MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: SurreyED30 on June 23, 2014, 08:09:14 pm
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Evening all
Has many one done a stud conversion on there mk5, is it worth it?
Jake
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Thought about this last week and bought 50ml of blue Loctite Googled for 10 minutes without success :signLOL:
Wheel changing competitions will be a breeze :signLOL:
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This is on an American site but it shows you how so it's just finding a company who do them
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5723389-DIY-Converting-Your-MkV-From-Wheel-Bolts-To-Wheel-Studs (http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5723389-DIY-Converting-Your-MkV-From-Wheel-Bolts-To-Wheel-Studs)
Hope this helps? So much better with studs on my focus
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I've got eBay item 291141138748
Not bad quality locitite and correctly torqued.
Save hassle with wheels.
Simon
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If you have a skim through my build thread there should be some info.
Alex at AKS did mine. Makes not damaging my big calipers a lot easier :smiley:
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Seen your mike that's what made me think about looking into them a few weeks.
after taking my wheels off a good 4-5 times in 2 months I'm thinking that a stud conversion would be so much easier and also fitting spacers will be a dream.
What brand are yours mate and if you don't mind me asking what did it set you back, I've got around £200 in my head from looking about ?
Thanks for the link morte, reading it after this post to see what's it's about :happy2:
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Just remember you loose the locking wheel nut.
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I'll never say never but I'm quite lucky where I live out in the sticks and we have a fair bit of land so cars not parked in a normal town street where I'd be defo worried. Always enjoy seeing new movies at the cinema and would dread some sh*t head pinching a TD :fighting: tough one isn't it ...
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I'll never say never but I'm quite lucky where I live out in the sticks and we have a fair bit of land so cars not parked in a normal town street where I'd be defo worried. Always enjoy seeing new movies at the cinema and would dread some sh*t head pinching a TD :fighting: tough one isn't it ...
Well... Ive got your address now.... :evilgrin:
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Maybe a daft question but Is the conversion irreversible or can it be taken out when the time comes to sell up
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I'll never say never but I'm quite lucky where I live out in the sticks and we have a fair bit of land so cars not parked in a normal town street where I'd be defo worried. Always enjoy seeing new movies at the cinema and would dread some sh*t head pinching a TD :fighting: tough one isn't it ...
Well... Ive got your address now.... :evilgrin:
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If you get past the dogs I'll give you the car :grin:
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You should be able to take out the studs if you decide to remove them.
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That's good then, thought maybe the loctite may cause damage or mess the threads up when removed from the hub.
Wouldn't mind a stud conversion with 15 rear and 10 front spacers, She'd look mean :evilgrin:
Life would be so easy taking wheels off too.
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A cheaper alternative is the 2 studs you can screw in when fitting your wheels. There are some with Porsche part numbers & some that I believe come with the spare wheel kit on some TTs?
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Ever thought of just getting a Wheel Installation Tool?
http://www.awesomegti.com/carcare/tools/schwaben-wheel-installation-tool
The original Touareg one is even cheaper from your VW dealer! I think the part number is 7L0 012 233
Here's how to use the tool http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/Wheel_Installation_Tool/ES5965/Video391-SD/
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That's what my post was referring to :happy2:
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Been thinking about this.. Garage midnight do a kit.. You can still have a locker if wanted
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Maybe a daft question but Is the conversion irreversible or can it be taken out when the time comes to sell up
Loctite red is the serious stuff and will need heat to remove the studs Loctite blue will be a lot easier to remove :happy2:
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Been thinking about this.. Garage midnight do a kit.. You can still have a locker if wanted
My bdays soon so the missus can buy me a kit haha, where have you seen the lockers mate?
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A word of warning. They may end up looking terible if the car sits outside in the rain. :sad1:
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I seen thAt you mentioned yours where a tad orange at the ends lol
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Stick with what you have and buy a wheel stud tool as above.
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Been thinking about this.. Garage midnight do a kit.. You can still have a locker if wanted
My bdays soon so the missus can buy me a kit haha, where have you seen the lockers mate?
I had rays and tpi in the past which come with locking studs mate