What's this for ?

[t-tony]

What do you think its for?

I'll show you tomorrow.

Tony.

 

[Brian4]

to do with wheel refurb. So you don't get paint in the threads?

 

[Brian H]

A stud for locating the wheel onto the disc whilst you footer about trying to get hold of the wheel nut you had in your hand only seconds earlier........

 

[Lazzzydog]

It’s a wotsit for the thingamy innit.

 

[Mazza]

No frigging idea .....but I want one for my toolkit just in case

 

[Keet]

Looks like a threaded bar with some heat shrink on! As for what it's used for, I haven't a clue.

 

[Mint]

Bumper alignment tool?

 

[t-tony]

Bumper alignment tool?

Like your thinking there Dave

Tony.

 

[Redline]

Tool for helping align wheels. Push it on to the wheel as far as the heat shrink, offer the wheel to one of the threads and screw in a little. Then go find the studs that have rolled away or where you put them safe

Edit - Looks like Steve got there before me

 

[t-tony]

Steve?

Tony.

 

[Redline]

Steve?

Tony.

Meant Brian. The grey matter has stopped working already

 

[t-tony]

Oh s***, think I'll put it off for a bit then Ian.

Tony.

 

[t-tony]

So as most you said, this is why I made this.

First use this afternoon and with my car having hub centric spacers I wonder why I haven't made one before. Really makes fitting wheels a fiddle.

I always have one bolt to hand already mounted in the socket and after running 2 bolts up you can screw out the long stud with you fingers. I run the not a up with the gun on no.1 setting and then torque them down to 130 NM.

Tony.

ps. I may start to make these if I get enough interest.

 

[Keet]

This week Zroadster, next week Dragon's Den!

 

[Redline]

This week Zroadster, next week Dragon's Den!

I’m in.

£2.50

 

[TWO]

Just in case you need to know the competition prices : -

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Allo...ool&_from=R40&rt=nc&_trksid=m570.l1313&_oac=1

 

[t-tony]

Oh thanks. I'm sure I can beat that.

Tony.

 

[Brian H]

Oh, do I get a prize....... on a serious note, the Z3 had one of these in the tool kit as standard, unsure about the Z4

 

[t-tony]

Never saw one in my Z3 but that doesn't mean there shouldn't have been Brian. Not one in my Z4 tool kit, till now.

Tony.

 

[Brian4]

Never saw one in my Z3 but that doesn't mean there shouldn't have been Brian. Not one in my Z4 tool kit, till now.

Tony.

Reinventing the wheel again Tony here's one BMW made earlier.