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DISCUSSION => General Topics => Topic started by: sammy on April 12, 2009, 06:57:18 PM

Title: Wheel Bolts
Post by: sammy on April 12, 2009, 06:57:18 PM

Hi all,

I bought a 91 IS last week. Its all good exept i thought the brakes were rather sluggish so i thought id bleed them this weekend, so i popped the cap of the wheels and was confronted with some odd looking wheel bolts.  
They are like torx bits but have 10 points rather than the usual 6 or 12:mad:  

Anyone know if this is a bmw tool i need or are they just aftermarket peices?  

Any help would be much appreciated
Thankyou.

Title: Wheel Bolts
Post by: renfield90 on April 14, 2009, 02:53:33 PM

Sounds aftermarket to me. The standard bolts are just your normal hex bit...the bolt tool in the trunk next to the jack should fit them.

I would replace them with a set of known quality. Alot of the aftermarket sets can round out over time...

Title: Wheel Bolts
Post by: 3seriesNut on April 14, 2009, 09:19:19 PM

sounds like all 4 stud bolts are wheel lock type