im half way through the process of removing the locks off my e39 540i lol and this helped a bunch!. Pro tip dont let tire shops torque the wheel locks with the air gun.
Couldn’t really tell easily, does this work with the wheel lock that has the spinning collar, please? I am trying to apply this method on my 2016 MB GLC300 too. Could you advise please? Thanks
bmw is a money trap they don't even know what key that fits, my wheels have a totally different lock, is round and teeth on the inside and nobody on earth knows or has the correct size
Bro! Thank you so much 🙏 You saved me so much money and time. Literally the only person online that showing how to do this so easily. Same wheels lock and everything and my wheels locks gots broken at a tire shop because they don’t know what thier doing be setting psi way too high smh. I was stuck and I didn’t know what to do for months, but you came through! Thank you again 🙏🙏
Hey! Sorry to hear you ran into issues. Sounds like you might not have driven the spline tool in deep enough - which is where having a heavy enough hammer is key to pulling this off smoothly. Hope it all worked out though!
Hi, thanks for your comment/feedback! Yes, I think enough time has passed to where I am ready to do a follow up analysis on this project and maybe some others as well. Feel free to let me know if there are any other projects/topics you’d like me to touch on in future videos! Cheers.
Alex, my man! Thank you so much for this video, I had 2 wheels locks on my 2015 BMW M6 that were stripped out and couldn't figure out how to get them off. Your video saved me $600 and a trip to dealership. I was able to get them both off within 15min, just wanted to say thank you!!
You have no idea how helpful this was. The previous tech who mounted the rear tires on my 2016 F30 over torqued only the wheel lock. It stripped my key when I tried to remove it. Took it to BMW, they tried to remove it with their key and it stripped theirs as well. So they wanted $275 to remove it. I then went to about 8-9 tires shops/mechanics and they all tried with their tools but couldn’t remove it. They all had the day lug nut extractors that won’t work on these wheel locks. So they just kept saying to go back to BMW and pay the $275. I came upon this video, bought the same exact items you listed in the description and removed it within 5 minutes. Piece of cake!
Hi Alex, thanks for the vid, i have been trying to find out as much info on Trias as i can, have you learned any new updated info on Trias regarding its current status of development and validity as a project? thanks!
This video was made a year ago. Meanwhile Trias made many partnerships, they developed Triathon ( metaverse project) which will be used to test incoming crypto projects, recently they have got license to incorporate in Japanese digital Yen. Please update RU-vid community on these. There's a reason they call Trias ' Chinese Ethereum '. At these prices Trias is a steal.
Amazing way to extract BMW wheel lock lug with spinning ring on it (without key or key damaged)! The 23mm 12-point socket worked magic and took the ring and lock head off instantly. I opted out the 2nd step approach as I was afraid that the CTA 10-point tuner lug nut socket may fail since you only have one shot at it and my overtightened lug may just would not turn as desired. Instead, I used a 3” disk cutting tool to have the lug head I just removed in step one shaped into a 19mm hex nut and hammered it back into the original lug grooves, which is still on the wheel. It worked like a charm. I searched and watched lots of RU-vid episodes on this subject, using approaches like welding, chiseling and drilling, all making a mess, and Alex On Everything method is by far the best. Total cost: $8.20 for the 23mm socket (still reusable) if you already have other tools needed for this job - breaker bar, bench vise, sledgehammer, 3" disk cutter, 19mm and 17mm sockets. It is time to say goodbye to wheel locks. They are more trouble than anything else. Anyone wants my modified lug head to go with 19mm socket, let me know here. I can mail it to you.
So my approach to this issue was that if I couldn’t figure it out, I would need the dealer to remove them anyway, so worth trying to DIY in a way that isn’t destructive - such as drilling it out. First part was to figure out what size socket would work to fit on top, then what weight of hammer needed to drive it on - at first I was using a 2lb hammer and it wasn’t hitting hard enough to drive the socket on. Once I got the top/outer part of the wheel lock off, I could see it had a splined inner, so then I went hunting for something I could hammer into it and turn it out. The 10 point tuner key just happened to be the perfect size for it, but you could come up with a variety of options to get the inner part of the wheel lock out. It was very much just a process of trial and error before I would give up and let a dealership run my pockets, and I knew if I broke something I could still drive the car over to them with 4/5 bolts still holding the wheel on.
Thank you so much for the video. I literally have the exact same car. 2015 328i with same non sport wheel with the same exact problem. Purchased the parts at Autozone; 23mm sockets (deep or shallow 12pt works), the tuner 10pt key and 3lb sledgehammer (home depot) Used 1/2 drive break bar and everything came out smoothly. No more wheel locks for me. All going into garbage including those "new" 23mm sockets lol. Thanks again!
Alex, I wanna thank you for this awesome video and sharing this amazing information. My nightmare is finally over thanks to your generosity. It all started when the idiot at tire shop over torqued all my wheel bolts and wheel locks by hitting them so hard with pneumatic impact gun. I managed to break all bolts and locks loose but one stubborn one. It was so tight that I stripped the first key. I ordered two new keys from McGard in upstate NY who is the maker of these BMW locks. The second broke and the metal basically melted inside the groves. I went back to stupid tire shop and three attempts later, they banged up the cap and floating ring with a chisel. They were never able to remove the bolt with spline groves. I thankfully stumbled upon your video and ran immediately to Autozone and purchase the 10 point 1/2” spline tool ( part #4710 at Auto zone). And to think that even the technicians at McGard did not know this trick. Instead sending me a drill bit kit in order to drill out head of bolt-Thank God you saved me from this. I can’t thank you enough. Now I just gotta get wheel powder coated again since it got butchered. No more wheel locks ever again!
This works!!! I watched another vid and the size socket didn’t work. Buy the exact same sock he says and it will work super easy. I was shocked! Thank you!
looked great... my key stripped (I believe) and bmw wants $69 for the new key... I am still nervous in what you did. But I will eventually try this. My Mini lock nuts are BMW's. I have a question: you stated you have to break the top off of the lock nut to expose the "spline"; is that how that lock nut is made where the bolt and the head of the lock nut is in 2 pieces?
Yes, this is a 2-piece design where the external flower part (where the key is inserted) is wedged in the inner splined part. If your first key stripped, it's very likely the new one will too since the key's metal is soft and it does not go very deep (~1/8"). I looked up the Mini wheel locks and they appear to be identical, so this should work - check some of the other testimonials in the comments - even non-car folks managed to get these out following the procedure shown Worst case scenario, you'll need a dealership to drill them out, but definitely worth the $50 to try first! You can even return the unused sockets to recoup some cost, good luck
Why would you care about ethanim? Ethanim is a seperate project which the trias team has nothing to do about. Also triathon is a seperate project which is not associated with the trias team. They just utilize trias blockchain.
@@Therealjimcramer Let me repeat: They are both not by trias. They are not products by trias, nor does the trias team work on them. What you said about gas fees is correct though.
Heck, I almost spent $400 on the AGA tool kit. I also considered $179 an hour at a local BMW shop with no guarantee that the wheel wasn’t gonna get damaged!
$TRIAS. Now is the time to get on this behemoth. Already working with Chinese local governments and Huawei, Mitsubishi and a broad range of multinationals. The main issue they have had are they are low on marketing. This WILL change with launch of mainnet in Q4. Its a layer -1 meaning it can be used as a plug n play for everything from Ethereum (which means it could increase transaction speed to 100,000 TPS (currently 2,000 to 3,000). to major international governments. 300 new engineers by end of year. Check AMA. Once mainnet arrives this will spread like wildfire. Its a 4 figure coin. Development commenced 2009. Stupidly undervalued
