How to hang a wheel on a wall?
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I guess it's a central lock nut, so probably not easy to get your hands on one.
If it was traditional wheel with standard studs and nuts, you could make up a deep bracket and reuse the nuts. So attaching it in the same method as you'd attach it to the car.
I'd be tempted to make a tight fitting circular mount the same diameter as the inner of the rim, maybe with a rubber edge, then you can push the wheel onto.
If it was traditional wheel with standard studs and nuts, you could make up a deep bracket and reuse the nuts. So attaching it in the same method as you'd attach it to the car.
I'd be tempted to make a tight fitting circular mount the same diameter as the inner of the rim, maybe with a rubber edge, then you can push the wheel onto.
Similar arrangement that is used to hold the spare wheel in the boot of your car. Threaded bar secured into the wall with two large flat metal washers/discs larger than the centre hole and two nuts (one each side of the washers, the inner nut sets the distance from the wall, the outer nut secures the wheel). You could disguise the nut with some kind of wheel centre or similar if necessary.
bishbosh66 said:
Similar arrangement that is used to hold the spare wheel in the boot of your car. Threaded bar secured into the wall with two large flat metal washers/discs larger than the centre hole and two nuts (one each side of the washers, the inner nut sets the distance from the wall, the outer nut secures the wheel). You could disguise the nut with some kind of wheel centre or similar if necessary.
That was my first thought, but I want to try and leave the centre free, as it has the groves from where the wheel nut was spun on and off, which to me looks a authentic.I guess theirs no off the shelf product for such a thing then, I'll have to get creative
Simple answer is something like this (painted to make it less obtrusive)
http://www.diy.com/departments/rothley-galvanised-...
If you want it concealed.....needs more thought :-). Plate hangers might be somewhere to start.......
...or turn it into a coffee table like this.....
http://shop.planetf1.com/formula-one-memorabilia/r...
http://www.diy.com/departments/rothley-galvanised-...
If you want it concealed.....needs more thought :-). Plate hangers might be somewhere to start.......
...or turn it into a coffee table like this.....
http://shop.planetf1.com/formula-one-memorabilia/r...
Edited by Steve Campbell on Wednesday 5th October 11:20
Depending on how thick the rear of the rim is then maybe something like this with a bit of rubber on the bottom of the adjustable top stay and with the central nut out of the rim you should be able to put your hand through to adjust the bracket might need to swap the bolt for a slightly longer one but should be fine
http://www.screwfix.com/p/heavy-duty-shelfit-brack...
http://www.screwfix.com/p/heavy-duty-shelfit-brack...
Andyjc86 said:
I guess theirs no off the shelf product for such a thing then, I'll have to get creative
Sorry I have nothing constructive to add, but the thought of there being an off-the-shelf product to wall mount an ex-F1 wheel did make me giggle. Perhaps we should tell Bernie he's missing a trick 
Depending on how thick the rear of the rim is then maybe something like this with a bit of rubber on the bottom of the adjustable top stay and with the central nut out of the rim you should be able to put your hand through to adjust the bracket might need to swap the bolt for a slightly longer one but should be fine
http://www.screwfix.com/p/heavy-duty-shelfit-brack...
http://www.screwfix.com/p/heavy-duty-shelfit-brack...
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