Rusty nuts

[Adam B]

Have some corrosion on the wheel nuts of my 997 turbo - so want to replace all 20 with some new ones, as I continue to give it a cosmetic spruce up

Best place to source genuine OEM or better than OEM please?

[Jibaro]

Adam, the GT3 spacer kit comes with a new set of bolts Failing that you can apply a little smooth silver hammerite to the tops of the bolts with the wheels still on the car using a stencil brush.

[9e 28]

http://www.world-motorsports.com/porsche-titanium-...

[9e 28]

These ones are even better http://www.tikore.com/porsche-titanium-two-piece-l...

[Adam B]

Jibaro said:

Failing that you can apply a little smooth silver hammerite to the tops of the bolts with the wheels still on the car using a stencil brush.

thanks for the tip - might try that

certainly preferable to spending $725 plus import duty and VAT on some titanium nuts, although they would shave vital nanoseconds off my trips to Waitrose

[Trev450]

I went for a set of these. Been on for two years now and still look fresh:

http://www.design911.co.uk/fu/pt179_434_-cma81-cmo...

[Adam B]

Thanks Trev - link is unspecific

These ones?
https://www.design911.co.uk/mobile/#part;id=1398

[Trev450]

Adam B said:

Thanks Trev - link is unspecific

These ones?
https://www.design911.co.uk/mobile/#part;id=1398

Yep those are the ones.

[berty37]

Hi Adam,
I had the exact same thing happen on my old 997 turbo too I went down the route of replacing them with the Porsche black 991 bolts...looked good and never discoloured.

[Adam B]

Hmm got a pic?

Black might look ok on rears where they are recessed so dark, but wonder if black would stand out against polished wheel finish, especially on fronts

Edited by Adam B on Monday 4th April 21:52

[Nobbles]

A tin of zinc galvanising spray. Worked for me. If it's a weekend car - take one nut off each wheel - clean and lightly sand, wipe down with thinners or such like. Get a nice amazon cardboard box and insert threaded part into box leaving the nut outside of the box. Paint - have a coffee, paint again have your dinner paint again. Leave all night and day until the next evening then insert back into the wheel and start again... 2 years with mine and they are still good.

[Robbidoo]

As it happens I have a set of black extended bolts with OEM 5mm spacers about to go on ebay (bought, took a wheel off, saw my car already has spacers, facepalm) - PM me if interested?