Had two new rear Michelin Pilot Sports fitted today and the gimp fitting them managed to break the locking nut lug key! He managed to get them hand tight but couldn't apply any torque.

Fortunately I found the key code number on a ticket in the boot (trunk) and have ordered a new key directly from McGard.

He offered to torque them up when I obtain a new key. I think I'll pass on that offer and do it myself with my own torque wrench!

Just thought I'd share with you the crap day I have had.

On the plus side, I now have plenty of tread on the rear for the typical wet British weather we have at the moment.

 

Do you have locking lugs? Mine are just your typical mercedes 17mm lugs.

 

Yep, most cars in the UK come with locking nuts as standard fitment now. They are genuine Mopar parts but made by McGard. Too many pikeys will nick anything if its not bolted down.

 

Pikeys....nick....?
Thought you boys spoke english.
Cheers

 

I thought all Crossfire's came with locking wheel nuts? Mine came with the Mcgards as well. Unfortuantely they don't fit my new wheels. The channel that the wheel lugs go into on the new wheels is very narrow.

 

Lol. The Queens english is spoken by very few, we call it talking with a plum in your mouth. I blame the film industry from across the pond.

 

You'll have to explain "queens english"

 

Queens English is how english should be spoken. If you have ever heard the Queen speak you'll know what I mean. To the average Brit, its posh and those that are highly educated and from very wealthy families will more than likely speak the 'Queens English'. Don't get me wrong though, some posh girls can be a scream beneth the bedsheets!!

Those with a broader, general upbringing will speak with an accent, which will symbolise where that person is from. People from Newcastle in the North East of England for example will speak with a 'Geordie' accent (why eye man - Roy Chubby Brown) and is probably the furthest extreme from the Queens English. If you've never heard of Roy Chubby Brown, stick the name in You Tube but avoid doing it in front of the wife/girlfriend as they will more than likely be offended! He's considered by wife as being vulga.

 

HAHA very nice. You should hop across the pond, we have a few different variations of english over here

 

yes, we can butcher english pretty well over here...

 

Scouser here, but I can afford to buy parts that arn't nicked. Time for bed ,can somone knock me up in the morning

 

Bazzer was in Las Vegas for 10 days over Thanksgiving

 

well we're not talking about Elton John's spoken word here!!!

As for other regional accents - try searching for Rab.C.Nesbitt (YouTube - Rab C Nesbitt - Lottery Numbers)

 

I have often wondered why the English insist on speaking some quaint but archaic dialect of American. It really wouldn't be that hard for them to change if they would but try.

 

Why should they try to change their language. After all, they're the ones that came over here and brought the language with them. We're the ones that bastardized it over the years and frankly, it's not the better for it.

 

interestingly enough watching some pre-WWII films the US accents seem (to my ears) to be virtually non-existant, from the 60s onwards however the difference is very pronounced... is it just me finds this - and if not it'd be interesting to see why the change

 

We can say thangs any way we wount toWere Americans anint we!

 

I can understand queen's English but Cockney confounds me as much as a strong Irish brogue (don't even mention gaelic). But before we American's get too snobbish about our brand of English, consider the southern drawl, nasal Maine, JFK Bostonian, Texas twang, and dare-I-say Eubonics. But I enjoy the heck out of the British motoring terms: boot, bonnet, petrol, etc.

On a more serious note, thanks for the info on the McGard locking lugnuts. I've been looking for something for my XF even though it spends most of it's life safely in a garage.

 

"But I enjoy the heck out of the British motoring terms: boot, bonnet, petrol, etc. " Try some British motoring realities: Lucas, Prince of Darkness. Whitworth threads. Spanners (wrenches) turned out on a punch press. Carburaters with oil filler caps. HP references that are historic without providing any useful information. Parking lights that turn on without you knowing you hit the secret switch (see also Crossfire). Figure out the difference between a drophead coupe, roadster, convertible, torpedo, volante, and a surrey top. "Tinworm" (their word for rust) issues that rival or surpass anything that 70's Detroit made. I love 'em and currently own two (Tiger and Jensen Healey), but British motoring is unique beyond their terms. (Also on uniqueness: Gordon Keeble; Triple scoop hood on a Rover; Fairthorpe; Elva; the all fiberglass Lotuses; HRG, the Marcos, Morgan and Minigem).

 

Still have the 1970 Triumph GT6 - what were you thinking!
Slowly converting to a "US" muscle/sports car.