David Jenkins
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| posted on 30/8/04 at 03:20 PM |
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Nut covers
Today I've been using my Tifosi-supplied nut covers on all the nuts and bolts on my front suspension. Unfortunately, the '100 assorted
covers' only gave me a few of the sizes I really need, leaving me with around 80 I'll probably never use. 
So, can anyone suggest a place where I can get covers in the sizes I need, rather than buying a mixed pack?
In particular, I'm looking for larger sizes to cover bigger nuts and bolts, particularly those that hold the lower ball joint on, and to wrap
around the upper ball joint locking nut.
Any help gratefully accepted - and the sooner the better, as my SVA approaches!
rgds,
David
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CairB
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| posted on 30/8/04 at 03:29 PM |
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David,
I got M14 and M18 (thread sizes) from Westfield.
Cheers,
Colin
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alister667
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| posted on 30/8/04 at 06:40 PM |
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I think I got a bag of 19mm covers from MAC#1 motorsport. This sorted out the majority of my front suspension. For bigger stuff I improvised with
hose pipe and sikaflex!
Good Luck
http://members.lycos.co.uk/alister667/
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andrew.carwithen
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| posted on 1/9/04 at 09:03 PM |
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Look at ebay item no. 7919156186.
50 nut covers - 20 x M17, 20 x m 19 and 10 x m13.
once there, look at sellers other items for other combinations.
Seemed a reasonable price to me.
Cheers,
Andy.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 1/9/04 at 09:20 PM |
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All this ebaying and racing.coms is too much like hard work, just get to a fastening supplier like FWB, I bought 50 M8, 50 M10, and 25 M12, cost me
about a fiver
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 2/9/04 at 07:26 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark Allanson
All this ebaying and racing.coms is too much like hard work, just get to a fastening supplier like FWB, I bought 50 M8, 50 M10, and 25 M12, cost me
about a fiver
That's Ok if you have a branch of FWB locally! I'm here in the engineering wilderness that is Ipswich and its surrounding area - the only
fastening sales place I knew of has long gone, and I'm too lazy to search around (here's when Timf gives me a dozen Ipswich addresses...
 ).
I've order a few packs at extortionate prices from Europa, who assure that they went in the post yesterday...
The reason for the panic? I'm off to the Chelmsford SVA test centre next Friday the 10th! Eeek! I'm having an MOT this Sat at a friendly
garage, so that I can be sure that the car is fit for a 40 mile each-way run.
rgds,
David
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bob
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| posted on 2/9/04 at 09:20 AM |
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David
Tifosi now sell the nut covers in seperate sizes, i found as you the selection pack was best part full of covers i will never use.
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