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Glenn,
Keep the "old" hex nuts so that when you sell the car you can swap them back and save hundreds of pounds buying new ones.
Here for a good time not a long time!!
Reg
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A splendid suggestion Reg.
Thank you !
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Yep , trouble removing Hex and the lure of flashy two eared spinners and a big discount at Williams did it for me ! Really like spinners , what other cars have such evocative equipment , rare classics !
Geneva 2016 plus 8' The Green Godess' 4 side exits .
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Needs to Get Out More!
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Excellent feature of the 007 DB5.  Mind you, they had copied it of Bodicea..... 
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May not still be the case but in the 60s the law was changed to require spinners with ears to be changed for the nut type. At the time I had a Spitfire with wire wheels long sold (2094KW if anyone has it) but I still have the ear nuts we removed in the loft.
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I changed to spinners as I couldn't get the rear hex nuts off. I left that to my friendly dealer, Krazy Horse, who told me they had a real problem getting them off.
I was always afraid of damage to the wings when using that daft little spanner whereas now, I ( well the car ) has the good looks and I can wack them on and off with a Thor hammer. It took two experienced mechanics quite a while to remove my wheels today, the hex nuts had been tightened so much.
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I couldn't remove mine either - I resorted to a hair dryer to warm them up to free them.
Hence the change for me to two-eared spinners, which I tighten/remove with a rubber mallet.
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I was aware that they tighten themselves as you drive along, but surprised that they could be that tight.
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I've only ever had them get that tight when the hub was spun. Something to check if they're a real problem getting off.
'61 +4 DHC
'70 4/4
'80 4/4 4seater
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