[vtclubby]

hey guys have lost my locknut....
aanyone know how/if to replace it?
its stock hsv wheels not an aftermarket one.
have rung bobjane they said to contact hsv but some people ive talked to have said it cant be done and i have to bust them off and then just buy a cheap aftermarket set?

[355VH]

vtclubby, on 09 October 2010 - 10:36 AM, said:

hey guys have lost my locknut....
aanyone know how/if to replace it?
its stock hsv wheels not an aftermarket one.
have rung bobjane they said to contact hsv but some people ive talked to have said it cant be done and i have to bust them off and then just buy a cheap aftermarket set?

You'd think the local dealer would have them or could get them. They obviously have to take the wheels off for brake checks etc at service intervals???

[vtclubby]

yeah. would think so but holden said they cant.
holden told me to try a tyre/wheel place. so ive tried bob jane, and repco. nothing so far...
most people ive talked to have said have to bust them off...

[Murph]

get a 3/4 or 19mm socket, and belt it onto the locknut, till its tight as, then try and undo. Unfortunately with so many diff types of locknuts, getting a new key is just about impossible

[getraggy97]

I'm not guru on this, but wouldn't the design of hsv lock nuts get pretty repetitive? Maybe try some of the higher level holden centres on the mainland?

[patch]

maybe if you ring hsv and give them the info off the id tags under the bonnet mybe they could have a spare one

[pitbull]

Murph, on 09 October 2010 - 05:02 PM, said:

get a 3/4 or 19mm socket, and belt it onto the locknut, till its tight as, then try and undo. Unfortunately with so many diff types of locknuts, getting a new key is just about impossible

What Murph said, thats what a tyre/wheel outlet will do. Then buy a new set, bout $35.

Lock nuts are like lock cylinders, coded to suit a specific key/locknut tool.

[xlr8ta]

pitbull, on 09 October 2010 - 11:13 PM, said:

What Murph said, thats what a tyre/wheeloutlet/bogan wheel stealing piece of s**t will do. Then buy a new set, bout $35.

Lock nuts are like lock cylinders, coded to suit a specific key/locknut tool.

fixed for you!!

[getraggy97]

xlr8ta, on 11 October 2010 - 07:41 AM, said:

fixed for you!!

^^ Too true

[calais03l]

I used a sindgle hex socket to get a set off wrote off car i brought just bash it on with a hammer

[vtclubby]

got a 3/8 16mm spark plug socket and a hammer. got 3/4 of them off... cant get the last one off just wont budge no matter what i do...
gonna take it into beaurepairs tomorow and get them to do the last one.

[pacman]

tighten all the nuts on the wheel as tight as you can and then undo the locknut first?

[vtclubby]

got it done at beaurepairs.
also booked in for new front tyres (needed) for tomorow.
anyone used/heard anything about roadstone n9000?

[spauldj3800]

Never heard anything about them.

After a quick google, tread pattern looks interesting.

Review here:

Clicky

[vtclubby]

yeah those reviews dont look too good. plus "most fitted too" subaru impreza......
guy i was talking to at beaurepairs who helped a fair bit with the locknuts suggested them. $170 each and he said they are excellent and he has them on his car.
but knowing salesmen that could just be the oldest line in the book.

oh well can only hope they are alright. if not ill know better for next time