Funky Looking wheel nuts - but what kinda tool do I need.

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Funky Looking wheel nuts - but what kinda tool do I need.

Postby Muad_dib77 » Wed Feb 22, 2006 11:26 pm

Was looking through my boxes with Alloywheels - and noticed that they come with these rather funky looking wheelnuts..

There's some writing on them 12x1.5...

the problem is they are nothing like what I currently have on the car - and I haven't got any tool that would fit them it kinda looks like I need somesort of special wrench top to use them..

any ideas?

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Postby Myfeckin FTO » Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:39 am

I have similar wheelnuts on my rims - they work well where there is a dish in the rim - its to prevent damage to the rim that would be caused using conventional nuts. There should be an adaptor that goes on your current brace - if not - then I would imagine most auto stores should have what you need.
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Postby Muad_dib77 » Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:12 am

Okidoki..thanks... I just hadn't seen anything like em before... Will try halfords over the weekend..
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Postby Muad_dib77 » Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:17 pm

Update..

Turns out the adapter yoke should have been with the nuts so Alloywheelsinternation is sorting it out for me..

Class that is! :-)
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Postby IrishPhoenix » Thu Feb 23, 2006 2:49 pm

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Postby Muad_dib77 » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:45 pm

OI! I'm not saying anything about my tool!
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