Lost my wheel lock key; how screwed am I?

[VinniE30]

Get a standard socket thats a little bigger then that whole locking lug. Hammer it on. Remove lug. Repeat 3x and put regular lugs back in.

Hammering a socket on may or may not work on these round style locks. That and its a bitch to get the lugs out of the socket after.

The best and easiest way to get those off would be for you to go get an appropriate sized extractor for the job. Then youll need to hammer it on and use an impact gun for ease if available.

Heres a similar product for a higher premium of course.

http://www.mactools.com/shoponline/product/tabid/120/p-319176-3-pc-lug-nut-removal-socket-set.aspx

Another route would be to go to a local rim and tire shop and pay them to do it for you.

Thanks. But i'd rather only do something like this as a last resort because I don't want to break any sockets, the wheel locks, scratch my wheel, or damage anything else. Ideally i'd like to try and get another key for them.

Are all wheel locks different? Like they are all unique?

I did some searching and it looks like companies like mcgard make many different ones and they all look similar to mine but the key shape is not exactly the same...

[Wschnitz]

Are all wheel locks different? Like they are all unique?

[e46s54dr]

Hammering a socket on may or may not work on these round style locks. That and its a bitch to get the lugs out of the socket after.

The best and easiest way to get those off would be for you to go get an appropriate sized extractor for the job. Then youll need to hammer it on and use an impact gun for ease if available.

Heres a similar product for a higher premium of course.

http://www.mactools.com/shoponline/product/tabid/120/p-319176-3-pc-lug-nut-removal-socket-set.aspx

Another route would be to go to a local rim and tire shop and pay them to do it for you.

[e30lov]

Get a standard socket thats a little bigger then that whole locking lug. Hammer it on. Remove lug. Repeat 3x and put regular lugs back in.

[VinniE30]

I always keep the wheel lock key in my glove box. I went to get it and it wasn't there and I have no idea where else it could be I looked everywhere.
How do I get another key for it when there are lots of different locks and I don't know which one mine is? I didin't buy them, they where on the car when I got it so I kept using them and the PO only gave me one key, the one I lost.
This is what the lock lug looks like