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locks
Trash the locks, or, if you are the fussy type, pick em and save them in the glove compartment. Rim theft is not as much of a concern as it was back in the day as the rims are reasonably priced currently so it is not likely someone will jack the rims, however the TIRES may be valuable. (or not)
I removed the locks and run straight lugs which makes it easier to work on the car and well you are going to be working on the car a lot. If you replace them with aftermarkets be careful as the lugs are a light alloy and replacing them with "standard" (non porsche) lugs might create a tiny imbalance. The "key" is nothing more than a piece of sheet metal, you can bend one up without too much fuss out of a piece of scrap using some pliers. I did it by the side of the road the last time I caught a flat with the 928 (same lugs and locks)
You turn the center piece with the key while holding the collar and the collar essentially comes off leaving you with a slightly taller lug nut that you then remove.
Clean and grease your lug nuts and check for junk in the sockets of the hub as well as where the hub contacts the rotor while you are there. Good luck. happy motoring. Welcome to the asylum.
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There may be nothing quite as expensive as a cheap Porsche: Ruby Red 84 928S : White 87 924s 2.5L NA (Blinky) M44/07-43H10676 spoiler delete - 046/2B - Belts 9/12, Clutch and OC seals 8/08 andd Red 94 Del Sol: Please put your Make, Model and Year in Sig. Try not to break more than you fix.
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