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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 01:03 AM
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I bought some used Prodrive GC-05F wheels from a seller on here a while ago. The wheel centres were scratched and I would like to buy some new ones. Also the standard S2000 wheel nuts are a bit too big for the holes in the Prodrive wheels and I find that I scratch the wheels with the wheel brace when fitting/removing them.

The only places I can find the wheel centres seem to be in Japan - any suggestions for reputable suppliers based on personal experience? Also any ideas on where to get some longer wheel nuts so that the wheel brace doesn't have to go into the recess in the wheel (i.e. the end of the wheel nuts protrude a bit).

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Dave.
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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 01:24 AM
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You dont want to use the OEM wheel nuts, they will damage the wheel and not grip the metal properly

something like these will do what you need and want, but they are not cheap, there are cheaper around.
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you will need the m12x1.5 ones.
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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 02:34 AM
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You should speak to Prodrive UK. They got me mine direct from Japan along with a set of Prodrive spline drive nuts. You will need aftermarket nuts with a 60 degree taper. I would recommend a set of Rays nuts to use with the wheels
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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 04:34 AM
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Have emailed Prodrive but not sure how helpful they will be as they don't do parts for road cars any longer.
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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 05:48 AM
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Prodrive should still be able to get you the bits. I had to chase them on the phone to deal with my order. Their customer service is awful. However, they compensated me by giving me a set of Carbon centre caps and knocking something off the bill
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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 05:54 AM
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Nice - the centre caps cost over £100

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Prodrive should still be able to get you the bits. I had to chase them on the phone to deal with my order. Their customer service is awful. However, they compensated me by giving me a set of Carbon centre caps and knocking something off the bill
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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 06:30 AM
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Well, if you want quality it doesnt come cheap!
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