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Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Victoria
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I have just aquired this Fiesta off my daughter and some of the caps on the wheel nuts are missing and I need some advice for replacement and the best place to get them. I believe if I wanted to replace the whole wheel nut with a chrome version I would have to mortgage the house.
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Sydney
Posts: 1,127
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Look for a quality set of after market ones on eBay. Did this for my focus. The OEM ones are rubbish.
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Victoria
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Will do. Thanks for the reply
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Gold Coast
Posts: 21
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Supercheap, about $64 for a full set in chrome.
( if this is your mortgage payment, I'm jealous LOL) You are right the OEM with the stupid caps are rubbish |
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Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Victoria
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Sorry wrong post
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#7 | ||
Regular Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Victoria
Posts: 350
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Can someone please tell me how to remove these caps. I've tried multi grips ,pliers and vice grips with no luck.there must be a trick to it before the angle grinder comes out.
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Gold Coast
Posts: 21
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Are the nuts on or off the fister?
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Regular Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Victoria
Posts: 350
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The wheels are still on the car.
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Gold Coast
Posts: 21
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I'm pretty sure the factory wheel brace fits the nuts with the covers on the nuts. If the cover is removed you have to get different sized socket.
Fister Experts - please let me know if I'm in error. I replaced mine because the covers were just stupid. ![]() |
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FF.Com.Au Hardcore
Join Date: Dec 2009
Posts: 3,465
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Take em to Jax tytres, had the same prob with my focus.
Jax got them off and replaced them with lock nuts. was bout $50. |
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Regular Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Victoria
Posts: 350
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Thanks for the replies, I got hold of a socket set and that worked, I'm replacing with normal type wheel nuts. It's my wife's car and I don't want her stranded trying to change a wheel.
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