<font face="Arial Black">Hi Chaps, i recently took my car (2000 X Sei) for a service and realised i'd lost the locking wheel nut tool, does anyone know either where i can get a new one or how i can get them off and replace them?</font id="Arial Black">

fiat should be able to replace the tool, but failing that, hammer a socket onto the locking bolt and remove it, then replace them with a new set, had to do that with mine because a b**tard garage used an impact wrench to put the bolts in and promptly killed the locking key[!]

if this is the same splined tool that comes with cinq,then its just a case of whacking(technical term)a tight fitting socket on and removing this way.i had the nut tool but the splines are really weak so replaced them with a more standard set

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you can get a locking wheel nut removal tool from sealey www.sealey.co.uk or find a local sealey suplier. model number sx200, its on special offet at the moment at £8.95 + VAT.
soon all the alloy wheel nickers will have these wich make locking nuts pointless.

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used to go too a local motor cash n carry ,they sold a kit for opening car locks which anyone could buy ,no ID or anything [!]

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Dave, the locking wheel nut removal tool won't work on a cinq, the listing states it will fit 21mm and 23mm sockets which the cinq's don't have, they use a 19mm bolt head, and if the locking bolts are fiat issue, then it's back to hammer and socket time

Originally posted by brickfoot
Dave, the locking wheel nut removal tool won't work on a cinq, the listing states it will fit 21mm and 23mm sockets which the cinq's don't have, they use a 19mm bolt head, and if the locking bolts are fiat issue, then it's back to hammer and socket time

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that could be a good thing
i was looking in the special offer book not much info in it.

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lol, i was about to buy one to go with my tools, but spotted the details on the net[xx(]

some other maker might have them try www.clarkeinternational.com or draper (don't have thier web address)
what i ment by a good thing was at least the crooks wont be able to nick fiat wheels with them

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i got a really good set of locking bolts for £19.99, they cannot be removed using the "bashasocketoverit" method because the outer part of the bolt rotates

best look after the keys then

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you could try one of those "gator grips" you see on shopping channels. forms round any shape nut.

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thanks guys, will try all suggestions

where abouts in the uk are u i got a spare one if u cant find one lol

There is a locking wheel nut fitment thing on ebay now!!!

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2474008936&category=15329



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so all the keys are the same! whats the point in that? may as well not have them,

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they're not all the same, my dad's doblo has the fiat locking nuts too and the key wouldn't fit my cento's bolts

locking bolts arent all the same! fiat garages has a 'universal' removing tool which are generally ok! failing that hammer and a cheap socket and powerbar do the trick!
if uve got the box the key came in get the number of it and ring a fiat dealer and they can get a spare made up for you

Wen in the toon slow it down, out it the sticks give it the licks!

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