I know I know, I won't go into detail about how I was actually stupid enough to loose it.

Sigh

Moving forward what do I do? There the type where the head has a smooth round outside and 3 different length pins that go into the center of the head...

Not even good to hammer a socket onto, and I really don't want to ruin my alloys removing them.

Advice of any sort would be welcome.

 

If you're in the AA/RAC, give them a bell for advice. Failing that, speak to a tyre place. It can be drilled and removed with a stud extractor kind of thing.

 

Sounds like they are the original Subaru type locking nuts (if Im not wrong), right?

I think I a set lying round that you can have,,,, will take a look over the weekend. ok?

 

if they are oe go to subaru and they will get the master set to match them up. If not you could try snapon locking wheel but removal tools they are basically reverse thread thingy lol and work a treat .

 

Impact gun and some sockets always work!

 

can u get a pair of snipe nose pliers in to the holes and then use something to turn those?

 

As has been said, the route to go is the Dealer route.

I.M offer a master set for sale to dealers ONLY, So with any luck your local dealer will have bought a set for use in their workshop. And at least these master keys will take your lockers off correctly.

No Hammers, No Drills, No Tears & No Need For New Alloys Afterwards.

Phil

 

I lost the locking wheel nut key on my previous STI. I got a replacement from the dealers easily - too easily IMO. I didn't have to show any kind of evidence that I owned the car in question, they just took my word for it.

 

try this,

Irwin 5 Piece Bolt Grip Nut Remover Set - Screwfix.com, Where the Trade Buys

 

Been into the dealers who swore blind that it was not an OEM set of lockers.

The usual removal tools wont work as there quite deep into the holes and they don't fit, trust me I did try.

Having spent an hour braying a 18mm multifit socket over them, to push the "rotating stop you hammering a socket on" collar back and then hammering on a 17mm multifit socket over them I have managed to get all 4 out.

Cost me an extension bar, 3 sockets and a few slight marks to the wheels.

Imagine my annoyance when I went to throw them away and found the box they were supplied in has dealer part numbers on, no key number I had checked for that, but they were defiantly supplied by the dealer when the car was new.

Thats twice inside a week the dealer has been worse then useless, really not happy, considering a letter of complaint.

 

I lost mine a while ago let the air out my tyre and phoned the AA he came took him an hour to get it off. I then admitted I had let the air out of the tyre and he laughed and removed the rest. He ended up using a 17mm spark plug socket