Tunner Posted August 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 Spot the McGard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentandy Posted August 29, 2005 Report Share Posted August 29, 2005 By the way, just received confirmation that the group buy as posted here is still on, so just follow the instructions in the thread to get the discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodger00 Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 Tunner can i just say what an excellent post! I have used McGuard wheel bolts in the past and know how highly recommended they come. I naively assummed that new car manufacturers would have had locking wheel bolts of a high standard with thousands of combinations. Got my McGuard bolts the other day well pleased! just cant wait to stick them on my car(sometime this week with any luck!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemod Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 Has anyone managed to get one of the plastic wheel nut covers to fit the McGuard? I tried with the original one that came with the Golf but the McGuards are too big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodger00 Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 Mikemod.. I now know what you mean about the plastic wheel nut cover. Now ive got the McGuard's on im in two minds....try and mod one to fit or let the scum see ive got McGuards on and not bother trying to nick the wheels. I think im just going to leave it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunner Posted September 13, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 I am happy that the McGard's do not have covers, it saves 'the scum' removing other bolts only to finally discover thier foil! If you do not have after market locking bolts fitted to your alloys, you must be the type to leave your house windows open when you are out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simonl Posted September 13, 2005 Report Share Posted September 13, 2005 i didn't realise that scum, especailly on a dark winters night, would be so educated in which Locking bolt brands they can or cannot remove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodger00 Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 No really...have you seen the ones that come as standard. They are not exactly secure! and with the standard caps on the scumbags would have to remove the caps to find the locking wheel nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunner Posted September 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 LeMans, go back and look at the photo, then you will see how educated they need to be in my case! One lustful look at my alloys will show 'the scum' I have fitted McGard. If you were to fit a cap over a McGard, you could well find your alloy being held on by one bolt and possibly without you noticing that the VW bolts had been removed! I was lucky. I went to my TT in daylight (05:30) in the summer. All of the centre caps had been removed (stolen) and a couple of bolts were lying on the floor. Needless to say my after market bolts had not been touched. If you disguise your McGards, it might be possible to find that 4 of the OEM bolts have been removed, but the theft thwarted by the new bolt. Then your alloy is attached with the single bolt left! A neighbour bought a small matt black touch up pencil and painted his bolt heads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunner Posted September 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 A good idea to check with my insurance company to see if they can offset the fitment of McGard against against a premium hike for Oettinger or Revo re-map. My GTI is crying out for more torque! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 You are surely talking about a re-map which will give you more than 10% power increase and so I would expect that fitting McGards isn't going to keep your existing premium from increasing. Also, your excess may take a hike. I hope I am wrong but we all know that insurance companies make our stealers look like amateurs! Isn't the Revo transparent/undetectable? - Thought I read it somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tunner Posted September 14, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 RedRobin, my comments were a bit 'tounge in cheek'. My guess is that when I phone them to tell them about my proactive stance to stop folk stealing my wheels, they will not offer a rebate. When i tell them about an Oettinger or Revo re-map.....I am expecting a 20% hike. Revo is undetectable, but what happens if you have an accident, are unable to change the code back and the insurance company investigate your car? The third party will not lose out, but you will! Revo, One Click. Not telling your insurance company is madness. Upside down in a ditch, are you going to be able to revert the re-map codes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollox Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 I have McGuard locking nuts too and have done for a while. Seems they are universally regarded as the the nut of choice for protecting your wheels at a reasonable cost. One word of warning though - and this has come from years of users using them - the removal key can be quite delicate. I have no idea whether they have resolved this problem yet but many people have found the teeth strip themselves on the key and have ended up ordering a free replacement from McGuards. Just be careful and don't be too brutal when using the McGuards key - last thing you want is a punctured wheel that won't come off when its dark and raining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRobin Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 Tunner, you're right - I wasn't suggesting you kept it secret but only that I'd heard it was transparent - Not sure what the advantage of that might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason_s Posted September 14, 2005 Report Share Posted September 14, 2005 does anyone know the code of the mcguard locking nuts for the 18" monzas please? and wheres best to order them from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TP27 Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 There is a TSN Groupbuy through Hotdog (see Groupbuy for the Link). Suspect that you'll need the McGard 28018, but send a PM to Hotdog who I'm sure will assist you. TP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucjtckc Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 Make sure you get the 28018 SL versions (SL for slip ring). This version has the rotating collar making it even more difficult to take off. The groupbuy on this forum is through the same person (phatphil) that ran the groupbuy on UK_MKIVS.net (where I got mine). He was having problems with his suppliers and it took over a month to get my locking nuts - so don't be surprised if there's a delay between ordering and receiving the bolts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason_s Posted September 15, 2005 Report Share Posted September 15, 2005 thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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