BlueMaxx

Decided to put the key in a safe place and now I can't find it. Why do we have these days? I don't want to pound away at the locks to remove them and run the risk of all kinds of other bad things happening. I'm praying to the wheel lock gods that it'll show up or that some locksmith can mint a new set of keys.

Jim bailey - 928 International

Seems the only people who have trouble with wheel locks are the OWNERS. Your key style are easily removed with a large hammer and a punch the center is rather brittle. Your dealer may have a master key set and be able to remove them at which point you throw them away.

powpowj

I had discount tire break two ThenI found the key no damage to rims

John Struthers

Discount Tire here in Midland won't remove them citing liability (?).
Somewhere in the archives I have pictures of the damage some IDIOT did to poor Pattycakes.
Apparently, he/they/it heard that you could drill the lugs off.
And drill they did! zero common sense.
Drilling alongside the lug/stud there were holes -5 each- that went clean thru the lug nut seating face of the wheel and into the hub itself, oh boy!
I don't care to remember how many times I had busted triple digits with the wheel in that condition - tear along dotted line keeps coming to mind-.
I don't recommend that particular removal procedure.
I drove to our yard shop and used a 1/2 inch impact wrench with a heavy duty impact socket. Came off with no problem. However, some folks have said that when they used this method there were metal shavings from where the lock cut into the lug threads. I was replacing the aluminum lug nuts anyway so I didn't sweat it as the aluminum lug nut would strip before the steel lug/stud.
Any garage should/could do this for you in mere seconds.

moronputz

If you are lucky enough for the locks to be the original ones supplied with the car, your local Porsche dealer should be able to order a new key. All you will need is proof of ownership of the car and the chassis number.

That said, coded keys are certainly not cheap from Porsche.

tv

I took mine off the 928. On another vehicle they became a problem. They are useless.

Scott M.

I just went thru this with a 951, luckily the lock was a Mcguard. I took a picture of it, sent it to their very helpful rep and $10 and 4 days later a perfect key arrived.
Sadly, i'm also going thru this on an 83 with the newer style locks (socket type key). Tom at 928intl mentioned yesterday that your local dealer should have a set of keys. He also thinks that Mcguard makes the newer style locks for Porsche, if that's the case I'll be doing the same.

Jfrahm

The Porsche lug nut caps with the little key are easy to remove. You can rake pick them with a small screwdriver in 30 seconds flat. Once they are off just get another normal lug nut or a more modern locking lug system. Do you really park in places where your wheels might get stolen in 10 minutes flat?

-Joel.

TRUESCOTSMAN

iF THEY ARE ORIGONAL PORSCHE LOCKS, take it to the main porsche dealer. They have a master key which fits all 50 or so varients. He will remove 1 lock and get the ser no. from it and get a replacement key. My Brother had the same problem.

Scott M.

My problem is the nearest dealer is 2 hrs away, and the car had a broken (as in split in two) rim.
The newer style factory lock nuts are nice soft aluminum, so a triple square socket pounded on tight did the trick. Don't want to try it on the three good rims (18' factory TT's).

BlueMaxx

Thanks guys. It's the original locks so i'll drop by the dealer. My concern is not thieves but the case of a flat tire or so. Happy Sharking!

TRUESCOTSMAN

Might be worth saying. When anyone has there wheels off , it would be worth writing down the ser no. of their locknuts in the handbook...............just in case

Corrales911

Well my dealer must suck. Today they told me they had no information about those "old locks" and couldn't help me with a key.

Jim bailey - 928 International

Do not talk to the parts guys talk to the mechanics in service they are the ones who often have or had the master set of keys.

Randy V

Jim -

Do you have a wheel lock set?

I've lost my second wheel lock and am hopeful you have one to remove my wheel locks and replace them with standard lugs.

Can we do this sometime tomorrow?