Locking wheel nut key ! help

**aps** · 5th February 2016, 13:58

Hi all , trying to remove the locking wheel nuts from the car and they are so tight that its damaged the key , see attached piccy , now .. im not fussed about keeping the locking nuts , thats why im trying to remove them to fit standard nuts , so how can i get by this simply ?
Im aware of a removal tool ... would this be ok as im not in favour of spending £30 on a new key

thanks in advance

**chunkey_monkee** · 5th February 2016, 14:01

The AA can get them off for you if you are covered. It happened to me once when I lost the key and I had to replace a tyre.

**aps** · 5th February 2016, 14:08

Got cover with GreenFlag ... i recall last time they had the wheels off they had the same issue ... so ... ongoing fault i guess

**sri cliff** · 5th February 2016, 15:02

Had this on my old audi i just smashed a long socket over it with a hammer be careful, take the nut out then heat up the socket and knock the nut out the socket, again be careful as it hot.

**vxvirgin** · 5th February 2016, 16:12

Get the dealer to undo it and then replace the whole set.

Search the forum for "locking wheel nut" - (with the quotation marks)

Let me google that for you

Try this one: https://www.vectra-c.com/forum/showt...king+wheel+nut

**vectra gsi 3.2** · 5th February 2016, 22:43

i had a set of them vx lockers lying in garage, and started to put them on corsa, even as i started to tighten them i could feel the key slipping off...
took them back of and binned them...
the insert bit on the key, personally i think its too soft....

**mrk** · 6th February 2016, 11:14

Honestly, when was the last time you heard of someone having their wheels robbed.(Liverpool excluded)

**adam.heath.7169** · 6th February 2016, 11:54

Originally Posted by mrk

Honestly, when was the last time you heard of someone having their wheels robbed.(Liverpool excluded)

If someone wanted your wheels that badly, the whole car would get stolen

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**mrk** · 6th February 2016, 12:26

I honestly can't remember any wheels getting stolen since the 80s. More trouble than they're worth.

**vxvirgin** · 6th February 2016, 13:40

Originally Posted by mrk

I honestly can't remember any wheels getting stolen since the 80s. More trouble than they're worth.

Maybe that's because of locking wheel nuts??

Alloy wheels were very attractive when they first appeared, being uncommon and prestige items. Now they are on all except the most basic models. Maybe still worth it for expensive wheels.

I would assume that any self respecting alloy wheel thief would have a good selection of (stolen) locking keys.