Do I have to say it?

DOH!

So what are my options?

 

park it in the hood

 

I have been told that the Honda locks can be removed with a vice grips or by hammering the proper sized socket on to the lock.. I have not witnessed either.

The European locks look like they would really require a key.. or at least a different technique.

 

cthree,

Probably the easiest and safest way is as cdelena mentioned, hammer an impact socket that is slightly smaller in diameter than the lock onto the lock. It will help if you first torque the other lugs an additional 5 ft.lbs. each, then try to loosen the lock. If this doesn't work, loosen the other lugs then try again.

Good luck!
Rob

 

Do you have the Honda wheel locks? If so, just take it to any Honda dealership - they have master keys for those locks. I lost my key quite a while ago so I just took my car and the four regular nuts to the dealership, they took the lock nuts off for me, put the regular ones on, and off I went. I still haven't bothered with getting replacements, though. Oops.

 

This works I have witnessed this on an Accord and Civic with Honda OEM locks. Any tire shop/garage with an impact socket should be able to do this for you quite easily. Although you might have to get new ones to replace them.

[Edited by turbo_pwr on 05-12-2001 at 05:34 AM]

 

I had to do it, it only takes a second, and they can even be put back on! ha.

 

The dealer can get them off. I lost the key to my wifes CRV tires. I went down to the dealer and they have a master.

If you put a new set of locks on, don't forget to register them so that if it happens again you can get a replacement key and not have to go to the dealer.

Good Luck,

 

all the honda locks use the same key. you can borrow mine if you wish

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by josh3io
[B]all the honda locks use the same key.