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Bolt Covers - 5/16/2005 1:33:14 AM

kumbhani123

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Anyone know how to remove these things? i had a flat tire and **** i spent 2/3s of the time just removing those things... not to mention i ruined about 3.. to tell you the truth if there is no special way to remove them, im going to break them all off... They arn't worth the look.

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RE: Bolt Covers - 5/16/2005 10:42:51 AM

BridgeRover

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I'm not surw what year you have, but my bolts don't have covers and I just used a regular torque wrench to get them off and it didn't really damage anything. They are so cheap anyway to replace.

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RE: Bolt Covers - 5/16/2005 1:53:50 PM

mikemeyer0

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DON'T REMOVE THE COVERS!!!!!
Leave the covers on they are not ment to be removed. You lug wrench for you LR should fit on them if not there prolly a lil bent up. Carry a metric socket that is one size bigger thatfits snug.

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RE: Bolt Covers - 5/17/2005 9:08:18 AM

khtemple

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I had a similar experience. If a mechanic touched your tires recently, they put the lugs on too tight with a pneumatic wrench. I ripped a lug nut cover completely off trying to remove the nut (with no success). At best it is a pain in the butt. At worst, if you had a flat in a remote area, it could be a real sticky situation if you couldn't get the wheel off to change the tire. Your mechanic owes you an apology. Lug nuts aren't cheap, and now I have to replace one.

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RE: Bolt Covers - 10/10/2005 11:42:16 AM

surfrover

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hey, i bought my 97 lr disco sd from a private seller and the original lug wrench had been lost. what size socket should i use to get the lug nuts and those covers off? or should i just get a new wrench from a dealer?

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RE: Bolt Covers - 10/10/2005 9:08:34 PM

Bait

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27 mm Socket ONLY ! They are not cheap in the States. A lug is around US $20 each.

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