I'm looking for a Discovery rear door spare wheel carrier. WHY? well I want to bolt it to the front section of the roof rack on G4 D11 to put 2nd spare wheel on for my trip to Morocco in July. I can then use locking wheel nuts to secure the wheel to the carrier to stop it being spirited away by some useless tea leaf.

Alan

 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LAND-ROVER-DISCOVERY-TD5-52-SPARE-WHEEL-CARRIER_W0QQitemZ4648273350QQcategoryZ31348QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

Regards Tim

Tempory G4 less :( 11 110 TDCi XS, 90 V8 Hybrid, RR Vogue SE :)

Gone 06 RRS G4 (BV55 YZN), 08 D3 G4 TDV6 (BD08 VTG)

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I was thinking of doing the same thing, then I saw how easy it can be to remove locking wheel nuts :crazy: Had a problem with the MG just after we bought it, realised it had locking nuts but no key. Took it to a guy I know in a tyre place and he had all four locking nuts off the car in about 2 minutes. All the kit he used is available from your local Halfrauds :sick:

Think you would be better to use a decent chain and padlock or something like a heavy duty bike clamp.

Mark

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That's the very thing i'm looking for. Thanks

Mark,

I too have sockets for getting locking wheel nuts off if the adaptor has been lost. However I was thinking more along the lines that if  the wheel was secured with locking nuts, it would deter to opertunist tea leaf as normally the spare on the roof rack is just tired/strapped on. But I take your point with the chain & padlock idea

Just looked at the sellers other items, he's one greedyman. Sent a bid on the spare wheel carrier, looked at the bid history it's been on since last year. I don't think he want's to sell anything just likes to look at a big listing on Ebay.

Cheers

Alan

sorry havnt replied untill now;)

however make sure you try and get the tuff caps to fit over the nuts, the ones that are hammered on and make sure that the roof board is fairly well obscured as it wont take too long to saw out your wheel and carrier, but it will hold out against to the casual tea leaf.

regards

martin

2003 Stage 3 Event Vehicle

 D2 V8i HSE Premium

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Or this one http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LAND-ROVER-SERIES-2-DISCOVERY-SPARE-WHEEL-CARRIER-UNIT_W0QQitemZ110066139031QQcategoryZ31348QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

£ 5 cheaper, without the offer !!

Regards Tim

Tempory G4 less :( 11 110 TDCi XS, 90 V8 Hybrid, RR Vogue SE :)

Gone 06 RRS G4 (BV55 YZN), 08 D3 G4 TDV6 (BD08 VTG)

http://www.wessex4x4response.org.uk/

http://forum.innovate4x4.com/

Sorry going cross eyed tonight.

Thanks

Alan