Having sorted out the lights, I took it for its 6 monthly warrant today (MOT) - failed on the 2 front tyres. Thought it might!
Never mind, to the tyre shop. Left it with them and had a little walk down the road to have a chat with my friendly Rover parts breaker man. Back to collect the car to see original tyres still on it. The #### had sheared the ridges off the locking nut key!
So back to friendly breaker ho didn't have the right key so bought 5 wheel nuts!
May just try the main stealer in town first tomorrow to see if they'll sell a key before I start using those naughty words getting the locking nuts off!
Just been to the scrapyard. Picked up outer window rubber for drivers door and the outer /inner rubber inc separator for the rear passenger door, for the grand sum of £20
Hang on a minute there. That aint your problem. If they damaged the wheel nut remover - its down to them to get you a new one, not you.
Well I left the car with them and went and saw my trusty parts supplier down the road. I always shop around for tyres - this was the first time I'd used this outfit. He said it was stripped before he started. Whether it was or not I don't know - I can't be sure I have actually removed a wheel in the 6 months since I replaced the other 2 tyres. So it was an argument I skipped and just got on with life!
Funnily enough I was considering taking a front wheel off at the weekend to give me easier access to the indicator lens - but took the light cluster off in the end. I'd have known then.
Oh and I went topless