Lost wheel nut key

catoutthebag

Rang ford they said I'd need a ref no starting with 8 which would be on the lock key or packet which I don't have

Thus !!!!ed

Option appears to be get the £77 tyre and hope I don't need other tyres ever bloody changing because they will charge me service and parts for changing the other 3 nuts it seems & £77 is too high to start

Strider590

My local tyre fitter has a large bucket full of wheel nut keys, I always thought this was the norm.......

Rain_Shadow

catoutthebag wrote: »

Rang ford they said I'd need a ref no starting with 8 which would be on the lock key or packet which I don't have

Thus !!!!ed

Option appears to be get the £77 tyre and hope I don't need other tyres ever bloody changing because they will charge me service and parts for changing the other 3 nuts it seems & £77 is too high to start

I would have thought that when it was supplied new the locking key number, along with lots of other vehicle info, would have been recorded in Ford's systems somewhere associated with the VIN. Maybe I have too much faith.

catoutthebag

Are they not specific to each car?

This place says it has a tool & won't danamage the tyre so will get it & fitted & balanced tomorrow

New set of nuts etc Is £54 apparently so I won't bother with the rest

Don't intend on getting rid of the car & so will just change them when they wear down

catoutthebag

Rain_Shadow wrote: »

I would have thought that when it was supplied new the locking key number, along with lots of other vehicle info, would have been recorded in Ford's systems somewhere associated with the VIN. Maybe I have too much faith.

I offered them my reg & chassis number but apparently not
Unless someone knows otherwise

Strider590

catoutthebag wrote: »

New set of nuts etc Is £54 apparently so I won't bother with the rest

I got my locking nuts for the Vectra on ebay, genuine VX locking nuts for £5. When a car is scrapped, the lock nuts are one of those things that get stripped and sold on, £54 is a complete joke!

catoutthebag

So what do I need to do ?

Get 4 new nuts & keys for my focus (by model?) & get someone to replace them ?

Strider590

catoutthebag wrote: »

So what do I need to do ?

Get 4 new nuts & keys for my focus (by model?) & get someone to replace them ?

That's what i'd do, you can't leave it forever. There will be a tool somewhere that can remove them, for some reason I had Mondeo in my head, but it's all the same.

I spotted some nut removers on Ebay earlier (for Focus/Mondeo/C-max), for if people lose their key. I can't tell you if they work or not because I don't know what your wheel nuts look like.

spacey2012

The snap on one has pins on springs and a threaded head, they work as quick as the key does.
Having the correct tools is usually a good indication on the standard of work you will get.
A tyre place without a locking wheel nut remover tool is a joke, they are about £70 for the bit.

catoutthebag

Yeh 2 tyre places didn't have it, useless

Getting the tyre done tomorrow

Not in a rush after that as need the car for Friday & beyond for work & doubt I'll get new nuts (!) in time

It's a zetec 05 (mk2) with standard alloys

Not paying for a remover because I'd fuvk it up & don't have a clue