Missile Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Just checked my wheel nut's whilst preping the car for a huge clean and polish before JAPFEST. I am missing TWO rear wheel nut's on the same wheel. This is slightly worrying. Can wheel nuts come loose and drop out? Never had that before. Or has someone tried removing my wheel? Anyway. Does anyone have a pair of toyota wheel nuts that i can buy? for aftermarket wheels rather than the standard type? I will be meeting at clacket lane then reading. So can pay on collection to anyone going to Japfest. But the less driving i have to do on the remaining nuts the better really. Don't want to miss Japfest for such a small problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I seem to have a few in a box - I'll put them in the boot and you can have a ferret around in there at Reading! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I also have a load of odd ones, if you post a picture i can see if i can match it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missile Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 Spot on. Thank you very much ellis and JamieP. Will bring cash. How will i find you I will PM you my mob number. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missile Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 I also have a load of odd ones, if you post a picture i can see if i can match it. I will see if i have any pic's on my phone. Will post a wheel nut pic asap if not. Cheers guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missile Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 If it helps. They are just black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 how will i find you p119jms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missile Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 If this pic uploaded its the best i can get right now. Might help. I've zoomed in on a pic in my phone. So sorry for the blurr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 You need to take one out, see if its cone or flat bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missile Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 p119jms Thanks very much mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missile Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 http://www.renault4.co.uk/tech-wheelnuts/gordini-wheelnut.jpg Found this on Google. If it helps when they are out they look like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I have some of them in silver, will put a couple in the glove box incase ellis dont have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missile Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 Great. Thank you both very much indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 This is what I have mate - just grabbed them out of the boot! 5 of the silver ones, 20 of the darker type! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missile Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 This is what I have mate - just grabbed them out of the boot! 5 of the silver ones, 20 of the darker type! http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll206/ellisgrange/Nuts.jpg Pretty sure the darker ones will not fit, which is a shame, But the silver ones should do. Only problem is, how do you do them up. Do you have a special tool for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 Dont worry, i have the ones you posted in the link in my glove box now, just bring a wheel wrench/socket set with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missile Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 Great. Already put it in. Its a 17mm i think. Thanks very much indeed. Must read things. Just added socket set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted May 14, 2010 Share Posted May 14, 2010 I have got 2x17mm and 2x19mm in the car. Dont drive with 3 nuts on the one wheel, take another off another wheel and keep it slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missile Posted May 14, 2010 Author Share Posted May 14, 2010 I have got 2x17mm and 2x19mm in the car. Dont drive with 3 nuts on the one wheel, take another off another wheel and keep it slow. Sounds perfect to me. Thanks very much. Thats a very very good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missile Posted May 17, 2010 Author Share Posted May 17, 2010 Just wanted to say a huge thank you to ellis and JamieP, in terms of club spirt etc. I borrowed two wheel nuts from a friends 350z to limp to reading. Great to meet you ellis, turned out that the 350 nuts might not have done the studs to good so did not want to risk using yours and damaging them, plus i was a little concerned if i got a puncture i would not have been able to remove them. (I bloody well did get a punchture to, Picked up a screw at japfest. so limped home on bad wheel nuts and a half inflated tyre.) Ellis by the way, great looking supra you have there mate. Jamie, i saw your car at reading but had no idea which one of the many people round the car you were so instead of risking asking anyone and looking like a prat i left it. Same thing happened at the show, Found your car parked up with the other MKIV show cars, saw a group of people sitting between two cars one of them was chingys. Crazy. Anyway thank you both for helping out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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