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Reddit mentions of Steelman Pro - 78537 16-Piece Locking Lug Nut Master Key Set for Auto Mechanics Variety of Spline Star and Hex Style Keys Thin-Walled/Extra-Long Lug Keys to Prevent Damage to Wheels Double-Hex Heads
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We found 7 Reddit mentions of Steelman Pro - 78537 16-Piece Locking Lug Nut Master Key Set for Auto Mechanics Variety of Spline Star and Hex Style Keys Thin-Walled/Extra-Long Lug Keys to Prevent Damage to Wheels Double-Hex Heads. Here are the top ones.
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- 16-PIECE SET - double hex-headed hex and tuner style keys to fit a variety of aftermarket lug nuts
- BUILT TO LAST - Heat-treated chrome vanadium steel finished with corrosion-resistant black oxide
- SPLINE, HEX, AND STAR KEYS - Set includes a wide variety of sizes and key styles
- DOUBLE-HEX HEADS - Heads are designed to fit both 13/16 and 7/8-inch sockets and lug wrenches
- EXTRA-LONG DESIGN - Long lug keys keep wrenches away from wheels to prevent damage
- Fit type: Universal Fit
Features:
Specs:
| Color | Steelman |
| Height | 9 Inches |
| Length | 2.25 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | April 2014 |
| Size | 16-Piece Set |
| Weight | 2.63 Pounds |
| Width | 11.6 Inches |
You can easily bypass that with a breaker bar and a larger size socket than the locking lugnut. For the socket, you just have to find a size that makes an extremely snug fit when you hammer it on.
Also, I'm pretty sure thieves that are stealing entire sets of wheels from cars already bought quicker tools to bypass them, like master lug nut key sets that can be bought from your local auto store or Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/STEELMAN-78537-16-Piece-Locking-Master/dp/B00JF5F420) to remove them.
Or you can order a master key set from Amazon and say F U to anybody who has one.
https://www.amazon.com/STEELMAN-78537-16-Piece-Locking-Master/dp/B00JF5F420/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523395745&sr=8-1&keywords=locking+lugnut+master+key+set
Those wheel locks are almost useless.
https://www.amazon.com/STEELMAN-78537-16-Piece-Locking-Master/dp/B00JF5F420
Or if they really don't give a crap, they'll just bang an oversized socked on it.
My point was more along these lines
> Steelman Pro 76587
https://www.amazon.com/STEELMAN-78537-16-Piece-Locking-Master/dp/B00JF5F420/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1493585317&sr=8-4&keywords=Steelman+Pro
https://www.amazon.com/Steelman-Pro-78537-16-Piece-Locking/dp/B00JF5F420/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1550089772&sr=8-3&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=universal+lug+nut+key&dpPl=1&dpID=51IICtM3KZL&ref=plSrch
Did your boyfriend post here a few days ago? If he didn't, then someone here came with exactly the same issue, in exactly the same state.
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Multiple of us recommended just buying a tool to remove the wheel locks off. They're on Amazon, and if you're gentle about them you can return them and just say they didn't work. With prime you could've had them off by now, and your car fixed.
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I get you, it's frustrating. But for the future, if your car has locking wheel nuts then make sure that they key is always returned back. I never leave a dealer without checking if I know the wheels have been off. I honestly don't see Kia paying for this, as it would be by word that the dealer lost your key. You are responsible after all.
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This could've been solved, with a purchase on Amazon or another site in 2 days. Or you could've just found someone who works on wheels that was willing to come out and remove them. I'm sure even in remote upstate NY, you would've found someone.
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Here's a few examples
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https://www.amazon.com/Steelman-Pro-78537-16-Piece-Locking/dp/B00JF5F420?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_1
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https://www.amazon.com/Shankly-Twist-Socket-Remover-Sockets/dp/B076WQMSVB?ref_=fsclp_pl_dp_2