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Does anyone know the correct original finish for a steelie lug bolt? I know the alloy lug bolt was silver. I see in post #1 of this thread (http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=74857) a restored car with steelies with the lug bolts in yellow chromate. My originals looked to have been black, but could have been painted. So, when new did they come with yellow chromate/cadmium; black chromate, or blue chromate (silver)?
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Thanks, Dave. I medial blasted the originals from my car today. I have two that are shorter (.75" of threads) that I think you had said were probably from a bug, and the rest were the correct length (1" of threads). The correct ones do, indeed, have a VW logo on the head. The shorter ones that are presumably from a bug say "HWE" and have the VW logo (see attached pics below).
So, based on your having just stripped 3 original sets of steelie bolts, your conclusion that the should be finished in silver seems strong. My plan will be to zinc plate them and then use a blue chromate which should give me a fairly similar finish to silver cad. ![]() ![]() |
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