Wheel Lock lost - Help!

[Moezer]

Lol on my 328i I had to remove a lock nut before did the socket trick it worked it was a hardend socket too it took a bit to eat threw the nut but it can be done just cuss its hardend don't mean it won't bend

[MechManiac]

Borrowed a lock from a friend. His was 20 point and did not work. His number was 35

[jcp240z]

Sorry about your dilemma. Could you contact BMW services (not sure who this would be exactly) and explain the issue. If your local dealer can verify it to them for you, maybe you could order a key based on the information you have. I don't know enough about the BMW locks or how many variations they have to know if this is possible.

[TiAgX5]

Originally Posted by jcp240z

......I don't know enough about the BMW locks or how many variations they have to know if this is possible.

From what I've seen online, BMW has 20 different lock keys.

[MechManiac]

Well. I purchased SAE 4140 steel, 1 inch diameter and turned the end down to around 15 point something millimeters. Using the circumference of that, I divided it into 21 bits. I coloured the shaft with permanent marker and then proceeded to divide the circumference into 21 pieces. (my shop at work does not have an indexing head nor rotary table).

I then painstakingly filed the valleys down then finished it with a hacksaw to get sharp teeth.

Fit like a *cough* TIGHT glove. All four locks off and number 37 is my winning number.

thanks all.

[MechManiac]

cost 13 USD when you do the currency conversion for the steel. pics to come soon.