Oppo, I need help

"Round headlight enthusiast" (round-headlight-enthusiast)
03/20/2015 at 18:45 • Filed to: None

This is a lock on the rims. I do not have the key. How could I defeat the lock?

DISCUSSION (23)

Funktheduck > Round headlight enthusiast
03/20/2015 at 18:46

Go to autozone and buy one

jkm7680 > Round headlight enthusiast
03/20/2015 at 18:47

Steal another Integra and there ya go.

bob and john > Round headlight enthusiast
03/20/2015 at 18:47

you A: get the key

B: take it to a shop and have them drill it out

Tareim - V8 powered > Round headlight enthusiast
03/20/2015 at 18:47

by getting a locking wheel nut remover

Kinja'd!!!

Round headlight enthusiast > bob and john
03/20/2015 at 18:48

somebody, somewhere lost the key. Could I drill it out myself?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Round headlight enthusiast
03/20/2015 at 18:49

Sledgehammer?

crowmolly > Round headlight enthusiast
03/20/2015 at 18:49

You can go to the hardware store or Harbor Freight, buy a cheap 1/2 drive socket that's JUST a little too small to fit over the nut, then hammer it on and use a breaker bar to remove.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Round headlight enthusiast
03/20/2015 at 18:52

We took ours to a tyre place, the guy had a box full of keys and one of them fit.

Round headlight enthusiast > Tareim - V8 powered
03/20/2015 at 18:56

I did not know these existed. Will make sure to try this.

Round headlight enthusiast > crowmolly
03/20/2015 at 18:56

I also like this idea

Tareim - V8 powered > Round headlight enthusiast
03/20/2015 at 18:57

yeah just google locking wheel nut remover and there will be plenty of results

bob and john > Round headlight enthusiast
03/20/2015 at 18:59

you could try...

but I'm pretty sure there are specific tool for this that help prevent damaged threads

thebigbossyboss > Round headlight enthusiast
03/20/2015 at 19:03

Go to tires shop? They have all keys. ALL!

Slicc > Round headlight enthusiast
03/20/2015 at 19:10

Take it to an Acura/Honda dealer. Just tell them you want the locks taken off and they should pop them off for nothing.

Tohru > Round headlight enthusiast
03/20/2015 at 19:24

Many auto parts stores will either sell or loan out a locking lug nut remover set.

Mustafaluigi > Tareim - V8 powered
03/20/2015 at 19:34

can confirm these work. The one I used had a smooth inner bore with a taper. You run it over the lock, ease the impact gun off, tap the socket with a hammer and it seizes on and you can drive it off.

KusabiSensei - Captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs > Round headlight enthusiast
03/20/2015 at 19:58

Pound a socket over it with a big sledge hammer, and use a long breaker bar.

Did that successfully with the Audi.

NoneOfYourBiz > Round headlight enthusiast
03/20/2015 at 20:08

Uhhh... this looks EXACTLY like the security nut on my buddy's truck. I'd imagine there weren't an infinite variety of these; just go buy another one?

EDIT - yup, as someone else has pointed out, go to a tire swap centre and they're likely to have a box filled with a variety of security bit drivers, one of which should work. Don't risk brute force.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Round headlight enthusiast
03/20/2015 at 21:15

I have the same wheels on my civic.

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > Round headlight enthusiast
03/20/2015 at 22:41

Parts store like Advance or Pep Boys might have one. That looks like a fairly common lock pattern so maybe they would have one

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Round headlight enthusiast
03/20/2015 at 23:08

Pounding on a 12pt. socket works best. The removal tools have a tendency to damage wheels or not fit at all because of the proximity to the wheel.

brianbrannon > Round headlight enthusiast
03/21/2015 at 14:17

That looks stock Acura got to the dealer they have the keys. Or this method I want to try but haven't yet.

Loosen the other four lugs one turn then go around the block. Tighten the other four again and see if the lock came loose, repeat.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Round headlight enthusiast
03/21/2015 at 17:59

Most good tire/wheel shops have a box of those keys. I would ask.