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Locking Wheel Nuts & Bolts

Locking Wheel Nuts and Bolts.

There are four main types of seating method for locking wheel nuts and bolts. It is very Important you fit the correct type of lock to your car to ensure they are safe to and secure the wheel properly. You should seek professional help for fitting if unsure. Any of our depots with wheel or tyre fitting services will be able to help you.

Locking wheel nuts are a good way of increasing the security of your alloy wheels and tyres, as they can be expensise to replace. Wheels are attached with either a bolt, which has a threaded shaft that fits into your wheel hub, or with a nut that has an internal thread that fits onto a stud that comes out of the wheel hub on your car.

The Most Common type are TAPPERED SEAT they have a 60 degree cone where the thread meets the head on a bolt and a 60 degree cone that fits into the wheel on a nut. They are found on most aftermarket wheels and as standard on makes such as Honda, Ford, BMW (except X3, X5) Renault and Saab. The RADIUS SEAT have a curved area where the bolt meets the Thread. This Type is typically found on Audi, Mercedes, VW Original wheels.

The FLAT WASHER type have as the name suggests have a flat washer where the tread and the wheel meet and are most common on Mitsbishi, Lexus and Toyota.

The last and least common are TUNER BOLTS / NUTS and are really a variation on the Tapered bolt. They have the same type of 60 degree cone but are usualy internaly driven, which means a special adaptor is inserted to the centre to fasten the nuts or bolts

We have our own branded range of TOPLOK Lockin Wheel Nuts and Bolts.

Available for many vehicles.

  • 12 x 1.5 Tuner Lock Nut.
  • 12 x 1.5 Tuner Lock Bolt.
  • 12 x 1.5 Open Lock Nut.
  • 14 x 1.5 Wheel Lock Bolt.
  • 12 x 1.5 Lock Bolt.
  • 12 x 1.5 Close Lock Nut.
  • 12 x 1.25 Closed Lock Nut.

We can also source McGard Lockers and many other top brands.

Call us for fitment information on (01308) 427588