Wheel nut covers

ets2k9

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cupra-rich

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ok up to you, but the one's i posted about have no hole's in them. look better imo. if you did want a shiney / gloss finish you could spray em.
 

ets2k9

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I agree no holes would be better but what the hell is TPS? And if I'm spraying I may aswell do the ones I have now.

Good job I'm only asking about wheel nuts imagine if it was something complicated :)
 

vwbassett

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I gave my original ones a quick clean, sand, dusting of primer then a few coats of satin paint i had lying around. You do have to be more careful removing them but they look great, a hell of a lot better than the originals which were turning white
 

cupra_ahhh

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hiya, ive got these (obviously) on my Cupra R but have no tool to remove them, i need to take my wheel off and cant get to the nutsn themselves...any idea of what i can use instead to grab hold of the things and take them off?


Dont worry, sorted, had to use a pair of long nose pliers.
 
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ets2k9

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Cant you just buy the removal tool? Failing that get some long nosed pliers maybe?

Others may have a more solid suggestion.
 

cupra_ahhh

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hita, thanks for your reply, but yeah got them off with long nose pliers. those jacking point covers are a real *****bag to put back on again aren't they?! stupid bloody things, anyway, finally got it on with a few choice words.

after all of that i couldn't take the wheel off anyway, the nuts are too tight, and even with my 13 stone body jumping down on the wrench wasn't budging it. i tried all sorts and ended up moving the whole car more than one nut.

Meh.
 

ets2k9

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hita, thanks for your reply, but yeah got them off with long nose pliers. those jacking point covers are a real *****bag to put back on again aren't they?! stupid bloody things, anyway, finally got it on with a few choice words.

after all of that i couldn't take the wheel off anyway, the nuts are too tight, and even with my 13 stone body jumping down on the wrench wasn't budging it. i tried all sorts and ended up moving the whole car more than one nut.

Meh.

Your not having much luck!

There's a knack to it. Tend not to take them off if I can get away with it.
 

GREG_R84

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I got mine from VW for both locking and normal wheel nut. Think they were about 22p each. If you want the part numbers just let me know