rusty nuts

[assynt road]

Hi guys anybody know where to get new wheel nuts for my 350i, or what car the original ones came off?
I did warn you i'd lots of silly questions waiting in the wings!
Cheers, Steve.

[voltage_maxx]

I too, have rusty nuts!

I'm guessing the original nuts are off a Mk2 Granada, as that's where the hubs are from.
I could be wrong though!

Would be nice to find some locking nuts. With the price of ally as high as it is, it worries me what some scrote might do to pinch those lovely OZ's

[mrzigazaga]

Fleabay....You will need 4X locking wheel nuts as well...Ive got rusty nuts too!!..Better check the size first as i think mine are longer than these...Cheers..Ziga

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=t...

[assynt road]

mrzigazaga said:

Fleabay....You will need 4X locking wheel nuts as well...Ive got rusty nuts too!!..Better check the size first as i think mine are longer than these...Cheers..Ziga

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=t...

Good ^^^^^, this says that cerb wheel nuts will fit, So as soon as i get the wedge back from some some fettling I,ll take one of the nuts off my cerb and try it, just to be sure.
Should also be easy to get some locking nuts, plenty of those for sale for cerb, chim etc. Will post up the results as soon as i get them, just in case anybody likes the idea of being able to polish there nuts on a regular basis!;)
Thanks for the info Zig

[aubrey9160]

If they are the same as the cerb nuts then you can get them of flea bay as they are jeep cherokee nuts and locking nuts.

[voltage_maxx]

aubrey9160 said:

If they are the same as the cerb nuts then you can get them of flea bay as they are jeep cherokee nuts and locking nuts.

Now THAT's interesting

[adam quantrill]

I shall try some off the Jeep for size ;^)

What you can do is take your nuts off and paint them with silver hammerite.

If you do 2 on each wheel that's 8 at a time.

Leave them for a day or two then you can put them back on and they look quite nice. When putting back on use a crisp packet or paper over the nut to stop the pain flaking.

[assynt road]

This morning I tried a wheel nut off my Cerb onto the Wedge and now can confirm that they do not fit.
The nuts use a different thread unfortunatly, so back to the drawing board!
Hammerite could well be the way forward....

Thanks for the tip Aub and adam.

Steve.

[mrzigazaga]

Thats a bit of a bummer..I was thinking of getting some new ones..Mine are not only rusty but have dodgy threads on a couple..Thanks for the heads up...So much for false advertising...Ziga

[Wedg1e]

Pretty sure the wedge stud thread is M10 x something. Studs are available from Ford (same on the Mk 3 as well as Mk 2 Grandad as I recall) - they're splined in from the inboard side and will knock out with a good clout.

[convert]

M12 x 1.5 60 deg taper I believe are the Granada ones.

[mrzigazaga]

convert said:

M12 x 1.5 60 deg taper I believe are the Granada ones.

The ones i posted up are M12x1.5...Maybe they will fit then?..Ziga

[assynt road]

Have found these on fleabay, might be promising.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/130622775695?ssPageName=...

It does mention fitting TVR's in the write up.
The company thats selling them is not too far away from me so I think i'll pay them a visit and make sure the ones I get are correct. Will keep you lads posted on progress.
Steve.

[assynt road]

convert said:

M12 x 1.5 60 deg taper I believe are the Granada ones.

As convert posted above, these are the correct fitting nuts, I went to the place in Stourbridge that advertises on fleabay (link above). They confirmed that these are standard Ford nuts so I purchased a set 16 and also 4 locking nuts, £30 all in. I couldn't find the lockers on fleabay so you might have to ring them. Mention the ebay price though, I got the impression they would have charged me more if I hadn't. The said nuts are now fitted and shining!

[mrzigazaga]

Ole shiny nuts!!...