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    Front left wheel fell off !

    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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    ouch dude. no good.
    good thing you're okay.
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    I'm new here, please be nice Sully's Avatar
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    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 .
    Catchin up fast !

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    Holy shit dude Click here to enlarge
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    Wow! Time for security nuts!


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    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.
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    I'm new here, please be nice Sully's Avatar
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    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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    Catchin up fast !

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    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
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    Click here to enlarge Originally Posted by Sully Click here to enlarge
    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.

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