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Old 09-16-2013, 07:12 PM
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Wheel Lock lost - Help!

Hello All,

In my third world country, my dealership does not have a good supply of wheel lock adapters in stock to free my 20 inch wheels from the car. (i lost the key ..or someone did and is not owning up).

Anyway, I am really really hoping someone on the forum could help me, because drilling is not an option for me.

I have counted on my bolt 21 "peaks" or teeth . so i'm looking for an adapter key that has 21 "valleys"

My key and bolt looks just like this:

except that teeth count ain't matching up to that example.

Can anyone please help? I need the number on the back of your wheel lock.( If you are willing to count 21 valleys on your key. ) The major diameter may be 16mm

Thank you very much.
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Old 09-16-2013, 07:34 PM
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sorry to hear your situation. I had a similar jam when my rear blew on me. are you serious your in a 3rd world country? if there's no dealers or anyway whatsoever to get access to a key, i would try looking for this only if all else fails. yup, its a bottom bracket tool for bikes, now i don't know if you can find it in a 16mm, but worth a shot if your really stuck in a bind.
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Old 09-16-2013, 10:14 PM
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yep lost mine to a while back.

in australia our dealers have a little box with all the variations of lock keys

they just try them to see which one fits, then sell that one to you and replace there,s

cost me $16 from memory
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get a socket that has the teeth and hammer iit over the bold, it should make its own teeth have fun

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Old 09-16-2013, 10:25 PM
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mate i dont know what you are looking at but my factory locks are a cylinder with the teeth on the inside, the key is like a bolt head with a keyed shank, where the teeth are on the outside.and it fits into the wheel bolt head

its a simple matter of going to a BMW dealer and requesting a replacement, thats assuming of course that we are talking about the factory locking system
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You would not believe how difficult it can get to source small parts locally! I live in a tiny island off venezuela. For example pagid pads are 150 usd by me for the front only!

I am greatful to all on this forum.
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Its factory locking systm. Im not sure if the link I posted works. My dealer does not offer the service.
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do the socket trick the socket should be big enough to fit over the bolt it self
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Why not see if you could get a torx or an allen key to to fit inside the bolt head. Not unless your set has a pin the middle which prevents one from using a torx or allen key.
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get a socket that has the teeth and hammer iit over the bold, it should make its own teeth have fun
Which just goes to show how worthless wheel locks are.
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