LOCKING NUTS ...WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK OF.....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALLOY-wheel-lock-bolts-12x1-50-vauxhall-volkswagen-reno_W0QQitemZ230093570109QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item230093570109

I TRYING O SAVE ON PENNIES SO …… ANY THOUGHTS?

Im looking for some locking wheel bolts too but I wouldnt trust those. They are splined so seem as though they could be gripped and taken out a lot easier than normal ones. Im going to go for some mcgard ones. They are ?30 but offer a lot more protection than those in the link. I think they are worth ?30, especially if you have nice wheels.

At that price I'd be worried they're made of toffee!

Seriously, I know you want to save a few quid but I wouldn't want to risk breaking a wheel bolt. If they're cheap it's probably for good reason!

Yeah, you get what you pay for. I bought mcgard ones today from halfords for ?32.99. If you want them aswell the Part number is 28028 for steel wheels and they said its the same for standard vw alloys too. They will tell you that anyway and its in their wee book you can look up too.

i just recently got the mcgard 1s from maps ltd (cbeany1?) through ebay. Nice chap and rapid delivery

YEH I KNOW YOU ALL RIGHT…ITS ABIT SILLY EVEN TO THINK ABOUT IT…….JUST A BIT SICK AT SPENDING 30 SQUID ON LOCKING NUTS!!!!!!!!!!
I SAW A SET AT A MARKET…THE SAME MCGUARD SET FOR ?8!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'd go for these:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/…5&_trksid=p3286.m14.l1318

Genuine VW so should be good quality.  :wink:

DO NOT fit the first ones.

They are a taper seat whereas the VW wheels have radius seats. The taper ones won't fit properly and your wheel will fall off 8O  

Bit naughty of the seller to list them as fitting VW when they don't.

Lost my key for my mcgard on an old Polo, halfords do a tool which removes ALL locking wheel nuts, kinda silly really  :dontknow:

guys,

which ones would i need if i have bbs splitties?

thanks

Don't buy the first ones.
I had a set same kinda design and my mechanic lost the key.
A 19mm 6 sided socket took them off easily

i have Gorilla locks and yes they can be pulled with teh proper 17mm socket. BUT i ahve used McGuards ONCE and never will again. brand new set and the key sheared off first time i went to rotate my wheels. cost me $80 to fix it. $60 to remove the locks, as teh shop didn't carry that type of lock or key, and another $20 to get new locks. but of course that was my fault for buying craptastic locks.

pay for rubbish….

get rubbish…..

thanks guys i managed to get a better quality set and fell a bit stupid for considering those crap ones !!!! so the new alloys are now on!! haha  

cheers gav ..they done good!