MaserAndy
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OK so this has been discussed previously so apologies if I'm going over old ground.
I am now on my third set of wheel bolts and am getting tired of keep having to replace them. Some have been second hand so not A1 condition when they went on but with these harsh northern winters and the council salting everything in sight it's only 5 minutes until they rust again.
I've looked back at old threads and there has been some bad experience with stainless steel in the past so not keen on this idea. That leaves re-finishing or titanium.
I am speaking to a local metal finishers about options but then I came across these
They work out at just over £250 delivered which is not far off the OEM steel bolts. Anyone got experience of these? They seem pretty cheap for titanium, does that suggest low quality? I'm a believer in you get what you pay for.
I read through a link to a discussion on titanium on ferrarichat that was pretty in depth. What I took away was that if your using Ti bolts then all surfaces must be clean and free of corrosion otherwise there is the risk of a nasty reaction <insert technical name here> which buggers them up. Seeing as all the work I've had done on my car has inolved cutting siezed bolts there's a good chance the bolt holes are not clean and corrosion free. Then there is the difference in torque settings and metal properties to consider.
I normally tend to stick with OEM on the basis that the factory made it that way for a reason and I don't know enough to argue.
Just to be clear I am not looking for performance gains or setting lap records this is purely cosmetic.
I am after wisdom from greater minds than mine...
I am now on my third set of wheel bolts and am getting tired of keep having to replace them. Some have been second hand so not A1 condition when they went on but with these harsh northern winters and the council salting everything in sight it's only 5 minutes until they rust again.
I've looked back at old threads and there has been some bad experience with stainless steel in the past so not keen on this idea. That leaves re-finishing or titanium.
I am speaking to a local metal finishers about options but then I came across these
Maserati Titanium Lug Bolts
For Maserati we have 2 styles of titanium lug bolt options, the difference being the head design. The standard head design which uses a 22mm wrench and the more aggressive looking 17mm internal hex head design. Both are M14x1.5 with a 77mm shaft. These will work in the Gran Turismo but not in...
www.acerracing.com
They work out at just over £250 delivered which is not far off the OEM steel bolts. Anyone got experience of these? They seem pretty cheap for titanium, does that suggest low quality? I'm a believer in you get what you pay for.
I read through a link to a discussion on titanium on ferrarichat that was pretty in depth. What I took away was that if your using Ti bolts then all surfaces must be clean and free of corrosion otherwise there is the risk of a nasty reaction <insert technical name here> which buggers them up. Seeing as all the work I've had done on my car has inolved cutting siezed bolts there's a good chance the bolt holes are not clean and corrosion free. Then there is the difference in torque settings and metal properties to consider.
I normally tend to stick with OEM on the basis that the factory made it that way for a reason and I don't know enough to argue.
Just to be clear I am not looking for performance gains or setting lap records this is purely cosmetic.
I am after wisdom from greater minds than mine...