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Cheap locking wheel nuts! *crappp*
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:59 am
by s-l-i-x
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
Need to buy some DECENT quality locking wheel nuts.... Anyone know anywhere with some going cheap?
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:43 pm
by alexperkins
Well VW do a set of 4 for 20 quid
And theyre very good quality!
Re: Cheap locking wheel nuts! *crappp*
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 4:21 pm
by Bepe
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
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:04 pm
by New B
Go for a set of McGuards Locking Wheel nuts there only a few quid more than the VW ones.
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 5:33 pm
by david burton
some for sale in the for sale section I think, not sure if they'll fit.
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 6:53 pm
by colour_concept
its your lucky day... and mines 
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.
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 9:52 pm
by s-l-i-x
colour_concept wrote:its your lucky day... and mines
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.
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 1:10 pm
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.
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 2:22 pm
by mc_iver_9n
I have McGard - Rated as one of the best.
Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2007 7:34 pm
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.
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 4:34 pm
by JoeG07
did you buy them from halfords by any chance?
Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 5:33 pm
by s-l-i-x
