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Title: Locking wheel bolts
Post by: dazzle72 on 20 December 2012, 23:01:36
Once the miggy is running right I'm going to treat it to a set of locking bolts as it doesnt have any. Looked on flea bay and theres loads from about £8 up. Are the cheap ones any good, or should I just go McGard or genuine??
Title: Re: Locking wheel bolts
Post by: tunnie on 21 December 2012, 00:03:14
At that price they will be made of toffee, don't bother with them, no one wants Vauxhall alloys ;)
Title: Re: Locking wheel bolts
Post by: Lazydocker on 21 December 2012, 04:18:06
At that price they will be made of toffee, don't bother with them, no one wants Vauxhall alloys ;)
That depends where you are and the price of scrap alloys ;)

I'd stick to quality items if I was to re-fit locking wheel bolts, although I tend to remove them and bin them if the car is on standard wheels ::)
Title: Re: Locking wheel bolts
Post by: kevinp58 on 21 December 2012, 19:04:42
I have a genuine set with key if you want them for £10 and postage ;)
Title: Re: Locking wheel bolts
Post by: dazzle72 on 21 December 2012, 23:26:17
Sounds like a fair deal. I'll have em if you can hang on to them for a bit. All spare dollar at the mo is going towards getting it running right
Title: Re: Locking wheel bolts
Post by: kevinp58 on 22 December 2012, 01:03:13
Sounds like a fair deal. I'll have em if you can hang on to them for a bit. All spare dollar at the mo is going towards getting it running right
yer no probs just give me a pm when you want them
Title: Re: Locking wheel bolts
Post by: tunnie on 22 December 2012, 08:29:21
At that price they will be made of toffee, don't bother with them, no one wants Vauxhall alloys ;)
That depends where you are and the price of scrap alloys ;)

I'd stick to quality items if I was to re-fit locking wheel bolts, although I tend to remove them and bin them if the car is on standard wheels ::)

Guess Nottingham is getting rough!  ::)  ;D

They are such a pain, that said if you DIY wheel changes its fine as you will probably torque them. But if you take it to garages, you are just asking for trouble!   :(
Title: Re: Locking wheel bolts
Post by: TheBoy on 22 December 2012, 14:02:38
The GM ones are a bit poor. And TBH, easy enough to get the wheels off if they are fitted.
Title: Re: Locking wheel bolts
Post by: Lazydocker on 22 December 2012, 23:09:09
The GM ones are a bit poor. And TBH, easy enough to get the wheels off if they are fitted.
I did say Quality, not GM ;) :D