 ebay Fuchs lug bolts, seem too cheap |
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| Brian_Boss |
 Jan 11 2006, 11:37 PM
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| Howard |
Jan 11 2006, 11:42 PM
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Incontin(g)ent Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,785 Joined: 24-July 03 From: Westlake Village, CA Member No.: 943 Region Association: None 
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Bought 'em, got 'em, like 'em.
Only prob is the Hex is 17mm rather than stock 19mm, so diff lug wrench. |
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| TROJANMAN |
Jan 12 2006, 12:19 AM
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Looks nice in pictures......... Group: Members Posts: 5,267 Joined: 5-March 04 From: Colorado Member No.: 1,753 Region Association: None |
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 (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/dry.gif) . i ended up buying some VW bolts from a guy in temecula............. you can have my old chrome ones if you want them. |
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| Howard |
Jan 12 2006, 12:33 AM
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Incontin(g)ent Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,785 Joined: 24-July 03 From: Westlake Village, CA Member No.: 943 Region Association: None
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I looked back, and yes, the same seller.
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| Brian_Boss |
Jan 22 2006, 09:52 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 324 Joined: 3-June 03 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 781 |
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. |
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Jan 22 2006, 11:06 AM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
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
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| pfierb |
Jan 22 2006, 01:05 PM
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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. |
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| Howard |
Jan 22 2006, 02:57 PM
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Incontin(g)ent Member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,785 Joined: 24-July 03 From: Westlake Village, CA Member No.: 943 Region Association: None
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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? |
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