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Title: Locking Wheel Nut Key Numbers
Post by: BenjieH on 27 July 2013, 17:17:27

Hi all,

I know that locking wheel nuts have been talked about quite a bit but I just wondered if anybody knew if you can still order replacement keys with a FS code? all the new ones seem to be just 3 numbers! The code I have is FS1740, Steelers were no help and the socket trick doesn't work because of the collar.

Any advice would be grand!

Tanks Ben

Title: Re: Locking Wheel Nut Key Numbers
Post by: Broomies Mate on 27 July 2013, 18:04:43

I can't help with the locking wheelnut key, but any tyre place worth their weight will have them off in seconds.

I usually weld a nut on the end, then wrench them off as normal.

Title: Re: Locking Wheel Nut Key Numbers
Post by: biggriffin on 27 July 2013, 20:05:31

any good VX dealer should have a master set of them only 9 different codes,so 9 sockets. mr dtm might know the offical number.

Title: Re: Locking Wheel Nut Key Numbers
Post by: kevinp58 on 27 July 2013, 20:53:08

Quote from: BenjieH on 27 July 2013, 17:17:27

Hi all,

I know that locking wheel nuts have been talked about quite a bit but I just wondered if anybody knew if you can still order replacement keys with a FS code? all the new ones seem to be just 3 numbers! The code I have is FS1740, Steelers were no help and the socket trick doesn't work because of the collar.

Any advice would be grand!

Tanks Ben

You have to break the collar with a cold chisel then whack a impact socket on.  :y

Title: Re: Locking Wheel Nut Key Numbers
Post by: dbug on 27 July 2013, 21:07:03

Quote from: BenjieH on 27 July 2013, 17:17:27

Hi all,

I know that locking wheel nuts have been talked about quite a bit but I just wondered if anybody knew if you can still order replacement keys with a FS code? all the new ones seem to be just 3 numbers! The code I have is FS1740, Steelers were no help and the socket trick doesn't work because of the collar.

Any advice would be grand!

Tanks Ben

Believe you can still get them from Vx - about £30 - try AndyC on here ;)

Title: Re: Locking Wheel Nut Key Numbers
Post by: omega squared on 29 July 2013, 11:47:36

yes vauxhall still do them not cheap though, very annoying its about £35 - we had to do it a few weeks back as said above you cant hammer a socket on due to the collar.