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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 11:42 AM
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Does anybody have a Boyd Coddington lug nut socket. They are a rounded star pattern and the socket would fit inside the lug nut. I don't have any pictures of them. I bought these wheels and tires from a guy, but I wanted 2 tires from these Boyd wheels, problem is we can't unbolt the wheels from the axle. If anyone out there has one I could borrow, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 01:48 PM
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I think thats the one i have pm me your email address and i will send you a pick of it ..
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Old Jul 8, 2010 | 04:26 PM
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Last time I needed an oddball wheel lock socket,I made an impression of it with playdoh and matched it up with that.
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 06:39 AM
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If thats the one i will be home around 4 pm then you can come get it ..
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 07:56 AM
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Unfortunately that is not it. The star pattern is actually 10 "points" and the socket would need to fit inside. It's a wierd lock. I've never seen one like it. But thanks for the help anyways.
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 12:14 PM
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another choice is to use the Snapon universal socket.
It will scar the nut tho.
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 02:35 PM
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It looks like this lug nut, except it is rounded, rather than pointed.
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 02:53 PM
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you might want to call ur local tire stores they normally have a universal remover.
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Old Jul 9, 2010 | 03:30 PM
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Weld a big nut on it and remove it
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Originally Posted by lt1srule
Weld a big nut on it and remove it
I had to do that to a big brake Brembo hub and wheel I got from a JY. The guy broke 2 snapon universal nut sockets trying to get it off. I took it home,welded a 1/2inch nut on it and bam impact buzzed it right off.
The wheel got some sparks on it but who cares,it was broken anyway.
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I used to work at a wheel and tire store ... take a reg ole socket that is lil bigger ( might want to use a cheap brand for this) and hammer it over it till it wont slip and just remove it that way works great did it many times.
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When I bought my Formula there were four different kinds of lug nuts on it. Three of those kinds were different locking lugnuts. All you need is a slightly smaller socket, hammer, a bench vise, and a screw driver.
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 03:07 PM
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Hopefully I can try all of these suggestions tomorrow. It sucks that all of the lug nuts are the same one. It would be a pain in the *** to steal these rims!
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Old Jul 12, 2010 | 08:15 PM
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Hopefully I can try all of these suggestions tomorrow. It sucks that all of the lug nuts are the same one. It would be a pain in the *** to steal these rims!
isnt that the point?
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