Broken wheel stud and lug nut.

Educ8r

So today I heard a hissing sound from the passenger rear tire. I go around to check and there is a piece of metal sticking in my tire. When I put the spare on the wheel lock BROKE, yes it BROKE!

So I managed to go to Discount Tire during rush hour. I was told the tire could not be repaired. The technician said, "Wow these tires are expensive, $325 a piece! Unfortunately there aren't any in the state of Texas!" He said I should go to Nissan and try to get them to give me another tire since the car is still new. Ok... I already know Nissan isn't going to give me a new tire, but I live in the 4th largest city in the US and a huge tire company doesn't have the size for my car.

IF YOUR CAR CAME WITH WHEEL LOCKS ON TAKE THEM OFF AND GET THE RIGHT ONES!

Tomorrow I have to take off work to take care of this and I can guarantee you Nissan will not have the tire in stock nor will they have the CORRECT wheel locks. I've dealt with Nissan long enough to know this.

Fortunately they were able to remove the broken wheel lock. By the way the wheel lock felt like a piece of plastic.

I hate and I mean HATE driving with a spare! Oh well... I'll let you know what the A$$holes say at Nissan.

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AK370Z

wow.. I'm very sorry to hear this. My dealer installed a set of wheel locks FREE as a courtesy. I'm going to take them off ASAP. Where's the link to Mcguards part?

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Educ8r

Mine were FREE too but they are the WRONG kind!

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ChrisSlicks

Semtex used some McGuards but technically they are not the right part.

These are the correct ones.
- Nissan Courtesy Parts - 370Z Wheel Locks -

It must have a taper and a full shoulder and washer.

Educ8r

Do you know the idiots gave me these... I think I will just order my own.

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keioh

What I don't get is how Nissan can call these "Wheel Locks" when all you need is a simple tool to unscrew them.

When I got my new Z, the sales guy told me he'll include the wheel locks for free. So I went to go pick it up and mentioned about the Locks, he said he never mentioned about the free locks and that he meant to say he'll "Install" them for free. As you can imagine, this dealership has lost a lifelong service customer. I ordered the right ones from Courtesy Parts.
On top of that they installed their plastic license frame in the back with one of the screws crooked and only halfway in tight and managed to screw up the j-nut.

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MightyBobo

They got me got these too, and they appear to be the same type as the 370 locking lugs. They are the washer style and whatnot.

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ChrisSlicks

They may be the right shape but perhaps not the right length. They have different part numbers.

MightyBobo

I dont disagree, but they sure seemed to be tightening down onto the wheel properly.

They certainly arent as short as the 350Z's ones, thankfully.

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AK370Z

Thank you ChrisSlicks. I have just placed the order.

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XenChi

I just did the same, thank you for the due diligence.