Thanks for your reply on these. Do you have any idea of price yet. Hate to be a pain but do you know when you'll know about the 14m open ended lugs.
Thanks again for jumping on this with results while others are still talking.

 

Great Let us know when we can order. M14x1.5 open ended
nuts will need the proper angle.(I'm sure you thought of that.)

 

I checked my car...I've got the old style 12x1.5 (I had an extra set of studs from Pilo).
I'd love a high quality stud conversion kit with open ended lugs as described. 12x1.5 and black with black lugs. Any plans for something?

 

Prices will be $5.75 per stud and $87.40 for a 16 pack...

Our original supplier for the open ended lugs has said they're not interested in making M14's, so we're searching for another one...

 

When will you open for pre-order the studs and nuts. Please advise.
Thank you.

 

bump...


Any word on availability yet?

 

They're shipping to us the week of Jan 15th by freight, so I'd figure a week or so after that...

 

Very cool. Any idea on price yet for the tuner open ended nuts.

 

For the M12x1.5, we've got some titanium, open ended tuner style nuts that we're kicking around - ultra trick and super light. Price would be around the $4.50 a pop range, and they'd be black... Is that too outrageous? If so, we're still waiting to hear back from some other suppliers - the holiday shutdown is killing us!

We're still searching for the M14x1.5 open ended tuner nuts...

 

Sounds good to me. Should work fine. Would like the 14m, but something is better than nothing until you can get the others. Let me know when we can order.
Thanks

 

Can I pre-pay for an order now? I'll take a full set of teh studs and 18-20 nuts (I like to keep a couple of spares around).

 

BTW , you may have already mentioned it but I don't see it... Who's the manufacturer? ARP? Can you say?

 

+1, plus overnight express mail.

 

ARP wouldn't give me or TCE the time of day unless we were talking an insane number of studs...

So, we went with Kelko Products in Sandusky, OH. Pretty much all they make is studs, and they have excellent equipment.

As soon as I have the nuts secured and on the way (ASAP this week), we'll offer pre-ordering. Thanks for keeping us on our toes!

 

Thanking You! ...an Happy New Year!

 

Rays lugs are $135/set for 20, so I'd say it's a fair price. I'd like some of those open ended ones you've got with some black 12x1.5 studs.

 

As of right now, it appears we'll have two options for the M14 to M12 crowd - open-ended, spline drive tuner nuts (if you want something keyed for theft protection and/or made from steel, these are US made, too) and some very swanky, lightweight racing nuts made by one of the more famous JDM houses (T7075 T6, hard anodized, made in Japan). You'll be able to choose when ordering...

The M14x1.25 to M14x1.5 stud crowd will be limited to open-ended, thin wall spline drive tuner nuts (very strong, made in the US)... We're working on options for some lightweight racing nuts for the M14's, too, but those won't be available until later in 1Q07 because we'll have to have them custom made...

 

...can't wait! I'll take a set of each w/ the 14mm -> 12mm studs--steel tuner lugs for the street wheels/tires and the aluminum for the track.

 

Any updated?

 

They are on the way...

 

:impatient

 

...bump to keep it on the front page.

 

After a number of calls to ARP and a couple of faxes followed up by more calls on those faxes....I gave up on ARP and opted to help the buy in on this deal. I don't have time to beg people to take my money.

 

Thank You...

 

I am relatively new to this forum, so I think that this would also be my hello post. so, well, HELLO. :-)

Now that is over with, I come from the wheel and tire industry, and sell parts as a living. The fact that Mini went to a 14X1.25 (?!) bolt in the newer cars is a huge pain in the butt. What if you want to run spacers, and simply want to use a longer bolt? No-one makes a 14X1.25 bolt, OE or longer lengths.

This conversion so studs can be used is an awesome idea. Even if you were simply converting from 1.25 to 1.5 pitch!

I do have a suggestion about the pilot hole (the hole in a wheel where the stud goes through) diameter issue, though. I would be comfortable using a larger diameter drill on the aluminum wheel. Just get a drill bit a bit bigger than 14mm, and use a good quality hand drill. Yes, this sounds crude, and looks horrendous when you are doing it, but this is not much less advanced than taking this to a machine shop to have them do it.

Regardless, this is a great idea. Assuming that the cost is reasonable (and it is), I would do this in a heartbeat if I had a late '06 car.