hi guys

wanting to get rid of the security locking nuts on all my wheels and just thought i would just get a full set of new nuts. question is i can just get any on ebay?

i saw this:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354999327755?

Those nuts with the rotating collar are for vehicles built before the introduction of Ford Global nuts (2013).

On 9/10/2023 at 2:16 PM, unofix said:

When it comes to Ford wheel nuts everything revolves around the year 2013

• Before 2013 lots of different types of Ford wheel nuts for both Alloy and Steel.
• After 2013 Ford introduced Global wheel nuts and so things were much simpler.
• If you're unlucky and are dealing with the year 2013 then it could be either.

The two piece nut with the rotating collar is only for use on pre-2013 alloy wheels, as far as I know.

 

many thanks @unofix i will have another look for global ones instead

Someone posted this some time ago:

 

Wheel and Wheel Nut Types - Copy-compressed.pdf

@YOG looking at your spreadhseet, the New Global Wheel nut looks like the one i linked above.

the middle of the bolt has the circular thing that sticks out so makes me think its the right one.

 

fordget what i said about the above link, @unofix already said its a rotating collar.

just seen these and i cant tell if its a rotating collar or not but it has the circle thing sticking out:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354997942499?

57 minutes ago, froggy8 said:

cant tell if its a rotating collar or not but it has the circle thing sticking out:

They have the rotating collar. They are not Ford Global wheel nuts 

Thank you, I will keep searching

Thank you, I will keep searching

2 hours ago, unofix said:

They have the rotating collar. They are not Ford Global wheel nuts 

think i have finally found them but they are quite dear:

https://shop.ford.co.uk/products/wheel-nut-kit-thread-size-m12?variant=31603525025861&currency=GBP&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20868571626&gbraid=0AAAAAqme3bQagT92e57a280wMdg1tYVWs&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxL7GBhDXARIsAGOcmIO47tHo4s20COXabBn4yqs8fdrD4nxCQEwQQ7a1r7IOND38tJmCAJ8aAtwxEALw_wcB

4 hours ago, froggy8 said:

but they are quite dear:

But probably not made of monkey metal so you won't strip the threads when you torque them up......

not saying i wont pay, just didnt expect it be that much.if they are the right ones then no more searching 😄 

57 minutes ago, froggy8 said:

if they are the right ones then no more searching

If you enter your reg, that is probably the best confirmation you can get providing the wheels are the ones originally fitted?
Also for Ford, (who I'm sure sit around in committee and set rip off prices unrelated to the cost of production?) however they seem reasonable to me and a lot of engineering for £2.77 per nut? 
Unless I'm missing the point...😉

6 hours ago, froggy8 said:

think i have finally found them but they are quite dear:

Yes that's them 👍

Or you could buy genuine Ford used ones for less than half

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256756132764

37 minutes ago, unofix said:

Yes that's them 👍

Or you could buy genuine Ford used ones for less than half

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256756132764

many thanks unofix, much appreciated! 🙂 

have bought the wheel nuts now.

is the torque settings the same as the one on my ford focus 2 which was 115nm?

1 hour ago, froggy8 said:

is the torque settings the same

read the document posted above by YOG, 5th September

On 9/5/2025 at 11:33 PM, YOG said:

Someone posted this some time ago:

 

Wheel and Wheel Nut Types - Copy-compressed.pdf 427.11 kB · 9 downloads

 

brilliant! 135nm? ok thank you.

Did you forget :

I'm guessing you're making some reference to Sunderland, in the county of Tyne & Wear, fortunately not connected with Co. Durham 🤣

My Mistake !

Was it historically in Co. Durham ? I think of T&W being an administative area, not a county ?

13 minutes ago, Paulkp said:

Was it historically in Co. Durham ?

Yes before 1973 everything south of the river Tyne was Co. Durham. The next county south was North Yorkshire but the government of the day changed the boundaries and created "Tyne & Wear" and "Cleveland" both just made up counties that have never been fully accepted.

Tyne and Wear is further split up in to 'North Tyneside' and 'South Tyneside' and of course Sunderland (which is Wearside).

Fun fact: South Tyneside declared themself to be a 'Nuclear Free Zone' when it was formed in 1973, so that the people would be safe in the event of a nuclear attack. The USSR would know not to attack them because they had no nuclear weapons. 🤣🤣🤣