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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: navmk4gti on 26 August 2009, 20:04

Title: ALLOY WHEEL NUT QUESTION
Post by: navmk4gti on 26 August 2009, 20:04

just picked up some r32 rep alloy wheels with pirelli's on em .. look sweet... very few minor scuffs on 2 other 2 are mint.. got em for £250  :cool:

getting my mk4 back tomoz so i just wanted to know can i use the original nuts and locking nut that i already have on the mk4??? i currently have 16" standard gti alloys.

Title: Re: ALLOY WHEEL NUT QUESTION
Post by: Steve_PD on 26 August 2009, 20:05

reps should be tapers bolts so no  :sad:

Title: Re: ALLOY WHEEL NUT QUESTION
Post by: jonnyturbo on 26 August 2009, 20:08

well with reference to my post about bolts. Took my centre cap off tonyt and i have tapered bolts on my Rcs lol weird

Title: Re: ALLOY WHEEL NUT QUESTION
Post by: Steve_PD on 26 August 2009, 20:16

because you had mk5 reps, which would have needed tapered bolts the RC's need radius bolts

Title: Re: ALLOY WHEEL NUT QUESTION
Post by: navmk4gti on 26 August 2009, 20:31

what the hell are tapered bolts  :huh:

i thought as long as there same pcd and offset i can use same nuts.. any1 got links to which ones i need to buy then?

Title: Re: ALLOY WHEEL NUT QUESTION
Post by: Wayne on 27 August 2009, 00:22

Quote from: navmk4gti on 26 August 2009, 20:31

what the hell are tapered bolts  :huh:

i thought as long as there same pcd and offset i can use same nuts.. any1 got links to which ones i need to buy then?

Ebay would be your best bet, tapered is the seat where they fit to the alloy, some are rounded others are 60 deq taper.