droopsnoot
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Thanks! I can't imagine it would be the end of the world if I used a torx bolt on the bump stop would avoid buying two types... I guess it depends on whether access would cause an issue, or whether the different head size might. I rounded one of the crank pulley bolts on my Audi when I was doing the cam belt last year - that was either a torx or allen key head (I can't remember, and it wasn't easy to see, which is how I rounded it in the first place). As it happened, the engine mount bolt kit had come with a hex-head bolt of the same size, so I spent a few minutes cutting it down to length, cleaning the thread, went to the pulley only to find that the reason they're torx/allen head is that a standard hex head bolt is too close to the edge of the pulley, and a socket wouldn't go on. I have a local fasteners outlet, which is handy for when I need stuff for the (relatively) moderns, but no use for the Vauxhalls as they don't stock imperial stuff. But the prices - I needed four small metric screws (M6, I think, by about 15mm) to hold the fan pulley on something, and they were £1 each plus VAT, so basically a fiver for the four. On eBay, or on the Spalding Fasteners stand at a car show, I'd have got ten for a pound or so, so you pay for convenience. If your only running vehicle is off the road and you need them right now, well, then you have to take what you can get.
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I have a local fasteners outlet, which is handy for when I need stuff for the (relatively) moderns, but no use for the Vauxhalls as they don't stock imperial stuff. But the prices - I needed four small metric screws (M6, I think, by about 15mm) to hold the fan pulley on something, and they were £1 each plus VAT, so basically a fiver for the four. On eBay, or on the Spalding Fasteners stand at a car show, I'd have got ten for a pound or so, so you pay for convenience. If your only running vehicle is off the road and you need them right now, well, then you have to take what you can get. When I spent a fiver on M6 fasteners, I ended up with three different lengths, washers, and nuts. 50 of each, plus a few nylocs. I knew what I wanted and paid cash. The same place had whatever the 10 countersunk screws are for a Morris 1300door hinge(same as a Land Rover) for £2. And they recognised what they were when I put one on the counter. I think you need to find a better supplier.....
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I bought 10.9ss M10x30 cap heads, ss nylocs and ss spring washers last month, I ended up with 25 cap heads, 50 nuts and 100 washers for less than £10 on ebay.
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droopsnoot
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I think you need to find a better supplier..... For stuff I need but wasn't planning on, I've either got to go online or pay the price. We don't have a lot of fastener suppliers around here (or if we do, I don't know where they are), but I haven't been back since then. The other place I know that does that kind of thing unfortunately has a minimum £5 spend, or did have last time I used them. Maybe there are plenty in the Potteries (I'm in South Cheshire) but by the time I've driven there I might as well pay P&P.
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cb11acd
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Where to buy fasteners?cb11acd
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I use accu fasteners online. They have pretty much everything.
Recently I needed an M9 bolt though and could only find them on eBay.
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