Important! : lock nuts - Saxperience

david-williams · 25th November 2009, 16:50

ive just bought a vts recently and when buying the car i checked everything apart from the lock nut key

i now want to take the alloys off to change the brakes but i dont have the nut key! ive phoned up dealer and they havent a clue !! suprise, suprise lol its a saxo vts on a x plate with standard alloys, does anyone know where i could get a key from ? and if the lock nuts are the same on all vts's

cheers

J222JRA · 25th November 2009, 16:57

lol...wouldnt be much of a locking key if vts's all had the same one, they are all unique mate.

Would just be easier to get a locking nut removal tool to get them all off and then buy a new set.

Could also just try smacking a socket on to them. Depends how tight there are really.

James

one_nation04 · 25th November 2009, 16:58

Might bbe worth going down to Citroen mate as they should have the set and will be able to tell u which one u need if it is a standard one

raunchz · 25th November 2009, 17:05

my only guess is Citroen - take it into them, normally better at sorting things if you're there in person !

Take along your V5 to prove its your car too

david-williams · 25th November 2009, 17:23

kk cheers for the info only prob is that im in germany atmo and driving bk to the uk in a few weeks and im pretty ####### if i get a puncher lol think im just gona try and get them off myself and order some new lock nuts

cheers

raunchz · 25th November 2009, 17:33

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Originally Posted by david-williams

kk cheers for the info only prob is that im in germany atmo and driving bk to the uk in a few weeks and im pretty ####### if i get a puncher lol think im just gona try and get them off myself and order some new lock nuts

cheers

How are you going to tighten them up once you've got them off if you're in Germany !? Plus you'll have nothing ot replace them with if you ruin them getting them off.

I'd personally risk it and get back to the UK before trying to get them off

JoshHowe · 25th November 2009, 18:24

Similar thing happened to me except that i broke my locking nut because it was one of those stupid pin type ones

all i did was get a fresh set of locking nuts from halfords took it to my local garage and asked if they could get the ones i had on, off.

he managed in the end with a set of 'snap-on' sockets, this is after breaking two of the other tools he tried

my advice is new set of locking nuts and just ask someone to have a crack at getting the originals of

JoshHowe · 25th November 2009, 18:26

only charged me a tenner aswell (Y)

david-williams · 25th November 2009, 19:59

well my boss is a mechanic with snap on tools and said he will have a go tomoz and my missus is sending some new lock nuts ova cant take the risk of driving back lol

cheers for the advise