Have you thoroughly looked everywhere in the car where an owner may stash a wheel lock key? Common places include the tool kit or jack kit.

 

Or the glove box. That's where I keep mine on the X5.

 

It can fall out of it's place in the trunk tool kit, and can end up next to the battery. That's what happened to me.

 

I lost the key to a similar wheel lock manufactured by McGard many many years ago. My father got the bolt off with a "C" clamp by machining the tips of the jaws enough to fit in opposite sides of the channel.

Good luck,

Joe M in WV

 

Huh???

 

several videos on Youtube dealing with this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJNz4M3K8qc

or just go to the BMW dealer and get one, they should have it in stock. Worst case visit your local Indy and ask to borrow theirs?

 

I deal with these wheel locks all the time at my shop. Especially that one you have. That earlier posted video will NOT work on those wheel locks.

Those have a floating steel collar around them. You will spend many fruitless hours trying to get those off and NOT damage your wheels.

The key slot (curved thingy part) is terrible and soft. They strip constantly and we remove them whenever the car comes in for work. Not only for my sake, but my customers.

BMW dealers carry the master set of each of the 45 key variants for removal of those when in the shop.
If you have the box, it has the key code on it and you can order a new key, from the dealer.
I strongly recommend that you hammer in the new key and use good pressure inwards to make sure the key does NOT rotate out when removing. Then throw those in the garbage and get a different type of wheel lock.

Take a look at Martin's video on the below page. It will show you exactly of what I'm talking about with the outer steel ring.

https://agatools.com/collections/featured-products/products/aga-wlrt

 

Clarification of C clamp mod to remove wheel lock. Small clamp worked for me. Something like this:https://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Duty-Mini-C-Clamp-All-Steel/dp/B003U7TSIU

Joe M in WV

 

No custom C-clamp required...

Im not endorsing the Quality, just first hit on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Twist-Socket...ckduckgo-ipad-20&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B076WQMSVB

 

I have a set of those Craftsman brand from Sears. They worked on my nephew's WRX that had McGuard locks on the wheels. The problem is those sockets work best with an air impact gun, which is what they are designed for.

Not sure where the OP lives, but if available, I'd call one of the mobile tire guys who come to your home or business and replace tires. He'd surely have the correct tools to remove the wheel lock and replace the blown tire.

OP if you want to use wheel locks, BMW sells a better version that has a head that uses an internal key shape. I've used them for years and hundreds of thousands of miles on my several BMWs. The kit of 4 used to come with two keys, but now BMW only includes one key, so it is best to order 4 ea. of one of the specific part numbers and order additional keys as spares, or once the kit arrives (the box has the key code on it), get additional keys.

 

Look in the tool tray on trunk lid, pull everything out of the trunk and look into various pockets: glove box, consol, etc.

 

If you can***8217;t find it, it***8217;s time to smash on some sockets and replace them with stock bolts. Maybe a local tire shop could help you out