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Help! anyone in the Oslo area

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The body shop have overtighten the wheel bolts and now i have broken the wheel bolt key loosening them.
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I have loosened 9 bolt and need to lend the key so I can tighten them again and drive the car back to the garage.
 
While I live in the US and cannot help you, I had this happen to me twice. Due to over-tightened bolts, a dealer broke my tool just like above. We ordered a new tool. That one broke. Finally with the 3rd tool, we got them all out. I have replaced them all with BMW lug bolts that have the same threading. No more special tool, no more breaking. However, I have had a different problem. My local Tesla SC was tightening the bolts to the higher specs used by the Model S/X when they had the car (they weren't the ones who had overtightened it). I made sure at my last tire change, that my local shop tightened to the lower torque for the Roadster. A few weeks later, I (fortunately) noticed that on one wheel, 2 lug bolts where missing and another was halfway out. I have re-tightened and all is well. Since it was only 1 wheel, I think it was an issue with the initial tightening and not the bolt. I can share the part number for BMW if you want. Best wishes getting that last one out.
 
Outstanding! Your solution with the Elise parts is probably better for you. I have the black wheels, so prefer the black BMW bolts, but with your silver wheels, the silver bolts probably look better! Glad to hear you found a solution. I know that it was a pain!
 
The tools came in the mail on Friday, and they are STRONG. I had no problem loosening the other bolts, some were even tighter then the one that broke the original tool. The tool fits the head of the bolt much better so i would not have any hesitations using air tools on them.
I you ever order anything from Elise Parts, order the tool to, it costs nothing.