Broke my wheel lock key!

pepsih · 03-05-2013, 04:08 PM

Hey everyone, so last week i replaced all my pads and when i put back on my wheel i broke my wheel lock., luckly i was able to remove the rest of the wheel lock key from the bolt but now i need a new key.

I bought it from this forum member, so i don't have any receipt or S/N
So Please help my find the pattern before i have a flat tire ;P

thanks

BOBKUR · 03-05-2013, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pepsih

Hey everyone, so last week i replaced all my pads and when i put back on my wheel i broke my wheel lock., luckly i was able to remove the rest of the wheel lock key from the bolt but now i need a new key.

I bought it from this forum member, so i don't have any receipt or S/N
So Please help my find the pattern before i have a flat tire ;P

[IMG]http://imageshack.us/a/img825/1945/img4873h.jpg[/IMG
thanks

The key has a code # on it and can be bought from dealer.

pepsih · 03-05-2013, 04:32 PM

Unfortunately NO codes on mine i just checked

DJtoad · 03-05-2013, 05:20 PM

It's impossible to tell just by looking at it. A dealership should have a master set and may be willing to try different keys until they find the one that fits. They may charge you for that service though since it could take some time.

chromisdesigns · 03-06-2013, 11:09 AM

Take it up to east Baltimore and find some guy in the 'hood who will get it off for you...

N8N · 03-06-2013, 11:23 AM

that looks like a McGard or similar lock not a BMW lock

get a set of "Bolt-Outs" and remove all and buy a new set (if you feel the need to have new locks)

overheadvalve · 03-06-2013, 01:24 PM

I had a similar problem with my son's Jetta. I took it to a competent welder and he welded lugnuts to the locks. Put a lug wrench on the nut and spun them all out. I replaced the locks with regular VW lugnuts I had around otherwise I would be buying new locks. It didnt hurt the wheels at all. The locks on his Jetta sat way down in the lug hole. Im suprised the guy was able to get a weld on them.

MountainStone · 03-06-2013, 01:25 PM

I had my local Discount Tire remove some wheel locks on a used car I bought that came with no key. The thing they used chewed up the locks pretty good but that was irrelevant. Call a couple tire shops in your area; i bet this is a situation they deal with regularly.

J-Spec Dan · 03-06-2013, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by DJtoad

It's impossible to tell just by looking at it. A dealership should have a master set and may be willing to try different keys until they find the one that fits. They may charge you for that service though since it could take some time.

^this. i had to do the same when i lost mine. i actually went to the parts department and provided model year, VIN# and they gave me the schpeel. then the parts manager had me pull into the service area and he went through each key in his set. they didn't have the one i needed in stock so he sold me his.

bimmerfrk · 03-07-2013, 01:21 PM

I have a solution. May not work on that type of lug nut but works very well on others. Get a 20mm socket and a hammer. If the nut is standard in circumference then it should fit snug around the lug nut. Take the hammer and hammer it on further. Then take your socket wrench attach and leverage the nut off.

Good luck op and no i do not steal peoples wheels......

Oh if 20mm does not work try other socket sizes till you find on that fits snug, then hammer on and follow the rest of my directions. be prepared to ruin some tools so use cheap stuff.

Royce_335i · 03-07-2013, 05:29 PM

I agree, doesnt look like a BMW one. Does the outside spin or is it fixed?

Yodaime · 03-07-2013, 05:35 PM

I hate those gay shapes. always break. That's why you should get OEM. cheap and only 10 bucks maybe less. simple design. hard to break in if you don't got the key.

pepsih · 03-15-2013, 06:52 PM

Update: im very very lucky!!!

Today i went to port chester bmw dealer. I showwed him my broken wheel lock key. (In the mid time i was able to remove safely one bolt) and i showed it to the guy, he was like "oh i dont think im going to be able to find that one, bmw has 60 differets locks, but let me check i have 6 in store" and the first one he tries, guess what!!!????!!!!!! Thats the one!!!!
So the lock number is #60

RainKing · 03-15-2013, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pepsih

Update: im very very lucky!!!

Today i went to port chester bmw dealer. I showwed him my broken wheel lock key. (In the mid time i was able to remove safely one bolt) and i showed it to the guy, he was like "oh i dont think im going to be able to find that one, bmw has 60 differets locks, but let me check i have 6 in store" and the first one he tries, guess what!!!????!!!!!! Thats the one!!!!
So the lock number is #60

Go get a lotto ticket too on your way home...

