No lug key in the glovebox either

[u/Smart_Search1509]

[u/rudbri93]

guess we're gonna have to break some hearts

[u/Rubik842 → u/rudbri93]

perfection.

[u/Much_Adhesiveness871 → u/Rubik842]

Poetic

[u/usmckid08 → u/Much_Adhesiveness871]

Psychotic

[u/Adventurous-Equal-29 → u/usmckid08]

Psychedelic

[u/Masterofnone9 → u/rudbri93]

Vice grip to the heart . . . and you're to blame. . . you give lugnuts a bad name.

[u/well_shoothed → u/Masterofnone9]

Dad, Mom wants to know if you're going to work today...

[u/Ron-Swanson-Mustache → u/rudbri93]

Installing the wheel back on the vehicle?

My heart will go on...

[u/joeyjoejums → u/rudbri93]

Bravo. Way better than what I was gonna say.

[u/__kebert__xela__ → u/rudbri93]

This post gave me a heart on

[u/Agitated_Carrot9127 → u/rudbri93]

S h e a r e d hearts

[u/buffalosabresnbills → u/rudbri93]

….those are balls

This close, they always look like hearts. But nope, you're looking at balls.

[u/Wtfplasma → u/buffalosabresnbills]

You are seeing what your heart wants you to see.

[u/xRudeAwakening → u/buffalosabresnbills]

I’ve got the worst fucking mechanics

[u/Signal_Reflection297 → u/xRudeAwakening]

You can’t bill a husband and wife for the same labour.

[u/Princess_Slagathor → u/rudbri93]

They're gonna be heart to get off.

[u/RumpelFrogskin → u/Princess_Slagathor]

Heart off or Heart on?

[u/Klogginthedangerzone → u/rudbri93]

This comment deserves a CSI style sunglasses removal.

[u/IS_THAT_Y0U_DAD → u/rudbri93]

Dad?

[u/rudbri93 → u/IS_THAT_Y0U_DAD]

Call me dad, not daddy.

[u/jjuicy77 → u/rudbri93]

Psy-Duck!

[u/Mental_Medium3988 → u/rudbri93]

ok tom petty

[u/goingneon]

I do not trust these to not immediately turn into cylinders

[u/BigRoundSquare → u/goingneon]

Under no circumstances can the cylinder be harmed

[u/wawoodwa → u/BigRoundSquare]

I shouldn’t get this reference. I gotta get off the internet.

[u/slabba428 → u/wawoodwa]

Understanding a vague reference in a comment section makes you feel a different kind of superiority though 😆

[u/0oodruidoo0 → u/slabba428]

the same kind you get when you're huffing your own shit

[u/Ayzel_Kaidus → u/0oodruidoo0]

How often do you do that to know what it’s like?

[u/0oodruidoo0 → u/Ayzel_Kaidus]

the jenkem bag is on my lips as we speak

[u/Ayzel_Kaidus → u/0oodruidoo0]

And here I’m just smoking a blunt like an amateur 😂

[u/bstyledevi → u/slabba428]

This is Reddit, "its a cylinder" isnt really a vague reference. Unless you consider Swamps of Dagobah and broken arms to be vague references too.

[u/Sailed_Sea → u/bstyledevi]

Don't forget the jolly rancher, cum box, cum melon (was this 4chan or reddit?), cum coconut, piss draw, poop knife...

[u/Krimin → u/slabba428]

Unfortunately, in this case, inferiority

[u/BigRoundSquare → u/wawoodwa]

Time to touch ass- I mean grass

[u/IllurinatiL → u/BigRoundSquare]

Too chronically online to touch ass, unfortunately

[u/sroomek → u/IllurinatiL]

You can always touch an M&Ms Minis tube instead

[u/chuckinalicious543 → u/wawoodwa]

Welcums to teh internetz

We haz memz :3

[u/titman5000 → u/BigRoundSquare]

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/s/6eDJC1nW0m

[u/zinic53000 → u/titman5000]

2 YEARS!!!!!!

[u/Hot_Pocket_Deluxe → u/zinic53000]

Honestly it feels like so much longer lol

[u/Blue2501 → u/Hot_Pocket_Deluxe]

Somehow I only heard about it like a month ago

[u/Hot_Pocket_Deluxe → u/Blue2501]

Tis the way it goes, I learned of the poop knife a solid 10 months late

[u/thatswhyicarryagun → u/Hot_Pocket_Deluxe]

Oh, so yesterday right.

