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Mick Howes Club Member Drive it daily, whatever the weather! Location: Dorset or wherever my Vette takes me! Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 760 Age: 58 View user's profile	Sun 08 Apr 12 18:51 Wheel nuts Is anybody aware of a stainless steel version of the standard C3 chrome wheel nuts? I am fed up with buying new sets every couple of years due to the chrome flaking off, and the wheel nuts rusting. I have been trying to find an equivalent over here but so far have drawn a blank. -------------------- C3-Drive it like you stole it! www.mickhowes.freewebspace.com
eamonn Regular Location: northampton Joined: 29 Apr 2011 Posts: 77 Age: 59 View user's profile	Sun 08 Apr 12 19:33 Re: Wheel nuts I had a set made up by a local machine co.They still look new after 17 years. Try a visit to the smaller shops,I found them more helpful than the big boys on small jobs. Best of luck with it. Eamonn.
BlackZeD Club Member Location: Cleveland Joined: 22 Sep 2006 Posts: 633 Age: 48 View user's profile	Sun 08 Apr 12 19:36 Re: Wheel nuts I have never seen stainless nuts. The only way around that would be to get an engineering company to do some copies of your own. I dont know if the threads, chamfers etc are the same for all years, if so you might get the price down if they do a job lot.(ahem ) Going the whole hog you could get something (emblem?) machined into the top Think it would be price dependant in the end. Not sure if stainless would be a suitable material, cant see why not. Dave -------------------- Don't take life too seriously, after all, your not coming out of it alive.
eamonn Regular Location: northampton Joined: 29 Apr 2011 Posts: 77 Age: 59 View user's profile	Sun 08 Apr 12 20:20 Re: Wheel nuts The co I used have since stopped trading,but I am still in contact with one of the owners if you are local to Northampton I can ask him if he knows any local machine co. I have now fitted steel wheels so i am not using the nuts at the present time so if you want to see one of the nuts and washers and use it as a pattern for a machine shop near you i will send you one Eamonn
Mick Howes Club Member Drive it daily, whatever the weather! Location: Dorset or wherever my Vette takes me! Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 760 Age: 58 View user's profile	Sun 08 Apr 12 22:03 Re: Wheel nuts Cheers Eamon, may be worth a go. I work in an A1 Motor factors store and they can't get the size used on a Vette! -------------------- C3-Drive it like you stole it! www.mickhowes.freewebspace.com
wev Club Member Location: Nottingham, UK Joined: 06 Sep 2007 Posts: 1961 Age: 46 View user's profile	Sun 08 Apr 12 22:28 Re: Wheel nuts I used these in the past: http://www.midlandwheels.com/Shop/C-434-Wheel-Hardware.html -------------------- Corvette 1977 coupe She LIVES Now 383ci
Mick Howes Club Member Drive it daily, whatever the weather! Location: Dorset or wherever my Vette takes me! Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Posts: 760 Age: 58 View user's profile	Mon 09 Apr 12 10:23 Re: Wheel nuts Cheers Wev, will try that out, just need to get the measure and taper of the wheel nuts, good price too! -------------------- C3-Drive it like you stole it! www.mickhowes.freewebspace.com

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