Solved! (Thread for the bin please)

[bimble]

i have 'locking wheel nuts' on the wheels of the car & I don't have the whatever it is you need to get them off.
Am trying to find the whatever it is.
- the metal thing you stick in between spanner & the bolts / nuts (?) that will allow them to come off the car.

But everything that looks about right says 'do not order this unless you are certain it is the correct one' and there are ten billion different ones that look like they might be right or might not.
It cant really be the case that every single car in the world has a different and unique shape on these things and if you loose your key you cant ever get yr wheels off , can it?
What should i do?

 

[Peter Painter]

i have 'locking wheel nuts' on the wheels of the car & I don't have the whatever it is you need to get them off.
Am trying to find the whatever it is.
- the metal thing you stick in between spanner & the bolts / nuts (?) that will allow them to come off the car.

But everything that looks about right says 'do not order this unless you are certain it is the correct one' and there are ten billion different ones that look like they might be right or might not.
It cant really be the case that every single car in the world has a different and unique shape on these things and if you loose your key you cant ever get yr wheels off , can it?
What should i do?

You could try phoning a car parts place and giving them your registration plate and they'll probably be able to tell you which one you need and whether they've got one or can order you one, etc.

 

[Sweet FA]

I eventually found mine in the van....a helpful previous owner had stashed it under the spare wheel in a black bag taped to the boot interior...

Could yours be equally safely hidden?

 

[cupid_stunt]

You could try phoning a car parts place and giving them your registration plate and they'll probably be able to tell you which one you need and whether they've got one or can order you one, etc.

Or use one of the online car parts sites, that ask for your registration number, like - Euro Car Parts | Car Parts Online & In Store – FREE UK Delivery

With the reg. no., they should come up with the correct one.

 

[bimble]

I eventually found mine in the van....a helpful previous owner had stashed it under the spare wheel in a black bag taped to the boot interior...

Could yours be equally safely hidden?

Yes! Found the bugger exactly like this but blue bag ! Thought I’d looked everywhere yesterday but lo.

 

[Sweet FA]

Nice one

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Always nice to see a happy ending to threads.

 

[bimble]

It’s coming up for MOT and last year the garage man said he couldn’t find it and I need to sort that out . So it wasn’t just me.

 

[MickiQ]

It probably has a serial number stamped on it (both mine and Mrs Q's do), make a note of that somewhere safe ('ve written them in the respective handbooks) so if you ever do lose it, you can use that to order another.

 

[Peter Painter]

Glad you found it. Good Luck with your MOT. I've got mine later this week...

 

[A380]

Mind broke, thanks to some idiot in a tyre place putting my wheels back on with an air hose set to a million foot pounds.

A place in Mk got a place in Germany to make one from photographs. Only cost £20 including postage and it came in four days!