Need help finding lug nut 'key'
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Need help finding lug nut 'key'
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I ordered set of wheels a short while back and, like the rest, they have these non-standard lug nuts to minimize theft. I'm all for it but this has already proved to be a pain in the ***.
These lug nuts they sent me look like they use a very large (non-standard)Torx bit. The hole is too big for a T-55 and too small for a T-60. They sent me a key to tighten/loosen them but as I tightened the last nut on the 4th wheel the tip literally twisted off like a soda bottle.
So now I'm on the hunt for another key. The key has a number on it that is used to identify what specific size I need for my lug nuts. The number on this particular one is 10566. Some have told me to try Snap-On's website, etc but I've been unsuccessful thus far. If anyone has any ideas on where I can find this 'key' please let me know. Knowing my luck I'm gonna blow a tire and get stuck with a wheel I can't take off.
I ordered set of wheels a short while back and, like the rest, they have these non-standard lug nuts to minimize theft. I'm all for it but this has already proved to be a pain in the ***.
These lug nuts they sent me look like they use a very large (non-standard)Torx bit. The hole is too big for a T-55 and too small for a T-60. They sent me a key to tighten/loosen them but as I tightened the last nut on the 4th wheel the tip literally twisted off like a soda bottle.
So now I'm on the hunt for another key. The key has a number on it that is used to identify what specific size I need for my lug nuts. The number on this particular one is 10566. Some have told me to try Snap-On's website, etc but I've been unsuccessful thus far. If anyone has any ideas on where I can find this 'key' please let me know. Knowing my luck I'm gonna blow a tire and get stuck with a wheel I can't take off.
Last edited by I FuSe I; Dec 16, 2004 at 05:22 PM.
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have them drilled off if you cant get them off and then call wheelsnext.com and buy some of their tuner lugs (with key) for 35 shipped
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Originally Posted by I FuSe I
No name on the key or the lugs. Just the number 10566. 
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Originally Posted by Boilermaker1
Well then you're going to have to call whoever sold you the locks and find out how to get another key or an alternative method to get them off without destroying anything. If you drill them out, then you're going to need new wheel studs. You can try a bolt extractor, but its going to ruin the wheel most likely. Your other option is to get an allen bit or something that you can hammer into the nut very snugly and back out... but you're going to need 16 of whatver you use, because you'll destroy the bit when you hammer it in.
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