Need to get some locking wheel nuts for my S2000, do I have to go with the Honda ones or could I go with say the McGard ones that Autoexpress rate so highly?
http://www.mcgard.com/deutschland/englisch...h/e_sicher.html

 

Honda has a special type of lug nut for its wheels. I belive they are spherical while most are conical. As long as you get the spherical type you should be ok. I think Jim at Tirerack can give you the straight info.

 

for what it's worth;

my s2000 came with the honda locking nuts. after about a year and a half, i was driving into a field at le mans when i ran over a tent peg. the four standard wheel nuts came straight off with the tool in the tool kit, but the locking one was completely jammed. the combination of a much-reduced torque (there is much less surface to grip onto, plus the tool to undo it doesn't allow any leverage) and, probably, overtightening from the honda garage airtool meant that i couldn't loosen the nut. eventually, of course, it started to slip and then it was game over - it rounded very quickly. various people from the aa had a go. eventually i got it flat-bedded to the local tyre garage who repaired the puncture without removing the wheel.

when i got home it took my honda garage 4 hours to drill out the nut, leaving my alloy completely f**ked. i should have chased honda for a new alloy. suffice to say i took the other locking nuts off and binned them.

i don't recommend the standard locking nuts for this reason - maybe i'm the only one to be unlucky on this, but you really can't get any torque onto the nut which means, if it's done up tightly, you won't get it loose.

let me know if you find any better, since i really should get some

s

 

Just to add to what Stephen said, I once owned a new 306 GTI-6 complete with locking wheel nuts, I got up to go to work one morning and it was sat outside on 4 bricks. Thieves these days will usually carry a key nut to fit most locking wheels. I went into the Peugeut dealership and you can buy the nuts and key for 30 quid which is probably what they did, or stole them.

They are only really a deterent to casual thieves, anyone who seriuosly wants your wheels will make sure they have the correct equipment to get them.