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hi every one goin to pick up my new alloys on friday
i got steelies at the moment
just got told i wont be able to use the wheel nuts off my steelies is this true
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any one wanna buy any steelies??
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yeh u need alloy wheel nuts,or the standard ones will wear into the alloy.
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danthemann wrote:yeh u need alloy wheel nuts,or the standard ones will wear into the alloy.
Never heard this before in my life.

You may need to change them for longer ones though.
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I used my standard wheel nuts on my alloys fine.
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ahh right cheers every one i may see if i can blag the bolts off him any way lol
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What size steelies? with or without tyres? what are the tyres like (if any?)
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look in classifieds

i think there 15 inch
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think about it..alloy metals are softer than steel,so if you have a hard metal against a soft metal-obvs the harder metal will wear away the softer one..its not something you HAVE to do,but is recomended.
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danthemann wrote:think about it..alloy metals are softer than steel,so if you have a hard metal against a soft metal-obvs the harder metal will wear away the softer one..its not something you HAVE to do,but is recomended.
so...... your wheel nuts shud be softer metal than the wheels, i might change mine to tin foil lol
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Deff change the bolts mate, i have seen some horror stories in my time working at motor world, but in the same sense wherever you bought the wheels form a new fitting kit should have been supplied anyway.
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I bought them off eBay lol how much are new bolts??
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about £25, thats what my mate payed anyway. i got my steelie nuts on
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im just sayin what iv always been told..
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he is right as the taper bolt on a steelie is slightly more narrow but on a vaux it minute so ul be fine :)
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