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gason
Vanorak
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Topic: help please just been nicked or lost Posted: 29 Apr 07 at 10:56 |
just went out to van i have no spare wheel but i have a locking nut opener
whats going on.is this a design fault or what.there is a huge bolt that is
done up tight on the left hand side that has not been touched.so the holder
is dead tight with no movement in it whatso ever .i was given a long bolt and
a nut opener that you use for unlocking wheels.the other hole has nothing in
it.i do remember seeing a black spinning plastic nut cover .which aint there
any more
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Ex-car bloke
Vanorak
Joined: 17 Jan 06
Location: Scotland
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Posted: 29 Apr 07 at 13:36 |
Bloody hell, that's bad luck mate. Mine is as you describe. I was told that it would be secure as supplied with locking (spinning plastic) nut but I'm nervous now.
Sorry to hear your news though, it's a real pain and all because of some f**king chav type.
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ECB 2006 SWB 174 window van
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gason
Vanorak
Joined: 31 Mar 07
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Posted: 29 Apr 07 at 14:00 |
i have checked what is there one bolt on left hand side nothing on the right
hand side i was given i long bolt and a nut opener in a bag.i paid for a
security bolt so how come my wheel is gone.i noticed on top of the long bolt
theres is a small clip that rotates which seems to serve no function.i do
remember seeing a black plastic nut or maybe a nut cover.this is a crap
design if you can nick these wheels i am stuffed if i am going to spend
another £200 to get nicked again
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cjohnson_uk
Groupie
Joined: 27 Feb 07
Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: 29 Apr 07 at 19:22 |
I know on my old t4 the long bolt was just there to hold the wheel tray in place (using a key shaped hole in the tray) once you'd lifted the tray up then used the short bolt to secure it. Not sure how it is with the new one
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gason
Vanorak
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Posted: 29 Apr 07 at 19:43 |
yes i have a t4 also they didnt nick that wheel.i was sure there was a black
plastic nut that spun round somewhere.i think it may have been where the
other security bolt should be.it does not make sense the bracket has no
give in it whatsoever where the bolt lookes as tight as it will go.who is going
to saw through a bolt drop the wheel then tighten it back up fully.i am
miffed and pissed off what the point in paying for a wheel lock that doesnt
work
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CLONKY
Yardie
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Posted: 29 Apr 07 at 20:06 |
No help at all with a new van i know, but as my front tyres wore out, i had the tyre off the spare brought into play, and a just legal one put on the spare. It means there is nothing worth nicking, and that a new tyre isnt going to go past its best sitting on the spare. Hope the police take a greater interest than they did when my van was keyed.
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gason
Vanorak
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Posted: 29 Apr 07 at 20:21 |
wonder what smg will say i think its strange that the bolt is done up fully on
the left hand side and there is no security bolt there allot of hassle to nick a
wheel .i will see what they say tomorrow
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zedzedeleven
Vanorak
Joined: 05 Jan 06
Location: west cumbria
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Posted: 30 Apr 07 at 09:50 |
Really strange Gason.The security bolt is about a tenner from vw. Not much good if the wheel can be removed by anyone with the correct tool. Let us know how you get on, we are all vunerable on this. Perhaps there is a solution that someone knows about ?
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1.9 85ps swb 2004 in friesan green.
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orangina
Vanorak
Joined: 16 Feb 06
Location: Godmanchester,
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Posted: 30 Apr 07 at 10:16 |
I'm just waiting for some thieving git to nick mine - I 'kerbed' it on a protruding rock in a narrow lane in Wales and badly dented the rim...
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Mr Hedgehog
Vanorak
Joined: 26 Oct 06
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Posted: 30 Apr 07 at 13:48 |
Sorry to ask but was the wheel there to start with, why would someone undo it get the wheel, then spend time and making noise bolting it all back in place “All the time running the risk of getting caught” when they could of just been legging it with your new wheel
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Jumped Ship to a Vito but I hear a 2021 T6 calling, only real difference is the Vito cab is more car like.
