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Old 01-10-2006, 09:18 AM
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Here is the thing, they are not the stock wheel locks from the factory. They are aftermarket wheel locks made by Gorilla. Can the Ford dealership take off aftermarket wheel locks also?
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Old 01-10-2006, 11:02 AM
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You better try and find the key from ford or where ever before you take it to a shop..sometimes they use a impact hammer and chisle it off..and it scrapes the hell outta your rim..
what retard shop did that?

if you want to get them off yourself buy 4 sockets that almost but don't quite fit over the lock nuts......hammer them onto the nut and take them off like that.......you could do it with one socket but it is a colossal pain in the keister to get the lock nut out of the socket.
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Old 01-10-2006, 12:10 PM
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that sucks *****
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Old 01-10-2006, 12:15 PM
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Wheel locks usually come with a serial number, so when u loose the key. u can get another one that is made for your locks. if a shop cant take it off, i would contact the company that makes the locks.
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Old 01-10-2006, 12:17 PM
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Where is the serial number located? Is it located on the actual wheel lock itself?
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Old 01-10-2006, 12:18 PM
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That sounds like a good idea, I might try that. I just hope I do not strip the lug trying to get the wheel lock off. Any chance of doing that using this method?
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Old 01-10-2006, 12:21 PM
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most of the time those extractor things dont work..lol i work in a tire shop
How do you get them off then?
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Old 01-10-2006, 12:48 PM
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the number is usually on the slip of paper that has the warrenty and instructions or the packaging material of the locks/keys. other then that i dont know what to tell you.
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Old 01-10-2006, 03:44 PM
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just pound a regular socket that is about one size too small onto the lock, then replace it. Did this on my probe... not a big deal.
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