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    Posted: 28 Jun 07 at 14:59
Hi, recently became owner of 86 Westfalia Joker, got original nice alloys on it, but only one set of two different special nut adaptors.  Makes me a bit nervous, should I ditch the special locking nuts and get regular T3 nuts (and from where, a scrapper??) or would you recommend another solution.

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Points: 13190 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 Jun 07 at 15:08

I'm lost...you say it's got adaptors but original VW alloys don't need adaptors.

If you mean it's got different nuts and bolts....well it should have tapered seated nuts on the rear and tapered seated bolts on the front.

If you want the correct tapered seat nuts/bolts and locking nuts/bolts get in touch with www.brickwerks.co.uk

This is what the seat of the nuts/bolts should be like if the alloys are original VW.

 
 
Tapered seat
 

 

And this is what they shouldn't be like.
Radiused seat
 
 



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Thanks, perhaps they arent original, but reasonably fancy aftermarket.  But thanks for the link, very helpful.

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Hi, just tried www.brickwerks.com but no luck at all, is there another way to get in to their site please.

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click on the top left logo on this page and go to the links - its Simon, the fella that brings us this forum btw.

or go direct to www.brickwerks.co.uk - Steve typo'd you.
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Points: 13190 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 Jun 07 at 17:36

So i did.

Try and post a pic of said wheels.
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Hi, I will try and get the digital to take a decent piccie of said wheels, I did make a note of a number on one of the wheel nut adaptors and that is 663

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Originally posted by g60steve g60steve wrote:

So i did.

Try and post a pic of said wheels.
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I took a picture of a wheel, but then discovered that I cant figure out how to make a picture appear here on the forum, again apologies, could I email the picture to someone please

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Use www.photobucket.com then cut 'n' paste the pic onto here.
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Ok thanks for the tip, here is a piccie of wheel on 86 1.6TD Westy Joker, purpose of pic is to try to decide whether to ditch any special nuts in favour of standard wheelnuts, or get more adaptors for safetys sake.  If that makes any sense.  rainy day rainy day rainy day!

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those are factory alloys.

They should have nuts/bolts with tapered seats.

What are these adaptors youre referring to?
They dont need any kind of adaptor, they should just fit, work, and not give any hassles...

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Points: 9763 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 01 Jul 07 at 22:51
ahhhh... wait a mo...

looking at that picture, you have some kind of security nuts/bolts fitted?

Is that what we're talking about?

If so, just replace them with standard nuts/bolts, and fit one set of locking nuts (available from Simon )

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Ok great thanks.

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