here is the story i bought this car and I want to take the rims off of it but it has lock lug nuts on it and the guy I bought it from didnot give me the key. So how do I get them off.???

 

With a locking lugnut removal tool. Have you looked throughout the car for the key?

IIRC, I once used a Gator grip to remove a locking lugnut.

 

Use a regular socket, just slightly too small. Hammer it on & it'll bite in. Then you can hammer the lug nut out of it afterwards.

It may cost you that socket, but it depends on the quality of the socket & how small the socket was that you used.

 

thanks guys I will try it this weekend

 

Try asking the person that you purchased the car from if he has the key. Also, are they a recessed key insert or a outside keyed lock?

Looking around the interior is also a good idea. I used to get slightly smaller sockets from pawn shops and hammer them onto the key and remove them.

JB.

 

you could always weld a bolt to it

 

the reason I bought the car was to stripe the interior and I did not find anything and It is a recessed key insert. and the guy lives like 3 hours away from me. I was just going to weld a bolt on there but I figured I would post on here first.

 

If you have a socket that has lifetime warranty (Craftsman, UltraPro, etc.) just hammer it on there and you can take it back to the store for warranty afterwards and it costs nothing.

 

I have the same thing on the front rims of mine. what do you mean by recessed key?

 

oxy acetelene torch and burn it off youll need a new lug but it works

 

without hurting my pretty aluminum rims would be nice, but yea, its been tempting. I might just try the hammer and socket method.

 

yeah its more of a last resort kinda thing but ive done it before without damage to alloy rims, you should really try the hammer on the socket thing first

 

if i can get to it i weld a decent sized nut to the lock nut and zip it off with impact