LOCKING WHEEL NUTS HELP!!!

[JonnoGti]

HAVE A MK4 GTI WITH RS4 18" ALLOYS. OWNER DIDNT HAVE LOCKING WHEEL NUT AND IF I GET A PUNCTURE IM UP BROWN CREEK!! ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN GET REPLACEMENT LOCKING WHEEL NUTS OR SOMETHING TO HELP ME REMOVE THE CURRENT ONES!! THANKS GUYS- JONNO

[Agreeable Slick]

halfords on both accounts.

Btw take caps lock off. 

[monkeyalan]

i doubt halfords would sell owt to remove them, would they? i hope not.

[Ozz]

Just get an old socket which is slightly smaller than the nuts in there and hammer it on until its got a decent grip on them. Took me 5 mins to remove the four on my car when I lost the locking wheel nut key (when I say lost I mean I drove off while it was still on one of the bolts!!  ). Helps if you have a thin piece of metal bar to hammer through the socket to push the bolt out once you've got it off too.

[Agreeable Slick]

i doubt halfords would sell owt to remove them, would they? i hope not.

they do locking wheel nut removers. I have raised your point with my manager myself and it was quickly discussed as we were rammed at the time. I will be raising it again, as anyone could come into the store and buy one.

[monkeyalan]

thats stupid  whats the point in buying lockong nuts in the first place?

[8vgti]

if they are the original VW or Audi locking nuts go along to your local dealer and they will have a master key box with all the various locking key designs and they will get them off. you can then order a new one. This happened to me on my Mk3 but the locking nut was so damaged that I had to drill it out in the end. Any other methods (which I tried ) like the socket banged over the top failed to work on mine and damaged the alloy. Not seen the Hlafords tool but wish I had known about it in the past!!

[martinb]

You can usually find a local garage or alloy wheel centre who will take them off for you. I had this problem a few years ago when i had a classic rs1600i escort, i took it to a place called xtreme in harlow, essex and they removed them for me in about 15mins. They did charge about £40 though and then sold me a new set too!

[JonnoGti]

Cheers people got a new one today from local dealer, gave me hell of a deal!!