A STRANGE THING HAPPENED TO ME TODAY.9 MONTHS AFTER BUYING AND DRIVING A VITZ I FINALLY HAD A FLAT TYRE.WHEN I OPENED THE RIM BOLT COVER I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT 3 OF THE 4 BOLTS WERE NORMAL BOLTS BUT ONE OF THEM WAS DIFFRENT AND DID NOT OPEN WITH THE NORMAL BOLT OPENER WHICH COMES WITH THE CAR.ALL 4 WHEELS HAVE ONE BOLT DIFFRENT.THE TYRE SHOP GUY SAID THAT A SPECIAL TOOL COMES ALONG WITH THE CAR WHICH IS USED TO OPEN THAT ONE BOLT.DO OTHER VITZ OWNER HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND DID THEY GET THAT SPECIAL BOLT OPENER WITH THEIR VITZ ?MY VITZ HAS 16' RIMS.
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@kasaas- Brother that 4th other bolt is to prevent theft of your rims, and your tire wala is right you need the key for that bolt which you get along with when you buy the special lock bolts. Cheers!!
dear i have that tripod extension..... its specially for that ones.....is it same like three holes in the 4th nut of bult.....yes it is factory fitted design....what u need is that mini extension....that wil be available in market....
yes that is for anti-theft. Does your vehicle have the necessary tool in the trunk or dash?
If no; contact a Vitz owner in LHR or a toyo dealer if its not available in open mkt which is probably the situaton.
@HumanGenius.......repeating post....and Genius....or its intentionally....
16" in a vitz....waooooo plz share some pics of ur rims....i am curious to yours rims and plz share the pic of the bolt which u r taking about
@kamranYou got me bro..were humans n wel all make mistakes...see "human" ... Intentionally , nah I dont wanna lie now..
heyyyyyyyy. that's info indeed. i never knew such a thing existed. which other cars have such things?
16's? i'd love to see some pics buddy... must look good (Y)
Can anyone post pics of the different bolt and the tool needed to remove it????
thanx to all who answeredwill try to post some pictures tommorow and will go to few rim walas to get the extension tool needed for opening the damn tyre.
u should have a wheel locking nut that is a special one to open the fourth bolt.
I do not think u can buy this after market as they cannot open other wheel nuts. You may have to break the lockable bolt on all 4 wheels and replace them.
@ kasaas, if you suppose to be here, i can send you for changing......hope you will get it...
Yeah wheel locking nuts pain in the ass, without them you cant take the wheels off.
& by the way; he said "16' rims" not 16 "
16'=16 FEET rims...which could mean a lot of things
same nut is on some suv's as well
This is a wheel lock. They have different keys for different brands. Most of the time you cannot use other vitz key. Try to look around in your car for the key. Look in glove/under seat etc. I had a same problem and i had to pay 40$ to get rid of all four locks.
@toofast
Yeah same here. I actually paid £40 which is almost $80
@haidi and toofastWhich cars?
The tool should be in glove box, seats underside, trunk, in tools kit, in dash, in door pockets -- especially if you purchased brand new. IF second hand;then this is possible.