Rusty nuts

[mhibbins]

I've just polished my wheels (well 2 of them) and they look bloody fantastic They were pretty crusty (no laquer) but a quick wizz with 1000 grade wet & dry then some auto polish and then a go with a wheel polish kit from frost and they look great. Unfortunatly the wheel nuts look cr*p. Any ideas on which ford they are from?

Thanks,

Mark

[Justin S]

I've just bought some from Auto cross in Bracknell.The thing you have to make sure is the angle of the taper.I think it was 60 deg.The bolts are all M10.It's more to do with that taper of the wheels than the type of car they are fitted to.They were £1.50 each and do look so much better.

[chin up]

Got mine from fernhurst tvr. £1 each. nice.

[markbigears]

are them chrome are matt finish guys? can you get chrome ones?

[Justin S]

Chrome dome ended

[chin up]

They are zinc plated, so shiny but not outrageous! Same shape as they old nuts I took off. Wish I had a set of four shiny caps to put over my rusty locking wheelnuts; but then again, in the grand scheme of things, can't really be bothered 3 out of 4 will have to do........

[rrouse]

quote:
I've just bought some from Auto cross in Bracknell

Justin,

I got those exhaust clamps from Autocross as you suggested and they certainly look like they'll do the job. I'll be under the car tomorrow, so we'll see how she is with grounding out after that!

Cheers

Richard

P.S. Sorry to hijack your posting Mark. Thanks for your feedback on the wheels in my other posting.

[Justin S]

Richard,glad you found the shop.They are a handy shop to know.There is also a classic ford shop there,so sourcing parts should be made easier.They also charge 'sensible' prices.Thats where I bought new suss springs for £40 a pair

[rrouse]

Justin,

It was handy that you mentioned them to me cos I've driven past there loads of times and never noticed it. I saw the place for old Fords too - could be very handy, as you say.

The new clamps seem to have done the trick. You can see what a state the old ones were in after about 2-3 weeks worth of scraping on the ground (sorry about the dodgy focus)...



You can see the difference in clearance between the old and new (bad focus again)...



Much better!

Cheers

Richard

>> Edited by rrouse on Monday 9th September 11:12

[tav]

So whereabouts is this auto cross place? Sounds like a useful shop to know. I live not too far from there but have never noticed it. Is it near any landmarks? BT directory just says London road, Binfield but doesn't recognise the postcode.

Any clues?

cheers

[rrouse]

If you're travelling from the A329(M), the first roundabout you come to will be the one with the Coppid Beech hotel on it. If you go straight over this (first exit) you'll see a Shell garage on your right with a little sort of slip road running next to it. If you take the first turning on your right after the roundabout that'll take you into the slip road going back in the direction you've just come. Autocross is on the left hand side just before you get back to the Shell garage.

Hope that helps.

Richard

[mhibbins]

Cr*p, I filled up there not 2 weeks ago. I'll pop in next time.

Mark

[tav]

Thanks for the directions - can't believe I've never noticed it. I've been past there loads of times and in fact the last time I filled up the 'S' was at that shell garage as well...

I'll pay it a visit next time.

thanks again

[rrouse]

Once you've found it you'll realise why you never noticed it before.