Mopar rack lost 'key'

[Gojeep]

Dad dropped the 'key' he calls it to take the roof bars off and on. They are the Mopar ones so now they are stuck on there. Dealer said was not available as a separate purchase. The head it fits over looks like an 8 pointed bolt. Anyone ever had to take some off without ruining the bars?
Sockets are usually 6 or 12 point so would have to be something else. Has to really thin walled too by the looks of it.

[projoe]

have you checked stateside Quadratec, morris 4x4 sites? also sprint here in SA deal with a lot of different tool manufacturers & i have sourced some hard to get stuff from them.

[Gojeep]

Fortunately he found the spare finally today but wanted still to replace the lost one. The dealer emailed the fitting instructions and it said to record the key number. So I gave this to the dealer and they still said there was no way to get a spare and to see a locksmith instead. They don't make plastic socket tools.
Thanks for the suggestion though and will look into that if need be.

[Kontek]

Know anyone with a 3d printer ? Ive printed a few tools. Not to bad

[Gojeep]

Originally Posted by Kontek

Know anyone with a 3d printer ? Ive printed a few tools. Not to bad

Now there is a thought! Do they use plastics stronger enough to do the job?

[Kontek]

Yeah should do the trick theres a few different types. Im pretty sure abs is the stronger one.

[Gojeep]

Originally Posted by Kontek

Yeah should do the trick theres a few different types. Im pretty sure abs is the stronger one.

Excellent.