jaja
02-03-2005, 06:04 PM
I hope I'm not the only bozo who did this....
Last weekend, I took 8 hours to put in a nice set of Tein Super Street coilovers in my wife's car. Took hell of a long time, esp for me to figure out that I had to go through the rear seats to get to the rear shocks (mine is a '93 vert)
Well in short I got it to happen, but there was something about the rear shocks and how they mount to the lower arm that was bugging me. I called up Tein and they answered my question. So back it was to jacking the car up and fixing my problem.
I think this is when I left my wheel lock on.... yes... you guessed it, I prob drove off with them still on at some point. And when I was looking for it today - can't find the thing... :faint:
Since its the wife's car I tell her whats up, and she tell me not to worry cause they're stock rims and no one is going to steal them. :squint: I tell her what if she has a flat? Thats when she took my lifted Bronco. So I'm stuck with her car, until I can get these damn wheel locks off...
I end up going to the dealer to try to see if these locks are factory (dunno why I had them to begin with since they were factory wheels), and the service manager is telling me how there is a number - and they should be able to take them off.... but he takes a look at them and tells me that they are aftermarket parts, and that he has to drill them out, and that it would be hundreds of dollars to do... :fawk: yea right.
So I politely tell him :rl: that ain't right, and take off.
As I'm driving home I see a tire place, drive up and ask the guy if he can help - but the problem is he don't speak much English.... But the manager does and he tells me he can help me out. He says $20 should do it. For 1? For ALL FOUR. Well $20 sure sounds cool. But they come out with all sorts of adapters and stuff and nothing works.
So I basically give up, when the first guy who don't speak much English comes back with another adapter. :bowrofl: Yep thing comes off! Yes I get my Bronco back! :2f2f:And no more wheel locks for my wifes car... thats for sure. Come to think of it, I have 35" on my truck with Mickey Thompson wheels, and I don't have wheel locks.... :bash:
Moral of the story?
It is true that dealers are :wackit: and local shopts are :angel: pretty cool people
Oh yea... one more thing.... with that special ratchet tool - he took it off like a regular lugnut. So I guess these wheel locks are pretty meaning less....
Last weekend, I took 8 hours to put in a nice set of Tein Super Street coilovers in my wife's car. Took hell of a long time, esp for me to figure out that I had to go through the rear seats to get to the rear shocks (mine is a '93 vert)
Well in short I got it to happen, but there was something about the rear shocks and how they mount to the lower arm that was bugging me. I called up Tein and they answered my question. So back it was to jacking the car up and fixing my problem.
I think this is when I left my wheel lock on.... yes... you guessed it, I prob drove off with them still on at some point. And when I was looking for it today - can't find the thing... :faint:
Since its the wife's car I tell her whats up, and she tell me not to worry cause they're stock rims and no one is going to steal them. :squint: I tell her what if she has a flat? Thats when she took my lifted Bronco. So I'm stuck with her car, until I can get these damn wheel locks off...
I end up going to the dealer to try to see if these locks are factory (dunno why I had them to begin with since they were factory wheels), and the service manager is telling me how there is a number - and they should be able to take them off.... but he takes a look at them and tells me that they are aftermarket parts, and that he has to drill them out, and that it would be hundreds of dollars to do... :fawk: yea right.
So I politely tell him :rl: that ain't right, and take off.
As I'm driving home I see a tire place, drive up and ask the guy if he can help - but the problem is he don't speak much English.... But the manager does and he tells me he can help me out. He says $20 should do it. For 1? For ALL FOUR. Well $20 sure sounds cool. But they come out with all sorts of adapters and stuff and nothing works.
So I basically give up, when the first guy who don't speak much English comes back with another adapter. :bowrofl: Yep thing comes off! Yes I get my Bronco back! :2f2f:And no more wheel locks for my wifes car... thats for sure. Come to think of it, I have 35" on my truck with Mickey Thompson wheels, and I don't have wheel locks.... :bash:
Moral of the story?
It is true that dealers are :wackit: and local shopts are :angel: pretty cool people
Oh yea... one more thing.... with that special ratchet tool - he took it off like a regular lugnut. So I guess these wheel locks are pretty meaning less....