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(Message started by: joe-satch on Mar 19th, 2008, 4:32pm)
Title: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by joe-satch on Mar 19th, 2008, 4:32pm
hello to all members,im just asking for some tips....my daughter has bought a scorpio 2.3 estate on a p reg.it has the ford standard wheels...however the 3 prong key to to release the wheel nut cover seems to be missing...(i forgot to ask about it,dads fault)..can i buy a replacement 3 prong key from fords???..as the wheels are going to have to come off at some stage...or can i buy the locking bolt and key as a set??.i thank you in advance for any replies to this question...regards den.
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Mar 19th, 2008, 4:38pm
First port of call will be your Ford Main Dealer.

Not 100% on this but from the chassis number they should be able to order the correct key for your car.
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by joe-satch on Mar 19th, 2008, 5:08pm
HI AND THANK YOU MIKE,ONCE THE LOG BOOK COMES THROUGH WE WILL DO AS YOU SAID....MANY THANKS...REGARDS DEN. :)
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by Snoopy on Mar 19th, 2008, 5:19pm
Chasssis number is visible through the front windscreen or under the plate in the carpet by the drivers seat or on the plate on the front cross member where the bonnet lock is situated
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by joe-satch on Mar 19th, 2008, 7:36pm
thank you very much snoopy.all the best...den :)
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by TiberiuS on Mar 20th, 2008, 12:17am
Check the glovebox/coin tray on the right lower dash, took me 3 weeks to come accross mine ;)
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by joe-satch on Mar 20th, 2008, 8:04am
thank you tiberius, :)...funny thing is..thats the first place i looked...then the glove box....and where the spare wheel is kept...and in the rear side pocket....i will look again....but unless the little pixes have returned it..i doubt im going to find it anywhere in the car.....also just noticed that the ABS light dont light up when the ignition is turn on...another job for me....hope its just a bulb....thank you all.regards den. :).
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Mar 20th, 2008, 11:46am
Should also have congratulated your daughter on her choice of car ( 2.3 estate )...but then I am slightly biased  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by joe-satch on Mar 20th, 2008, 3:10pm
hi scorpio-mike,well her scorpio ultima saloon has been scrapped due to a fool going into the rear side door last friday....so she wanted another...and we found one in colchester..not far from us....its a 2.3 p reg estate..in very good condition....just a few small things to set right..air bag light stays on.....and the abs light dont light up at all..and the a/c needs a regas..and thats about it,i drove it home from colchester..and its great...so thank you for your comments...if you have any ideas regarding the air bag light staying on and the abs light not coming on at all....i would be most grateful..could be just the bulb of course for the abs...im having a look at the clockspring unit soon...i supose we could swap over the parts from the scrap ultima,as the air bag light went out as it should...thanks very much..regards den.
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by gozz on Mar 20th, 2008, 4:47pm
joe-satch.
I reckon the ABS light may be an LED,for reasons unknown they are sometimes deliberately disabled in false hope of getting past the MOT tester with a duff system.
                     GOZZ
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by joe-satch on Mar 20th, 2008, 5:25pm
hi gozz,
yes i understand what your saying....strange but i thought the abs light had to be on at the turn of the ignition key and then go off.....to show the system is working??....tester must have poor eye sight... ;D...thank for your thoughts mate.regards den...ps i will find out for sure over the next few days what the cause is.
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by Snoopy on Mar 20th, 2008, 7:22pm
is this

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that you require?????http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0TgDsGQYXLIpk*1Rkp9qgf26KvWP6cHwcWYcgQwYY1lTod49FLpnhtfu55ysDw77Up5AB1Tfmz4kc2MkIxJX5YacGQrXMsTo1MKVQ3p064QwY!GQid9KkGQ/P?dc=4675659493017923553
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by joe-satch on Mar 20th, 2008, 7:29pm
Hi Snoopy,yes that looks like the key to me....may i ask...is there a part number somewhere on it that you could pass on to me please so i can ask ford for one??.many thanks and kind regards den :)
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by Snoopy on Mar 20th, 2008, 7:31pm
I will have a look am Friday too dark , cold, wet and windy now ......
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by joe-satch on Mar 20th, 2008, 7:36pm
yes it is...i took some pictures of the lock bolt on the wheel,and i have just had a look at them...there are 3 holes set in a triangle formation and a centre hole,they look to me to match the key in your photo.thank you...regards den. :).
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by bizzay1 on Mar 20th, 2008, 8:21pm
If you pm me your addy I have a spare one you can have m8
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by joe-satch on Mar 20th, 2008, 8:32pm
Hi Bizzay 1...thank you very much...pm sent.
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by peteHull on Mar 20th, 2008, 11:57pm

on 03/20/08 at 20:21:39, bizzay1 wrote:
If you pm me your addy I have a spare one you can have m8

