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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 06:58 PM
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Angry slashed tire...
woke up this morning to only to find that my rear passenger tire been slashed.. when i attempted to change it out for the spare, the top quater of my wheel lock snapped off. i then tried it again but this time the key wouldnt lock into the nut.. looked at the wheel lock key only to see that the whole key on the inside also snapped off.. i gotta wait for tomorrow for my friend to bring over a universal wheel lock remover.. what a crappy day.
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 07:12 PM
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Just get a deep socket and hit it on the lug nut with a hammer. Then twist it off. Had the same thing happen to me on my Saleen.
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 07:14 PM
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 08:04 PM
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any reputable shop can remove that lug for you...they have a tool that they hammer on to the lug which eats into it a bit then they just remove it with a wrench...simple stuff....as far as the tire being slashed sorry to hear about that.....but g' luck with everything...
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 08:22 PM
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sucks man... hope every thing goes better tomorrow. BTW nice laptop... i have an exact duplicate!
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 08:27 PM
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McGard will replace that for free......FIY
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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 08:28 PM
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if those are OEM locks.. the dealer has the keys in stock.. $15
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Sorry to hear that man. People are so ****ty these days.

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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 01:07 AM
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Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Any idea who slashed your tire?
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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 01:11 AM
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Tip:

Always tighten the wheel lock nut the last and it should be the first one you should loosen.
Other things that help are proper torque as well as anti-rust grease (sparingly).

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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 04:38 AM
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Sorry to hear about your tire. That really sucks. What is wrong with people these days? I hope everything turns out well for you.
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that really sucks ...sorry to hear about it bro
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Originally Posted by jmjs23
Sorry to hear about your misfortune. Any idea who slashed your tire?
That sucks! Why would anyone do that to you???
Aside from being an innocent victim, I don't fight for parking and park faaaar away, like the VW commercial and just walk.
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Old Jan 8, 2005 | 05:07 PM
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have no idea who did it.. just had it parked in front of my house..
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They thing with the rim key, It happened to me to.. It seems so weak
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