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Old 05-12-2006 | 03:46 PM
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Long story short my front right tire blew and I left my wheel lock in FL sumhow... what can I do? They're the wheel locks that MTing Sells...

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Old 05-12-2006 | 03:52 PM
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I hammered on a slightly smaller socket and used that........lol....always go to a tire shop or maybe even a parts store might have the same key
 
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Old 05-12-2006 | 03:59 PM
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Alot of tire shops have a socket that can remove them.I had mine removed that way.
 
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Old 05-12-2006 | 04:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Icefreezen
I hammered on a slightly smaller socket and used that........lol....always go to a tire shop or maybe even a parts store might have the same key
hmmm aight, thats what I'm about to do... but i have no idea what size it is... ****KK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where the **** IS MY LOCK!
 
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Old 05-12-2006 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Grimmz
hmmm aight, thats what I'm about to do... but i have no idea what size it is... ****KK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where the **** IS MY LOCK!

Careful dont miss or your hit your rim....lol.....I say be safe go to a tire place and get the key
 
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Old 05-12-2006 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Grimmz
hmmm aight, thats what I'm about to do... but i have no idea what size it is... ****KK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Where the **** IS MY LOCK!
dont do that then the bolts will get stuck onto the socket then you willl be screwed!
 
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Old 05-12-2006 | 05:21 PM
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Damn...that ****ing sucks dude...It happened to me once before...
 
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Old 05-12-2006 | 05:24 PM
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Damn...that ****ing sucks dude...It happened to me once before...
Me too

Then I found the key for them a week later behind the rear seat's when I droped them down :wallbash:
 
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Old 05-12-2006 | 06:42 PM
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Friend of mine works at a tire place and they can take it off for you. He hates doing it for people because it takes them forever to just take off the damn lugnut
 
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Old 05-12-2006 | 09:26 PM
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aight, but remember guyz the problem is the car is at my house, and I have no way of getting it up to the shop as it doesn't have a tire....so i gotta figure out a way of getting the lug lock, u think they can lend me a couple keys and I can go and take them off and ****...?
 
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Old 05-12-2006 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Grimmz
aight, but remember guyz the problem is the car is at my house, and I have no way of getting it up to the shop as it doesn't have a tire....so i gotta figure out a way of getting the lug lock, u think they can lend me a couple keys and I can go and take them off and ****...?
If its a cool shop......some can be total ****** and wont help unless the car is there and they charge you
 
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Old 05-12-2006 | 11:54 PM
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that happend to me a couple of months ago. the tire shop i went didnt have a key for it so they had to use an air chizzle to get it off.
 
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Old 05-13-2006 | 12:17 AM
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Snap-on Tool's makes special socket's just for the removal of locking lug nut's!!
 
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Old 05-13-2006 | 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Lances03GT
Snap-on Tool's makes special socket's just for the removal of locking lug nut's!!
reheeheheeeeaaaallllyyyyyy.... hmmmm what about if I bought a new set from Mting? would they have the same key?
 
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Old 05-13-2006 | 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Grimmz
reheeheheeeeaaaallllyyyyyy.... hmmmm what about if I bought a new set from Mting? would they have the same key?
yes, they are all the same key.
 
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Old 05-14-2006 | 09:47 AM
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east San Jose stylee mang... 18mm socket and a 3lb sledge. Any wheel can be your wheel.
 
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Old 05-14-2006 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by r3dn3ck
east San Jose stylee mang... 18mm socket and a 3lb sledge. Any wheel can be your wheel.
LoL thnx all, i got a free tow up to NTB, and they got the lug nuts off, but they it turns out my side wall was torn nasty, so i gotta wait till tommarow for my new front tire to arrive and then I can get by baby rolling again, it's sucha pitifull sight honestly... rained on, dirty and limpin...
 
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