Jaguar locking wheel nuts

[saintpeter48]

i have 2 locking wheel nuts that i cannot remove from my car wheels, 2 garages have had a go but cannot get the locking wheel nuts off, now i have booked it into jaguar service and am dreading what they will charge me. I have the locking nut key but the thread on the actual nut seems to have chewed away. is this a jaguar fault and has anyone any ideas on how to remove them. thanks in advance.

[Toureman]

You can get locking nut removal tools but as two garages have tried they probably would not do the job.

[TWR]

I have just done this on my sons Cougar, there was four pins on the locking nut & they had worn down, I got a smaller size socket & smacked onto the locking nut, that sorted it, Are they Alloys? If not, have you got a blow lamp? use that on the nut prior to the task of removing the way I have stated.

[AlBags]

I have mig welded a nut on top before. That works too.
The 'bang a slightly smaller socket on' routine should work tho, if the nut is too tight.
They have previously been overtightened, or rusted up. Either way .. lack of or poor maintenance.

[Lurcher1]

All four Jaguar locking nuts removed for £60 at http://lockingwheelnutsremoved.com/

And no damage.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxpjYHbYedA