| My wheel nut search is over, elite design do some for 2.35, mazda do them for 3.35 (both are inc VAT). However, my friendly Mazda parts man, had some second hand ones which he did for me at a reasonable price. (2/00) |
| I talked the Mazda dealer into giving me some for 1 each. I then bought some locking ones off him £32.41 + vat. A bit steep but what I saved on the nuts + their better than the ones I saw in a shop. (2/00) |
| I was wondering if I need to purchase some new wheels nuts. I sort of thought the ones that are holding on my steels wheels would be okay and I'll just need buy some locking ones. Are there different versions nuts for steel and alloy wheels? (2/00) |
| I was running on the steel ones for a week or so. They just don't look as good as nice shiny nuts. (2/00) |
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My roadster came with the special edition 15" BBS alloys. Over the past fortnight I've been trying to find some locking wheelnuts that will fit the alloys and allow the BBS centre cap to be refitted. I've tried 4 different kits, including a couple from Mazda, which fit but you can't put the center cap back on - has anyone got any experience with these alloys? If so, have you managed to find any locking wheelnuts that fit? My second point, which sort of follows on from the first, is does anyone know where I might be able to source a couple of replacement BBS centre covers? Some git knicked them over the weekend!!!! DOH! At the rate they're going, I'm not going to need to find special locking wheelnuts! If it looks like I'm not going to have any success with these alloys, I'm tempted to get some new 15" alloys. Any recommondations? (3/00) |
| Have you tried a set from Halfords? I have these on ours and they seem quite 'low profile', don'y have centre caps though. (3/00) |
| Yep, tried the Halfords kit with no success! It has been the best kit so far though. (3/00) |
| Demon Tweeks may be able to help you. They do a good selection according to the 'blue' (road)catalogue. e.g. page 7 shows some TSW locking bolts with a sort of castellated head rather than the standard hex-head. The equivalent locking nuts aren't shown but presumably they employ the same method and if so this should keep them 'low profile'. As for BBS centre covers, try asking Demon Tweeks while you're on the phone to them... (3/00) |
| Recommend .. being creative with the BBS .. they are far superior to anything you are going to buy unless you want to spend 170 GBP per wheel for the BBS... and that 70 GBP per wheel pays for custom made centres by a sign manufacturer .. I nearly did this on my last wheels .. but ended up with castor cups from B&Q .. with a bit of work with a file they were a perfect fit and no-one could tell the difference.. (3/00) |
| Does anyone know the torque settings for alloys? (5/00) |
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The figures I've got for Mazda alloys are: I've got figures from another source (not sure where) which
are: For simplicity, I've been using 100NM and I am happy with the result. (5/00) |