# Removing a keyed lugnut without the key. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [April 23, 2010, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855 "2010-04-23T11:59:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855/1 "2010-04-23T11:59:45Z")
My neighbor has a really nice set of HRE wheels on his audi. He’s out of the country on business for most of the summer. He also owes me 800 dollars, so I’m going to go over and take the wheels off his car in lieu of payment… whatever, he can S my D. I can probably get 800 bucks for the wheels, I plan on moving out before he gets back. I climbed over the fence into his yard last night to do it, but it has one keyed lugnut on each wheel, so I need to figure out how to get them off. Anyone have any tips besides: **Pound a socket on there** **Weld a nut on the end of the lug…** Lemme here your ideas!!! (This is actually for my mom whom misplaced her wheel key) ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855/2 "2010-04-23T12:04:57Z")
Harbor freight or similar quality/cost socket + hammer is the best method I know of. Chances are you’ll need one socket per keyed lug, so they need to be cheap. Alternative is to go to someone who sells keyed lugnuts and see if they can order a replacement key. There aren’t many different keys out there. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855/3 "2010-04-23T12:08:45Z")
theyre suuuper old, IDK what brand they are… They were on my maxima at one point… ---
**Author:** ![brent\_strong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/brent_strong/32/7203_2.png) [@brent\_strong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/brent_strong)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855/4 "2010-04-23T12:13:57Z")
I’d take a picture and ask if someone can help ya out. I know my FD lug key was the same as like 4 other sets of wheels we had around…:lol: ---
**Author:** ![Copper280z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/copper280z/32/5464_2.png) [@Copper280z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Copper280z)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855/5 "2010-04-23T12:14:24Z")
This method works pretty well. [http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2684546](http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2684546) ---
**Author:** ![longuyen88](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/longuyen88/32/7611_2.png) [@longuyen88](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/longuyen88)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 12:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855/6 "2010-04-23T12:15:01Z")
buy the key online. I lost my key like 3 year ago, and bought a replacement online. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855/7 "2010-04-23T12:18:13Z")
Just got a call from a friend of mine has a set of sockets specifically for this, so I should be all set… > [@Copper280z](#): > > This method works pretty well. > > [http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2684546](http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2684546) Lol. PERFECT! ---
**Author:** ![Estorvito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/estorvito/32/7234_2.png) [@Estorvito](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Estorvito)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855/8 "2010-04-23T12:23:11Z")
word. ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Danger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matt_danger/32/4981_2.png) [@Matt\_Danger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Matt_Danger)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855/9 "2010-04-23T13:02:57Z")
lol ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855/10 "2010-04-23T13:13:09Z")
haha Call Jay, he LOVES this shit and will for sure figure out a way to do it LOL Edit: SHIT LOLLLLLLL ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855/11 "2010-04-23T13:39:53Z")
What year audi? LOL OWNED! ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855/12 "2010-04-23T13:44:57Z")
Plan on getting your ass kicked if you ever run into him once he’s back…buffalo is a REALLY small town ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855/13 "2010-04-23T13:46:32Z")
In B4 grand theft charges. ---
**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855/14 "2010-04-23T13:54:16Z")
I have lugnut sized extractors. ![http://www.mechanicstoolsupply.com/includes/image_resize.asp?intWidth=400&intHeight=400&path=Products\Enlarge\9_24_2007_14_55_46.jpg](http://www.mechanicstoolsupply.com/includes/image_resize.asp?intWidth=400&intHeight=400&path=Products%5CEnlarge%5C9_24_2007_14_55_46.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 1:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855/15 "2010-04-23T13:59:51Z")
> [@newman"](#): > > (This is actually for my mom whom misplaced her wheel key) lol ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855/16 "2010-04-23T14:29:02Z")
A few people missed that, lol ---
**Author:** ![baseball24](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/baseball24/32/7452_2.png) [@baseball24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/baseball24)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855/17 "2010-04-23T15:01:19Z")
my trans am came with some cheap keys on the rims and i went with the bang a socket on them technique they came right off…keys ofcourse were junk ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855/18 "2010-04-23T15:44:20Z")
:biglaugh: ---
**Author:** ![ItsOver](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/itsover/32/5431_2.png) [@ItsOver](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ItsOver)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855/19 "2010-04-23T16:07:03Z")
Haha, no way. I want to see this. ---
**Author:** ![BREETIME](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/breetime/32/5214_2.png) [@BREETIME](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BREETIME)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855/20 "2010-04-23T16:58:58Z")
why havnt you called me yet? im great at doing shitty stuff like this! [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/removing-a-keyed-lugnut-without-the-key/153855.md?page=2)