First time Ive thought to observe the lugnuts on my rims to check if they are tight since Ive purchased the car...imagine my surprise when I found out they were plastic and popped off. Here is what scares me though....what is under there isnt a typical lugnut bolt but some wierd looking bolt with what could almost be described as 'slots' in it. What is going on here and how in the hell do I remove these things?

 

Those are the locking lugnuts, you should've gotten a key (an adapter that fits the slots) for them when you bought the car.
If you didn't you'll have to hammer a socket on them to take them off, and replace them.

 

I figured these cars had locking lugnuts it just happened that the one that i took off of each was the locking lugnut. Add poor visibility due to it being nighttime and your old man pestering the **** out of you and its easy to get worried over something stupid.

 

Haha yep that 1 nut there is to protect ur Rims

 

I didn't think the SS's had locking lug nuts, atleast mine doesn't.

 

Mine sure came with locking lugs...1 for each wheel. All of my lugs lock now though...

 

pretty sure ALL f bodies came with locking lugnuts from the factory

my no option police B4C camaro came with locking lugnuts and it just has snowflakes, i dont think there is much of a demand out there for stolen 16 inch 10 spokes lol

 

Locking lugs WERE NOT standard. I have chrome ZR1's and they had the stock lugs with the stupid plastic covers on them. Locks were either SLP options(SS, Firehawk) or dealer options(all others). Neither of my previous 2 F bodies had locks either(94 V6 Camaro/Firebird).

 

Both of my f-bodies had them and my friends had them.

 

every 98-02 F body i have come across has had them or has had them activly removed

 

Mine was bought new from the dealer showroom floor. There was NOT locks on them.

 

mine 02 SS came without them too.

 

my old V6 with crapper wheels had them and my new Z28 with snowflakes has them as well...weird.

 

did you have the chrome ZR1 or chrome 10 spoke option? and you are talking about your LS1 correct?

 

yes...my 02 SS. Chrome ZR1's NO locks standard. Locks were and SLP option.

 

Locks were not an SLP option.

 

SLP lists or DID list them on their site with caps so I figured they were an option.

 

My 02 SS did not come with locks from the factory, and I am curious to see exactly how many actually did. GM may have stopped putting them on sometime during production for some reason. I do know that they were not an SLP second stocker option though.

 

Hmmmmmmmmm...I bought mine off the showroom floor that someone else had ordered (and couldn't pay for). It had them, and I know it wasn't an SLP option since it wasn't listed on that sticker. I'll go check the window sticker...

 

I bought mine brand new also, and it didn't have locks on it, I about tore the interior apart looking for the damn key (my IROC had locks) then I noticed none of the wheels had locks