Printable Version of Topic

Click here to view this topic in its original format

914World.com _ 914World Garage _ ebay Fuchs lug bolts

Posted by: Brian_Boss Jan 11 2006, 11:37 PM

Does anybody know anything about these lug bolts? The price seems to good to be true.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8028372126

Posted by: Howard Jan 11 2006, 11:42 PM

Bought 'em, got 'em, like 'em.

Only prob is the Hex is 17mm rather than stock 19mm, so diff lug wrench.

Posted by: TROJANMAN Jan 12 2006, 12:19 AM

did you buy those same ones howard?

i bought some chrome ones on ebay that had a different thread pitch than the original ones and it stripped my threads. the difference in pitch was ever so light, but they kept spinning loose. i had to replace the front rotors as a result. cheap taiwanese bolts. the guy i bought them from was in texas and he regularly sells them on ebay. i noticed this ad only read USA for location .

i ended up buying some VW bolts from a guy in temecula.............

you can have my old chrome ones if you want them.

Posted by: Howard Jan 12 2006, 12:33 AM

I looked back, and yes, the same seller.

Posted by: Brian_Boss Jan 22 2006, 09:52 AM

Well, I bought the bolts in question and here is what I have observed. They didn't "feel right" when held against a wheel. It felt like the ball mating surface is slightly different.

As a further experiment, I used a Sharpie marker (CSOB Dykem blue equivalent) to color the ball and torqued the bolts on an old wheel. The only contact appears to be about 1/16" at the center, nearest the treads. This doesn't seem good to me. Any thoughts?

Also, the threads appear to be acceptable and the return address was Ontario, CA not TX.

Posted by: Cap'n Krusty Jan 22 2006, 11:06 AM

You get what you pay for ............... "Almost" the same often ain't gonna do it, especially when they're the bolts that hold your wheels on. The Cap'n

Posted by: pfierb Jan 22 2006, 01:05 PM

QUOTE (Brian_Boss @ Jan 22 2006, 11:52 AM)
Well, I bought the bolts in question and here is what I have observed. They didn't "feel right" when held against a wheel. It felt like the ball mating surface is slightly different.

As a further experiment, I used a Sharpie marker (CSOB Dykem blue equivalent) to color the ball and torqued the bolts on an old wheel. The only contact appears to be about 1/16" at the center, nearest the treads. This doesn't seem good to me. Any thoughts?

Also, the threads appear to be acceptable and the return address was Ontario, CA not TX.

Thanks was going to buy a set......no thanks!!!!....think I will buy O.E.M .....No fun watching one of your wheels pass you on the interstate.

Posted by: Howard Jan 22 2006, 02:57 PM

Sorry, guys. Ones I got did not have that problem, just the different hex size. I did point that out to the seller and he said he would change the ad to reflect that. He didn't, so IMO you should get a refund.

BTW, how big of a hassle/cost is it just to chrome the stock ones?