Freelander 1 Locking Wheel Nut Key

Hi.

I've just broke the locking wheel nut key for my TD4. My understanding is that there are 15 different versions available each one marked by a letter etched on to them

Having checked mine it's a bit difficult to make out but in all honesty it looks like the number 10 however the 0 could possibly be a letter C.

Long shot I know but can anyone shed any light whether it's possible it could say 1C or if not what the number 10 might relate to.

Many thanks

The ones I have seen are a number, like 48 I have seen.

LR should help clarify when you order a replacement.

When a tyre monkey stripped my locking key with his air gun, I contacted my local LR stealer. Their reaction was "Freelander 1, sorry no money in them, can't help you". However, he did say that if I got 5 normal non-locking nuts, he'd get the 5 locking ones off so I could replace them.

So that's what I did. Got 5 normal nuts, the dealer used one of those Unwin (is that what they are called that bite into nuts to get them off?) to remove the locking nuts and I followed him round the car putting on the replacements.

True to his word though - he didn't charge anything

Just checked - looks like they are called Irwin, available at all good retail outlets.

I swapped mine for normal ones recently because the socket was starting to fail.

andyfreelandy said:

The ones I have seen are a number, like 48 I have seen.

LR should help clarify when you order a replacement.

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I replaced mine years ago.... but the stripped key is still on my desk!

Its got the number 85 stamped on it.

GrumpyGel said:

When a tyre monkey stripped my locking key with his air gun

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When I go to a tyre dealer I take off the locking nuts just before they start work and then I replace them afterwards!!!

Prefer mobile tyre fitters now and I give them the wheels. Quicker, less damage, allows me to clean and check brakes while they fit tyres..

RMH said:

Hi.

I've just broke the locking wheel nut key for my TD4. My understanding is that there are 15 different versions available each one marked by a letter etched on to them

Having checked mine it's a bit difficult to make out but in all honesty it looks like the number 10 however the 0 could possibly be a letter C.

Long shot I know but can anyone shed any light whether it's possible it could say 1C or if not what the number 10 might relate to.

Many thanks

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Hi, here's a pic of all the FL1 keys.

Also NEVER trust the pressures they put in them, my four new ones ranged from 26 to 42 psi. each one different. They managed to damage the new t/less valve they put in, the 26 psi one. I always check them with the gauge I keep in my car before I leave the 'professional tyre fitting place' so there's no arguments !

I guess where you live & work determines how likely it is for your wheels being stolen ? Perhaps take the broken key bits to LR dealer spares guy, and ask him to match it.

The online suppliers all seem to use a generic image, so difficult to match it.

pwood999 said:

I guess where you live & work determines how likely it is for your wheels being stolen ?

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30 years ago, when few vehicles had alloys as standard, thefts of them was high. However as most vehicles now come with alloys as standard, so thefts of them has dropped massively.
Obviously location makes a difference to the frequency of wheel thefts too, but down my way, I've not heard of standard alloys being stolen for over a decade now.

I didn't have locking nuts on my freelander when it had the standard 16 Freedom wheels. I did fit locking nuts when I had my lovely condition Sport rims on it though.

Nodge68 said:

30 years ago, when few vehicles had alloys as standard, thefts of them was high. However as most vehicles now come with alloys as standard, so thefts of them has dropped massively.
Obviously location makes a difference to the frequency of wheel thefts too, but down my way, I've not heard of standard alloys being stolen for over a decade now.

I didn't have locking nuts on my freelander when it had the standard 16 Freedom wheels. I did fit locking nuts when I had my lovely condition Sport rims on it though.

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Those same (types of) people who used to nick wheels, are now nicking catalytic converters.

I should think as well that if no cars had locking nuts, wheels would be nicked for their tyres. However, I would think they presume all cars have locking nuts these days so don't bother.

GrumpyGel said:

Those same (types of) people who used to nick wheels, are now nicking catalytic converters.

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They are indeed.
A mate of mine who lives in the South East has had 4 cats nicked in as many years.
I linked the car alarm to his exhaust for after the last time he lost one.
One night his car alarm went off, so he looked out the window, to see a couple of lads chucking tools into a white van, and speeding off. He's not lost another cat since then, although he did need to get the exhaust repaired, but still cheaper than buying another cat.

It was definitely a thing of the late 80's and early 90's where I grew up, seeing an XR3i or Astra GTE on the ground missing it's wheels. Nostalgia!

If you were lucky they left it on bricks...!

Nostalgia revisited!!

I had a Vauxhall Viva HC (hard to believe, but true!!) with Cobra Superslot alloys.
I used to park it in the same place at the station. After a few days off work I went to park there and a rusty old VIva HA was on blocks with no wheels.
Reckon someone said "go get the wheels off that Viva!!" and so they did!! Mine was safe at home.

andyfreelandy said:

Superslot alloys

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I loved the Superslots, still do, although they're impossible to find these days.
My Avenger GT will get Minilites, when it's at that stage.