Fiat Ducato locking wheel nuts

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Tony50

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Looking for Locking wheel nuts for 2023 year, 16 inch alloy wheels, Fiat costs seem very high anybody bought other makes ?
 
Can't remember the last time I saw a vehicle sitting on bricks. Do wheels get stolen now? Nearly everyone has alloys.
 
IRHP said:
Can't remember the last time I saw a vehicle sitting on bricks. Do wheels get stolen now? Nearly everyone has alloys.
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You are so lucky, when we ran a garage, my wife popped out of the service door, (not reception door,)as we were in process of having a new workshop , she crossed the yard to speak to me, in the meantime a beastard robbed us. Happend all in less than 3 minutes, years later my son worked for Mercedes truck franchise, on 2 occasions they had several catalytic converters cut off new Mercs . Suffolk is a fairly low crime area.
 
Tony50 said:
Looking for Locking wheel nuts for 2023 year, 16 inch alloy wheels, Fiat costs seem very high anybody bought other makes ?
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Milenco.
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Mike.
 
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Tony50 said:
Looking for Locking wheel nuts for 2023 year, 16 inch alloy wheels, Fiat costs seem very high anybody bought other makes ?
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Look on the Coastal Motorhomes website. They do genuine Fiat sets in the two bolt sizes.
CM also have listings for locking wheel bolts on eBay.
 
No one's going to nick Fiat motorhome alloys.

1. They are not very expensive
2. They're not even that desirable
3. It would take some doing to jack up a motorhome and steal all the wheels.
 
VXman said:
No one's going to nick Fiat motorhome alloys.

1. They are not very expensive
2. They're not even that desirable
3. It would take some doing to jack up a motorhome and steal all the wheels.
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Harsh, but true!! ;) ::bigsmile:
Mike.
 
VXman said:
No one's going to nick Fiat motorhome alloys.

1. They are not very expensive
2. They're not even that desirable
3. It would take some doing to jack up a motorhome and steal all the wheels.
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Some motorhomes are already jacked up on auto levelling jacks
 
hallhmik said:
Some motorhomes are already jacked up on auto levelling jacks
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Generally the wheels stay on the ground though.

Counter argument... You won't be able to get the nuts off of the wheel is lifted.

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Guigsy said:
Generally the wheels stay on the ground though.

Counter argument... You won't be able to get the nuts off of the wheel is lifted.
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Seen plenty of pictures, and in person, of motorhomes with (usually) the front 2 wheels off the ground. I think the auto levelling instructions say handbrake should be applied when auto levelling deployed.
 
hallhmik said:
Seen plenty of pictures, and in person, of motorhomes with (usually) the front 2 wheels off the ground. I think the auto levelling instructions say handbrake should be applied when auto levelling deployed.
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When I've gotten the order wrong and not loosened the nuts before I've lifted the wheel, I found the handbrake does very little against the torque of the wheel brace.
 
Guigsy said:
When I've gotten the order wrong and not loosened the nuts before I've lifted the wheel, I found the handbrake does very little against the torque of the wheel brace.
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True, but a rattle gun works differently and would soon [ noisily] have the boots off your van.
Luckily, it's a limited market for second hand wheels, and any major seller would soon stand out.
Mike.
 
VXman said:
No one's going to nick Fiat motorhome alloys.

1. They are not very expensive
2. They're not even that desirable
3. It would take some doing to jack up a motorhome and steal all the wheels.
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Like catalytic converters, they are nicked for less than a gram of platinum, alloy wheels area nicked for the scrap value, and it's based on how many can they nick In an area these wasters are camped in !
I been round a factory that produces Catalytic converter inside object which is like a fire brick, the area of the holes that are produced would cover One and half football pitches for the average car, the company would show us the process how they apply such little platinum.
 
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Tony50 said:
Like catalytic converters, they are nicked for less than a gram of platinum, alloy wheels area nicked for the scrap value, and it's based on how many can they nick In an area these wasters are camped in !
I been round a factory that produces Catalytic converter inside object which is like a fire brick, the area of the holes that are produced would cover One and half football pitches for the average car, the company would show us the process how they apply such little platinum.
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Catalytic converters are quite a popular form of theft currently. I'm not convinced there is much interest in alloy wheels nowadays. I have 3 vehciles with alloys on - none with locking nuts. No interest in them in 3/13/20 years on those 3 cars and they have been parked up in all sorts of areas all over the country during that period.
 
Guigsy said:
Generally the wheels stay on the ground though.

Counter argument... You won't be able to get the nuts off of the wheel is lifted.
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I agree,but these people have no scruples, they wouldn't care what they damage to get what they want
 
Tony50 said:
Thanks for all info and comments I have now purchased a set of Fiat locking studs with dirt covers,
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I think it's more to do with whether they will take the torque which a lot of the cheaper 'chocolate' ones wont....price is secondary

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Tony50 said:
Thanks for all info and comments I have now purchased a set of Fiat locking studs with dirt covers,
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That's interesting, Fiat Mopar told me there are non available for my 2022. Could you tell me what you bought please.
 
RioRob said:
That's interesting, Fiat Mopar told me there are non available for my 2022. Could you tell me what you bought please.
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From a Fiat dealer, Simpsons of Great Yarmouth 58 miles away from home, but treated as day out and a walk along seafront, the were In a Fiat box £58.78 total, I took a wheel stud with me as advised as there are 2 sizes, all Fiat dealers I think should have them.
 

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