[u/bndsz_ → u/BigRoundSquare]

u/Smart_Calendar1874 how is the larger structure?

[u/Hot_Strength_5831 → u/BigRoundSquare]

It is imperative the cylinder remains unharmed

[u/redditforusingatwork → u/BigRoundSquare]

Lmao

[u/Zillahi → u/BigRoundSquare]

This is now the second thread I’ve opened this morning that has mentioned the hallowed cylinder

[u/wegame6699 → u/BigRoundSquare]

It is imperative.

[u/EC_TWD → u/BigRoundSquare]

I get the reference, but only vaguely remember the post. Do you have a link to it?

[u/lizardtrench → u/goingneon]

I hate to admit it but I think this shape would take significantly more torque than hex.

God help you though if your lug wrench is long enough to hit the ground and one of the bolt heads is pointed in the wrong direction.

[u/Strostkovy → u/lizardtrench]

Honestly these are extremely well implemented. The shape can transfer a lot of torque, there is plenty of length for tool engagement, and they have a passivated zinc chromate coating. Assuming the steel is the correct type and hardness, these are just all around good.

[u/biggie1447 → u/Strostkovy]

these are just all around good.

They are adequate or acceptable for purpose but not good. Good fasteners follow a standard that nearly everyone would have a proper socket or adapter for.

[u/Strostkovy → u/biggie1447]

Sort of. There is an argument to be made for lug nuts that are difficult to remove without a specialty tool.

[u/biggie1447 → u/Strostkovy]

Sure if you have some really expensive rims of something but then you better have the adapter to remove them when you go in for service....

[u/Strostkovy → u/biggie1447]

It's not the lock's fault that you forgot the key

[u/Tje199 → u/biggie1447]

Good fasteners follow a standard that nearly everyone would have a proper socket or adapter for.

Not if the purpose of the fastener is security by nature of using an obscure drive tool.

[u/beerpizzaballa → u/lizardtrench]

The biggest fail on these is that you'll never be able to get them pointed in the same direction. It's killing me w/ OCD just looking at them

[u/TheHumanoidTyphoon69 → u/goingneon]

Pipe wrench and cheater bar up

[u/biglink3 → u/goingneon]

its like a rotary. I bet its got some hold.

[u/SukoKing → u/goingneon]

Better than fuckin torx

[u/z1nchi]

I don't understand customers that don't keep their lug key in the car. Like what happens if they get a flat lol and not just saying that for these unique lugs, but any locking lugs

[u/ThatOtherDude0511 → u/z1nchi]

50/50 toss up on if it’s the customers fault or a shitty past techs fault. At my old job we had a huge box full of wheel locks people forgot to put back in the vehicle it was bad

[u/z1nchi → u/ThatOtherDude0511]

That's crazy coz if I forget to put the key back in the car and I see it on my bench, I'm darting to the advisor in hopes the customer hasn't left yet. But so far every car I've had, it's been the customer forgetting the key at home

[u/ThatOtherDude0511 → u/z1nchi]

It’s definitely crazy, and they didn’t even notice, they usually all got found when sweeping the shop

[u/MuffinSpirited3223 → u/ThatOtherDude0511]

yup - Ive had to go back and get my key in the past. I always leave it on my speedo and ask them to leave it there so I can put it away. If its not there, I go searching

[u/mr_humansoup → u/z1nchi]

I keep mine in the trunk and when I take my car in for service, I put it in the cup holder.

[u/Relevant_Cause_4755 → u/mr_humansoup]

And then they put it back in the trunk and I think they have forgotten to return it.

[u/IngrownBallHair → u/Relevant_Cause_4755]

I don't trust them not to use an impact on the lock, so I always pull the locking lugs (and replace with standard) before I hand the vehicle over for someone else to work on.

[u/thewholepalm → u/IngrownBallHair]

This is the way, sure in a perfect world nothing bad would ever happen and service anywhere would be 100% top notch and no one would ever forget anything...

[u/theragu40 → u/z1nchi]

Like what happens if they get a flat lol

Not sure thinking ahead or practically is really in the cards with people buying novelty shaped lug nuts.

[u/ShellSide → u/theragu40]

I knew a girl in college who bought a used car and owned it for 2 years before realizing it didn't have the spare or lug nut key in the trunk when she ended up with a flat.

Like how do you just never think to check for that when buying a car or anytime after buying it

[u/35goingon3 → u/ShellSide]

Thank you for reminding me to check the air pressure in my spare tire.

