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viz007
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Post Sat Jan 31, 2015 6:55 pm

This key came with the car. Any ideas what it is for? Thanks

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viz007
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Post Sat Jan 31, 2015 7:03 pm

diable wrote:Locking wheel nut.
Interesting! Thanks for your fast reply. I'm guessing the previous owner must have changed to another kind of wheel as I can't see anywhere for a key on the ones present.

Out of interest does anyone have a photo of the wheelnuts that require these keys?
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viz007
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Post Sat Jan 31, 2015 7:44 pm

Thanks. Mine have definitely been changed. Looking online they appear to be called trilock. My wheels are 15" BBS. At least thats one more key I can remove from my key ring. Now down to 2 keys (main and boot) before I had 4 (main, boot, magnetic alarm (not working) and wheel nut)

Out of interest is it common for the centre caps to get nicked?
If so is there anything you can do to secure them?

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maxfield
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Post Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:05 pm

Diable, you could easily hammer and chisel that round assuming it's not massively overtorqued.
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minesapint
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Post Sat Jan 31, 2015 11:50 pm

Try this, figure 1

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=36&fg=25
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