Wheel Cap Locks

[Charlie G]

So I have a Porsche 924s that I just bought used and I cant seem to find anywhere the key to the rim locks on my tires. I don't know if there are any other options to get the wheels off. Any suggestions? (Go easy on me I know nothing about porshces)

[wildcat077]

Charlie,you will need to cut/grind those off, before you get stranded with a flat tire and no means to take the wheel off.They appear to be the aluminium lug/lock nuts , so it shouldn't be too difficult.

There's lots of reading in the 911 section regarding wheel lock removal.

Good luck !

[944 Ecology]

I have removed a bunch of those wheels locks when the key is lost or not available.

1) Using a needle nose vise grips, grab the outer top edge of the visible lock. This will keep the lock from spinning in the next step.

2) Using a drill, drill out the center of the lock. When you have drilled out enough of the lock, the rest of the lock (cylinder) will pull out the top.

3) You can leave the remaining lug nut in place or you can replace it with a non locking lug.

[88Silver924S]

These are simple locks that are easy to pick with home made picks. The spring steel stiffening spines of windshield wiper blade squeegees can be readily shaped for picking (instructions on Youtube). Alternatively you could drive to a locksmith and they should be able to pick one of the locks in less than 5 minutes, take that one lock into their shop, grind a new key that will unlock all 4 locks.

When I bought my car the dealer had lost the wheel lock keys and sent me to Cothron's locksmith in Austin. They sent out 3 apprentices that fiddled with the locks for about 10 minutes before the 40 year old guy with a pompadour came out and picked one in about 20 seconds. He took that one in and made me a couple of keys, sending the bill to the dealer. Good luck.