Lost my Wheel Lock Key
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<$20.00 to replace it.
Check with the dealer to see if they registered the re-order number with your VIN.
Mine did not but they did strip my key. A tire shop owner told me the OEM locks are made by Mcgard so I called them.
http://www.mcgard.com/contact/
I took a digital picture of my lock pattern and sent it to Mcgard, paid $19.99 by credit card and they shipped me a new key.
Now I took a pic of my stripped key so you may have to take a clay mold of one of your locks.
EDIT
I should also mention that I could not use the Mazda master key because of my after-market wheels and could not use any lock removal kits for the same reason (no clearance). Of course after the fact everyone tells me I should be using tuner lugs with my wheels even though they put the wheels on my car with the OEM lock!!
Mine did not but they did strip my key. A tire shop owner told me the OEM locks are made by Mcgard so I called them.
http://www.mcgard.com/contact/
I took a digital picture of my lock pattern and sent it to Mcgard, paid $19.99 by credit card and they shipped me a new key.
Now I took a pic of my stripped key so you may have to take a clay mold of one of your locks.
EDIT
I should also mention that I could not use the Mazda master key because of my after-market wheels and could not use any lock removal kits for the same reason (no clearance). Of course after the fact everyone tells me I should be using tuner lugs with my wheels even though they put the wheels on my car with the OEM lock!!
Last edited by DarkBrew; 10-15-2007 at 09:37 PM.
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If you take it to a local dealership that you have a good relationship with, they should remove it for you free of charge. Just put one four regular acorn nuts in place; that's what I did. Wheellocks are a negative feature in my opinion; it's better to just leave them off.
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thanks for the post John -
remember at the meet i told you i called up the dealership and they quoted me 60 bucks - 20 for bustin' the locks off and 35 for a set of OEM lugs...pretty weak compared to what abbid is saying - im gonna go to discount tires after work tomorrow...lol
remember at the meet i told you i called up the dealership and they quoted me 60 bucks - 20 for bustin' the locks off and 35 for a set of OEM lugs...pretty weak compared to what abbid is saying - im gonna go to discount tires after work tomorrow...lol
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Thanks for the replies.
DarkBrew, I'll check with the Stealership to see if they have my key registration. The key lock barely fit without scratching my aftermarket rims as well. If it's less than $20 bucks from them (which I highly doubt due to all the responses I got here) then I'll just go ahead and buy it there.
If the cost of the wheel lock is over $20 then I'll head over to Discount Tires (I'm pretty sure there's one near where I live around here) to have them bust it off. Thanks abbid for the Discount Tire recommendation.
Check with the dealer to see if they registered the re-order number with your VIN.
Mine did not but they did strip my key. A tire shop owner told me the OEM locks are made by Mcgard so I called them.
http://www.mcgard.com/contact/
I took a digital picture of my lock pattern and sent it to Mcgard, paid $19.99 by credit card and they shipped me a new key.
Now I took a pic of my stripped key so you may have to take a clay mold of one of your locks.
EDIT
I should also mention that I could not use the Mazda master key because of my after-market wheels and could not use any lock removal kits for the same reason (no clearance). Of course after the fact everyone tells me I should be using tuner lugs with my wheels even though they put the wheels on my car with the OEM lock!!
Mine did not but they did strip my key. A tire shop owner told me the OEM locks are made by Mcgard so I called them.
http://www.mcgard.com/contact/
I took a digital picture of my lock pattern and sent it to Mcgard, paid $19.99 by credit card and they shipped me a new key.
Now I took a pic of my stripped key so you may have to take a clay mold of one of your locks.
EDIT
I should also mention that I could not use the Mazda master key because of my after-market wheels and could not use any lock removal kits for the same reason (no clearance). Of course after the fact everyone tells me I should be using tuner lugs with my wheels even though they put the wheels on my car with the OEM lock!!
If the cost of the wheel lock is over $20 then I'll head over to Discount Tires (I'm pretty sure there's one near where I live around here) to have them bust it off. Thanks abbid for the Discount Tire recommendation.
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thanks for the post John -
remember at the meet i told you i called up the dealership and they quoted me 60 bucks - 20 for bustin' the locks off and 35 for a set of OEM lugs...pretty weak compared to what abbid is saying - im gonna go to discount tires after work tomorrow...lol
remember at the meet i told you i called up the dealership and they quoted me 60 bucks - 20 for bustin' the locks off and 35 for a set of OEM lugs...pretty weak compared to what abbid is saying - im gonna go to discount tires after work tomorrow...lol
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Tustin Mazda took it off for me for free. Of course, I did just buy something from Bob at the time, but I'd suggest not talking to their service writer, but instead the parts guy. They're generally more reasonable anyway.
Yes I think they're a negative feature, as in something I really don't like having included with the car. Other negative features for me include power seats, heated seats, leather seats, back seats, etc.
Yes I think they're a negative feature, as in something I really don't like having included with the car. Other negative features for me include power seats, heated seats, leather seats, back seats, etc.
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You know, for all those out there... Mazda only has 5 different wheel locks, so you can ask a fellow Mazda owner if you can borrow theirs. When I lost my wheel locks, Mazda took mine off for me and I bought a set of gorilla Hex wheel locks, no more sockets scratching my wheels.
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