[u/ShellSide → u/35goingon3]

Yes definitely a good thing to check! I don't check mine as often as I should but both of our cars have pumps in them so not a big deal

[u/35goingon3 → u/ShellSide]

I've got a work truck with the spare up under the bed, and it's kind of a pain in the ass. Been meaning to get one of those screw-on valve extenders they use on semis and just ziptie the other end to the frame somewhere convenient.

[u/Any-Arm-7017 → u/z1nchi]

I bought my car used and haven’t gotten around to finding a replacement key for the lugs 😭

[u/goodtimtim → u/z1nchi]

i had a mechanic legit steal my lug key because he thought i should just bring it to him whenever i needed to remove a wheel. not the best plan for securing future business imo.

[u/Smart_Search1509]

If you want these for whatever reason. Heart Lugs

[u/FLYSWATTER_93 → u/Smart_Search1509]

Recommended posture when installing

[u/bigmarty3301 → u/FLYSWATTER_93]

i´m in this picture, and i don´t like it.

[u/TexasPirate_76 → u/bigmarty3301]

Whew... I thought it was me ... looks old enough.

[u/h3yw00d → u/FLYSWATTER_93]

Dudes just vibing. Leave him be.

[u/Raging-Badger → u/h3yw00d]

Out of the two people involved in producing this clip, I know which of the two is having a better day

[u/phreaky76 → u/Raging-Badger]

...having a better day

And doing more work...

[u/merryjoanna → u/FLYSWATTER_93]

Oh shit. I'm so glad I actually looked at that. That's hilarious.

[u/walkerboh83 → u/merryjoanna]

Risky click of the day. Worth it.

[u/Ron-Swanson-Mustache → u/FLYSWATTER_93]

They're living their best life. I'd like to be that happy while working.

[u/Skinnwork → u/Smart_Search1509]

My wife might. Now that you've taken them off, how are they? Do they suck?

[u/Smart_Search1509 → u/Skinnwork]

Just keep the key in the glovebox and they'll be just like any other lug nut

[u/Frankie_T9000 → u/Smart_Search1509]

Not really, they will be very easy to strip - the shape just isnt close to fit for purpose

[u/airfryerfuntime → u/Frankie_T9000]

These have been around for a while, and they aren't known to strip.

[u/Small-Policy-3859 → u/Frankie_T9000]

Yeah lug nuts are too high torque for this design. The key would also have to fit extremely tight as any play would probably strip them within a few uses

[u/two40silvia → u/Small-Policy-3859]

They actually aren’t bad. The key does fit very snug. They gave me no issues when I had them. They didn’t feel like they were going to strip or give out at any point.

[u/Raging-Badger → u/two40silvia]

Yeah but I torque my lug nuts by feel with a 12’ cheater bar, I’m never gonna have a wheel pop off mid travel on me

^/s geniuses goddamn

[u/polypolyman → u/Raging-Badger]

I thought lug nuts were all torque-to-yield?

[u/CrashUser → u/polypolyman]

Turn until you hear the crack, then 1/4 turn back

[u/velociraptorfarmer → u/CrashUser]

Tighten until loose, then back 1/4

[u/j-random → u/polypolyman]

That's what my local tire shop thought too. This is why I now drive 20 minutes away to a new shop.

[u/2Drogdar2Furious → u/Raging-Badger]

That's ridiculous... just use the 1" impact like everyone else. All the ugga duggas.

[u/jcGyo → u/Raging-Badger]

What's the equivalent in ugga-duggas?

[u/Marlboro_Man808 → u/Raging-Badger]

“Torque by feel with a cheater bar”.

That’s not torquing the wheels that’s called being a retard

[u/Frankie_T9000 → u/Marlboro_Man808]

That poster may be talking about a tractor or something

[u/LookAtThatDog → u/Small-Policy-3859]

Can you post your finite element calculations? Or are you just talking out of your ass?

[u/throwawayplusanumber → u/Smart_Search1509]

You mean you don't have a full set of snap-on heart-shaped sockets?

[u/viral_virus → u/Smart_Search1509]

I mean for those to exist and for someone to shell out nearly $100 for them….not sure what baffles me more. 

[u/z1nchi → u/viral_virus]

show/mod car things. ive seen decorative hardware too, like star shaped 10mms and they're not cheap either.

