locking wheelnut issue..

  1. L-plater Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 78
    #1
    so i bought a VTR a couple of weeks ago now...

    and ive been doing various bits of work to it as it was a bit fubared..

    just come to put the locking wheelnuts back on and discovered..



    the wheels the car came with... 3 where of the kind with the tapered nuts.. and one wheel without the taper... that had been fitted with tapered nuts... and is a result.. ruined.. hey ho..

    now ive put some other VTR alloys i have onto the front (with tapers) and just with three nuts for the time being so i dont potentially kill another two wheels..

    but... am i correct in saying the locking wheelnuts that came fitted to the car are no good are they...? as they wont fit down into the hole properly due to their much wider taper..

    man i went on a bit there..
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH
    #2
    no they are the wrong ones, But in reality the locking wheel nut doesn't doo much other than lock the wheel on. You are only suppose to tighten them to 90nm of torque so they are pretty loose tbh. Also if they are just standard vtr wheels then just do away with the locking ones and replace with standard. No one will ever nick a set of vtr wheels, Most people give them away any ways.
  3. L-plater Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 78
    #3
    thought so.. cheers!

    ill grab another 4 nuts then when i go pay Mr Citroen a visit tomorrow to get a new oil filter housing seal..
  4. Regular Poster Joined: Dec 2006 leeds Posts: 313 2003 saxo VTR, 2000 VTS
    #4
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by spacehopper View Post
    thought so.. cheers!

    ill grab another 4 nuts then when i go pay Mr Citroen a visit tomorrow to get a new oil filter housing seal..
    Better off going to the scrappies mate I think there pretty expensive from citroen