with an impact and a few miscellaneous sized sockets, it takes about 5 minutes, maybe less... the impact is a must though... the biggest thing is that if there isn't a lot of room around the lug/lock, wheel damage may be incurred...

 

i saw a guy do it with a breaker bar, a rubber mallet, and some sockets.

ive also seen a towtruck driver do it with some bolt-outs and a torque wrench

 

k, so the impact isn't a must, but it definitely makes it very quick...

 

I had a local shop break it with a breaker bar and a socket that had a circular serrated pattern inside. He slipped that over the wheel lock, banged on it a couple of times with a rubber mallet, and a couple of turns later, Voila!

On a difference occasion, another shop used an impact gun with my key because the wheel lock was too tight . They loosened the wheel lock but broke my key in the process!

 

Nice!! Hopefully they paid for a new one.

 

those are the equivalent of "bolt outs" from sears


they come in impact grade too i have a normal set in my toolbox, saved my *** a few times when i redid the suspension