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iaa · Jun 24th, 2002, 06:19 AM

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Originally posted by iaa
The standard steel wheels come with brass coloured bolts. Alloy wheels are supposed to use black bolts and these can be purchased from a Mini dealer for £2.15 each. A bit expensive, but at least only 12 are required to complement the £14 locking wheel bolts kit (supplied with black caps).

Ian

Oops, got the price wrong - black bolts are actually £1.45 each (£1.23 + VAT) - still expensive though for a bolt. Wish I'd have thought of trying this forum for a set first, like I did with the wheels, but was assuming that most Cooper owners upgrading their wheels would still need the bolts.

Ian

Jun 24th, 2002, 06:19 AM	#3
iaa MINI2 Regular Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Somerset Local Time: 12:03 AM Posts: 99 Offline	Re: Fitting Cooper Alloys Quote: Originally posted by iaa The standard steel wheels come with brass coloured bolts. Alloy wheels are supposed to use black bolts and these can be purchased from a Mini dealer for £2.15 each. A bit expensive, but at least only 12 are required to complement the £14 locking wheel bolts kit (supplied with black caps). Ian Oops, got the price wrong - black bolts are actually £1.45 each (£1.23 + VAT) - still expensive though for a bolt. Wish I'd have thought of trying this forum for a set first, like I did with the wheels, but was assuming that most Cooper owners upgrading their wheels would still need the bolts. Ian