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gripper1000 · Post by **gripper1000** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:34 am

anyone know where to get alloy wheel nuts

Dolly1 · Post by **Dolly1** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:38 am

Surely you mean nuts for Alloy Wheels

kelv · Post by **kelv** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 9:44 am

I use the standard ones from the steel wheels on mine.
Try taking one of yours to a breakers yard and matching it up with another, they sometimes have a box of nuts to rummage through.
Halfords have locking wheel nuts.
If you wanted flash looking ones to match your wheels, sorry no idea.

steviebongo · Post by **steviebongo** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 11:10 am

sorry to say but ebay is probably ure best bet.

cheers stevie.

missfixit70 · Post by **missfixit70** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 12:11 pm

Or a local car spares shop/motor factor?

Post by **westonwarrior** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 2:35 pm

ebay they are so cheap its not worth driving to the spares shop

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Genuine-Mazda-chr ... 286.c0.m14

plenty of others on offer

thedogsbollox · Post by **thedogsbollox** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 2:59 pm

kelv wrote:I use the standard ones from the steel wheels on mine.
Try taking one of yours to a breakers yard and matching it up with another, they sometimes have a box of nuts to rummage through.
Halfords have locking wheel nuts.
If you wanted flash looking ones to match your wheels, sorry no idea.

You probably know this but i will point it out just in case you don't.

When i got my wheels replaced in a tyre fitters(Got tyres at the same time) The bloke told me that he had put the alloys on with the original nuts(for steel wheels) but that i couldn't use them perminantly. The nuts for alloys have a different angle where it meets the wheel than the steel ones Apparrently.
Just thought i would pass that on.

Post by **westonwarrior** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:02 pm

depends on the make of wheel I think mazda original alloys are the same as steels

thedogsbollox · Post by **thedogsbollox** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:16 pm

westonwarrior wrote:depends on the make of wheel I think mazda original alloys are the same as steels

I am no expert though and only went on the advice of the fitter. My Alloys are Mazda though.
So even more confused now

kelv · Post by **kelv** » Wed Aug 05, 2009 3:45 pm

My tyre fitter said the original nuts were OK

he seems to know his stuff.
Maybe it depends on the wheels, doesn't sound like an exact science to me...........
Best be cautious and check it out best you can.
Alternatively, leave the steel wheels on because then there is no doubt. Alloys don't do anything except make the Bongo more attractive for thieves anyway

I run OZ wheels on mine, as when purchased, and they were fitted without spigot rings ( which was dangerous) but that's another story.

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