Lock Nuts & Lug Bolt aka Wheel Bolt Specifications

[KRA21E]

It's up to you if you want to move it as you are the moderator...Since we are MKVI owners though it would be nice to have all info regarding our vehicles in one place instead of having to search through countless threads and posts that have nothing to do with our cars...

[Brian]

Oh yes... bolts nuts whatever. The link I posted still has them for purchase including the specs...


Btw... considering this is not specific to Golfs, do you think it would be better suited to the Wheels & Suspension section? I can move it for you...

Nuts, bolts, lugs etc. Well said Corey. My after market wheels came with lug nuts and lock nuts to suit the Golf. In life, you get what you pay for generally
Brian

[nat225]

Just regarding ECS, although they do have the bolts, unless buying quite a few products at one time form them, their shipping tends to be very expensive ie US$75 shipping + US$27.90 for 10 lug bolts. At Tempe Tyres i bought 10 x 40mm Lug Bolts for $20. Sometimes buying abroad doesn't pay off...other times, such as APR HPFP etc, you get it landed for half what you pay here. Cheers!

personally, i would not put any Tempe stuffs on the GTI. Tempe's ok for tyres if you know exactly what you want.

i had Tempe tyres / wheels / nuts / hubrings set in the past.

Hubrings - the supplied set cracked after a few weeks.
Tyres - the Kumho made the car the worst car I ever drove despite them saying 'kumho is good, same as bridgestone...'. I bought another set of tyres a week later, from somewhere else.
Nuts - they went rusty and taking them off was PITA.
Wheels - fortunately Lenso was a proper budget wheels manufacturer in Thailand.

So, you get what you pay for.

For budget boy racer cars, Tempe's is great.

For a proper >$40k German car, either OEM or good quality selected European / USA / JDM stuffs only, that's my motto.

[KRA21E]

personally, i would not put any Tempe stuffs on the GTI. Tempe's ok for tyres if you know exactly what you want.

i had Tempe tyres / wheels / nuts / hubrings set in the past.

Hubrings - the supplied set cracked after a few weeks.
Tyres - the Kumho made the car the worst car I ever drove despite them saying 'kumho is good, same as bridgestone...'. I bought another set of tyres a week later, from somewhere else.
Nuts - they went rusty and taking them off was PITA.
Wheels - fortunately Lenso was a proper budget wheels manufacturer in Thailand.

So, you get what you pay for.

For budget boy racer cars, Tempe's is great.

For a proper >$40k German car, either OEM or good quality selected European / USA / JDM stuffs only, that's my motto.

I agree regarding Tempe Tyres, can't stand them and would never buy wheels or tyres from them. I just used them as an example for wheel bolts as alot of places around Sydney actually get the bolts from them.

Regarding rusting, a little graphite on the wheel bolt thread before installing prevents issues later down the track.

Lastly, dollar value does not determine quality and neither does country of origin. Most companies charge what ppl are willing to spend and also alot of companies prey on the ignorance of the customer.

If you want to spend 2 to 3 times more for the same product well thats your perogative, I'm just trying to provide some useful info to auto enthusiasts and dont really care for cheque book tuners.

I have worked on alfa's, maserati's, bmw's, rotarie's, triumph's and the usial aussie and american muscle and you will be suprised at the origins of parts and interchangeability...