HELP! Locking lug nut....
turbomyspyder
04-21-2005, 08:42 AM
I can't find my key for the factory locking lugnut.
Is there anyway to get it off without it?
Can I get them anywhere other than a dealer?
Does anyone live in the Dayton, OH area that might let me use theirs??
1998 gs spyder
Is there anyway to get it off without it?
Can I get them anywhere other than a dealer?
Does anyone live in the Dayton, OH area that might let me use theirs??
1998 gs spyder
l_eclipse_l
04-21-2005, 11:03 AM
No, you won't be able to get it off without damaging it. I lost mine once, and then found it the next day. :grinyes: The dealer should be able to provide you with another I would think, just show them proof of ownership.
george536
04-21-2005, 11:06 AM
Knowing the dealership (satan) there gonna charge you ;)
l_eclipse_l
04-21-2005, 11:10 AM
Probably, but it beats the alternative of paying for a new wheel.
kjewer1
04-21-2005, 09:58 PM
New key from the dealer was 8 dollars if I remember correctly. Maybe 11. Shit, I forget. I have a bad habit of leaving the key on the last lug nut I tighten and drving away, so I've gone through half a dozen of them. ;) You can also force a strategically sized socket over it but good luck seperating them. Most tire/wheel shops have special sockets just for removing these things too.
turbomyspyder
04-22-2005, 02:20 PM
Thanks everyone!
I called the dealer and they said it would be like $30 so I didn't want to even deal with them if at all possible. I saw on the mitsu parts site that a whole set of wheel locks would be $20+shipping.
Thankfully I work with a girl who drives a GT3000 and her key worked!
I'll post pics of my rims soon.
1998 spyder gs
I called the dealer and they said it would be like $30 so I didn't want to even deal with them if at all possible. I saw on the mitsu parts site that a whole set of wheel locks would be $20+shipping.
Thankfully I work with a girl who drives a GT3000 and her key worked!
I'll post pics of my rims soon.
1998 spyder gs
l_eclipse_l
04-22-2005, 11:30 PM
$30??? WTF is that shit. Seriously, even for a fuckin dealer. It's 3 ounces of metal with a design in it. Probably cost about $2 to make. I would have just walked over to one of the service techs, passed him $5, and that would be that. Done deal.
TreeFrog
04-23-2005, 03:54 PM
check in your hatch, in the bad with the spar tire. mine was in the black bag with the jack and tire wrench thingy. i didn't find it untill months after drilling them out...
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