Td4 Spare Wheel Change

IndiTd4 · Feb 9, 2013

Replaced the drab looking rear wheel and cover for a better looking/ matching wheel..
With Cover On..

With Cover Removed..

Cleaned Up A Little..

Rubbish Behind The Wheel Holder..

A Little Rust Spot..

Treated and Painted..

Replacement In Place..

Close Up..

Nuts Treated Painted And Fitted..

New Center Cap Fitted..

New Valve Cap Fitted..

Missed A Bit..

Silver Paint Applied..

Tyre Scrubbed & Treated, Wheel Washed..

Very Happy with the end result..
Lifts the look of the back amazingly..

Optimus Prime · Feb 9, 2013

looks good, but I would make one critical and urgent modification:

change at least one of the those wheel nuts for a locking one, or all your hard work will be making someone elses vehicle look nice pretty quickly.

oddly, my tailgate has an identical scratch and rustmark.

Singvogel · Feb 9, 2013

Yup, very nice now.

That spare wheel cover you had on is the scarce body-styling kit one.

Get a locking wheel nut on that spare wheel too - or some snatcher of a bar-steward will decide that they need it more than you do.

Edit: - OP beat me to it - great minds eh?

Optimus Prime · Feb 9, 2013

Singvogel said:
Edit: - OP beat me to it - great minds eh?

like murtagh and riggs at the end of one of the lethal weapon films where they both shoot the bloke at the same time.

IndiTd4 · Feb 9, 2013

Thanks Guys,,what size are the wheel nuts,
I would like to get a full set of new ones,
and some lockers at the same time..

Skynet · Feb 9, 2013

Just google for freelander locking nuts.

I had to get a new set when a garage lost my last key. Thing is they only come in sets of 4!!! Good job I had a spare nut and key in my box of bits. Only thing is I have to carry both keys now.... still it beats losing the spare wheel!

Garboy88 · Feb 9, 2013

Looking good mate

longdog · Feb 9, 2013

IndiTd4 said:
Thanks Guys,,what size are the wheel nuts,
I would like to get a full set of new ones,
and some lockers at the same time..

FREELANDER ALLOY WHEEL NUTS - NEW- SET OF 20 | eBay
LANDROVER FREELANDER 1 LOCKING WHEEL NUT SET ANR6091 (5032) | eBay

IndiTd4 · Feb 9, 2013

I was thinking after market might be a little cheaper..

Are they M12 x 1.5??

markyzs180 · Feb 9, 2013

Optimus Prime said:
oddly, my tailgate has an identical scratch and rustmark.

do you guys not notice that your rear wiper misses at the top of the sweep?

treat yourselves to a new rear wiper arm and not only will it clear your rear screen properly it will also stop catching the tailgate whilst its working!!!!!!!!

IndiTd4 · Feb 9, 2013

Well you guys made me think,
with regards to the people that might wish to borrow the wheel,
so I shot off to Halfords as the car is parked on a road not too far from an
alleyway, so I purchased some of these to tide me over for now,

Halfords | Ripspeed Locking Wheel Nuts (NC1157)

A perfect match for the Land rover alloy wheel..

Rear wheel now has 3 locking nuts,,:scratching_chin:
do you think that should help...
I know from one extreme to the other..

Thanks for the advise,,just a shame you were not able to pay for them as well..

Singvogel · Feb 9, 2013

A sad reflection on today's world I'm afraid.

Nodge68 · Feb 10, 2013

Someone tried nicking my spare I few weeks ago

luckily all they managed to do was scratch the paint around the locking nut as they couldn't get the cap off.

IndiTd4 · Feb 10, 2013

Well at least we know they work..

I have been looking into a new set of nuts and lockers for the other 4 wheels,

The after market nuts are all very similar from what I can gather..

Required sizes & Dimensions;
Thread Size- M12x1.5 (Must Have)
Drive- 19mm (Some Are 17mm)
Overall Length- 32-36mm (Around this length is fine)
Overall Width- 22-24mm (Around this width is fine)
Pitch- 60Deg (Must Have)

Just got to find the right sets at the right price,,,

Ian jones · Feb 10, 2013

markyzs180 said:
do you guys not notice that your rear wiper misses at the top of the sweep?

treat yourselves to a new rear wiper arm and not only will it clear your rear screen properly it will also stop catching the tailgate whilst its working!!!!!!!!

Its funny that you mention this , since i got my freelander i noticed my rear wiper missed the top of the screen ! I replaced the wiper blade but its still the same , and thought its the arm /weak spring , can you just get the spring , any one know ?

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