General Locking socket lost.Code required to oder new one

[Terry107]

My granddaughter has a Fiat 500 Lounge and she has lost the locking nut socket.If any body has similar could they let me know the code number so I can order a new socket I would be very grateful.Wheels need to be removed to replace pads for the MOT and she needs the car to get to university.many thanks.

 

[varesecrazy]

That's a novelty shape..

Definitely LOST.. Not in the wheel well, glove box.. Or paperwork?

Favourite is Garages use windy tool to fit wheels, overtorque this little key and throw it away Broken

Are you near Orpington, South London? By chance?

 

[Terry107]

That's a novelty shape..

Definitely LOST.. Not in the wheel well, glove box.. Or paperwork?

Favourite is Garages use windy tool to fit wheels, overtorque this little key and throw it away Broken

Are you near Orpington, South London? By chance?

No in Cornwall.Went to a garage cost to remove each special locking wheel nut is approx £35 per wheel!!! I was hoping somebody had the same locknut and had the code which is on the head of the special socket, that would enable me to order new one.Still hoping.

 

[Danoid]

261A?

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Should be able to go to fiat with that, but looks like you can buy them elsewhere because above link is out of stock

 

[The Panda Nut]

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Should be able to go to fiat with that, but looks like you can buy them elsewhere because above link is out of stock

I nearly used these people when I recently lost a key. Lucky for me we have 3 cars years apart and they all have the same ke. What I wonder, are the chances of that, When we changed one car I just kept the key and put non locking lots on the outgoing car. Both the new ones habve different keys.

 

[Danoid]

To be honest is stealing alloys still a thing? It was bad back in the day when alloys were rare but these days every car has them.

 

[The Panda Nut]

To be honest is stealing alloys still a thing? It was bad back in the day when alloys were rare but these days every car has them.

Probably not. But the price of tyres now is reason enough for me to make it harder for the tea leaves.

 

[puntodeltathema]

Do you still have the box somewhere? There may be a card inside with the code on.

 

[varesecrazy]

Do you still have the box somewhere? There may be a card inside with the code on.

My 500 only has it in a Plastic Bag, but DOES have the paperwork in there detailing the part number.

Agree they are conventionally in a Black Plastic case, with the 4 x original wheel bolts.

 

[bl4desman]

I've been here years ago when I had a puncture and my key suddenly decided that it was actually made out of cheese. I was lucky as a compressor managed to put enough air the tyre to drive 3 miles home. I sat on a sunny day with a punch and a hammer to undo mine and used a rag to protect the wheel. It worked though.

 

[varesecrazy]

Years ago you could hammer on a 18mm socket,

But nowadays you can buy a kit of various drive sockets.. Costs around £20..

Tempted to add one myself, as its such a faff when the correct tool is no longer capable.

 

[chris3234]

To be honest is stealing alloys still a thing? It was bad back in the day when alloys were rare but these days every car has them.

Yes but not as common
Some of the German brand ones can be 1000+ for some of the alloys new

 

[spidermania]

To be honest is stealing alloys still a thing?

No, but the tires are. Over here across the pond we had a gal at my complex with her tire stolen, they were looking for a certain size. So we were warned to get wheel locks of which I did at the time and the shop who put them on said don't ever lose the key cause we will have to break off the wheel studs to get it off. I'm not putting any wheel locks on my spider. But I will say what I have learn over the years is that people will steal anything.