Locking Wheel Bolts
Locking Wheel Bolts
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bad company

Original Poster:

21,659 posts

291 months

Thursday 14th May
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I looked at the handbook and see that I should have 2 parts for the wheel bolts. Am I missing something since the tyre was changed?





Edited by bad company on Thursday 14th May 19:41

Deviation

191 posts

29 months

Thursday 14th May
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The other bit is hopefully in the wheel biggrin

bad company

Original Poster:

21,659 posts

291 months

Thursday 14th May
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Deviation said:
The other bit is hopefully in the wheel biggrin
Ah, got it. Thank you.

getmecoat

E-bmw

12,634 posts

177 months

Friday 15th May
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bad company said:
Deviation said:
The other bit is hopefully in the wheel biggrin
Ah, got it. Thank you.

getmecoat
Cancel your PH account on the way out. wink

Jamescrs

6,068 posts

90 months

Friday 15th May
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As an aside I had the locking wheel nut key snap on my F82 last week and had to pay someone to come out and remove the remaining locking wheel nuts from the car for me (I had already removed one myself). After paying a £80 call out fee and £20 per wheel nut it's safe to say i'll never keep locking wheel nuts on a car again.

I do have a feeling that when I had some suspension components replaced last year they may have used an impact wrench to tighten the locking wheel nuts

danb79

13,224 posts

97 months

Friday 15th May
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Jamescrs said:
As an aside I had the locking wheel nut key snap on my F82 last week and had to pay someone to come out and remove the remaining locking wheel nuts from the car for me (I had already removed one myself). After paying a £80 call out fee and £20 per wheel nut it's safe to say i'll never keep locking wheel nuts on a car again.

I do have a feeling that when I had some suspension components replaced last year they may have used an impact wrench to tighten the locking wheel nuts
I haven't run them since 2010 and had a battle of getting all 4 off my E38 at that time - never again

As you said; it only takes one idiot with a dugga-dugga gun to spin them on so tight and then they're not undone for ages...

John D.

20,515 posts

234 months

Friday 15th May
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I keep meaning to take them off my daily Aygo snotter. No one is going to steal those wheels and locking wheel nuts are potentially far more hassle than they are worth.

I've not bothered on any car for past 10yrs, but I don't own really expensive stuff.

craigjm

20,823 posts

225 months

Friday 15th May
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bad company said:
Deviation said:
The other bit is hopefully in the wheel biggrin
Ah, got it. Thank you.

getmecoat
hehe

Superlightdaa

144 posts

143 months

Friday 15th May
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Surely the OP was on a wind up!

Magic919

14,257 posts

226 months

Friday 15th May
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Wait until you read the QR code thread.

Shaun170

144 posts

27 months

Friday 15th May
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bad company said:
I looked at the handbook and see that I should have 2 parts for the wheel bolts. Am I missing something since the tyre was changed?
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Super Sonic

13,014 posts

79 months

Friday 15th May
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Some people shouldn't be allowed to have cars!

Shaun170

144 posts

27 months

Friday 15th May
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bad company said:
I looked at the handbook and see that I should have 2 parts for the wheel bolts. Am I missing something since the tyre was changed?
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