a few BBS split rim questions + inspiration?

[SeventyNine]

ive just received my BBS RS101's for das fatherland, bargain at £292 ;D

but, they need a little going over, now:

what do i use to seal them after ive taken them apart?

where can i get some some new bolts? (120 in a full set!)

what colour shall i do them? i ve kinda gotr my heart set on all matt black with new shiney chrome bolts and shiney centre bolt

[Blown_Imp]

what size are the bolts? Do they also have nuts?

All the splitties ive done have had taper washers and nylocks, to seal some silicone sealant was used

J

[slater]

Pics???

They will either have o-rings to seal them or you will just have to put some RTV silicone in the joint. I would imagine BBS,s have o-rings tho.

Find out what size bolts they are (probably m6 thread but how long?) Then you just got to get some stainless m6x...... caphead bolts and nuts if you need them. (Try ebay tbh can pick them up cheap)

[SeventyNine]

the nuts on the back have a 10mm star shaped head, the fronts have a 9mm star, from what this ebay add tells me:

cgi.ebay.de/Verchromte-Schrauben-fuer-2-teilige-BBS-Felgen_W0QQitemZ300026912626QQihZ020QQcategoryZ14771QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

they are m7 thread,but its freaky deaky germonium so i could be wrong ;D

[SeventyNine]

cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=005&item=150021519316&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1

thats the link to the exact wheels i won, not had chance to get any pics of them since i got them about 4 hours ago

if anyone can dig up anything interesting on them from the info in the writing in this pic id be grateful. apparently the 41107 means theya re 4x110 - but i matched them up to my hub and they are cock on in terms of pcd, not to mention after a bit of googling the rs101 was fitted to audi 80's and the like - which are 4x108

the centre bore is all wrong, but ill be spacing them with proper spacers so it shouldnt be an issue.

[slater]

Bloody europeans and there dogey sizes. Take some out of the wheels and measure them

[SeventyNine]

they are out the wheels - will i be able to get the star bolts in the right length and dia from a decent nut and bolt place? i would actually settle for allen key type fittings, i reckon they would look just as good.

[slater]

Star drive would be near on impossible to get hold of tbh. Go for Allen type, easy to get, cheap and look good! Just make sure you get everything in stainless.

[Blown_Imp]

Screwfix does stainless real cheap, i just got 100 m4 x 16mm bolts and 100 washers for £4!

J

[SeventyNine]

justmatz want £1 each thats £120 for a load of bolts, no doubt ill be going for the 'cheaper' option ;D ;D

[penski]

MAD rim skillz0rs, Latham!

Top sausagebay action

*n

[SeventyNine]

[SteB]

Same dude who was selling the Edition White replicas above also had these RMs in satin black for sale...



I think Chrome bolts and matt black would look awesome, and would be worth spending the money on, because you've got them cheap and have the potential to make them into a very valueable set of rims.

[bstardchild]

When I refurbed my BBS two piece split rims for the Olop - I contacted the BBS Agent in the UK and they were happy to supply new bolts and from memory they weren't that expensive either. I didn't need 120 tho!!!

[bstardchild]

lathamescortmk2 said:

set on all matt black with new shiney chrome bolts and shiney centre bolt

Not keen on the matt centre but satin would be fine and be a lot easier to clean......

Start saving your old toothbrushes - your gonna need plenty!!!!

[SeventyNine]

the bolts are high tensile, so using any old tat wont cut it, they have '10.9' on the side, i take it this is its strength or something?

they are going powder coated matt, so wont be a complete to clean like painted matt would

[SeventyNine]

oh, have you got any contact info for the UK bbs guy?

[VW]

I was reading up about rm,s, and you don't put sealant between the sections as it shrinks. You bolt them up dry and seal around the joint, one bead first, then when its dry, a wider bead over the top.

[andyb]

this is about rm's but could still be usefull
www.thegolf.co.uk/images/how/1_12_5/howtoBBSwheelrebuild.pdf

[tigran]

That's too much pimp hombre!

I'd say go matt black, proper light swallowing colour.