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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: harlemex on 12 July 2009, 20:42

Title: NUTS!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: harlemex on 12 July 2009, 20:42
You lot should definately be able to help me out here seeing as alot of you have done your shockers. Where can I get the three nuts that go on the top of the rears? I suspect there are different types for different makes. Mine are standard boges. Cheers.
Title: Re: NUTS!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: ianw3321 on 12 July 2009, 20:44
Scrappy
Title: Re: NUTS!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: harlemex on 12 July 2009, 20:58
good idea, but there must be somewhere i can get them new for cheap seeing as it is a common replacement part.??
Title: Re: NUTS!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: funkyfive on 12 July 2009, 21:07
good idea, but there must be somewhere i can get them new for cheap seeing as it is a common replacement part.??

I would contact your local vw garage tbh.
Title: Re: NUTS!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: harlemex on 12 July 2009, 21:12
i went to vw but they could not confirm what thread size there nuts are, and they dont have any on the shelf. I require super fine thread pitch, the ones on my old shocks are a coarse thread. :sick:
Title: Re: NUTS!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: DrewGTI on 12 July 2009, 21:19
i went to vw but they could not confirm what thread size there nuts are, and they dont have any on the shelf. I require super fine thread pitch, the ones on my old shocks are a coarse thread. :sick:


surely if they ordered the nuts you need they will be the right size if standard?
Title: Re: NUTS!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: harlemex on 12 July 2009, 21:22
thats what i thought but they arent vw shocks, thy are boge's.
Title: Re: NUTS!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: DrewGTI on 12 July 2009, 21:28
ah get ya. . .


trip to the good old scrappy.  :smiley:
Title: Re: NUTS!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: boneybradley on 12 July 2009, 21:37
go to a nut and bolt place with a shocker and buy some (nylon) lock nuts....I've used them loads of times in the past
Title: Re: NUTS!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Wayne on 12 July 2009, 22:00
Should be supplied with the shocks, if not try a nut / bolt suppliers
Title: Re: NUTS!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: harlemex on 13 July 2009, 13:06
The shocks came with one nut each, but each shock requires three. Took them to a nut and bolt place and the finest thread pitch they did was 1.2 the threads on these are 1.0,. However i finally found some from a place called allfix. Thank god for them. I drove miles and miles and must have been to over 15 places till I found allfix. Should have gone there first :laugh: :grin: