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Do you have locking wheel nuts?
Yes
59%
 59%  [19]
No
40%
 40%  [13]
Total Votes: 32

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alanm_3



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Scotland 2017 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

I have them but I'm always wary of tightening them too much and "spin" the top half of the nut, which makes getting them off a f Censored g nightmare!

I had to cut one of mine off with an angle grinder, killing an alloy in the process! Censored Big Cry Got - 2017 SDV8 Autobiography in Loire Blue
Had- 2008 TDV8 Vogue SE in Java black
Had - 2007 S/C in Stornoway Grey

Post #287434 18th Oct 2014 9:49pm
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Chauch



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England 2006 Range Rover Supercharged 4.2 SC V8 Java Black

I took them off mine - as has already been said, those that are likely to steal wheels will not be deterred by them anyway.. 4.2 Supercharged Vogue SE

Post #287440 18th Oct 2014 10:12pm
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JackRegan



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United Kingdom 2016 Range Rover Autobiography TDV6 Waitomo Grey

Took mine off.

More trouble than they're worth if/when they go wrong.

Must be quicker/easier to take the car than brick up and remove the wheel(s) 2016MY TDV6 Autobiography
2011MY 5.0 Supercharged Autobiography Black - Gone
2005 TD6 Vogue - Gone

Post #287442 18th Oct 2014 10:15pm
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pld118



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Scotland 2014 Range Rover Vogue SDV6 Santorini Black

12 voters have them, 11 not. Only a snapshot but thought many more would have them.

Post #287478 19th Oct 2014 9:37am
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Cam-Tech-Craig



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England 2015 Range Rover SVAutobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

Maybe the members on here take note and have a bit more savvy then many FF drivers? Almost every FF we get in to the workshop has them fitted...

First job as the car is driven onto the ramp is to locate the locking wheel nut bolt and place it on a hook on the ramp. Logical to find it when A, the car is at ground level & B, your hands are clean Thumbs Up

So, my reckoning would be maybe 1 in 20 FF's i see don't have them... & 1 in 10 have an issue in there lifetime (usually with someone fitting tyres)

Hope that helps pal?

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pld118



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Scotland 2014 Range Rover Vogue SDV6 Santorini Black

Cheers Craig, very helpful. Nothing wrong with our locking nuts but I'll stop using them now as the wheels look better with standard nuts (IMO), the chances of wheel theft seem negligible and as you say, if a locking nut fails, the implications of dealing with that failure appear to outweigh any benefit in using locking nuts on these cars.

Thanks to all who took part Thumbs Up

Ps... Does anyone want to buy a perfectly serviceable set of locking wheel nuts? Whistle

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Cam-Tech-Craig



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England 2015 Range Rover SVAutobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

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Post #287483 19th Oct 2014 10:09am
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Sandyt



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United Kingdom 2007 Range Rover Supercharged 4.2 SC V8 Buckingham Blue

Yep took mine off a few months ago when I did the tyre swap was lucky enough to have another set of nuts (don't tell the missus Smile )from when I had other rims on the p38 so was able to get rid of a few that had swollen Thumbs Up Thumbs Up

Post #287484 19th Oct 2014 10:20am
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Joe90



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England 

Not fitted when I bought the car, never been a problem going without.

Other car, Audi, has them but not the "spinner" type, so as long as I am anal about the special nut in the boot, no problems either. .
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Post #287485 19th Oct 2014 10:23am
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