new 318ti owner

[daz318ti]

hi guys just bought myself a 1999 318ti m sport loving it so far had french cars before so enjoying the luxurys now of the german quality. a few hick ups since buying it no locking wheel nut key now that i need 2 new rear tyres! any ideas? and my steering wheel faces the passengers door as it wasnt replace correctly after having a steering rack other then that its brilliant! looking forward to some meets if theres any in the area is there many m sports around iv only seen two in plymouth a silver one and my blue one?.

[1996 328ti]

You did check in the tool compartment for the lock?
When I go my car I got rid of the locks the first day.
They seem to be more of a pain than they are worth.

[daz318ti]

yh iv checked the compartment although half of the equipment is missing like the jack etc mite have to weld a nut to it to release them i think!

[3.2TI]

Welcome, that is a nice color, not very common and clean too.

[vsonix]

hey dude, nice to have someone fairly local on the boards... I'm up the road from you in Exeter...

My ti's the same colour as yours and I bought her off a guy in Plymouth... so there was at least three at one point!

[Ji Money]

I had a wheel lock issue when I bought my ti too. Post a picture of what the lock/bolt looks like. Maybe the key I got may fit yours.

[daz318ti]

cheers guys yh ile post a image as soon as the weather clears up mate would be ideal if it was good chance it probably aint considering theres 1000 different variants

[vsonix]

Originally Posted by daz318ti

cheers guys yh ile post a image as soon as the weather clears up

it's grim out at the moment

[tiFreak]

Originally Posted by daz318ti

cheers guys yh ile post a image as soon as the weather clears up mate would be ideal if it was good chance it probably aint considering theres 1000 different variants

they might be the original BMW locks, those shouldn't be too hard to find a key for

[daz318ti]

Originally Posted by Ji Money

I had a wheel lock issue when I bought my ti too. Post a picture of what the lock/bolt looks like. Maybe the key I got may fit yours.

is this anything like yours? iv been told you can wack a 1/4 drive extension in the smaller sized locks but this is more like a 3/8 size

[Ji Money]

No it isn't. My bolt had the pattern on the outside, yours has a pattern on the inside of the bolt. Sorry! Do you have any wheel shops in the area? That's where I got my key.

[vsonix]

Originally Posted by daz318ti

is this anything like yours? iv been told you can wack a 1/4 drive extension in the smaller sized locks but this is more like a 3/8 size

I'll have a look at mine tomorrow and see if they look the same; if it does I can probably pop down your way sometime and let you use mine so you can at least get the lock nuts off. Since our cars look virtually identical it might be fun to get some pics of the twins together for the 2012 318ti calendar

[daz318ti]

Originally Posted by vsonix

I'll have a look at mine tomorrow and see if they look the same; if it does I can probably pop down your way sometime and let you use mine so you can at least get the lock nuts off. Since our cars look virtually identical it might be fun to get some pics of the twins together for the 2012 318ti calendar

nice one mate if not ile weld a nut to it and release them that way work in a body shop so shouldnt be to hard oh and i got my car from someone up in exeter so you might have seen it around already?

[vsonix]

Nah, there's a few Compacts around Exeter, but most of them are 316i's. I've only ever seen one other with the M-sport pack and it was a red one. I've also seen a silver 318ti with AC Schnitzer gear on it a couple of times, and there's a Boston Green one round the corner from me but I don't think I've seen it move in over six months which is a crying shame as it looks quite clean. Anyway I'll check out the nut and keep you posted mate.

[vsonix]

I think my locking nuts are the same as yours but it's hard to be 100% certain just cos it's kinda dark out.