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[JG]

Vauxhall have not kept any records for the wheel nut keys. Their suggestion is that they drill them out and replace them with new ones. This can cost up to £250.

I did indeed lose my locking key, and through snippets of post in the ether of .org have been able to order new ones.

McGuard were the suppliers to Lotus for the wheel nut keys and will be able to replace any lost keys. They require:

-Proof of identity
-Proof of car ownership
-Photograph of the locking stud.
-18 Euros of 1 or 30 euros for 2 (inc postage)

I phoned them and had the advantage of speaking a little German but their English is excellent. They will respond to email but may not process quite as quickly.
My 2 keys arrived in 3 working days.

Mcguard

Tel: +49 (0) 7133 - 90 19 0

email: info@mcgard.de

Its as easy as that.

[Winstar]

18 Euros of 1 or 30 euros for 2 (inc postage)

That's better than the £28+VAT for 1 vauxhall charged me a couple of years ago.

[rhys_vxt]

18 Euros of 1 or 30 euros for 2 (inc postage)

That's better than the £28+VAT for 1 vauxhall charged me a couple of years ago.

Why dril them out i slammed a 19mm socket over mint & they came straight off, & the normal bolts were well tight so the locking ones must of been too. didnt damage the bolt either & im still using the 2 19mm sockets i bought!

[dw1]

Great tip James - and very good to meet you at Plans today. Now you are a star in a reasonably priced car with your courtesy car.

[JG]

cheers Mate, good to meet you too. Were you persuaded by the Nitrons in the end? Liana is suprisingly good fun actually.

[dw1]

Its looking like I'm going to go down the Nitrons route as I am leaning that way but still need to be finally convinced, I'm about 75% there. I am going to get a ride in a car with a Stage2 to see what it is like from a local owner and also hopefully someone with Nitrons. That will either totally confuse me or settle it. Ideally I'd like both A Liana as your next car??

[cheshirevx]

Vauxhall have not kept any records for the wheel nut keys. Their suggestion is that they drill them out and replace them with new ones. This can cost up to £250.

I did indeed lose my locking key, and through snippets of post in the ether of .org have been able to order new ones.

McGuard were the suppliers to Lotus for the wheel nut keys and will be able to replace any lost keys. They require:

-Proof of identity
-Proof of car ownership
-Photograph of the locking stud.
-18 Euros of 1 or 30 euros for 2 (inc postage)

I phoned them and had the advantage of speaking a little German but their English is excellent. They will respond to email but may not process quite as quickly.
My 2 keys arrived in 3 working days.

Mcguard

Tel: +49 (0) 7133 - 90 19 0

email: info@mcgard.de

Its as easy as that.

ta for very informative post , im currently running one turbo and 3 standard wheels due to me rounding of my locking stud , but several emails later and theres now 2 new mcgard sockets winging there way through western europe.

cheers James

Edited by cheshirevx, 01 June 2007 - 04:47 PM.

[Guy182]

one for the useful thread sticky?

[cheeky_chops]

many thanks for this JG Garage called and my locking wheel nut isnt there! FFS! Anyway, ordered 2 more with pics of the nut, my license and my reg docs....

Edited by cheeky_chops, 09 September 2008 - 04:09 PM.

[jules_s]

Guess where Jules it at? hopefully they wont need to take the wheels off for the service/MOT JG to the rescue