Black wheel bolts...

[Cunney]

Any places do them without the rediculous prices that I've seen? :dead:

Or would you recomend just spraying them? Paint not come off as soon as you tighten them back on?

 

[Jonny1*2]

how much have you seen them for? Powder coating them might be a bit more long lasting, but it will damage when tightening anyway.

 

[Rob]

Get the caps.

Cheap, and no worries.

 

[Cunney]

I've heard the caps weld themselves on over time and are a night mare to get off, any truth in that?

 

[Rob]

Not that I've ever experienced. As long as they're plastic.

 

[Cunney]

how much have you seen them for? Powder coating them might be a bit more long lasting, but it will damage when tightening anyway.

I've seen the locking bolts at £35 a pop :\

The only option seems to be to have black nuts and bolts rather than standard wheel bolts

 

[Cunney]

Not that I've ever experienced. As long as they're plastic.

Might get some black caps then, hate seeing corroded metal

 

[Ali]

Stud and nut conversion...Can be done for around £100

 

[Rob]

Do the caps, easy, clean, cheap.

Seat Leon Cupra R's come with them as standard, and they certainly don't rust.

 

[Cunney]

Will get the caps then, wouldn't mind a stud and nut conversion at some stage especially when I get round to doing some track days

 

[Gally]

Remove, clean, rub, paint. Or buy plastic covers and spray them gloss black instead of black textured.

Why would you spend all that money on a conversion and then mark them putting them on the car?

 

[Ali]

Remove, clean, rub, paint. Or buy plastic covers and spray them gloss black instead of black textured.

Why would you spend all that money on a conversion and then mark them putting them on the car?

Shouldn't mark them if you're being carful. Also not everyone takes their wheels off daily to clean the back!

 

[Gally]

I'm talking about the first time you fit them.

Unless you have the plastic collared sockets you'll mark them, metal against metal and heavy tightning will mark them surely.

 

[Ali]

I'm talking about the first time you fit them.

Unless you have the plastic collared sockets you'll mark them, metal against metal and heavy tightning will mark them surely.

Decent anodised ones shouldn't mark "much" if at all!

 

[Cunney]

Remove, clean, rub, paint. Or buy plastic covers and spray them gloss black instead of black textured.

Why would you spend all that money on a conversion and then mark them putting them on the car?

The conversion wouldn't be purely for the black nuts, just a bonus, want the conversion purely for ease.

Like said going to go with the Black covers, going to source some black OZ decals aswell so should set off nicely agaisnt the car

 

[Curtis!]

Will cost you just over £30 for a set of 16 studs and 16 nuts at demon tweeks.

 

[Ali]

Will cost you just over £30 for a set of 16 studs and 16 nuts at demon tweeks.

Eh! Link! Must be shite quality!

 

[Cunney]

Will cost you just over £30 for a set of 16 studs and 16 nuts at demon tweeks.

Really? And do they just bolt straight into the existing hubs? No need for messing about?

 

[Curtis!]

Eh! Link! Must be s**te quality!

It's what Fred told me to get lol.

These;

Will be slightly more now though due to VAT increase.

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Perfo...Nuts_Bolts/Grayston_Conversion_Stud/1288/5261

and

http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Perfo..._Nuts_Bolts/Grayston_Open_Wheel_Nut/1288/5299

GRYSS14
GRYSN41

 

[Ali]

Stainless? Assume there is an allen key on one end?

 

[Gally]

Sorry can anyone explain why you would want to convert your hubs?

 

[Ali]

Sorry can anyone explain why you would want to convert your hubs?

Stronger, safer, easier to take wheels off and on...

 

[Gally]

So changing from bolts to nuts makes taking a wheel off easier?

Erm naw.

A wheel and bolt can both come loose, the wheel nut "stud" can part from the hub. Ridiculous idea to convert hubs shirley!

 

[Ali]

LOL!!! Think about it...Studs locate into the wheel holes...yeh? so no faffing about lining them up or with spacers etc. The studs just screw into the hubs...

 

[Cunney]

Who's Shirley?

Of course it's easier, you've got a fixed stud that you can slide the wheel straight onto, rather than trying to balance as you position bolts.

If they weren't easier OR safer then why would any car, any where be using them?

 

[chris_p]

bit of an old thread, but where can I buy the wheel nut caps from? Mine look a bit corroded so I'm after something purely for cosmetic reasons!

 

[Adamm.]

halfrauds should deffinatly have some lol, other than that internet i guess.

 

[Tigger]

bit of an old thread, but where can I buy the wheel nut caps from? Mine look a bit corroded so I'm after something purely for cosmetic reasons!

eBay mate

 

[clancy]

ebay, £10 for 20