Say goodbye to dodgy nuts. Focus MK2 wheel nut upgrade

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ม.ค. 2025

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  • @seeyouthen
    @seeyouthen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video. Mine are quite rusty now come to think about it. It never really crossed my mind either and im interested now!.

    • @GentilsGarage
      @GentilsGarage  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks. Mine I still ok after 1 year, just lost a bit of shine

    • @seeyouthen
      @seeyouthen 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GentilsGarage Strange thing I went out to look at the nuts and there were nice plastic caps on them which I hadn't noticed after a recent service!. However I noticed one wheel the front passenger wheel only had the locking nut with 2 other nuts rather than 4?. Is this safe?. They weren't missing beside each other they were spaced out. Ford Focus MX2 2008.

    • @GentilsGarage
      @GentilsGarage  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@seeyouthen very strange and not safe at all. All nuts should be there.

    • @seeyouthen
      @seeyouthen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GentilsGarage okay I'll replace straight away

    • @seeyouthen
      @seeyouthen 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GentilsGarage apologies embarrassing error by me. It wasn't that they weren't there it's that they weren't capped like the others 🤦‍♂️. I only realised when I went to the breakers yard for spares. Still bought a capped pair meaning they are all 19mm and you don't have to use 2 seperate wrenches on them. Also look better all capped. Fiver for 2, bargain.

  • @johnfitzpatrick9994
    @johnfitzpatrick9994 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good video, thanks 👍

  • @kusamagaming7375
    @kusamagaming7375 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hi thank you so much for your videos I have also focus mk2 I am learning do it myself by your videos, I have one issue could you maybe provide me an idea what it could be and what parts I should look and eventually change. My steering is stable but its a bit vigiably and the starting is vibrating when I am breaking, front brake discs and pads new but the back are old. I will make my first videos when I am changing the turbo and other works, I have never tried doing anything with cars before but I find it very fun aldoh my expertise in life is something totally different! :)

    • @GentilsGarage
      @GentilsGarage  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you very much.
      I would check the steering components, such as the track-rod end and lower ball joint.

  • @petroflorence7962
    @petroflorence7962 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    U can cut the crime cover of where it ends the angled bit just grind or file around and it slide off

  • @antonyoneill9057
    @antonyoneill9057 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could I have the link too these wheel nuts please

    • @GentilsGarage
      @GentilsGarage  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The eBay link is on the video description

    • @antonyoneill9057
      @antonyoneill9057 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@GentilsGarage I got them on Amazon for £22, stupid question, did you have to jack it?

    • @GentilsGarage
      @GentilsGarage  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@antonyoneill9057 no, just replace one by one

  • @mafujame1
    @mafujame1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hi great video, I'm changing mine too. What did you set the torque wrench too, I'm seeing conflicting numbers , thanks

    • @GentilsGarage
      @GentilsGarage  2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks. I Googled around and the most common was 110nm, so that’s what I used

    • @mafujame1
      @mafujame1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you

  • @marksmith3469
    @marksmith3469 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you send me the link for the wheel nuts mate

    • @GentilsGarage
      @GentilsGarage  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Here you are: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16-X-ALLOY-WHEEL-NUTS-FORD-FOCUS-MK1-MK2-MK3-ST-RS-M12-X-1-5-19MM-BOLT-LUG-STUD-/224229614631?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

  • @slyfox186
    @slyfox186 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I purchased a set of aftermarket wheel nuts off a supplier on ebay, lovely chrome finish for about 2weeks, they are now going rusty. Supplier company on ebay not interested in refund

    • @GentilsGarage
      @GentilsGarage  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That’s unacceptable really. Mine are still good actually

  • @TheMcooper17
    @TheMcooper17 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    id still ditch the locking wheel nuts, since if you lose the key, your stuffed, ask me how i know, and like you say "who stteals alloy wheels these days

    • @GentilsGarage
      @GentilsGarage  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I got rid of them a couple of days ago. The set I bought was only available with 16 at the time, hence why I bought it