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kombi57
Yardie
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Posted: 30 Apr 07 at 16:16 |
Seems strange to me as well. I had the spare pinched off an old clio. All they had to do was bend the catch in order to drop the spare wheel cage and leg it with the wheel. The cage was left hanging down on the ground.
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Berisford
Vanorak
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Posted: 30 Apr 07 at 19:03 |
kombi57 wrote:
The cage was left hanging down on the ground.
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Same here with a Picasso a few years back.
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Fifty pence
Vanorak
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Posted: 30 Apr 07 at 19:31 |
I reckon you hit the nail on the head there HH !!.
I agree with Clonky about the spare. I had mine replaced the week i picked the van up. The local tyre people had a " just legal " tyre of a similar size.
The tyres for these vans are a lot of dosh.
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2002 Discovery TD5
2007 Vivaro 2.0 CTDI
2004 T5 front bumper
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gason
Vanorak
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Posted: 30 Apr 07 at 20:24 |
i rang SMG they said what did i want them to do about it and they aint
prepared to pay for a new wheel or tyre.i pointed out that there is a problem
with the design or with these bolts.his response was to ring VW which i did
they spoke to their technical department they said they were unaware of any
problems.and that i should claim on my insurance.funny that .bloke from
SMG said someone had one nicked last week.need i say anymore.just a
question for all i have a straight bar that is 4 inches wide is that it or should
there be something else there
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Fifty pence
Vanorak
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Posted: 30 Apr 07 at 22:41 |
Its unusual for VW dealer not to be sympathetic/ helpful !!.
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2002 Discovery TD5
2007 Vivaro 2.0 CTDI
2004 T5 front bumper
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gason
Vanorak
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Posted: 30 Apr 07 at 23:36 |
no i am not having a pop at the bloke i am just cutting what was said and
yes wheel was defo there so was wheel lock.just more agg
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Mr Hedgehog
Vanorak
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Posted: 30 Apr 07 at 23:41 |
gason wrote:
i rang SMG they said what did i want them to do about it and they aint prepared to pay for a new wheel or tyre.i pointed out that there is a problem with the design or with these bolts.his response was to ring VW which i did they spoke to their technical department they said they were unaware of any problems.and that i should claim on my insurance.funny that .bloke from SMG said someone had one nicked last week.need i say anymore.just a question for all i have a straight bar that is 4 inches wide is that it or should there be something else there |
Yep I got the 4 inch wide bar to but I tell the Mrs it’s at least 6 inches
Fifty pence wrote:
Its unusual for VW dealer not to be sympathetic/ helpful !!.
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Fifty what are you saying that VW are your best friend until they have got your money I don’t believe it, oh wait a minute I do, its service time for me soon I’m not looking forward to that hassle again
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Jumped Ship to a Vito but I hear a 2021 T6 calling, only real difference is the Vito cab is more car like.
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oN tHe InSiDe
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Posted: 01 May 07 at 18:51 |
I dont want to get in to the rights or wrongs of the situation but i can honestly say that we have never had this reported until your call gason.
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Fifty pence
Vanorak
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Posted: 01 May 07 at 20:28 |
Fifty what are you saying that VW are your best friend until they have got your money I don’t believe it, oh wait a minute I do, its service time for me soon I’m not looking forward to that hassle again
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That's made me laugh HH. The sales guy was all over me like a rash until i paid the deposit, and then it was, " Mr. who ?? ".
Once you've bought the van, " MR." turns into " Mate ", and " Sorry, you need to speak to the service department about that " !!!.
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2002 Discovery TD5
2007 Vivaro 2.0 CTDI
2004 T5 front bumper
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gason
Vanorak
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Posted: 01 May 07 at 23:25 |
as far as i know there is a problem with people /person nicking these wheels
why wound smg be selling these bolts if there was not a issue with people
stealing them.so i am not the first and i wont be the last.VW HAVE MADE A
MISTAKE AND THEY WONT ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM.I HAVE TO PAY FOR
THERE BAD DESIGN.bordering on trading standards issue gutted glad i didnt
buy the sportline now
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