sarahlou1uk Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Hi. Just bought a new car and cannot find either the locking wheel nut key or the card with the number on. Its a ford focus 12 plate. I have been to Carters at Chapeltown and they want to charge me £50 to get them off and another £50 for a replacement set. I have bought a new set off ebay but cannot find a garage which can remove the old ones. They have a revolving outer sleeve and a star like insert in the middle so one of those tools from Halfords would not work. Anyone know of anywhere (preferable in S6) that won't charge a small fortune to have them removed? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HORNET Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 You have to chop of the spinning rings and then use a locking wheel nut removal tool.or drill them out !! £50 is not a bad price I would want £10 per wheel ! and you cannot guarantee any damage?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy266 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Have you taken the car back to where you bought it, and asked them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahlou1uk Posted July 4, 2016 Author Share Posted July 4, 2016 Yes and they haven't got it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryBooth Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 £50 is cheap. I took mine to that engineering shop next door to Asda at Middlewood. No damage but it cost more than £50. I would consider putting ordinary nuts back in. Garages tend to tighten with air guns and then when you get a puncture you can't them these locking wheel nuts off. Damn annoying as it ends up as a tow in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy266 Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 I would suggest that you get heavy with the vendors then.... you surely bought the car in the belief that this sort of thing would be included.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priorylady Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Hi. Just bought a new car and cannot find either the locking wheel nut key or the card with the number on. Its a ford focus 12 plate. I have been to Carters at Chapeltown and they want to charge me £50 to get them off and another £50 for a replacement set. I have bought a new set off ebay but cannot find a garage which can remove the old ones. They have a revolving outer sleeve and a star like insert in the middle so one of those tools from Halfords would not work. Anyone know of anywhere (preferable in S6) that won't charge a small fortune to have them removed? Thanks. you have found a garage that can remove them, Carters can do it for £50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therascal Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 Try TOP TREAD TYRES @ Rotherham they removed mine. Tel 01709 559000 charged £5 per wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perplexed Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 £50 is cheap. I took mine to that engineering shop next door to Asda at Middlewood. No damage but it cost more than £50. I would consider putting ordinary nuts back in. Garages tend to tighten with air guns and then when you get a puncture you can't them these locking wheel nuts off. Damn annoying as it ends up as a tow in. I agree - unless the wheels are worth a small fortune, then locking wheel nuts are the work of Satan. They can be a nightmare to get off. I had massive problems with mine recently, so when they did eventually come off I just put ordinary nuts back on. The lockers are just not worth the hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyper Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 whereabouts are you in S6? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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