I need a socket!

[930dreamer]

Time to look at the brakes on the 2010 Charger Sxt 3.5 liter. Not sure if these lug nuts are factory but no socket I own fits?

 

[Shiftless]

Looks like you have these dynofit brand (or something like them) aftermarket lug nuts.

Looks like you’ll need a special “key”.

 

[930dreamer]

I looked under the spare tire and found the socket, what are the chances.

 

[JerseyBoatBuilder]

Someone got upsold on Wheel locks for factory wheels.

 

[Wrench97]

Someone got upsold on Wheel locks for factory wheels.

Probably for replacement lug nuts when the caps started peeling off...................................

 

[RTM]

I looked under the spare tire and found the socket, what are the chances.

In my cars, the key is with the jack, under the seat in the truck and SUV. Shop always looks everywhere else first.

 

[Wamsutta]

Those nuts look 12-point to me; not splined.

 

[Mick56]

That's odd. Normally you don't find the old one till after you buy a new one.

 

[AJHD]

In my cars, the key is with the jack, under the seat in the truck and SUV. Shop always looks everywhere else first.

**** wheel locks... Most vehicle owners still have no idea what wheel locks are or what a wheel lock key/socket is or where it's located when we ask. They also don't tell the service advisor even if they do so we have to go on a 15 minute expedition through their vehicle to find the damn thing.

Most people keep them in the glove box, center console or doors. We check the trunk last because it's usually buried under 500 pounds of **** we have to take out and put back in.

Most people treat their vehicles like rolling trash cans and/or storage units.

 

[merkyworks]

**** wheel locks... Most vehicle owners still have no idea what wheel locks are or what a wheel lock key/socket is or where it's located when we ask. They also don't tell the service advisor even if they do so we have to go on a 15 minute expedition through their vehicle to find the damn thing.

Most people keep them in the glove box, center console or doors. We check the trunk last because it's usually buried under 500 pounds of **** we have to take out and put back in.

Most people treat their vehicles like rolling trash cans and/or storage units.

And wheel steeling thieves have all the keys anyway, wheel locks have become a bit redundant

 

[Bagherra]

Probably for replacement lug nuts when the caps started peeling off...................................

I caught hell when my gf at the time had a Charger and and i was gonna do the brakes....
That's a sorry SOB who ever designed those..

 

[Wrench97]

I caught hell when my gf at the time had a Charger and and i was gonna do the brakes....
That's a sorry SOB who ever designed those..

And the fact that they still use them makes it even worse................................

 

[saltwater4life]

I regrettably have splined lug nuts on my wife’s car as the dealer lost the key and I didn’t realize it till I was changing a tire out on the side of the road at 10 am. After market splined lug nut sets with key were cheaper than quality lug set. I’ve been pretty happy with the spline versus tradition wheel lock lug

 

[AJHD]

I regrettably have splined lug nuts on my wife’s car as the dealer lost the key and I didn’t realize it till I was changing a tire out on the side of the road at 10 am. After market splined lug nut sets with key were cheaper than quality lug set. I’ve been pretty happy with the spline versus tradition wheel lock lug

If it requires a specialized socket, same opinion applies... Anything other than a standard 6-point socket (usually 1/2" deep) that could be used for other purposes.

Also the fact you have to use an actual standard sized socket in order to use the specialized socket in order to remove the wheel is just beyond stupid.

Equal share of anger, annoyance and frustration goes to chrome cap lugs. But that's an idiotic manufacture design decision and not a conscious decision made by the customer, previous owner or dealer.