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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: Dolly on 03 October 2009, 21:33

Title: BBS RA's... wheel bolts?
Post by: Dolly on 03 October 2009, 21:33

Got some 14" RA's but i cant fit them... how long do the effing wheel bolts have to be  :shocked:, can you buy them as a set? ill need 16

any links or measurments would be great.  :smiley:

Title: Re: BBS RA's... wheel bolts?
Post by: rubjonny on 07 October 2009, 09:43

are they vag wheels?

Title: Re: BBS RA's... wheel bolts?
Post by: Dolly on 07 October 2009, 18:56

yeh, ive measured the normal ones  that are in the steels around 25mm, but they only just poke through on the RA's, where as the steelies its 90% of the thread into the hub.

so ive ordered 45mm bolts so will have 20mm into the hub. bit of trial and error, probably should of tried VW but i dont have time to get to stealers.

Title: Re: BBS RA's... wheel bolts?
Post by: Wayne on 09 October 2009, 09:19

Might be wrong but I always believed they were the same bolts.

Title: Re: BBS RA's... wheel bolts?
Post by: rubjonny on 09 October 2009, 10:45

the earlier models had different bolts for the steelies, but now these have been dropped in favour of the longer alloy wheel bolts.  Not sure exactly when this change came in as etka doesnt even list the short bolts now. I know my 89 driver had the longer bolts anyway.

If they're gen vag wheels its all good, if aftermarket then you will probably need different bolts. VAG wheels use a ball seating, whereas most aftermarket wheels use a tapered seating. If you need tapered ones nick a load off a BMW in your local scrappy, tapered seat and the correct thread for VAG 4 stud, plus a little longer.

Title: Re: BBS RA's... wheel bolts?
Post by: Dolly on 09 October 2009, 22:53

ive managed to grab some longer newer VAG/BMW bolts and they definatly come through more, now im just paranoid to how much thread i need to safely hold the wheel one? any ideas?

Title: Re: BBS RA's... wheel bolts?
Post by: markl1042 on 09 October 2009, 23:14

Any wheel bolt should make at least 6 360 degree turns!

Title: Re: BBS RA's... wheel bolts?
Post by: Dolly on 10 October 2009, 21:31

so around 6 threads, hmm think im going to whip the speedlines off the ibiza tomorrow and see how much threads holding them on for the last 5 years and a trip round the ring later, then ill aim at that.