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Taking the tires off. Quick question
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| 05-04-2015, 11:23 AM | #1 |
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Taking the tires off. Quick question
Unless I'm missing it my car did not come with any tools to take off the wheel. What size tool do I need to take the nuts off? Need to install my lux angel eyes
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| 05-04-2015, 11:30 AM | #2 | |
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But to remove the wheels you will need a very low jack (or a ramp+jack) and a 17mm hex. The car comes with neither, because it doesn't have a spare. |
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| 05-04-2015, 11:52 AM | #3 | ||
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Definitely don't take off your nuts
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| 05-04-2015, 12:15 PM | #4 |
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BMW wheels have no nuts...they use lug bolts, so you don't need to even think about keeping your nuts clean
 Having a jack and a lug wrench are useful, even without a spare, as it is easier to insert a tire plug and then pump in air with a 12v compressor, so your RFT will not be ruined by using its RFT feature! |
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| 05-04-2015, 12:42 PM | #6 |
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Don't forget to break the initial torque on the bolts before you jack it up.
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| 05-05-2015, 05:38 AM | #8 | |
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Good advice here. But just to be clear, don't use the torque wrench to remove the wheel bolts (or your nuts - it might hurt). You use a torque wrench only for tightening fasteners to spec.
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| 05-05-2015, 07:57 PM | #9 |
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Think about getting a wheel pin. It makes it much easier to mount the wheels. There are many wheel pin vendors. Here is one to check out.
http://burgertuning.com/wheel_hanger_pin_BMW.html |
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| 05-05-2015, 08:09 PM | #10 |
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take it to a shop let them do it while you sit there and collect ig likes... those are fun as hell. 4 likes in 3 secs.
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