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Old May 12, 2006 | 02:46 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 May 12, 2006 | 02:52 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
 
Old May 12, 2006 | 02:59 PM
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Alot of tire shops have a socket that can remove them.I had mine removed that way.
 
Old May 12, 2006 | 03:01 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!
 
Old May 12, 2006 | 03:11 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
 
Old May 12, 2006 | 03:13 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!
 
Old May 12, 2006 | 04:21 PM
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Damn...that ****ing sucks dude...It happened to me once before...
 
Old May 12, 2006 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 4.6 Love
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:
 
Old May 12, 2006 | 05:42 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
 
Old May 12, 2006 | 08:26 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 ****...?
 
Old May 12, 2006 | 08:30 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
 
Old May 12, 2006 | 10:54 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.
 
Old May 12, 2006 | 11:17 PM
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Snap-on Tool's makes special socket's just for the removal of locking lug nut's!!
 
Old May 13, 2006 | 06:46 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?
 
Old May 13, 2006 | 10:16 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.
 
Old May 14, 2006 | 08:47 AM
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east San Jose stylee mang... 18mm socket and a 3lb sledge. Any wheel can be your wheel.
 
Old May 14, 2006 | 01:23 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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