How screwed am I?

[u/Capable-Temporary-68]

This is my first time changing my tires (2016 civic) im assuming I put too much force into the wheel lock key that it kinda snapped inside of the nut? I can order a replacement key easily but what do I do about half the key being stuck inside the nut? Thanks.

[u/The_Random_Persons]

Yeah, I don't know about fixing the locking bolt, but a trick I learned at a junkyard is to get a socket just a little bit smaller than your bolt, hammer it onto the locking bolt, then put a breaker bar on the hammered on socket and wrench off the locking bolt. Its called a sacrificial socket or something. Use one of those 12 point sockets if it really being terrible. Can confirm it works, can confirm that locking bolts are a pain in the ass and not worth it. I guess you could put on a new locking bolt after that but why would you?