Kwick fit need to replace my front tyre and cant do it untill i have. Vauxhall garage say they have not got a MASTER key and would need to drill them off at £250. Any ideas as need to do asap. How much will it cost, who can do it and how long will it take!
2006-08-29 01:01:35 · 14 answers · asked by Navarra 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
you can take it to the dealer and get a better deal.
2006-08-29 01:05:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe things are different on that side of the Atlantic, but I had the same problem;
If you have a friend with an "air gun" ,or impact wrench, place a chisel bit on the end that just fits in the key enough and give it a spin.
Worse case, take a hammer and chisel to it.
It doesnt take that long and its pretty easy.Thats way too much to pay for a short , easy job!
2006-08-29 01:10:53 · answer #2 · answered by John Wayne 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get a 6 point impact socket that will roughly fit over the nut and hammer it on. if its cheap nuts it should come off no probs. drilling it might be too lengthy a process to do your self plus you run the risk of damaging the wheel. i dont think you could chisel it out as the nuts should be recessed in if it is an alloy wheel. if for some strange reason some one has put lock nuts on a steely chisel away! good luck.
2006-08-29 06:57:23 · answer #3 · answered by tich1983 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are special sockets that are designed to remove locking wheel nuts with the minimum of damge. Someone like Sealey or Draper do them, and they are used a lot in the motor trade as many people lose their locking wheelnut keys. Go to a good motor factor, such as Partco, and ask about them, and next time, give people like KwikFit a miss.
2006-08-29 01:50:13 · answer #4 · answered by Phish 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you in the AA? All their patrols keep very good tools for taking of wheel locking nuts, we supply all their consumables. If not, then stop and ask a patrolman when you next see one, cross his palm with a few quid, it'll take him 10 mins.
2016-03-26 23:56:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no way 250.Go to non dealer garages for prices l do this job a lot for various dealers and the most l have charged is 160.You will probably find the dealer uses company to do job for them and then adds a huge amount.See who is in your area
2006-09-01 08:08:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One way to do it is get an old socket a little smaller than the bolt head.
Hammer it on so its a tight fit. If your carefull you should be able to undo the bolts.
And it shouldn't damage the bolts.
2006-08-29 01:14:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had problem like this before and had 4 locking nuts lol i hammered them all off and what a job that was it works and saves you loadsa money too
2006-08-29 01:06:29 · answer #8 · answered by stevejulie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take it to Merseyside.
Some scally will have the wheels off in ten minutes
2006-08-29 01:06:34 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
None of these answers will work on a modern spinning ring nut take a look at;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxpjYHbYedA
http://www.lockingwheelnutremoval.com/results.shtml
2013-09-25 02:47:15 · answer #10 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drill them off yourself or get a wheel brace and put it over the locks and jump on it and they should break off
2006-08-29 01:05:54 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