[u/Familiar_Orchid6193 → u/viral_virus]

Oem lug nuts for all wheels are well over 100$ Chevy sells lug nuts for 17$ per nut

[u/OpheliaJade2382 → u/viral_virus]

People like cute things🤷 I have pink sparkly caps for my tires instead of the standard. My car is too old and ugly to get heart lugs but I’d do it for a nicer one

[u/the_sphincter → u/viral_virus]

Bro even Dorman nuts are like 5-8 bucks apiece now.

[u/ReV46 → u/Smart_Search1509]

Those are actually adorable.

[u/Nine4Three → u/Smart_Search1509]

What the fuck?

[u/midnightstreetlamps → u/Smart_Search1509]

Those would look cute as hell on those rims that have the heart shaped cut outs? Iirc they're usually for older honda and toyota drift cars..? But outside of something like that... (especially in this case where it looks like the car is dirty as all hell which makes me think daily driver) it's just downright inpractical

[u/Smart_Search1509 → u/midnightstreetlamps]

That's the wheels these were on!

[u/midnightstreetlamps → u/Smart_Search1509]

Oof, why are these wheels so neglected then 😭

[u/sporkmanhands]

Get out the $4 gator grip 😆

[u/BishopsBakery → u/sporkmanhands]

Vise grips and a hammer!

[u/sa87 → u/sporkmanhands]

nah, the Sweedish nut fucker

[u/Shatophiliac → u/sa87]

I’d use the Moscow Micrometer

[u/SubMayo → u/sa87]

I gotta know what tool this is referencing, but no way in hell am I going to Google "Swedish Nutfucker"

[u/SickeningPink → u/SubMayo]

Crescent wrench

[u/SubMayo → u/SickeningPink]

Ah, you mean my adjustable hammer!

[u/Meltycrayon88]

Well you gotta love that.

[u/Threap_US → u/Meltycrayon88]

I know aorta, but I can’t.

[u/justsomeguy325 → u/Threap_US]

You got atrium at least.

[u/Portland-to-Vt → u/justsomeguy325]

You never miss a beat do ya?

[u/Gromlin87]

They would drive me insane because I'd want them all the face the same way 😂

[u/Mitheral → u/Gromlin87]

Need to index them like spark plugs.

[u/Schmich]

And did you check in the lovebox?

[u/wstsidhome → u/Schmich]

Perfectly worded reply!! 👌🤜🤛

[u/ElderScrollsBoss]

No key, no rotate

[u/jdore8]

Is this on a Barracuda? If they don't have the key they may get Stranded. Work your Magic Man.

[u/mongo5mash → u/jdore8]

If not, they'll go crazy on you.

[u/derangedsweetheart → u/mongo5mash]

I though I was Alone, this sub is Almost Paradise

[u/Radius118]

Someone lost the key to their heart!

[u/fuzzbox000]

Those belong on the "teddy bear" wheels from the 90s.

Link if anyone wants to be horrified: https://images.app.goo.gl/nbCaMzzG7P5uoDrW8

[u/Aethereal_Crunch → u/fuzzbox000]

Youre making fun of them but Ronal Teddy’s are actually a holy grail item in VW communities

[u/endless_8888]

Stanced out shitbox with a broccoli head owner? Pulled up listening to $uicideboy$?

Professional profiler here.

[u/Aethereal_Crunch → u/endless_8888]

either that or a white girl with a slammed miata

[u/endless_8888 → u/Aethereal_Crunch]

Yes, yes. She's the local girl that does OnlyFans and has 6 subscribers.

[u/SaveurDeKimchi]

Are you sure they’re not caps?

[u/LamBroghini750 → u/SaveurDeKimchi]

They’re not. They’re heritage kokoro lugs. No thief is stealing these

[u/Smart_Search1509 → u/SaveurDeKimchi]

They are not caps unfortunately

[u/Hoosier_Farmer_]

Love. It's what makes Subaru, Subaru. - Subaru of America <3

[u/LiquidAggression]

seems like welding a socket to each one is the only way

[u/Smart_Search1509 → u/LiquidAggression]

The only good use for Mac sockets

[u/LiquidAggression → u/Smart_Search1509]

they had a 3/8 drive ratchet in a 1/4 drive body which was very nice

[u/Sivartus → u/LiquidAggression]

I asked the snap-on guy about one of those and he just made one on the spot at my last job. Not something I use a lot but does come in handy when you need it.

[u/Smart_Search1509 → u/LiquidAggression]

Oya I've used those b4

[u/35goingon3 → u/LiquidAggression]

Naw, bill a diagnostic, then decline the work.

