JadeM
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Mini's got a puncture - BIG PROBLEM!!
The key thingy for getting the locking wheel nut off was missing since it went to a guy to get the brakes done 
Is there anyway of getting the wheel off without this? There is a tyre place near us that come out to fix punctures, do you think they will have anything available to get the wheel off? They don't open till nine, so I'm looking for a bit of advice before I phone them and look like a right blonde 
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pow
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Colin had this problem before didn't he, witht he golf after his little incidnet?
There are a few ways, but bigger tyre places etc have means of taking these bolts of easily.
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pow
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Few ways include:
-Hammering a 17mm socket over it
-Welding something to move the bolt with
-Extractor tool?
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corsa_rob
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you can get them off pretty easily with hammering a 17 over it, other thing is to check the car over and make sure its not in there?! haha mates brother did this ended up smashing stuff up...when finished he opened up his ashtray to find the wheel nut key 
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pow
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You know the mini has a storeage compartment above the glovebox?
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JadeM
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Thanks folks, ermmm I'll phone mum and get her to double check everywhere 1st.
Pow - where is the glovebox? I didnt think it had one, just a bit for the airbag :O
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JadeM
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quote:
Originally posted by pow
Colin had this problem before didn't he, witht he golf after his little incidnet?
There are a few ways, but bigger tyre places etc have means of taking these bolts of easily.
Yeah he did and it took him days of trying before he eventually got it off, no idea how in the end
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pow
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The silver bit, inbetween the airvent, Press the bottom of it (if it isnt an Airbag) and it pops open 
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JadeM
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quote:
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The silver bit, inbetween the airvent, Press the bottom of it (if it isnt an Airbag) and it pops open
Between the airvent and the steering wheel?
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pow
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On the passenger side, above the glovebox 
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JadeM
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quote:
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On the passenger side, above the glovebox
Its an airbag on ours
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pow
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The tyre place will get the wheel off for you no probs! They come expecting people will have lost/no been given/borken locking wheel nuts 
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Whittie
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I had to get mine welded last week
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JadeM
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Someone has just told me that I should be able to go and buy a locking wheel nut from a good car accessory shop that will do the job? 
I'm away to phone the local tyre place and see what they say brb 
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JadeM
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f*ck f*ck f*ck!! They don't do 'home visits' anymore 
Guy says we'll just need to chissel away at it to get it off He's going to phone back with a price for a new tyre
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p4uls corsa
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Will any mini locking wheel nut work?
if so my gf has one you can borrow, pop it in the post to you today if you like??
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JadeM
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quote:
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Will any mini locking wheel nut work?
if so my gf has one you can borrow, pop it in the post to you today if you like??
Thanks Paul, but its not the original BMW wheels that are on it. I phoned the local BMW dealer they could have ordered one for us if it had been their wheels Thanks for the offer anyway
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pow
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How bad is the puncture? Blow it up and drive there slowly?
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JadeM
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quote:
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How bad is the puncture? Blow it up and drive there slowly?
The tyre was flat when I noticed it, cant see where the airs getting out, but there's a small bulge on the outside rim off the tyre
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johnhara1
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Most garages \ tyre places has a set of special sockets designed to fit locking nuts.
Kwick Fit did this on mine.
Otheriwse they'll just tap them round with a screwdriver and hammer.
[Edited on 04-06-2008 by johnhara1]
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JadeM
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Dad's been summoned from work to come and sort it out
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pow
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Dads are 
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JadeM
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Hmmm.............. he'll not be a happy chappy btw, he's been at us for weeks to get the lost wheel nut sorted out - in his words "before you get a puncture then you'll be f*cked"
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JadeM
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Right dads home, he's found this.............anyone tried it?
http://www.lockingwheelnutremover.co.uk/
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Fad
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Is it a standard locking wheel nut or a proper BMW one? The above could be useless.
I had this problem ended up calling someone out of the yellow pages to deal with it and it cost me £40
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