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| LR90XS2011 Member Since: 05 Apr 2011 Location: bickenhill Posts: 3641   
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Dear All
searched the web and cant find any inspiring security wheel nuts for our cars, just the OEM ones and a few similar aftermarket offerings, Has anyone come up with anything better, spoke to LRD and surprisingly (to me at least) they said they don't have many enquires for locking wheel nuts. Is there anything better on the market? DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS, I hope everyone is well and your land rovers make you happy |
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25th Oct 2021 1:32pm |
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| geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410
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Locking wheel nuts were very popular a decade or so ago when fitting alloy wheels was still a bit of a novelty. They have become less popular of late because the feeling is people would rather the wheels were stolen than the entire Land Rover. Plus, it is entirely likely that if anyone is going to want something off your Defender it is like as not going to be the entire vehicle.
 Hence, they are a tad redundant and are not a sought after security device.
I will add that if someone did want your wheels and you had locking wheel nuts it would only take 30 seconds or so to get them off. So, again there is no real point in them. The exception to this is the spare wheel on the rear carrier and there are specific security devices for them, big padlocks, etc. One last thing... Should you fit locking wheel nuts and for some reason have lost the key to them... Well, it is a  , a real PITA if you have a flat tyre in a far away field or green lane.
I am sure others will have other views and some may even contradict the above, but this is my view and experience  |
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25th Oct 2021 3:31pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8029  
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I do this^^^^ Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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25th Oct 2021 5:59pm |
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| Leamreject Member Since: 19 Dec 2020 Location: Middle Earth - Leamington Spa Posts: 970  
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I’ve removed mine on my own vehicle and do the same for every fleet vehicle we have with locking nuts.
It costs us much more to resolve lost locking wheel nut keys than wheels, actually I cant remember when we last had a set of wheels stolen. The only time we fit any wheel security device is where the spare wheel is accessible, they still get targeted. Ride like you stole it!! If I’m not on a bike it’s because only a 4x4 will do… 2011 2.4 Puma 90 HT |
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26th Oct 2021 8:09am |
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| Ianh Member Since: 17 Sep 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 2001
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I keep my locking wheel nuts on, the Genuine defender ones are robust when compared to others I’ve seen. I make sure they are kept in good condition with grease on the outside and under the cap, in the same way I regularly AC50 the other wheel nuts, especially between the main body of the nut and the stainless steel cap to avoid corrosion and associated swelling that requires a larger socket to remove.
I ensure they are only ever removed manually, not with a gun, and are torqued correctly, making sure Tyre places do the same ( i do my own servicing). Locking wheel nut is first off or last torqued to ensure the least pressure is applied to it. They only really deter the casual thief , as locking wheel nut removal sockets married to an impact gun quickly bypasses them in most cases so a determined well equipped thief will get past them quickly. So the pattern of the key does not make much difference, the robustness does as you don’t want it to self destruct when trying to remove, and most importantly the hardness of the locking nut material does, as it’s that last bit that can provide difficulty with using locking wheel nut removal sockets, especially the cheaper sockets. I have read that some BMW locking wheel nuts are sufficiently hard as to completely resist the best locking wheelnut removal sockets, leaving welding a bar to the nut as the only option to remove if the key is lost. Last edited by Ianh on 26th Oct 2021 2:46pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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26th Oct 2021 12:20pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17382 
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Easy enough (and usually necessary) to reinforce the rather weak genuine locking wheelnut removal key (just make sure the collar still fits in the wheel recess):
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26th Oct 2021 12:34pm |
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