Wheel Locks
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Wheel Locks
I realize that these are relatively pointless in this day and age given that thieves will just steal the entire car now but I am need of some guidance. The PO installed wheel locks on these rims but unfortately I am no longer the owner of this adapter. I believe I lost the adpater during the suspension install updgrade and it's somewhere within the depths of my independents garage.
So, how do I get the wheel locks off and can this be acheived by a non-Porsche dealer? I don't mind taking it to the dealer but I prefer to avoid the dealer if possible. I've heard of drilling them off but I was hoping for a less invasive suggestion.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jon
So, how do I get the wheel locks off and can this be acheived by a non-Porsche dealer? I don't mind taking it to the dealer but I prefer to avoid the dealer if possible. I've heard of drilling them off but I was hoping for a less invasive suggestion.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jon
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Make sure you check all the places your independent could have put it. Check the ashtray, doorpockets,
glovebox, toolkit and jack bag. Shortly after buying my C4 I discovered a screw in the tire. I could not
find the freaking wheel lock key. Finally I thought to look in the ashtray and sure enough, there it was.
The first thing I did was dig 4 lugnuts out of my spare parts supply and put the locks and key in a ziplok
bag and stored them.
glovebox, toolkit and jack bag. Shortly after buying my C4 I discovered a screw in the tire. I could not
find the freaking wheel lock key. Finally I thought to look in the ashtray and sure enough, there it was.
The first thing I did was dig 4 lugnuts out of my spare parts supply and put the locks and key in a ziplok
bag and stored them.
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What kind of locks are they? Do they require a socket style key?
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From what I have read here, the dealer has a master set of lock "keys". It seems to be a trial and error process to find the one that fits your locks. I recall a thread here where somebody went through this at the dealer and there are about 40 "keys" to try. You could search on wheel locks and probably find it.
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Just go to the dealer to buy the right key for your wheels. They have a complete set and can find the right one and sell you a copy. IIHO this is the best route because you'll be certain of the outcome (no possible damage due to a messy drill out....remember you'll have to do it 4 times). Once you have the key you can decide if you want to keep the locks or not.
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I was in the same situation when I bought my car. Mine had the factory aluminum wheel locks. It was actually very easy to do. I used a 12 point socket a little smaller than the wheel lock. I hammered it on and was able to just unscrew them one. You will drstroy the wheel locks though. When you get them unscrewed you will need to put a long screwdriver through the 3/8's drive hole in the socket to hammer out the trashed wheel lock. Sounds much harder than it actually was. I had to do this because I needed to get the wheels off and didnt have the time to get to the dealer.
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Just go to the dealer to buy the right key for your wheels. They have a complete set and can find the right one and sell you a copy. IIHO this is the best route because you'll be certain of the outcome (no possible damage due to a messy drill out....remember you'll have to do it 4 times). Once you have the key you can decide if you want to keep the locks or not.
BTW- The PO probably didn't install the locks as locks are OE. Unless the PO changed the locks to something else (unlikely), the dealer will have what you need. I think that there are something like 21 or 22 different keys.
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I just did this when I broke my socket. (be careful if using a breaker bar....) The dealer has a complete set of 30 coded sockets, mine was #29. I could have ordered a socket for about $40 to get a # 29, but one lugnut was broken too. For $50 I got 4 new lugnuts and a new socket from Porsche. It doesn't matter what # you get because you'll gr=et 4 new locknuts with it. I had the dealer remove all 4 locknuts while I was in there, drove it home and waited 2 days for the new locknuts and socket to arrive. Very painless and didn't require chisels or drilling.