Aftermarket Wheel Bolts

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  1. Qik

    Qik Well-Known Member

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    I'm fitting a set of Konig Crosshairs to the MINI. The factory bolts, though small aren't small enough to fit into the bolt/lug holes on the wheels. Anyone have an aftermarket recommendation?
    Thanks!
    Motor On!:cornut:
     
  2. BlimeyCabrio

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    what part won't fit? The threaded part? the head?
     
  3. Qik

    Qik Well-Known Member

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    The head of the bolt
     
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    What year model MINI? Need to determine if it has 12mm or 14mm bolts.
     
  5. Qik

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    It's a 2012 Cooper S
     
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    So you need m14x1.25 thread tuner lugs. I don't have any specific recommendations, sadly. But you can google "m14x1.25 tuner" and find lots of options.
     
  7. Qik

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    ok, cool thanks!
    I did a google search initially and turned up nothing solid.
    I shall try again :Thumbsup:
     
  8. Crashton

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    I'll recommend McGard bolts. Spline drives is what you need.
     
  9. Nathan

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    I'd question the 18" wheel decision myself. They might look good. MINI may offer them as an option, but the ride is really rough with so little sidewall.

    Plus they are heavy...

    That said, I think the Konigs are conical seat. I'd check that with Konig though. You'll want that type of bolt.
     
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    ^^this.....change over to wheel studs and nuts.
     
  13. Qik

    Qik Well-Known Member

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    Thanks for the input! I learn so much on this forum :Thumbsup:
    I'll check them out
     
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    Just don't be this guy....

    [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeADBRw9xCo"]RX7 Loses Wheels, Very Sad - YouTube[/ame]
     
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    I used Gorilla Tuner lugs on my rims that needed them....was great for the $$, still looks good after a years of use!! Think I used them for my winters rims for 7 years....
    Good thing about gorilla was when I needed a new "key" to remove them, it was cheap, and was here in a couple days. the thin-walled key that came with it DID get gauled up a bit from use...but any one will....so be sure to be careful with it, and IMO get a second one...

    Other options is studs and lug bolts...did that for ONE season...was not worth it IMO...did not look quite right, and was harder (IMO) to deal with chaging a rim than using a lug bolt if you know how to do it right...if you do go to studs...a few tips...
    use a dab of locktight...inset them with the allen heads if you want, but know you WILL NEED TO USE A BIT OF HEAT to soften the locktight, and use two nuts in a jam arrangement to get them off when you remove them...them allen head machined into the head is soft, and for INSTALLS, and even if you get them out, your fingers will ache...
     
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    I knew a guy who did that, he fitted some mags on his old astro van and had like maybe 4 threads holding the wheels on.. scary ****. live and learn!
     
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    Currently weighing my options. I found a few sets out on the ol interwebs. I go in saturday to the dealership to get some maint. done (car came with maint. package, gotta take advantage.. FREE BRAKES!) and I'm gonna see if they sell any smaller diameter spline bolts. If they don't have them I'll decide on what to do next. It wont kill me to not have these wheels on the car, but they are sweet :)
     
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    A friend was racing his MGA, it had wire wheels with knock offs. He had put the splined hubs on the wrong side of the car, this caused the forward motion of the car to loosen the knock offs.

    He was going around a corner, when a wheel passed him. He said that he thought to himself, "Some poor jerk lost a wheel!" It wasn't until he entered the straight and his car came down on the inside rear brake drum that he realized he was the "Poor jerk".
     
  20. WolfGTI

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    I've used ECS for parts from when they first started as were only VW parts right up to the present day. Great service and never had issues. I probably know over 100 people that would concur with my opinion.

     

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