Carpokes

Recently, the socket for removing the security lug bolt broke in half and the short story is go to McGard online. After providing some basic info that was in my operators manual they identified and shipped 2 for $60 depending on your choice of carrier. A life saver.

Central+996 wrote: Sat Oct 04, 2025 9:37 am Recently, the socket for removing the security lug bolt broke in half and the short story is go to McGard online. After providing some basic info that was in my operators manual they identified and shipped 2 for $60 depending on your choice of carrier. A life saver.

Good info. I just looked through their website and saw that they are not only US based but also that all products made in the U.S., another plus.

I took the opposite approach -4 standard lugs to replace the splined ones.

Norville wrote: Sun Oct 05, 2025 12:05 pm I took the opposite approach -4 standard lugs to replace the splined ones.

That works well too. It's what I did on the GT4 and the Cayenne came without locking lugs. Having all standard lugs is probably the smart way to handle a setup, especially if on the road a lot. Also, I figure if someone is going to try to steal the wheels, they'll probably use a rollback and take the whole car...

I worked in tire/wheel sales and service for almost 25 years (first career long ago). My opinion is that wheel locks excel at preventing owners and authorized service people from removing the wheels. And in all those years I could probably count the number of wheel thefts I helped with replacements on 2 hands. Around here it's just not a common thing.

As you might guess, I have no locks on any of my cars.

The 992.1 has external splines so an enterprising thief, or annoyed owner could pound a cheap socket (21/22mm / 7/8”) over it and remove it. The 992.2 has an internal pattern to frustrate the unfortunate owner who loses the ‘key’. Hence my going to standard lugs.

And the .2 lugs need a 17mm socket, not 19

Note to self,

Look at your 08 Turbo and see what lugs it has. Youve had it five months!