Spare wheels and wheel nuts - beware!!

[Jukie]

I learned a valuable lesson last night and I take full responsibility for not checking and realising a big problem .

Last night I came home from work to find I had a flat. So I carried out the necessaries and all was going well until I came to relpace the wheel nuts. My wheels are standard 10-hole alloys, my spare is steel. My wheel nuts are extended and therefore 100% useless for my spare. And I have no standard wheel nuts......... (guess what my next purchase is gonna be!!).

Fortunately I was able to borrow my mum's car and get the flat sorted.

I hold up my hands and accept the "Numpty of the Day" award.

 

[GrahamC230K]

Not the 1st to have been caught out. At least you realised not to use the too long bolts for the alloys on your steel wheel.

 

[Ian B Walker]

If you want some standard wheel nuts drop me a PM

 

[Sp!ke]

I've g0t 20 standard wheelnuts for steel wheels kicking about also if anyone needs 'em.

 

[GRAV888]

Just looked in my boot and on top of my plastic thingy that sits on my spare wheel, are 4x steel wheel studs.
Got me worried there for a second.

 

[Steve_Perry]

Am I the only one who has a matching alloy as a spare ? How are the cars normally supplied from the factory, with 5x alloys or 4x alloys and a spare?

I'd just assumed you normally got a set of 5.

S.

 

[Sp!ke]

Am I the only one who has a matching alloy as a spare ? How are the cars normally supplied from the factory, with 5x alloys or 4x alloys and a spare?

I'd just assumed you normally got a set of 5.

S.

Nope, I got two spare identical alloys (so that I can get my wheels refurbed two at a time) and five spare steels that I intend to stick winter tyres on when I get around to it.

 

[Shude]

I'd just assumed you normally got a set of 5.

Both my w202 c230k sport models have come with an identical alloy spare, I believe this is factory spec, I can't imagine it's a fleet/leasing thing.

Of course these days when you buy a brand new MB you either get a flimsy space-saver thing or a bottle of tyre-repair goo!