Thread: Toss the wheel lock nuts

Originally Posted by Wolfman_TWP

I have used them on my Series III without any issues.

Wolf

Thanks ......did you go britparts or Bremach ?.......there seems a big difference in cost between them ......but not sure if the quality difference would be that much

Originally Posted by landoman

Thanks ......did you go britparts or Bremach ?.......there seems a big difference in cost between them ......but not sure if the quality difference would be that much

I think I have a set of each, hard to tell which are which, they look identical..

Wolf

Just an update on this post, today I dropped in at Fred Smith here in Melbourne, Bayswater and picked up 5 wheel nuts for $55. They are Britpart. A lot less than LR genuine.

So I ordered a spare wheel from Landrover direct and some nuts to replace my lock nuts ........but not sure what I got is right ...........I ordered the Britparts nuts as they were presented as suitable substitutes for the very expensive originals .............but they look totally different .......not too worried about the appearance ......I know the chromed up originals look better ........but concerned about the business end .........the original is quite tapered ......the Britpart ( yes a lot cheaper ) have a distinctly different profile .........so have I got the wrong thing? ..........and more. Importantly is it safe?...........

The tapered one is for steel wheels and the other is for alloys.Not interchangeable.

Originally Posted by Marty90

The tapered one is for steel wheels and the other is for alloys.Not interchangeable.

Thanks ....now I'm a bit more confused ....the tapered one is what came with my sawthooth alloy wheels
The more flat one is what I bought as alloy nuts from LR direct .....the seem to fit and tighten up ok .......just confused by the different ends

I suspect the tapered ones may be designed to work with either steel or alloy - tightening on the collar for alloy and the taper for steel.

John

Originally Posted by landoman

Also are britpart and Bremach wheel nuts of sufficient quality to be good substitutes for the the very expensive LR originals

You will likely find the Britpart ones are OEM.
The Bearmach ones look slightly better quality than both the LR / Britpart ones, but as already mentioned, they are slghtly more chrome and the top is slightly more domed (hard to notice though).

Also...
The LR / Bearmach / Britpart wheel nuts for the Defender alloy wheels are designed to work with either the alloy wheels or can be used on the steel wheels, hence why they have both a flat collar and a tapered end.

Regards
Daz