FWIW, the OE BMW wheel locks are hardened and the "pound a socket on" will not grip them. This only works on cheap non-hardened locks. I would bet the pic in that prior post is not a hardened wheel lock, BMW hard locks are black for starters.

SET WHEEL LOCKS. M14X1,5 . BMW # 36136776074

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