Cheap locking wheel nuts! *crappp*

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s-l-i-x
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Cheap locking wheel nuts! *crappp*

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Bought some about 2 months ago and yesterday night I heard what sounded like a bottle going round inside my wheel! Then under closer inspection I removed the cap for the alloys to see that one of the locking wheel nuts has sheered in half and was going round and round inside the cover! They looked decent when I bought them but seems its not the case :evil:

Need to buy some DECENT quality locking wheel nuts.... Anyone know anywhere with some going cheap?
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Well VW do a set of 4 for 20 quid :) And theyre very good quality!
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Re: Cheap locking wheel nuts! *crappp*

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s-l-i-x wrote: Need to buy some DECENT quality locking wheel nuts.... Anyone know anywhere with some going cheap?
you said it there mate, you wanted cheap, you got cheap lol
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Go for a set of McGuards Locking Wheel nuts there only a few quid more than the VW ones.
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some for sale in the for sale section I think, not sure if they'll fit.
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its your lucky day... and mines :D

ive got a brand new set of mcgard locking nuts for sale. will fit a polo mk5 6n2. i can do them for £22 delivered via paypal.

let me know.
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colour_concept wrote:its your lucky day... and mines :D

ive got a brand new set of mcgard locking nuts for sale. will fit a polo mk5 6n2. i can do them for £22 delivered via paypal.

let me know.
lol thanks for the reply! Saw them in the for sale thread but didnt know if they were still for sale... WIll they deff fit my alloys? 15"..... pm me your paypal addy if so.
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Post by colour_concept »

as long as you have aftermarket alloys and not standard ones. the reason they dont fit standard alloys is because the actual seating of the bolts is tapered. (see pic below...)

tapered bolts are needed for 95% of aftermarket wheels
rounded are used in standard alloys

if unsure check your alloy and see if the part where the bolts goes in is rounded or tapered. im fairly confident it would need tapered bolts.

hence the ones i have are tapered. 8)

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I have McGard - Rated as one of the best.
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Post by s-l-i-x »

Yeah I have aftermarket alloys, and the old ones were tapered im sure. If they are still for sale pm me.
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did you buy them from halfords by any chance?
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No not from halfords, it was these http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %26fvi%3D1
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