My first experience with locking lug nuts was not pleasant. I borrowed
a buddies car and got a flat tire an hour out of town (I grew up in a
small town and you had to drive awhile for a fine meal). There I am
with my date, her friend and date, and a flat tire. I get the jack and
spare out only to find a locking lug nut on the wheel. I search the
whole car before I call him and ask where he keeps the key. "On the
shelf in the garage." Excellent. I've immediately purchased standard
lugnuts to replace the locks on every car I've owned since.
~Paul
On Apr 30, 2005, at 12:59 AM, Kai M. Radicke wrote:
>
>> They actually make tools for this. Here's an example:
>
> _IF_ the removal tools work. A set of Snap-Ons failed to do anything
> on my
> VW. One of the less savory repair shops in the area had one of their
> 300lb
> gorillas remove the lug nut (or lug bolt in this case) with an air
> chisel.
> Had it out in about 10 minutes, cost me $5. And even though I have a
> couple
> of cheapo air chisels in the shop, I am not brave enough to perform a
> job
> like that. Factory VW 17" wheels cost nearly $550 each and I don't
> want to
> ruin any more! (I have had to buy two replacements this past winter,
> thank
> you very much Pennsylvania potholes). The mechanic removing the lug
> bolt
> did not even nick my wheels though, so that was a happy ending.
>
> Like Trevor, I immediately went to the VW dealer and bought four
> replacement
> non-keyed lug bolts. I figure theives are more into snatching those
> $10k
> spinner gansta-chrome wheels than a my VW wheels.
>
> Kai
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