Wheel Nuts
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clyde
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Whilst I would agree with the above that genuine Porsche wheel nuts are essential I wouldn't go anywhere near a Porsche Centre to buy them. There are a few specialists out there that sell genuine ones for much less than the price you've been quoted.
Do make sure that they are genuine Porsche ones, I wouldn't assume "OEM" branded items are to the same standard. They are the only things that are stopping your wheel flying off when pushing hard into a bendafter all [8|]
If you do want to save on the OPC price, have a word with Chris at Excel Wheels. He has an interesting source for them which I'm sure he will be happy to explain off line. Am now using a set from him because he pointed out the poor state of mine. Of cousre I don't know if mine were genuine or not as they pre-dated my ownership.
clyde
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That's where I got my wheel nuts from Richard. As you say genuine Porsche parts but not genuine Porsche prices, I think they were about sixty or seventy odd quid plus p&p for the sixteen.
I also have a set of nearly new after market nuts that I took off the car after reading a few posts on this forum indicating a couple of issues that people had had with after market nuts. They do look good quality but I wasn't prepared to take the risk.
clyde
New member
I would say so for the same reason as the ordinary wheel nuts, that is the composition of the nut and the way it seats against the bevelled section of the wheel. The Porsche ones are alloy and don't weigh much more than the standard nuts, most (if not all) after market locking nuts I have seen are steel.
Again not too bad price-wise if you shop around, I'm sure mine were only around £45.
clyde
New member
Can't agree with you there Matthew
Firstly, as you proabably are aware, "OEM" stands "original equipment manufacturer". Just because a company originally manufactured (or perhaps still manufactures) the parts for a car manufacturer does not mean that similar parts they sell under a different lable are to the same specification or quality. They may be but I wouldn't like to assume it in a part as critical as a wheel nut. All OEM means is that the parts are made by the company that at some point made the parts for the manufacturer, nothing more, nothing less.
As for your statement that "aftermarket one are better quality than the OEM ones" I would suggest you read some of the postings on the subject of aftermarket wheelnuts on this forum and the consequences of fitting them.
I can also say first hand that after market nuts are most certainly not even the same quality far less better quality than Porsche ones having taken a set off and seen how poorly they were seated on the chamfer of the recess on the wheel.
By all means fit OEM or after market nuts to your own car Matthew but do not encourage others to so by suggesting that they are the same or better quality than Porsche supplied nuts. Unless of course you have some comparative test results on both the composition and quality control aspects of OEM or after market nuts compared to Porsche nuts, in which case I apologise for the above rant and look forward to reading your post containing it.
Anyone thinking of fitting non-Porsche spec nuts ought to have a read of this old thread:
http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=439228
Tomorrow, in the light, I think I'll remove a few nuts and check how wide the contact point in on the chamfer...
http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=439228
Tomorrow, in the light, I think I'll remove a few nuts and check how wide the contact point in on the chamfer...
Pete B
New member
+1 on this last post. I too, was concerned when JohnB originally posted about his problems. Although that thread has been closed for some while, the thought of a wheel becoming detached in some way frightens the living daylights out of me. Having recently (well 18 months) had a full suspension rebuild using genuine Porsche parts, there's no way I would use anything else on my car unless it was from a Porsche box and I can tell you it was more than the springs and dampers that were shot!
T911UK
Active member
OK, maybe I should have said " the aftermarket wheel nuts we have " are better quality than the OEM ones.
You are correct in that I too have seen some very poor aftermarket ones (not recently, but a couple of years ago there were some horrors flooding the market, the anodising came off with a wet rag!)
We have sold american aftermarket versions for over 15, I will also stand by my comments on these being better than OEM.
We have them all on display in our shop, please feel free to pop in and have a look at all our nuts and make up iyour own mind
You are correct in that I too have seen some very poor aftermarket ones (not recently, but a couple of years ago there were some horrors flooding the market, the anodising came off with a wet rag!)
We have sold american aftermarket versions for over 15, I will also stand by my comments on these being better than OEM.
We have them all on display in our shop, please feel free to pop in and have a look at all our nuts and make up iyour own mind
This has me worried now! I'm going to pull a few nuts off and inspect them.
I've learnt something from this thread anyway. I always thought that OEM meant that it was original equipment as from the manufacturer (i.e. the company selling the whole product, rather than the subcontractor making the component), so in every way the "real thing",made to the manufacturer's specification, with all the appropriate quality control, regardless of whether it came from the manufacturer's production facilities or a subcontractor's factory. I now know better (assuming clyde is correct!) and will have to modify my signature on 968uk and any posting about parts I may have offered for sale (as in Genuine Porsche OEM.......). [
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I've learnt something from this thread anyway. I always thought that OEM meant that it was original equipment as from the manufacturer (i.e. the company selling the whole product, rather than the subcontractor making the component), so in every way the "real thing",made to the manufacturer's specification, with all the appropriate quality control, regardless of whether it came from the manufacturer's production facilities or a subcontractor's factory. I now know better (assuming clyde is correct!) and will have to modify my signature on 968uk and any posting about parts I may have offered for sale (as in Genuine Porsche OEM.......). [
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