Has this ever happened to anyone before?

[jorge135]

Has this every happened to anyone before?
Any ideas of how much to get a replacement key?

[timbo_3101]

Happened to another 1er (repeated wheel changes).

BMW stealership will resupply at minor cost.

Otherwise recommend discarding these four, and using a full set of generic wheel lugs for regular track events, etc.

[jksgoh]

i think they are around $20?

I had somehow lost one from one of my wheels! (I noticed it a couple of weeks after my tyres were changed...)

[Unkie]

Yeah find the lock nut code from within the nut (ABCxx) - and go to any local BMW parts and services locale - $18 or thereabouts.

BUt that sucks having it broken off like that - previously hand or machine torqued?

[DR-JEKL]

Surely that wasn't done by hand, i suspect a pneumatic impact wrench has been used and over torqued and bang the key has fatigued and sheared off.

['fatboy']

You want to make sure no damage has been done to the lock nut threading on the bolt in the wheel itself. Very very troublesome to remove if that happens...

[RimasRS]

shop can weld another bolt to it and get it out.
Kindly ask them not to damage your wheels

[kaitan]

Originally Posted by Unkie

Yeah find the lock nut code from within the nut (ABCxx) - and go to any local BMW parts and services locale - $18 or thereabouts.

BUt that sucks having it broken off like that - previously hand or machine torqued?

like what unkie says... it's about $20. Should not be a problem to replace it.

Fyi Spotted you 3 weeks ago but u weren't looking when i wave at you.

[froop]

Originally Posted by kaitan

like what unkie says... it's about $20. Should not be a problem to replace it.

Fyi Spotted you 3 weeks ago but u weren't looking when i wave at you.

Unkie's never looking at you when you wave