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Just seen your post,I put my key in the bolt and gave it whack with a hammer,you have one shot with a long bar to undo.my new key has 32 stamped on it ,if it’s the same as the one you have ,your welcome to borrow it.
 
maxman said:
Just seen your post,I put my key in the bolt and gave it whack with a hammer,you have one shot with a long bar to undo.my new key has 32 stamped on it ,if it’s the same as the one you have ,your welcome to borrow it.
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same thing happened to me, luckily banged the locking part back on with a hammer and got enough purchase to move it... binned them all and replaced with standard wheel nuts.
 
mr.tourette said:
maxman said:
mr.tourette said:
:x f***ing apes that fitted the tyres on my old wheels have overtorqued every bolt..result = 1 broken locking wheel bolt..game over for today..fkin raging :headbang:
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I had the same,it was the last wheel to come off.I took one-from the other wheel into Chester. Halliwell Jones,they had them in stock.The parts dept is about 400m from the showroom.Those locking keys are made of chewing gum :headbang:
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Its the bolt itself that has broken Alan
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It may not be the same kind of break but one of the bolts came apart on my X6 wheels and I managed to hammer it back together enough to get the bolt out. The bolts seem to be made in 3 parts. Dont use locking wheel bolts now.
 
On the plus side there are 3 new wheels on the car, of course these open style highlights how badly my calipers need painting.. Next job I suppose and I'll replace all the wheel nuts at the same time.
Hopefully the local tyre fitters will get this off tomorrow
 

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Thats it more come apart than broken but the inner spline looks shot to be honest, I'll get the local tyre gurus to sort it tomorrow hopefully
 
Argyll Andy said:
my calipers need painting.. Next job I suppose


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ugh..don't , those other wheels were hiding sins I wasn't thinking about :( the hubs are going to want painted too ..I might just buy a cover now and throw it over it and leave it until either I forget I have it or my finances recover..can you still give kids a piece of fruit and a lump of coal for christmas? :rofl:
 
You could get it done professionally , caliper painting, that is plus a full refurb..winter is a good time to do those things!
 

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mr.tourette said:
Argyll Andy said:
my calipers need painting.. Next job I suppose


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ugh..don't , those other wheels were hiding sins I wasn't thinking about :( the hubs are going to want painted too ..I might just buy a cover now and throw it over it and leave it until either I forget I have it or my finances recover..can you still give kids a piece of fruit and a lump of coal for christmas? :rofl:
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I bought these for the 23i, both did the job well enough and not too expensive.

Why are you thing about getting the kids 2 things, it’s coal OR fruit, and no bloody cover, you can’t afford it :rofl:

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