no locking wheel nut

1. user_35776 Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 Barnstaple Posts: 1666 Mk 6 zetec s

   #1 1st July 2010, 16:53

   i have just realised when purchasing my vtr the chap i bought it from didnt give me the locking wheel nut and he has said he posted it to me but that was over 3 weeks back so think he is most probably lying
   what can i do as i now have to replace tyres
2. user_35776 Established Member Joined: Jul 2009 Barnstaple Posts: 1666 Mk 6 zetec s

   #2 2nd July 2010, 01:13

   Bump???
3. harry289 Established Member Joined: Oct 2009 Lincolnshire Posts: 1633 Icelandic Grey Saxo VTR

   #3 2nd July 2010, 01:38

   go to a garage and see if they have one. if not then there are ways to get them off. unless its a mcguard one then your f**ked.
   
   what they sometimes can do is get a socket which is slightly bigger than the locking wheel nut and bang it over it with a hammer. then twist it off that way.
4. citroen_saxo_vtr Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2006 Norwich Posts: 2823 Vectra sri 2.6 v6

   #4 2nd July 2010, 07:27

   If you have a fastfit local take it there, they have a tool they put a bit of metal in then place the took over your locking nut and hit it with a hammer and it moulds the shape then they take the metal out and its in the shape of your nuts so they then use a socket. Its like £10 per nut though and only work if its like a star or groves cut out in the nut. Or as above get and 18mm socket and smack over tight make sure its an impact one, worked a treat for me a few weeks back.
5. 16vgti Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 556

   #5 2nd July 2010, 10:40

   i have had this problem lots mate, as already said though if its the ones that you can hammer a socket on then thats very easy to do, if not and you dont want to pay to have them removed i think you can drill them out? i one used a hole cutter and it did a perfect job, no damage to the wheel and cut straight through the wheel nut. good luck dude