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YOUR RESEARCHWheel security key lost. - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners
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19mm 12-point socket will fit it
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If it's aftermarket, then most likely a 19mm 12-point socket will fit it.
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I have ruined 3 BMW Pirelli run flats this year on pot holes.
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Set has no socket large enough
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That set has no socket large enough to get around the locking key.
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Use once
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If you can wait a few days, it may be for sale "only used once on Sunday" before the end of the week.
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According to post #12 on this string, you can get one from the dealer:
http://986forum.com/forums/boxster-general-discussions/79942-lost-my-lug-bolt-key.html
If you can't find one and get desperate, check out these videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJUUyjJqk5A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKDkXS3gYow
$20-$40 and you should be out the door from a tire place. Of course you will need to get new lug bolts most likely but that's cheap & easy to do at home.
What he said any tire shop should be able to do it. They usually have replacement security bolts for sale as well. Or if you really want to do it yourself you can buy a kit that can be used. But easiest would be a tire place.
Got the new lug bolts at the dealer today when I thought the key was a Porsche key.
(The parts guy did say he will take it off for free and I was ready to tip him $$$.
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The lug bolts are the most expensive parts from the dealer I bought, ever! LOL.
I will be visiting tire places in the town now.... sigh...
Something like this:
https://www.amazon.com/CASOMAN-Pieces-Removal-Locking-Removing/dp/B08R9BFFSG/ref=asc_df_B08R9BFFSG/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=475741847238&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1378843311496717907&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031988&hvtargid=pla-1187096752264&psc=1
Im sure you can find cheaper kits but its basically something like this that can be used to remove security locks. This may not have the one you need but in general they have kits for all sorts of locks. Another possibility you could do if you know who you got these from and see if they have a key they can send you? Just a thought
Now the question is....is it really worth putting security locks on when you know others can have something like this and break them off if they really really want the wheels! lol
Which is exactly what they are doing now. Jack, cordless impact, universal key removal kit and bricks. They are in & out in under 20 minutes with 4 wheels
I can guarantee that the kit shown will not work, at least with 16 inch wheels. The key on my car (98 Base) has the "key" at the bottom, not a keyed spline so to get a socket around the "keyed' part, it has to be maybe 24mm and the wall is too thick to get into the lug space. I'm not being super clear and hopefully other wheels have more clearance. That set has no socket large enough to get around the locking key.
Other keys may be different and other wheels may have more space, and I may be the only one who loves the 16's
I love the amount of tire between the rim and the road, especially on the roads around NYC. I have ruined 3 BMW Pirelli run flats this year on pot holes.
Are the 16's best for the track, probably not, but I have a ZR1 track car for that. In 4 days of ownership, I am absolutely loving the little white car.
I just ordered what appears to be the"official" PORSCHE key set. A bit less than $200.00. If you can wait a few days, it may be for sale "only used once on Sunday" before the end of the week.
If it's aftermarket, then most likely a 19mm 12-point socket will fit it. Beat the socket onto the lug head with a hammer, then spin it off with a ratchet and a pipe extension, if you don't have a breaker bar.
Use a Craftsman so you can exchange it once you've ruined it!
As noted in my update above, I think it IS genuine Porsche lock. The key in the picture is very similar to my key.
I will contact the parts department tomorrow and ask if they have wheels keys for the senior-citizen-cars like mine.
So far,
Plan A. Buy the regular bolts from the dealer and ask them to take out the old keyed. (Told that my setup was an after market. Yes, I have the new bolts now.)
Plan B. Bought a 21mm deep-well socket (12 points), today and tried to hammer to fit 'around' the 'keys'. (Well, I am not a Thor. Thought about blow torching the socket until it would get red and hot THEN hammer. This may be Plan Z.)
Plan C. Call the parts department and speak with the "young man" who may be too young to remember what an old wheel looks like.
Plan D. Go the the tire installer next to the dealer.
Your 19mm and 18mm will be my Plan E and Plan F, respectively.
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