Automotive bolts where to buy?

[rocketman1]

I have struggled to buy genuine automotive bolts. No nut and bolt retailers in NZ seem to stock them.
I have seen various bikes renovated, and if you look closely some bolts are the cheesy looking machine bolts, that look terrible.
Any help appreciated.

[pete376403]

If you were in Wellington I would say go to W R Twigg in Petone. They have pretty good assortments of the flange headed bolts and nuts in metric and imperial, plus much much more. They do online as well. https://www.wrtwigg.com/

[rastuscat]

Blacks Fasteners in Christchurch are normally pretty good. As are Anzor Fasteners.

Not too helpful to a guy in Waikato though, I suppose.

[Grumph]

I'm not going to recommend a supplier. But I am going to recommend learning the language.

Generally on a bike, bolts ain't bolts. They may be machine screws, setscrews or rarely, bolts.

If you can ask for exactly what you want it makes the suppliers job much easier.

[Bonez]

No i idea what the OP is on about. I get my stuff from SteelMasters and they've always been fit for purpose.

[swarfie]

Both MSL and Anzor are in Te Rapa, Hamilton. I mainly use stainless fastenings on my restorations these days. Put them in the lathe and turn the chintzy numbers and letters off the top and give them a polish. They look great and they stay that way. No more ugly corroded fastenings :Punk:

[pritch]

Both MSL and Anzor are in Te Rapa, Hamilton. I mainly use stainless fastenings on my restorations these days. Put them in the lathe and turn the chintzy numbers and letters off the top and give them a polish. They look great and they stay that way. No more ugly corroded fastenings :Punk:

Yeah, this is one area Ducati owners have an "advantage". Historically Ducati fasteners are so crappy that there is an industry supplying sets of stainless fasteners for the various models.

[pete376403]

No i idea what the OP is on about. I get my stuff from SteelMasters and they've always been fit for purpose. If you want the bike to look like its been built by a blacksmith... :laugh:

[Bonez]

If you want the bike to look like its been built by a blacksmith... :laugh:Well I did use a club hammer on the ol gal the other day.:innocent:

[Trade_nancy]

Steelmasters always had precisely the fasteners I needed for bikes I was doing up or repairing...

[Bonez]

Steelmasters always had precisely the fasteners I needed for bikes I was doing up or repairing...yipsirybob.:clap:

[FJRider]

Gas and Engineering Supplies have all (or can get) whatever you want ...

[Jeeper]

I have used Auckland Engineering Supplies for a lot of odd non-metric bolts and fasteners in the past.

Jeeps are a bit funny with using metric, non-metric and torx all on the same vehicle.

They normally can source almost everything I have asked for.

[actungbaby]

Place Pammy they manafacture on site in termaine Ave .

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[Drew]

Greg is spot on.
There's not much you cant get from a fastening supplier if you know what it is you're after.

[Timbatrader]

Ive always used these guys very impressed with how fast they dispatch same day delivery from Matamata to Edgecumbe in the BOP http://www.theboltholder.co.nz

[eldog]

I'm not going to recommend a supplier. But I am going to recommend learning the language.

Generally on a bike, bolts ain't bolts. They may be machine screws, setscrews or rarely, bolts.

If you can ask for exactly what you want it makes the suppliers job much easier.

I suffer from using bolts every day, not often having to use machine screws etc. Occasionally I need a refresher about naming other sorts of fasteners.

Cap screws, Allen head screws or Allen head cap screws can be a nightmare. Most stores have employees who only know what's written on the screen in front of them.

Appreciate the reminder about naming conventions etc.
I personally dislike gauge and pipe and pipe thread naming. But it serves a purpose.

But in the modern age. CAD programs ask for a standard to choose an item. The description it places on the BOM is usually rubbish, added by a programmer no doubt off a standard. Almost always the range of available items doesn't cover what you need. I often use bolts longer than 150mm - end up creating them myself.

Jap bikes tend to have quite shallow hex large diameter domed head cap screw not available locally. Don't ask how I know about the shallow hex depth.

Yes the terminology is important and helps understanding.

Thanks Grumph :niceone:

[Grumph]

The fastener trade caught me out a few years back when they changed the terminology of something I used occasionally.

Socket head capscrews designed to go in a countersunk hole - which we always called countersunk heads - are apparently now officially "Flatheads"......

Locally, Blacks fasteners do quite a good wall chart - with pictures even. I'm sure others do the same.

[Kickaha]

The fastener trade caught me out a few years back when they changed the terminology of something I used occasionally.

Socket head capscrews designed to go in a countersunk hole - which we always called countersunk heads - are apparently now officially "Flatheads"......

Locally, Blacks fasteners do quite a good wall chart - with pictures even. I'm sure others do the same.

I'm pretty sure if I ask for countersunk cap screws they'll still know what I'm talking about

All those charts can be printed off their website, the threading and tapping chart has been very useful over the years

[Gremlin]

Not much to add, but second Blacks, Anzor etc.

I remember needing a bolt made, nothing came long enough in the configuration I needed, so it was custom made, coated etc. Cost $75 for one... It's those little things you remember...

[eldog]

Counterbored vs countersunk vs spot facing :innocent: