Shiny wheel bolts!

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IanA2
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I'm having new tyres fitted all round (if I can get the old rusted bolts out!). Currently I have standard bolts with nasty plastic covers. I'd like to fit nice shiny s/s bolts. Does anyone know what size the bots are, I'm guessing M14, and where I might get nice shiny ss bolts.

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Re: Shiny wheel bolts!

 PS. In the event that ss bolts are non runner, has anyone any experience of ss lug nut covers?

Thanks again.

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Re: Shiny wheel bolts!

Hi
many of the fancy alloy/chrome wheel specialists have all sorts of bolts in bright metal
just make sure the length  hardness and thread are compatible

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Re: Shiny wheel bolts!

I would only use bolts from MB. Too many cheap materials around.

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Re: Shiny wheel bolts!

I stand to be corrected, but I think you will struggle to find stainless steel wheel bolts as discounting exotic alloys (Titanium, iconell etc) I don't think stainless steel alone will be of a high enough strength.

For instance, the only 304 and 316 stainless metric bolts I have seen are rated at 700 or 800 MPa (800Mpa is the equivalent of an '8.2' regular steel bolt).   AFAIK, wheel bolts are generally 10.9 steel - some 30% more, designed to take significantly more preload and stress.

When I get a moment, I plan to have a go at parkerising some steel wheelbolts (bath of manganese phosphate and acid cooked up on the gas hob when my wife is out of town, LOL) which I'll report back on here.

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Re: Shiny wheel bolts!

I couldn't find any nice shiny ones in the time available so I've got a standard alloy set from alloywheelsdirect, who I've used before. Pricey, but good kit. I'll have a look at the shiny lugs on ebay later on. They seem a bit pricey too.

Just got to get the wheels off now!