Author Topic: RealOEM.com Supplement Jibberish (Read 3603 times)

DesertEagle · « **on:** June 03, 2010, 10:04:13 AM »

Does anyone else get really frustrated looking at realoem.com for fasteners?

I'd like to add fasteners to my bigger orders online when shipping is free. But the selection is usually sparse. Even pelicanparts.com typically omits fasteners from the "related" section of its parts information.

The other option is to pick up the equivalent fasteners at a hardware store. So I'll print out this page http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=AF93&mospid=47305&btnr=13_0578&hg=13&fg=15 and take it to my local hardware store. When I ask them if they have any AM6-8-ZNNIV hex nuts with plates, they look at me like I have three heads and just threw up on their shoes. I know what they're thinking, "we don't have Ford or GM owners coming in for these fancy-smancy overly complicated BMW parts."

Is there some reference sheet that explains these abbreviations. I know the basics, such as an m6x12 bolt has m6 threading and is 12mm long. I know that abbreviation, because it conforms to the accepted convention. I hate this proprietary alphabet soup b.s. Fuck-z3 you-znniv BMW-z1-zn!

And now I'm calm....

Choking Hazard · « **Reply #1 on:** June 06, 2010, 08:21:05 PM »

http://www.mcmaster.com/#

DesertEagle · « **Reply #2 on:** June 07, 2010, 06:47:06 PM »

That's a really good site for finding a variety of fasteners. I'm sure I could find a AM6-ZNS there if I knew what it is. I did a search and got zero hits. I suppose all of you are just as clueless as I. That difference is I'm mad as hell and not gonna take it anymore!

Letsplayskatch · « **Reply #3 on:** June 08, 2010, 03:05:12 PM »

Basically it's an M6 hex nut with a flange. Dig a little harder fella:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#hex-flange-nuts/=7g2t8t

Scroll down on the left to M6 and youre sorted.

They're common as muck so you shouldnt have trouble finding them elsewhere too.

DesertEagle · « **Reply #4 on:** June 08, 2010, 06:32:14 PM »

Quote from: Letsplayskatch;93370

Basically it's an M6 hex nut with a flange. Dig a little harder fella:

http://www.mcmaster.com/#hex-flange-nuts/=7g2t8t

Scroll down on the left to M6 and youre sorted.

They're common as muck so you shouldnt have trouble finding them elsewhere too.

I think they are assymetric, too. The point is not whether I can find a nut that will work. The point is, I don't know what AM6-8-ZNNIV means. I'm not looking for a fish, I'm looking to learn to fish...

Letsplayskatch · « **Reply #5 on:** June 09, 2010, 02:01:18 PM »

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The point is, I don't know what AM6-8-ZNNIV means.

Well its an M6 nut with a flange, and its probably Zinc or Nickel plated.

DesertEagle · « **Reply #6 on:** June 09, 2010, 05:53:08 PM »

I found out the ZNNIV is the finish. So is ZNS. So the alphabet soup after the dash is the finish. Does anyone know someone who works for a BMW stealership or an independent shop? There may be a list of the BMW standards.

Are there any situations in which I can't use a stainless steel fastener?