What a gent... ;)
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by taliban aka Cheekyboy2 on Mar 21st, 2008, 12:29am
if its just the small centre cover thing they just undo using a small screwdriver and a few gentle taps with a hammer......
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by joe-satch on Mar 21st, 2008, 8:51am
yes Bizzay 1 is a very helpful chap,and he is very kindly forwarding a spare key to me so i can give it to my daughter...and my daughter is going to make a donation to this site...yes cheekyboy 2 your right...if it was my car thats most likely what i would do...ha..ha..but as its my 25 year old daughters car..and if she gets a flat tyre coming home from work at 10.30 pm...she may well find it near impossible to get the wheel nut cover off..then my phone would ring....and dad would have to go out to the rescue....ha..ha...so thanks to Bizzay 1..that wont happen...thank you to all members that helped in this matter....kind regards den and daughter. :)
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by Chieftain on Mar 21st, 2008, 9:48am
Dont foget that all the keys are different spacing between the prongs though so it might not fit.  i had to get a new one for my car and it comes with four new matching bolts.
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by Scorpio_Mike on Mar 21st, 2008, 9:55am

on 03/21/08 at 09:48:58, Chieftain wrote:
Dont foget that all the keys are different spacing between the prongs though so it might not fit.  i had to get a new one for my car and it comes with four new matching bolts.


But surely this won't help you get the bolts out that are already fitted ?

You can make a tool up to remove these bolts with an old socket, epoxy putty and some cut down masonary nails - I'm sure you'll work it out. Leave the epoxy long enough to set properly.
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by Snoopy on Mar 21st, 2008, 10:38am
From my research the part number for the key you require is  FINIS 5052379 expect to pay about £20 as my price list is now out of date
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by joe-satch on Mar 21st, 2008, 4:24pm
hi and thank you to all who gave some ideas...the lock bolts on my daughtrs ultima are set in a triangle shape and seem to be evenly spaced apart,with the centre locating hole,thats a very good idea regarding the masonary nails and an old socket.thing is i dont know how long the lock bolts have been undisturbed..so they could well be very tight..i may have a go using a old screwdriver and hammer to free them off..thank you snoopy for the part number...yes i saw the one on ebay..4 bolts and 2 keys..went for £25.55.from fords in basildon...just our luck...thanks to all once again...regards den. :).
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by Chieftain on Mar 22nd, 2008, 4:06pm
£15 from my local FMD last year brand new set ;D
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by joe-satch on Mar 22nd, 2008, 6:27pm
thank you chieftain,if by chance the key that bizzay1 is sending to me  dont do the job,then i will have to vist fords....thank you for your thought...ps, as the log book has not come through as yet....did you just go to fords and ask for a set of locks and a key or did you have to take any proof of ownership of the car with you?..thank you regards den. :).
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by scorpio_man on Mar 22nd, 2008, 6:32pm
hi there

iirc, the key (2 of) comes with 4 new bolts.

i had to buy one for my car, but it was a number of years ago now.

hth
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by joe-satch on Mar 22nd, 2008, 6:42pm
thank you scorpio-man for that info.all info is a great help to us. :).
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by davem on Mar 22nd, 2008, 8:16pm
Key ?  what key? I have a key...in fact 2 I think but I always use the end of a pair of long-nosed pliers.

Security? What security?  :)
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by Pete_M on Mar 22nd, 2008, 8:28pm
IIRC some Vau*****s and Renaults use the exact same key
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by Chieftain on Mar 23rd, 2008, 6:27pm

on 03/22/08 at 18:32:32, scorpio_man wrote:
hi there

iirc, the key (2 of) comes with 4 new bolts.

i had to buy one for my car, but it was a number of years ago now.

hth


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Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by joe-satch on Mar 27th, 2008, 3:43pm
Hi all,im very pleased to say that the key that bizzey 1 sent to me fitted and un-done the lock bolts on my daughters ultima..thank you tony...kind regards den... :)..ps next time my daughter comes here she is going to make a donation to the site via pay-pal. :).
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by eau_de_cologne on Mar 29th, 2008, 1:57am
unless they'av been tightened up hard apair of long nosed pliers will do
Title: Re: wheel nut cover 3 prong key.
Post by savvy on Mar 31st, 2008, 6:43pm
I bought a second set of alloys and the that works with my current wheels, also worked with the new wheels!


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