Steelie wheel bolts?

[106nick]

Ok got my steelies tonight!!

The lad said the bolts i have are for alloys... obviously. He said to get them changed ASAP.

But Dan kindly brough his steelie bolts over and they are exactly the same as the bolts i have in now?

Ive included a very detailed diagram.

The bolts i have are in black, and as u can tell angle in before the thread.

The bolts in black are the ones i apprently should have?


Can anybody enlighten me


Thanks



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[Rallye James]

You want the tapered ones for the steelies, black one on the brilliant detailed diagram :D

[106nick]

Nice one! just need my centre caps back now LOL

[Dan C]

*COUGH**COUGH** erm....im sure a lad called Dan mentioned that the tapered ones were the right ones earlier?! :p

[Rallye James]

The thing I never realised until lately is the cyclones use the other sort of bolt, on the right.

...after driving round with the steelie bolts on them for nearly three months! :eek: :o OOPS!

[Dan C]

Steelie bolts are steel aswell.....alloy + steel dont mix....ha ha how lucky!

[Fuzzy Orange]

Thats the problem - the tapered steel bolts will just eat a bigger hole in alloys - NOT GOOD!

The flat seats are used on VTS and 106 gti/quiky alloys
All aftermarket wheels I've had and steelies use the tapered bolts :)

[106nick]

Cheers phil + people that means they are fine :)

[l'ectrics.com]

Who would have though it, im in the same boat as nick but the other way around!

16 Flat Bolts are winging my way soon though, fingers crossed!