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Tapered wheel bolts??
matty_jetta:
Will i be needing M12x1.5 bolts?
TomB:
You need M14 bolts.
Have you tried one of your VW bolts in your Merc wheel? You may need to get them drilled out to accept 14s (luckily 14s fit in mine) and you may need longer ones.
If you're really unsure, take a merc wheel and a VW bolt to a local alloy wheel shop and they'll work out what you need. If they're too long and wreck your brakes or too short and fall off, its their responsibility. If you guess, you could have a costly bill in front of you.
candy turbo:
--- Quote from: BMX on August 15, 2009, 06:04:26 pm ---no iam not certifying this but in theory you could put radius bolts into tapered seats and it would work, but not tapered bolts into radius seats. but realisticaly you need the right ones obviously
--- End quote ---
DONT DO THIS ! they may seem right but they are definatly not !
werkes:
Get the correct Tapered bolts and lockers. Most wheel/tyre shops have them.
Typically you will need M14x1.5 and approx 28-30mm long for reps.
OEM Merc bolts can be as long as 60mm and vary between 12 and 14mm !!
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matty_jetta:
Can someone tell me what the M14 and the 1.5 bit stands for please?
My standard bolts seem long enough but there not tapered, how long are standard ones?
I need them for next weekend so i need to be buying them really
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