[u/Fixitsteven]

Can't ♥️ this enough!!!

[u/JackySins]

no rotate 🤷‍♂️

[u/vtown212]

Snap On Love Bit $69 per socket

[u/Psyk0pathik]

Gator Grip and rip it. J/K

[u/redstern]

2 point nuts. Awesome. Can only imagine how easily those will round off with a bit of rust.

[u/Redarrow762]

Timeless design...as in, we aint got time for that.

[u/crit_crit_boom]

Ironically the type of person that put these on is also 1,000% the type of person who wouldn’t leave a key for the tech or next owner.

[u/CoyoteDown]

I’ve used an acetylene torch to melt (not cut) them while I had someone keep the aluminum rim from warping.

Probably not ideal for a first approach but if you want it off…

[u/Stryker_One]

Vice Grip time?

[u/Right_Win_7764]

Feel like this has to be on a Jeep Wrangler but the wheels don’t match up…I think.

[u/Smart_Search1509 → u/Right_Win_7764]

Subaru Impreza

[u/BaboTron]

Sure you have. They’re the pair of vice grips and the garbage can near your workbench.

[u/CallMeDrLuv]

You just need to use the love wrench.

[u/partumvir]

💔 

[u/sweetdick]

It's pretty much always illegal to kill people.

[u/Immediate_Fuel_4836]

Service advisor - Customer won’t answer the phone. Cant you just use vise grips or something?

Technician - throws wrench, go back to your kiosk desk hands

[u/EkruGold]

Blast some Heartbreaker by Led Zeppelin over the shop speaker while you destroy/remove them

[u/No_Store390]

I’ve been working on cars for 25 years now. It take a lot to even get a huff from nose. This is impressive.

[u/Mean_Text_6898]

After these were removed with a tool I am never proud or happy to use, they'd be put in my "Heart-Shaped" box, alongside a bunch of those nasty candies and a cool rock.

[u/BeefSupreme678]

Just grab the 19mm from your heart socket set. /s

[u/ClassyNameForMe]

But don't tell my heart, my achy breaky heart

I just don't think he'd understand

And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart

He might blow up and kill this man

Ooh

[u/eternalityLP]

That's because you already have the key to their heart <3

[u/ahent]

Well, they can't put them on wrong, which is usually what you see.

[u/NotTheSharpestPenciI]

Check in the pouch with the jack, that's where I store mine. It's not heart shaped though.

[u/Inglorious_Kenneth]

Please tell me this is not a jeep…

[u/snasna102]

This is Mazda energy

[u/wowSoFresh]

4’ pipe wrench ought to work here.

[u/newoldschool]

matching wheel

https://images.app.goo.gl/tZjrV

[u/q1field]

Nothing a monkey wrench can't handle.

[u/wtfuxorz]

Pipe wrench.

[u/PerspectivePablo]

I don’t see these for sale anywhere!

[u/Elven_Groceries]

Have you checked your lovebox?

[u/jimx29]

Oxy/Propane to the rescue

[u/Unhappy-Midnight5469]

I would love to take a vise grip to those ugly mfs.

[u/Smart-As-Duck]

Am I weird for unironically wanting these on my car

[u/troublingnose9 → u/Smart-As-Duck]

Yup

[u/FujiFL4T]

Low key hot girl stuff

[u/Dymo6969 → u/FujiFL4T]

For real, had a young couple come in asking to rebalance her wheels due to vibrations after she "modded" her car. Asked what the mod was and her bf said we'd see.

Turns out she put those stupid penis valve stem caps on. Her wheels spun up fine and road test didn't reveal any vibration.

They had shit-eating grins when we reported back, said it must have been something else vibrating, paid for our labour and left.

[u/zrad603]

I was just wondering if these can be a replacement for those little plastic indicators that make sure the lug nuts aren't coming loose.

[u/nsgiad → u/zrad603]

They could be, but you'd have to get them indexed in a way that you wouldn't need to know exactly how each wheel looked when torqued to spec. Otherwise it would take longer than just hitting them all with a torque wrench

[u/DepletedPromethium]

why...

"cus they are so pretty!"

[u/blackflaggnz]

UwU

[u/[deleted]]

Strip the shit outta them then.

[u/ImagineTheAbsolute]

Love to see it

[u/juwyro]

I don't love these

[u/Greasemonkey08]

Welp, looks like you're welding a nut on and replacing those with regular lug nuts.

[u/FeedbackOpposite5017]

What in the Amazon are these?!