Locking nuts are shite!

[riggsy]

I have some on my vts, as you all know ive been polishing my rims, well when it comes to putting them back on the car im worried about tightening them as they are the set with 3 holes one side and one hole on the other (of the head)

So there is not much grip given by the locking nut key is there!

When it came to sticking the last wheel back on today i could feel it trying to go, so what to do as i no longer want them on the car :n:

Just get four standard nuts?

[saunders]

id get another set of locking nuts mate, as being s wheels, plus there polished some piky is bound to try and nick them. I had similar locking nuts on my vtr wheels, n just did them as tight as the stardard ones

[liamk15]

get a set from a car shop or halfords.

[riggsy]

Yeah i see what your saying as i have polished my rims.

The set (locking nuts) i have is just a realy shit design i think, they could easily be rounded off!

[TU-Tuning]

Get some McGard ones off ebay mate, theyre known as the best ones aswell in tests they always come out on top. Theyre 27 quid posted for a set which is well worth it if you value your rims i reckon

[saunders]

Yeah i see what your saying as i have polished my rims.

The set (locking nuts) i have is just a realy shit design i think, they could easily be rounded off!

mine had 3 circles things that stick out, they were evo something. I know what you mean tho. I just put a wheel brace on it and pushed down sharply with my foot, if you get what im saying?

Iv got Mcgard ones now tho, so you could get them

[hesslevtr]

sounds like these are the standard locking nuts

[riggsy]

Oooo i have a set in the garage wonder if they will fit.....

"Goes out to garage"

[willsy]

Theyre a good idea, but i had a problem with my last set too, one of them was so close to the full rounding, thankfully it wasnt too tight to undo else id have had problems.

On the new alloys i havnt got locking nuts yet, still my alarms got tilt motion sensors etc so i doubt they'll get nicked

[Predator_R32]

a gonna et some new nuts when mine are done

[saunders]

Theyre a good idea, but i had a problem with my last set too, one of them was so close to the full rounding, thankfully it wasnt too tight to undo else id have had problems.

On the new alloys i havnt got locking nuts yet, still my alarms got tilt motion sensors etc so i doubt they'll get nicked

I would still get some if I was you mate, no good if you don't hear it

[hesslevtr]

Theyre a good idea, but i had a problem with my last set too, one of them was so close to the full rounding, thankfully it wasnt too tight to undo else id have had problems.

On the new alloys i havnt got locking nuts yet, still my alarms got tilt motion sensors etc so i doubt they'll get nicked

id still get them an alarms not going to stop them if they want the wheels they will get them

nobody cares if an alarm goes off now be it car or house alarm

[riggsy]

Damn the ones i have in the garage have the tapered edge.

I would just stick some standards on there, but hmmmm what if what if....

[Scott]

i havent had locking wheel nuts on my car for 2 years, riding my luck maybe but i cant be dicked with locking nuts and garages using zip guns to put them back on then chewing them up.

[saunders]

Damn the ones i have in the garage have the tapered edge.

I would just stick some standards on there, but hmmmm what if what if....


If there getting rounded off go to halfrauds or a decent parts garage and get a set. Your looking at up 2 £30 for MCgard's but its well worth it mate. I would hate to see them get pinched

[riggsy]

i havent had locking wheel nuts on my car for 2 years, riding my luck maybe but i cant be dicked with locking nuts and garages using zip guns to put them back on then chewing them up.

Main reason why i dont want to put another set back on!

[saunders]

Main reason why i dont want to put another set back on!

Chrage them for it or request they take them off manually, if it happened to me thats what i would do

[saunders]

a quick question: do they need to take your wheels off for a MOT?

[TU-Tuning]

Main reason why i dont want to put another set back on!

Simple option, put that std ones back on before it goes to the garage. If all that hard work on the vts rims goes to waste cus some little twat nicks em youll regret it. I bought some an ive only got VTR rims, but id rather they done get nicked.

[riggsy]

a quick question: do they need to take your wheels off for a MOT?

I think so yes? They didnt used to but i think they do now!?

[saunders]

If so then i think ill put my old vtr wheels back on to save the hassle of them fukin things up

[riggsy]

Yeah i would you hear soo many bad stories about people getting there locking nuts rounded off and not being able to get them off!