How do you get your wheels off if you lost your wheel locks?
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How do you get your wheels off if you lost your wheel locks?
Just like the title said, if you lost your wheel locks, how do you get the wheels off to buy new lug nuts and wheel locks? 
What kind of wheel lock do you have?
Depending on what wheel lock you have, you can find a master key (won't be cheap) or find a key that works. Or you might be able to use one of those gator wrenches.
Or you can carefully drill out the wheel studs and replace everything.
Depending on what wheel lock you have, you can find a master key (won't be cheap) or find a key that works. Or you might be able to use one of those gator wrenches.
Or you can carefully drill out the wheel studs and replace everything.
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If they are OEM infiniti lock nuts, infiniti would carry a master key set.
A tire/wheel shop can normally get it off for you as well.
If not you can hammer a 12 point socket onto the lock and get it out that way.
For example a 19mm bolt you would hammer on a 18mm socket.
A tire/wheel shop can normally get it off for you as well.
If not you can hammer a 12 point socket onto the lock and get it out that way.
For example a 19mm bolt you would hammer on a 18mm socket.
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I work for a nissan dealership as a salesman. If you want to get the wheel locks off and do not have the specified wheel lock key, just go to the infiniti dealership and ask them to take it off for you. Usually they wont charge you for that maybe at most 30 bucks. If you have OEM you dont have anything to worry about cuz they got the master key for the wheel locks which should be nissan brand. This happened to me recently bec i just got new rims for my G35X and lost the key lock and they did it for me for free.
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Originally Posted by EndlessWaltz112
i work at nissan bro, we don't charge anything at all to take wheel locks. only time we'll charge is when you want to install new wheel locks.
you guys take 'em off, and I'll gladly put 'em on myself
did you buy the wheel locks your self or where they already on the car when you bought it. if you bought them then theres a paper that you fill out and sent to the company and if you lose it they can send you a new key. otherwise you can go to the dealer and they can take it off, that what i had to do when i got my car cause i couldn't fine the key, but they charges me $50 to take 2 off.
Originally Posted by MardiGrasMax
I lost my mcguard key once too. I took a 3/4" 12 point socket and hammered it onto the lock lug. It takes some swinging, but it will go on. It needs to go on a 1/4-1/2", then tray and turn the lug loose. It worked for me on all four. I'd advise that you put sonr rags or somthing around your rim where you are swinging the hammer so you dont miss and damage your wheel. Good luch.
Originally Posted by kev301
If its the factory lock, the dealer can take it off with the master key. I lost mine and i had the dealer take off for free because i purchase the lock from them. The lock was was 30.00 and it took like 10 mins plus you would get a new set of lock and a new key.
Originally Posted by j-velocity
I lost my lug nuts too and the dealer took it off for me and put a new set on.
It cost me $20 for taking it off and $30 for the new set.
It cost me $20 for taking it off and $30 for the new set.
Originally Posted by nosey
thanks everyone...i went to the dealer as well...they did everything for 65...herd chamber of boston is such a rip off...i cant believe they charged me 45 for the lug nuts...anyways..im just glad i got ones i can remove...finally i can put my rims on tonight...heheh...pics will be posted on another thread hehe
Originally Posted by DaVeeD
thats a factory lug key... the dealer should have a master set and be able to take it off for you... but you might have to buy another set... or just take all of them off and replace with normal lugs
Originally Posted by gary c
Spend about five minutes hitting the lock with freon
then smack it with a hammer and it will explode in
several chunks. At least it won't be a lock anymore.
Living life thru chemistry..........or did you look in
the glovebox for the key?
then smack it with a hammer and it will explode in
several chunks. At least it won't be a lock anymore.
Living life thru chemistry..........or did you look in
the glovebox for the key?
Originally Posted by Esoteric
I just went through this exact scenario. I went to change my springs this weekend, and realized that somehow I had misplaced the wheel lock.
I went to the dealer, and they told me I could order locks by quoting the number on the package that came with my original locks. Since I couldn't find the package and didn't want to wait a week for the new locks to come in, I just had them remove the locks from my car with a master, and bought new ones.
I wont lose thes new ones!
I went to the dealer, and they told me I could order locks by quoting the number on the package that came with my original locks. Since I couldn't find the package and didn't want to wait a week for the new locks to come in, I just had them remove the locks from my car with a master, and bought new ones.
I wont lose thes new ones!
Originally Posted by BigSash
yep easiest solution is to rip em off (destroying them) and buy new ones
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Either take the care to a tireshop, they have lug nut extractors, or buy one..
The pound it in and impact it out. I think sears might carry them too.
http://www.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=2390136
The pound it in and impact it out. I think sears might carry them too.
http://www.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=2390136
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