Wheel bolt size / length

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DaveyB
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Post Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:42 pm

One for the oem boys.

Bought my car with some aftermarket alloys ane 20mm spacers, leaving me with Extra long bolts!.

Have now purchased some much more suited 9j borbet A's (perfect fitment - et15)

So i wanna know how long standard ones are so i can get some perfect fits

Cheers in advance

I did do a search but iphone browsing isnt the beat. Thanks
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Post Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:21 pm

Ebay: 110927309669

Looking at these
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Post Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:27 pm

I've got a feeling standard wheel bolts are about 50mm in total. So I'd of thought those on eBay would of been fine.
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Post Tue Mar 26, 2013 7:13 am

50mm total length, not 50mm thread?
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Post Tue Mar 26, 2013 10:47 am

You should be able to but a full set of standard BMW wheel bolts from one of the traders on here for very little. Doesn't have to be E30 - all BMW wheel bolts are the same.
If using aftermarket wheels, check that the bolts on the rears aren't catching anything inside the rear brakes as the wheel turns.
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Post Tue Mar 26, 2013 11:30 am

Pretty sure I have a full set including locking nuts in my garage you can have for free if you pay the postage.