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Old 12-17-2011, 04:26 PM
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I ask because I'm an idiot and lost the key to remove to my wheels. Those were the style on my car. If that is factory, any chance a dealership could order me a new key if I bring the car and title to them?
Old 12-17-2011, 05:23 PM
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Your picture sucks, but that looks like the OE key to me.
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You are correct, they are factory installed. After enough digging I found the AMCOR card with the key identification number on it. Now I just have to find a dealer that can take them off without tearing them up so I can work on the car while I wait for a replacement key to come in.
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Just tear them off man. Autozone sells a lug nut removal. You can always buy em for like 2 bucks a pop.
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He's right tear those suckers off. Unless you want to sit there for a few days with a dremmel.LOL
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/88-02-Camaro...#ht_500wt_1180

http://www.ebay.com/itm/82-02-Camaro...#ht_500wt_1314
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Take em off and leave em off. Only one the locking lugs make it hard to remove the wheels for is you.
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Well I got them off, surprisingly without destroying them. Though, they say Gorilla on them. Does that mean these aren't the factory installed ones? Seems odd I'd have a sticker in the door jamb and a card in the glove box for the factory installed locks by AMCOR but have something else installed. Well, not odd given the age of the car I suppose. :/

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Those are gorilla lugnuts. The ones in your picture and the ebay listings are factory style locking lug nuts.



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