Wheel Nuts

[TimD]

Been looking for wheel nuts for my new wheels for the best part of the day without any success!

I have been to:

Toyota

Bullseye

Top Gear (powerflow dealer)

DMA (Parts place)

Unicar (chav car mod shop)

The only place i haven't been is Halfords!

I can't find them anywhere and i need the wheels fitted for saturday :(

If anyone has any genious ideas please let me know.

Problem is the wheels came from overseas so it's difficult to order them, a real pain in the ***** :(

Photo of wheels..

[cfc1]

Very difficult to tell which type it should be... i have a yaris and it looks like it could be that the standard yaris nuts on my GS model would hold them on... take a wheel into a good alloy wheel specialist. (or halfrauds) and let them see the wheels... or try Envy link at the top of page.

I got a set of japanees wheels from envy and they came with the nuts.. but i am sure they could supply nuts on there own.

[TimD]

Yer, photoshop likes to capitalise the jpg part!!

I am going to try Larkspeed tomorrow after that i am completly stumped. I have one nut that a place gave me. Problem is they have no idea where it came from and can't order anymore :(

[Leeky]

Just noticed you have Yokohama A539 Tyres

Very good in the dry but take a LOT of care in the wet dude

[TimD]

I've heard all the stories, my friends have them fitted to their cars :D

Boost and wet roads don't mix very well anyway so i do take care :)

[T V O R]

You must have some sort of alloy wheel specialist in your area, most towns/cities have them, take a look in your Yellow Pages.

[TimD]

We do, i have been to both of them..

Unicar and TopGear!

The only other one i need to try is Larkspeed, failing that i'll dust off the yellow pages!

[cfc1]

Does the one you have look like this?

Edit: these are a 21mm hex

[TimD]

Camera Battery has just died give me 5 minutes and i'll take a photo.

its smaller than that!

[TimD]

[breezer]

tornado type nuts those are. its the type i needed, i got some from an alloy wheel place.

[cfc1]

OK you have the standard open end wheel nut.. i am very surpried you can't get them.

looking at the bottom of the nut (where the alloy meets the nut) it looks like the same angle.. mine are a little longer because they are closed end... looks very similar to the rover wheel nut too ( i am a tyre fitter).

I would still take a wheel to an alloy wheel shop but looks like the standard yaris nut should hold them on fine (check 1st difficult to be 100% looking at pictures)..

also.. it doesn't look like the wheels you got come with a large centrpiece so the closed end stud would be what probably is supposed to be with the wheels (chrome ones).. that way the threads on the hub get protected from the weather.

In all a GOOD ALLOY WHEELSPECIALIST should have suitable studs in stock, but a car accesorry shop might have to order them.

good luck finding them m8.

Btw tidy your desk.. its a disgrace :P

[TimD]

Thanks alot for your help :)

I have centre caps i just didn't put them on because the tires needed balancing once they had been fitted and the machine goes through the center of the wheel :)

Yes i wanted the shorter ones, i tried the larger closed type that you have but they stuck out a bit too far for my liking!

Will continue my search tomorrow :D

[TimD]

Larkspeed came to the rescue

Had the coilovers fitted today was all going well until i travveled to larkspeed in rotherham now things are clunking and i'm getting a weird wobble from the nearside front wheel when i go full lock

Taking it back to the place that fitted them in 10 minutes!

[Scottish_SR]

Get some pictures of your car up!!

I really like the wheels!!

[TimD]

If my car is fixed when i come home i'll put the new alloys on clean it and take some photos :)

[Scottish_SR]

Nice one!!

[TimD]

Right, basically the springs on my coilovers don't seem to want to tighten up.

Therefore they are moving slightly when i'm turning slowly and then clunking :(

Gonna wash it and take photos now!

[TimD]

Photos :)

[Scottish_SR]

Very nice!!

[cfc1]

Looking good m8