Front left wheel fell off !

[Sully]

So I am driving to work this morning when the car shakes .I slow down to almost stop and CLUNK .
The car dips and I watch my left front tyre roll ahead of the car and gracefuly turn left down a street and dissappear.

Someone had tried to steal my wheels last night but could not remove them because I park close to the curb . They did leave me one wheel nut though .

I had just driven through the Bilgowlah bends and all . .

Lucky to be alive after attempted murder . Very lucky no one hurt.

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[guy 27]

ouch dude. no good.
good thing you're okay.

[Sully]

Very sureal . Switched off engine . All was quite , no panic , just watched in disbelief as wheel rolled away .
Had to jack up the rear , slide tyre under for see-saw effect to get jack under front and pinch nuts from other wheels .
20 minute holdup . Front quarter panel a little bent .

[Raisin]

Aye, that's no good man! :(

Glad you are ok.

[dutchy]

Holy shit dude :(

[sskustomz]

Wow! Time for security nuts!


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[SilentShout]

and my mates laughed at me for doing a wheel stud conversion on my car :P

but in all seriousness hope your okay, hope the car is okay, sexy car btw havnt seen it before :P

lastly as sskustomz said, Time for Security Nuts!!!

if they got that close to taking them they will most likely try again.

[Sully]

Just checked . Car not on bricks this morning .
Time to research some some lockable lug bolts .
Supacheap Brookvale dont stock any lugbolts.
Any ideas ?
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[mickos]

Geez no good mate, should park it inside and lock the garage up!

I used to get so much unwanted attention when I used to live in av, the brain dead piss head kids at night have been vandalising everything and anything they can find for decades

I had a mate towing a trailer with boat on the back have a wheel come off on wake hurst parkway 2 weeks ago, he lives in whale beach suspected tampering too

[Hoss]

Just checked . Car not on bricks this morning .
Time to research some some lockable lug bolts .
Supacheap Brookvale dont stock any lugbolts.
Any ideas ?
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A US company called McGard sell lug bolt wheel locks or Wolfrace. I have Wolfrace on my Astra. I think I bought them off Ebay.

[sskustomz]

Most tyre places should have them on the shelf.


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[vekara]

So I am driving to work this morning when the car shakes .I slow down to almost stop and CLUNK .
The car dips and I watch my left front tyre roll ahead of the car and gracefuly turn left down a street and dissappear.

Someone had tried to steal my wheels last night but could not remove them because I park close to the curb . They did leave me one wheel nut though .

I had just driven through the Bilgowlah bends and all . .

Lucky to be alive after attempted murder . Very lucky no one hurt.



Little bastards, they should be flogged in public park and left for magpies to peck.
One day they get back from new little bastards, every dog has its day.

[SilentShout]

Most tyre places should have them on the shelf.


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I second this. Bob jayne wanted to sell me some, but i told them 2 things.

1st: they are standard 15" alloys, aint no body got time fo dat,

2nd: ill be doing a wheel stud conversion once the parts arrived,

He shook my hand and said "good man"

Most tyre places should have them on the shelf.


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[poita]

+1 fro McGard, quite a good rep on the ST/XR5 forums from what I've seen

[Sully]

Thanks to all for the advice . Mcgard looks like the goods . Will have a look locally today .
I would love to park off the street but cant . Had two mirrors knocked off in last year also .
Yes the brain dead piss head kids here have all the opportunities but still roam
at night trashing letterboxes and cutting hoses to make bongs .
I wouldn't mind so much about the hose but they keep cutting it in the middle instead
of shortening it .

[sooty]

I have Mcgard nuts. Cheapest place was from the states, lugshack.com

[sskustomz]

Shotgun works too![emoji126]


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[Sully]

Found these at local repco for $30.00. Should do the job .
Now to look for a left front 1/4 panel .
The wheel has swung a wide arc on one lug bolt and bent in the panel
behind the wheel well . I would like to have seen it in slow mo ..

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