Another handy mod from leftover lug nuts, DIY Wheel Pins!

Starscream · 01-21-2009, 04:42 PM

Lol,
Can't wait for Rick Hunter to see these

Ok I had 4 lug nuts laying around, So I thought instead of spending a stupid $19 per pin at leatherZ
http://leatherz.com/Merchant5/mercha...etyConvenience

Id make my own,
No they might not be as nice but Free > $40

So I cut the heads off the lug nuts, grinded a small notch for welding,
Then found some straight steel rod I had around the shop and went to town,
Then I took the grinder to the welds and this is the finished product,
I didn't bother to polish it up or grind the welds smooth as this is a home made tool but I thought you might like to see

They are straight, They look a little weird in the pics, Probably the light,
and ignore the "work towel" lol

These are so dam handy when it comes to taking the wheel on and off,

BMW sells them, They come in the tool kit from the factory from other models,

But as you can see its a plastic end and it doesn't really secure very well,
It just "hangs" in the lug nut hole and it would have been better if you could thread it into the hole,

and it costs money where my little rods were free lol

Well, thats it

I have more useless mods on the way

(although this one was quite handy)

GP20 · 01-21-2009, 04:54 PM

The BMW ones are useless. I bought 2 thinking that'd make mounting wheels easier. I haven't bothered using them for a while.

Starscream · 01-21-2009, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by GP20

The BMW ones are useless. I bought 2 thinking that'd make mounting wheels easier. I haven't bothered using them for a while.

I err, Kinda bought one too

They made me do this!

GP20 · 01-21-2009, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Starscream

I err, Kinda bought one too

They made me do this!

Are you ever gonna sell the ones you DIY'd? I might be interested.

Starscream · 01-21-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by GP20

Are you ever gonna sell the ones you DIY'd? I might be interested.

I gave the other 2 away to a friend,
If you have 2 lug nuts I'll make you them for nothing, just send em over and I'll cut and weld them and send them back to you.
Im sure I have more metal rod around,
Id make them out of bolts but these are very weird metric threads and nothing I have matches it hence why I used old lug nuts

Dammmittt · 01-21-2009, 06:16 PM

Nice work!

Rick Hunter · 01-21-2009, 06:45 PM

That's a really clean work towel...

Starscream · 01-21-2009, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick Hunter

That's a really clean work towel...

Thats a closeup of the clean part

I actually have been using it for "finger cleanup" for the recent carbon fiber trip wrap,
So its covered in glue bits

Rick Hunter · 01-21-2009, 07:10 PM

"glue bits"

That's what you call it, eh? You should come clean and post pics of the girl. I won't tell the missus, I promise.

Starscream · 01-21-2009, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick Hunter

"glue bits"

That's what you call it, eh? You should come clean and post pics of the girl. I won't tell the missus, I promise.

Honey I swear its glue bits!

She might buy it

Rick Hunter · 01-21-2009, 08:02 PM

She might...

She didn't say no to your lighted knobby, did she?

Starscream · 01-21-2009, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rick Hunter

She might...

She didn't say no to your lighted knobby, did she?

its very handy at night

Dammmittt · 01-22-2009, 09:02 AM

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