AddyT Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 Hi there, I have a punctured tyre and have stupidly lost the locking wheel nut to my Mk7 Golf R and hence can't even get the space saver on to then get to a tyre garage! VW want me to buy a new locking set for £98 plus £75 labour plus VAT even though I have explained I can't get the car to them! Could anybody recommend the best place for me to buy a replacement locking wheel nut by chance? Thank you very much in advance for any help that can be provided 🙂 Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imteyaz Posted March 29 Report Share Posted March 29 I was advised to replaced the locking nut key recently as my original key was showing signs of wear. I made a trip to the local TPS to be told that even though I have the code for the correct key, I can only order a complete set of locking bolts with the key (apparently they would supply just the lock previously but the option to do this is no longer there). I decided to replace the locks with standard bolts. If anyone wants to nick my wheels, they will manage it one way or another anyway and besides, I don't think (or hope) that there is a big demand for 18 Cadiz alloys. Sorry - I know it's not much help but I thought I would share my experience with you all. I hope you can find a garage that can get your locks off without inflicting any damage to the alloys in the process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastandy Posted March 30 Report Share Posted March 30 Yeah. Been there as well. In my case, it was much the same experience as @Imteyaz. Mine was damaged by rattle guns rounding the edges of the key. And I couldn't get the wheel off. yes, vw will only sell you a complete set. I used a standard bolt for a while as well. I did buy a replacement set of ebay from an auto recycler with 4 bolts and key for about £30. Risky though as you don't know what condition the set was in. If the key looked damaged I would of sent back. To get old one off, i went to a local vw specialist repair garage. I had the damage key, they matched it up to their collection which they said was not complete but had a lot of the common use keys. I gave them some beers for loosening the wheel bolt. The other possible options, is on ebay there are sellers who say they will provide the key for about £20 if you send a photo of your lock bolts. I've not used them but they were on there a few years ago and still there. Check feedback. https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwielqWG_4L-AhWK0-0KHT6jCN4YABAPGgJkZw&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAASJuRol6JV2tyBcrRzrCrjamjPb6ztBI7uPHkrHBA8vyIXQdB7mFUZ&sig=AOD64_2843lV5naPt9kGTmKkTx9m3VCo9A&ctype=5&q=&ved=2ahUKEwitw5-G_4L-AhWMUsAKHSZACQEQwg8oAHoECAMQDA&nis=8&adurl= R_wannabe_owner 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertj Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 If you use a non VW locking wheel bolt make sure that it has a conical taper seat - not the more usual straight taper. I know that it will only be 1 bolt out of 5 but it wouldn't the wheel at this point correctly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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