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Old 05-25-10, 08:50 PM
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Hi,
it's time for me to change the tires so I checked for my wheel lock key socket. I see that I only have one key socket, for those who have wheel locks, do you have one key socket or did you get two, the second being the spare?? Just concerned because I changed one tire before and I don't remember getting the key back from the mechanic..Just curious if we are supposed to have just ONE key socket for the wheel locks or two.

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Old 05-25-10, 08:58 PM
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One key socket for all 4 corners

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Old 05-25-10, 09:00 PM
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Yep just one. Don't lose it. The guy i bought my car from said he didn't know anything about it. I unfortunately needed it when it wasn't there. Took 3 weeks to get a replacement from mcguard
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comes with one key, but I have two different key locks per wheel. You should have an extra lock at home just in case!
Old 05-26-10, 03:31 AM
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I ordered a second one and at some point I lost one... I would strongly suggest ordering a second one for backup. There has been a few times when I went to the shop and they had forgotten to give the key back and I had to go back inside to get it.
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As I went for a tire rotation 2 days ago, they broke my lock socket due to the lug being too tight so they couldn't finish what they had started. Things went worse after that, as I got a flat yesterday and I couldn't replace the tire due to the broken lock. I just replaced them with regular lugs as I see the wheel lock set more as a hassle now.
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if you lose the key, the dealer has a master. I've lost keys on 2 cars, but just had the dealer swap them with the OEM lugs.
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comes with 1, but you can always purchase a replacement one from the dealer. just expensive.....
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My dealer said they have the master keys, but there's a card from mcguard that came with the car. You would need to fill that out along with $15 to mcguard to get a replacement key.
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