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kett
Member Since: 03 Sep 2010
Location: Carmarthen
Posts: 12
 
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| Discoloured locking wheel nuts. |
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"Discoloured" being a modest word for rusting.
They are 4 years old - do I replace or Autosol?
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 Fri Sep 03 2010 9:53pm |
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NJF
Member Since: 05 Oct 2007
Location: Between cradle and grave ... somewhere near cynicism
Posts: 2465
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I would replace them with standard wheel nuts. The lockers and the key can break, leaving you with a tricky problem if the locking nut is damaged. See other threads on this site where people have had that problem. When it comes to wheel theft in the UK, the most likely target is your spare, so you might be better to worry about a protector for that. Every silver lining has a cloud
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| Sat Sep 04 2010 4:52am |
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JF Lux
Member Since: 08 Sep 2007
Location: A little country in Europe
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^^ what he said 
If you go offroad then thats the first change you should make. Even if you don't go offroad, the key and locking nuts very quickly wear out.
And in my opinion, if someone is able to lift 2.7 tonnes (at least) of D3 to get to your wheel, then a locking nut is going to be the least worry for any thief. The next American ex-pat that calls it a "truck" is going to find out what 2.7 tons feels like on their foot...
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| Sat Sep 04 2010 6:54am |
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BorderMan
Member Since: 02 Mar 2008
Location: Northumberland
Posts: 203
 
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Any idea where the replacment non-locking nuts can be obtained and for how much?
Ed.
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| Sat Sep 04 2010 7:54am |
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The Transformer
Member Since: 22 Jan 2010
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 1457
 
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Not too much from your dealer or try TLO
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| Sat Sep 04 2010 8:23am |
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