“I can remove a locking lug nut without the special key in about one minute,” says Pyle. “All you need is a $20 bolt extractor kit , a large ratchet and a socket set.” To use this method: ...

Locking lug nuts are common on newer vehicles as well as on custom and aftermarket wheels. They can only be removed with a special key, and their purpose is to deter theft.

This 10-piece wheel lock key set includes 10 lug nuts and one wheel lock key. The anti-theft lug nuts are made from carbon steel and have an external hex and spline drive system.

I bought a used Volvo for my wife. I didn’t know it had locking lug nuts on it. The car did not come with a key to remove them. None of the tire dealers in my small town had keys or could get ...

Is it OK to temporarily remove and replace a single lug nut from a car that's not jacked up? tl;dr, I'm swapping winter wheels/tires in and summer ones out. I have a locking lug nut with a ...

Dear Tom and Ray: Recently, we had our 2005 Toyota RAV4 taken in for its regularly scheduled maintenance, which included rotating the tires. Each tire has a locking lug nut, and when I picked up ...

Q: A friend of mine just bought a 2002 Corvette. Nice car but he neglected to check out the lug nuts. The wheels have a locking lug nut on each one. There is no master unlock and previous owner is ...

Q: Does the auto industry have any plans to provide one odd-sized lug nut for each wheel to deter theft? T.G., New Lenox, Ill. A: One odd-size lug nut would probably do nothing to stop a ...

Q: A friend of mine just bought a 2002 Corvette. Nice car but he neglected to check out the lug nuts. The wheels have a locking lug nut on each one. There is no master unlock and previous owner is ...