Yes, it's unfortunate but the car I bought has a security lug nut on each wheel and unfortunately, the car did not come with the "key" which lets you plug a socket in on one side and the other side into the star-lobe shaped lug nut.
I was told by a tire shop that he can probably get them off with a torch but it would cost $10 per lug which equals $40.
Isn't there some way that a do it yourselfer could handle this? The socket is round and I think about 22 mm in diameter. Here are what my ideas are:
#1) Weld or braze a large socket onto the surface of the nut and then let cool and then put in the 1/2 inch breaker bar. Only thing is, I'd have to buy a brazer but I wonder if that would work? I am not sure what type of metal the lug nut is - if it would be compatible with whatever I chose as the filler rod and ditto with the socket.
#2) I think there is probably at least 1/2 inch of drill space on the top of the security lug nut to drill and tap and put a bolt in with a nice size head on it (before I reach the stud). But I need to loosen counterclockwise and this would also probably loosen the bolt before it loosened the lug nut unless I could somehow glue or use some type of strong cold weld or loctite on the bolt or solder or weld it in there (or braze).
I've seen "screw extractors" at Ace Hardware but they don't seem to be made to do the high torque stuff needed on a lug nut. All you can do is put a wrench on their end and rotate. That's not gonna do the job, I don't think! Any good ideas would be appreciated.