scrap
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I recently got a puncture and found that i had lost my locking key for my alloys.
They are 3 spoke alloys like the old SRI alloys.
I got the old ones taken out ( these nuts are only for the centre caps) and then went Vauxhall to get a replacement set.
After a about 2 hours and trying various locking nuts for the centre caps I was given some news by the manager.
The wheels were not produced by vauxhall so they dont have the nuts to fit.
The wheel are near enough exct copies of the ones vauxhall produced for the SRI. I never bought the wheels so don't know where replacment nuts could be found.
PLEASE HELP, WEBSITES, SHOPS etc ?????????????
cheers
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Corsa^Dan
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halfords do a locking nut for all...
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scrap
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They don't I took the centre caps in and they said they didn't do em.
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Kerry
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are we talking about lockin wheel nuts or them centre cap things that u open with an alan key??????????
if its just the centre cap ones u mean then how about a new set of centre caps instead???
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scrap
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I'll try and find a picture, but the caps are more like plates that cover the 4 bolts.
The pate fits in flush with the wheel and the nut also fits flush, the nut itself has 3 holes in the top,
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Kerry
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right so u mean centre caps!!!! think u will find u can buy a new set of those and u will get the screw that holds them on and the key complete with the set
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scrap
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I've found a pic of some wheels that look the same but don't know how to post em on here, do u have to be a premium member or something.
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corsaon18s
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i had a very similar problem its a small black key your after innit, i parked just over a drain and as i took the jack out of its case it fell down the drain, i was fcuked, but if you have a pair of nose pliers you can still get the screw out, secure i know!
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scrap
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Kerry where do u buy the caps from??
corsaon18s: i got them took out already, i want a new set with the key
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corsaon18s
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oh i see, go back to vauxhall and make a fuss, they do supply them thats where i got my ones from.........if no joy.......its an excuse to get some new alloys! i went for kosei RG's they look the doggies danglers!
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scrap
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I don't want any new alloys yet mate cos i'm sellin the car that's why i need the caps back on, it looks s**t at the mo and i'm sure it'll be something to knock the price down.
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corsaon18s
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did the caps have the vauxhall emblem on them?
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scrap
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no just stickers m8, they weren't actually on the wheel
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corsaon18s
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they were patent parts then, do you still have any of the old nuts you took out? take them to vauxhall and see if they have the same thread width as a set of original vauxhall ones.
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corsaon18s
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if they do then buy a complete set wih new key
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scrap
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yeah the original had the same thread as the vauxhall ones but the vauxhall one's are too short
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leeshez
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Try a small srew driver and tap them out or a small puch 
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corsaon18s
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they should sill hold the covers on. go get a set and try them
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scrap
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yeah i tried them already and you can get about half a thread and thats it!, not enough to hold em on at all
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corsaon18s
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pissed! who made the alloys? you may have to just put the old ones on when you sell the car and keep quiet about the covers.
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scrap
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I don't know who made the alloys and no longer have the old nuts they got put in the bin because i didn't think i would have any trouble getting some more.
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corsaon18s
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go to a breakers yard and see if you can find some others like that, if they were supplied with the car as standard ie from vauxhall then vauxhall should be able to source them for you if not then a breakers yard may have something similar
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