Stock Wheel Locks

Jason1320 · 02-25-2004, 07:27 AM

Yesterday on my drive home from work I had a blowout on my right rear tire. Although this was no fun at 70 Mph I was able to slow down and pull over safely. This is where the fun began. Normally I take my car to ford to have the tires rotated, but the last time I went to Sears. (I now how jack stands and do it myself). Anyway, I went to put on my spare and found that the teeth of my wheel lock key had been shattered and the key itself was bent. (I don't know what kind of force they used at Sears, but it must have been a lot!) Because of this I had to have the car towed to a tire repair shop where they charged me $40 to remove the locks. (With relative ease I might add, those things are useless)

Just a word to all of you mustang owners with stock wheel locks, you might as well take them off now before they strand you like they did me. They aren't doing you any good anyway.

For those that don't know. To remove the wheel locks without a key. You simply hammer a special socket with hardened metal teeth over the lock and twist it off just like a lug nut. The kid at the tire store might have been 16. These things are no more useful than the Club!

xxxBlakexxx · 02-27-2004, 10:21 PM

My key from my stock wheels is pretty much shot from normal use. There are some after-market locks that are better, but you are really screwed if you loose your key. You could have paid a few hundred $ to have them removed.

02-25-2004, 07:27 AM	#1
Jason1320 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Bowie, MD Posts: 45	Stock Wheel Locks Yesterday on my drive home from work I had a blowout on my right rear tire. Although this was no fun at 70 Mph I was able to slow down and pull over safely. This is where the fun began. Normally I take my car to ford to have the tires rotated, but the last time I went to Sears. (I now how jack stands and do it myself). Anyway, I went to put on my spare and found that the teeth of my wheel lock key had been shattered and the key itself was bent. (I don't know what kind of force they used at Sears, but it must have been a lot!) Because of this I had to have the car towed to a tire repair shop where they charged me $40 to remove the locks. (With relative ease I might add, those things are useless) Just a word to all of you mustang owners with stock wheel locks, you might as well take them off now before they strand you like they did me. They aren't doing you any good anyway. For those that don't know. To remove the wheel locks without a key. You simply hammer a special socket with hardened metal teeth over the lock and twist it off just like a lug nut. The kid at the tire store might have been 16. These things are no more useful than the Club! __________________ 2003 Mustang Cobra (Sonic Blue) - Bone Stock!!! Best 1/4 mile - ???

02-27-2004, 10:21 PM	#2
xxxBlakexxx Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mountaintop, PA Posts: 634	My key from my stock wheels is pretty much shot from normal use. There are some after-market locks that are better, but you are really screwed if you loose your key. You could have paid a few hundred $ to have them removed. __________________ "Children should not get cancer, but they do!" Help a child with cancer at www.homeoftheirown.org My Stang: 2000 Mustang GT Vert - Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter; C&L Plenum; BBK 75 mm TB; Steeda Strut Tower Supports; Black "Deep Dish" Bullet Wheels; FRPP 4.10's; Steeda Subframes; SLP Catback & SLP Catted X-Pipe; SCT 4 Position Chip with 3 custom tunes; Steeda CAI; Venom-1000 Nitrous; Roush Stage 3 Body Kit; Bullet Suspension Package (on the way)

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