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    Does anyone know how much to torque the lugs on a E46 BMW?

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    check owners manual

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    nevermind, checked with the dealer

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    Attatch a tire iron to a honda motors input shaft and tighten up the lugs with that. You may still have to hand tighten, but it saves all that spinning by hand.
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    75ft'lbs if i remember correctly?

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    the lug torque spec for most cars is ~75-85 ft/lbs

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    I did 85, as calgary bmw told me.

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    Originally posted by Ben
    Attatch a tire iron to a honda motors input shaft and tighten up the lugs with that. You may still have to hand tighten, but it saves all that spinning by hand.
    Too bad we couldn't say the same for your VW. Probably burn out without even turning the tire iron.
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    Originally posted by r3cc0s
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    Originally posted by Weapon_R


    Too bad we couldn't say the same for your VW. Probably burn out without even turning the tire iron.
    im pretty sure his vw is faster than your teg..

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    Originally posted by Weapon_R


    Too bad we couldn't say the same for your VW. Probably burn out without even turning the tire iron.
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