Help - Need to borrow security lug nut key from local SoCal owner

[chronopublish]

Hi all,

My Roadster needs new tires and my security lug nut key has gone missing. Is there anyone in the South OC region who could help me out? I can drive to you and remove the lug nuts at your location so you'll get the key back immediately.

Thanks,

Jason

 

[Panicopticon]

I believe there are 8 different lug lock patterns, do you know which you have?

 

[chronopublish]

Wow, didn't realize that - I don't but I could take a photo tonight.

 

[Panicopticon]

Assuming it hasn't gotten lost, there should be a card in the tool kit that says which number they are. It may also have been moved into the manual. Mine was wrapped around the lock tool.

 

[Hsujonn]

PM sent! hope i can help

 

[chronopublish]

I checked the toolkit and don’t see a number. The owner’s manual references part no TR0055.

 

[X.l.r.8]

 

[X.l.r.8]

Looks like Q to me.

 

[chronopublish]

I can confirm it isn’t P (thanks to Hsujonn). Agree it looks like Q but there are so many similar ones it’s hard to be sure.

 

[X.l.r.8]

7 points so it rules out 70%, it’s on a small base circle so that rules out another 20%, that leaves P,Q,N,S the inside is a uniform star shape, that rules out P and S. Q looks the model symmetrical as does your bolt, hence Q. It was a slow night. Someone with image skills could overlay the images. I’m a hardware guy so I’m no help there.

 

[gregd]

7 points so it rules out 70%, it’s on a small base circle so that rules out another 20%, that leaves P,Q,N,S the inside is a uniform star shape, that rules out P and S. Q looks the model symmetrical as does your bolt, hence Q. It was a slow night. Someone with image skills could overlay the images. I’m a hardware guy so I’m no help there.

Alternative suggestion. Order a set of lug bolts, the un-keyed ones, from Tesla, and have them swapped. I think mine ran a total of $35-ish, and they swapped mine for free.

The bolts are nearly impossible to get out without the extension tool, which isn't hens' teeth to find, but not something you'd find in a random wheel thief's pocket. There's also not a huge market for the wheels, so risk is low. My original key broke during a tire swap, leaving me with a significant problem in that I only had 4 bolts on one wheel. Making things worse, the local SC didn't have a set of keys. We (both the SC through their channels, and I via the on-line support chat) had to plead with another SC to overnight the key set (there were only 8, I thought?) so that the SC could do the swap and the tire place get the new tires on the car. All in all, it took several weeks to resolve. If I recall, the SC we got the keys from is the one in San Rafael, CA, but there should be one closer to you.

 

[Roadster]

Someone with image skills could overlay the images.

As you wish Seems very VERY likely to be Wheel Bolt Key Q - 893 TPN# 2005011.

 

[chronopublish]

Alternative suggestion. Order a set of lug bolts, the un-keyed ones, from Tesla, and have them swapped. I think mine ran a total of $35-ish, and they swapped mine for free.

This is exactly what I ended up doing - was able to drive to Torrance and they had the full set of keys there and made the swap to un-keyed lug nuts for just the cost of parts ($22 iirc).

Thank you everyone for all the help! That image overlay is awesome Roadster!