M5Beast_NYC · 02-10-2015, 05:53 PM

I have the same type of wheel lock in my car. I just purchased my CPO 535 from the dealer. I just had the same issue and I am pissed off. Is the only solution to go to a bmw dealer to get this checked out and have them try all their wheel lock?

hockeyplayer · 02-11-2015, 08:43 AM

A tire shop can remove them easily.

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pepsih Captain 129 Rep 820 Posts Drives: f02, e24 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Long Island iTrader: (4)	Broke my wheel lock key! Hey everyone, so last week i replaced all my pads and when i put back on my wheel i broke my wheel lock., luckly i was able to remove the rest of the wheel lock key from the bolt but now i need a new key. I bought it from this forum member, so i don't have any receipt or S/N So Please help my find the pattern before i have a flat tire ;P thanks
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pepsih Captain 129 Rep 820 Posts Drives: f02, e24 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Long Island iTrader: (4)	Unfortunately NO codes on mine i just checked
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DJtoad Captain 58 Rep 665 Posts Drives: 2010 535i M Sport Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ellicott City, MD iTrader: (2)	It's impossible to tell just by looking at it. A dealership should have a master set and may be willing to try different keys until they find the one that fits. They may charge you for that service though since it could take some time. __________________ 2010 535i M Sport - Platinum Gray/Dakota Black/Anthracite Bamboo 2016 Jaguar F-Type S AWD - Polar White/Cirrus
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chromisdesigns Lieutenant Colonel 45 Rep 1,754 Posts Drives: 2008 BMW 335i sedan Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: San Francisco iTrader: (0)	Take it up to east Baltimore and find some guy in the 'hood who will get it off for you...
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overheadvalve Private First Class 11 Rep 164 Posts Drives: 2011 335I Coupe/2017 Macan Join Date: May 2012 Location: Iowa iTrader: (0)	I had a similar problem with my son's Jetta. I took it to a competent welder and he welded lugnuts to the locks. Put a lug wrench on the nut and spun them all out. I replaced the locks with regular VW lugnuts I had around otherwise I would be buying new locks. It didnt hurt the wheels at all. The locks on his Jetta sat way down in the lug hole. Im suprised the guy was able to get a weld on them.
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N8N Lieutenant Colonel 170 Rep 1,843 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 335i 6MT Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Berwyn Heights, MD iTrader: (2)	that looks like a McGard or similar lock not a BMW lock get a set of "Bolt-Outs" and remove all and buy a new set (if you feel the need to have new locks)
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MountainStone Private First Class 23 Rep 105 Posts Drives: 08 335i Sedan Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Tejas iTrader: (0)	I had my local Discount Tire remove some wheel locks on a used car I bought that came with no key. The thing they used chewed up the locks pretty good but that was irrelevant. Call a couple tire shops in your area; i bet this is a situation they deal with regularly. __________________
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bimmerfrk Lieutenant 597 Rep 534 Posts Drives: Ferrari Red F83 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Tristate Area iTrader: (0)	I have a solution. May not work on that type of lug nut but works very well on others. Get a 20mm socket and a hammer. If the nut is standard in circumference then it should fit snug around the lug nut. Take the hammer and hammer it on further. Then take your socket wrench attach and leverage the nut off. Good luck op and no i do not steal peoples wheels...... Oh if 20mm does not work try other socket sizes till you find on that fits snug, then hammer on and follow the rest of my directions. be prepared to ruin some tools so use cheap stuff. __________________
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03-07-2013, 05:29 PM	#11
Royce_335i New Member 1 Rep 5 Posts Drives: BMW 335i 2007 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	I agree, doesnt look like a BMW one. Does the outside spin or is it fixed?
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pepsih Captain 129 Rep 820 Posts Drives: f02, e24 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Long Island iTrader: (4)	Update: im very very lucky!!! Today i went to port chester bmw dealer. I showwed him my broken wheel lock key. (In the mid time i was able to remove safely one bolt) and i showed it to the guy, he was like "oh i dont think im going to be able to find that one, bmw has 60 differets locks, but let me check i have 6 in store" and the first one he tries, guess what!!!????!!!!!! Thats the one!!!! So the lock number is #60
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M5Beast_NYC Major 158 Rep 1,314 Posts Drives: 15 M5 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: NYC iTrader: (6)	I have the same type of wheel lock in my car. I just purchased my CPO 535 from the dealer. I just had the same issue and I am pissed off. Is the only solution to go to a bmw dealer to get this checked out and have them try all their wheel lock?
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hockeyplayer Captain 74 Rep 776 Posts Drives: 2006 325i, 2006 325xi Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: NC iTrader: (0)	A tire shop can remove them easily.
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