VW lug lock
Highlyaspir8ed
12-03-2004, 09:32 AM
hey guys have a question here... I have a 2000 VW jetta with a mismatched lug lock key... does anyone know a good method to removing one of these keys... I'm thinking that one of those gator grip universal sockets might work... does anyone have any experience with this?
boschmann
12-03-2004, 06:37 PM
Go to a tire shop & ask if they have a universal wheel lock removal set, basically it's just a tapered round set of sockets you drive over the lock nut & use an impact gun to remove. If they don't know what you're talking about move on to another shop.
Highlyaspir8ed
12-08-2004, 08:42 AM
no local shop had the universal key available... with the exception of the dealer that gave me the wrong ky in the first place... then wanted $75 to remove... $75 for something that was their own fault... Dave Walter VW in Akron Ohio is a crock! has a lousey service department... anyway... I ended up drilling out the cores of the studs and the taking a reverse drill bit to it... after several hours of drilling... they can out no problem...
boschmann
12-08-2004, 08:44 PM
It's not a key its a special socket set. Here's some typical ones on eBay. It's amazing that any tire shops don't know they exist.
http://www.nextdimensionhw.com/xcel/GGX2020.23782.Hubcap.Wheel.Lock.Removal.htm
http://www.nextdimensionhw.com/xcel/GGX2020.23782.Hubcap.Wheel.Lock.Removal.htm
spasticone
12-20-2004, 08:16 PM
They have started selling the socket boschman is refering to at most autozone's and such related stores. I just bought one
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