Re: BBS rims tool?

[quk@isham-research.demon.co.uk (Phil Payne)]

In message <199902111718.MAA15859@titan.purch.ans.net> Dan Simoes writes:

> The outside of the nuts and the bolt heads are grooved, looking
> like a reverse torx or something.  It's not torx though, because
> the set I bought at Sears won't fit.  Torx has far fewer grooves
> than these things.

Splines.  See Snap-On TESM5 -> TESM8.  Don't know the size.

A quick note from the manufacturer.  Someone in the UK had a set of
BBS rims 'renovated' because of curb damage.  The 'renovators' just
turned the wheel and shaved off some metal.  Later, the same wheels
went back to BBS - who were horrified at how thin the walls had been
left.  The UK Managing Director has said in no uncertain terms that
anyone who wants to get BBS wheels renovated will get a good deal from
them for new outer rims.  They do not want metal removed.

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 Phil Payne
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