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missing locking wheel nut "key"

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dorks
dorks Posts: 202 Forumite
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I have an Avensis with locking wheel nuts but I cannot remember ever receiving a "key" (is that the right term?).

I also have a Yaris with locking wheel nuts, but I do have the "key". Will the key for the Yaris work on the Avensis?

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  • bryanb
    bryanb Posts: 5,029 Forumite
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    No chance of it working. Have you searched the car? mostly people keep them in the glovebox., but could be anywhere. With wheel changing tools?
    This is an open forum, anyone can post and I just did !
  • matt1987
    matt1987 Posts: 899 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    On my Ford fiesta i have locking wheel nuts, and i also have the key to it.... someone at my place of work had a Focus and needed the wheel nut key. My fiesta one worked on her Focus, but im not sure about a Yaris and the Avensis...
  • skintas_2
    skintas_2 Posts: 1,679 Forumite
    my oh threw my key away to my alloys on my old peugeout 306 i had to go to there garage and get the locks cut off and new locks put on cost me £100 cash

    i told him not to clear my car out............................ :(
    i will be debt free, i will
  • skintas_2
    skintas_2 Posts: 1,679 Forumite
    find a good mechanic they may be able to get them off for you
    i will be debt free, i will
  • skintas wrote: »
    my oh threw my key away to my alloys on my old peugeout 306 i had to go to there garage and get the locks cut off and new locks put on cost me £100 cash

    i told him not to clear my car out............................ :(

    Could have just got a larger socket and hammered it over the bolt, and unscrewed that.

    Cost = £5.
  • harveybobbles
    harveybobbles Posts: 8,973 Forumite
    Nip down to your Toyota agent and befriend someone in the service bay and ask them if you could borrow their master sockets so you can work out which brand new locking wheel nut you need to buy from their over priced parts dept. Once you've found the correct one (there are normally about 25-30 different combinations) then get on ebay and get one for a fiver...
  • maniac886
    maniac886 Posts: 3,599 Forumite
    I lost my wheel nut key a few weeks back....luckily the indie dealer that I got my service from had a master key and took them all off for £5. Went to Halfords and bought some Mcguards for £25..but as harveybobbles says you can get them from ebay much cheaper.
    "He's a maniac, maniac that's for sure,
    He will kill your cat and nail him to the door" :eek:
    Murphys No More Pies Club Member #95
  • jeannieblue
    jeannieblue Posts: 4,761 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    A new set would not be expensive - just go to local toyota dealer. Expect new set to be around £20. Sorted.
    Genie
    Master Technician
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