I had to change 9 of mine as I could not get a socket on them so had to hammer them to remove ,
It's like Chrome covers were twisted!

Yep, it happens. Replaced all twenty of mine last year on a just-in-case basis, as a few were starting to get difficult. 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel

I think I am right in saying that the wheel nut covers will be damaged if you use any thing other than a full sized 6 sided socket. FL2 XS SD4 Auto 2010 2012-2017 (21k - 91k miles) (MY2011)
FL2 Metropolis SD4 Auto 2014 2017- (16k - 77k+ miles) (MY2015)
Metro in its 11th Year of (Extended) LR Warranty / Full LR Service History
(Expensive, but Trouble/Worry free - hopefully?)

yep had to replace mine too, not cheap but apparently they rust under the cover and swell up making it impossible to get a socket on without a lot of brute force!

Wheres the best place to get them from other than L/R Dealer?
Are they not able to be repaired???

I got mine from Rimmer, https://rimmerbros.com/Item--i-LR001381 £69 inc VAT and shipping for 20 back in 2018. 2005 D3 2.7 Auto
Previously:
2010 MY FL2 TD4e GS - Now gone at 199,500 miles, about 135,000 of them mine.
‘93 Defender 110 200TDi CSW
‘87 Defender 90 4 cyl Petrol
‘83 110 CSW V8 - best ever!
Range Rover 2-door V8 (not sure of year - 4-speed box and vacuum diff switch)
Series III SWB Diesel

Landy64 wrote:

Are they not able to be repaired???

Chrome covered steel nuts are a complete pain in the a**e. I have them on my wifes x type as well as the Freelander. Fed up with replacing them at a cost, I have stripped off the chrome covers to reveal a 19mm steel nut underneath. Not as pretty as the chrome, but the pain in my a**e has now gone away

Once the stainless steel over cover is removed, you can get plastic push on covers, which makes the nuts look a bit better, and the covers come off easily, so a socket can be used as normal.  Hyundai Ioniq 5 Ultimate. The family car.
2009 Rimini Red SE TD4. Gone.
2006 Tonga Green i6 HSE. Gone.
Audi A5 convertible, my daily driver.
1972 Hillman Avenger GT, the project.

Winter wheels on today… one set of 4 nuts very difficult to fit socket onto and to undo, one set of 4 less difficult (same side) and the other two sets of 4 ok. All 4 locking nuts ok.

I have two 21mm sockets - one of which is a looser fit than the other so got away without using a hammer today but I didn't try the supplied wheel brace for fit. Replacements are on the near horizon I suppose along with a new trolley jack as mine has come over all self lowering since the summer wheels were fitted six months or so ago.

Friend of mine had a Toyota LandCruiser and bought some replacement wheels with tyres cheap off eBay. When he came to fit them he found that the standard wheel bolts weren't long enough to reach the hubs due to the extra thickness of the alloy wheels. Result was that he had to buy 24 special wheel bolts for nearly £200. So much for buying cheap stuff on eBay  3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

Yesterday because I had a couple of slightly swollen nuts (ooooo mrs) I bought a full set of Nuts with captive washers now they have just one set left, They also sell the ones without the washers.

with washer
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/363280873851

without
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/362428500931?ha...SwroFbjknz

Not cheap but top quality:

https://wrington.co.uk/landrover%20alloy%20wheel%20nuts.html

I've got a set on the D4 after having problems with the OEM and crappy eBay ones.

Figure that I can put the originals back on and sell these when time comes to move the vehicle on. Discovery 4 HSE - Aintree Green
Freelander 2 TD4 SE Automatic - Tonga Green
Defender XS - Tonga Green - Gone Now
Freelander 1 Td4 ES Manual - Epsom Green - Gone Now *
Freelander 1 Td4 Kalahari SE - Epsom Green - Gone Now
Freelander 1 XEi - Epsom Green - Gone Now

www.greenlandrover.uk

Prisoner359 wrote:

Not cheap but top quality:

https://wrington.co.uk/landrover%20alloy%20wheel%20nuts.html

I've got a set on the D4 after having problems with the OEM and crappy eBay ones.

Figure that I can put the originals back on and sell these when time comes to move the vehicle on.

Strange postage thing going there… their rates are:

£4 - up to five wheel nuts
£10 - six or more

If you need up to 10, place two separate orders = £8. If you need 11 or more, one order = £10.

I know… I need to get out more