than the cost to pay a wheel shop to get them off for you.

 

So what are the "best" wheel locks, I don't want anyone steeling my wheels. Also whats a good tilt/shock alarm system I can add to my car?

 

Did you look by the jack handle in the trunk where the factory zip tie mount for the key goes?

 

Not sure if there is a "best" wheel lock set out there; but you can always purchase five different sets. This will definitely deter/confuse thieves. =]

 

Haha, yeah that could work. I'm going to visit automotive part shops this weekend and look around. Any recommendations as far as brands for wheel locks?