Just posted this in the car ng but then thought that someone on here may be
able to help as well )

About 4 weeks ago I bought a secondhand Nissan QX and stupidly I've only
just realised that it has locking wheel nuts but there's no "key" socket for
them. Assuming that they're factory fitted (because they look exactly like
the ones on my old QX that I part-ex'd for this one), I went to Nissan main
stealers only to be told that they can't supply just the key socket and I
would need to get a full set - but that they don't specify one for that car
any longer.

Whatever I decide to do, I have to get the existing ones out so my question
is, given the range of tools and gadgets available to a mechanic in a
well-stocked workshop (main stealers or not) is there a quick and easy way
for a mechanic to get them off?

The only other thing I could think of is that I've looked at Autotrader
website and there are two QXs for sale in Manchester (about 35 miles from
me) so, again assuming that because they look the same as my old ones, I
could see if they would be willing to let me try their key-sockets on mine.

Which is likely to be the most cost effective method?

John