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Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)
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Post by robertd33 » Sun Mar 05, 2017 3:30 am

i just wrap tape around a normal socket. total cost: $0.
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Post by Smartbear » Sun Mar 05, 2017 9:20 am

robertd33 wrote:i just wrap tape around a normal socket. total cost: $0.
Priceless :wink:
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Post by PerryGunn » Sun Mar 05, 2017 10:17 am

markeg wrote:yep, also have a similar set (draper) - great bit of kit to save the alloys :thumbsup:
Same here - Although, as mentioned above, wrapping a thick layer of electrical tape around the outside of a standard socket works just as well
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Post by Busterboo » Sun Mar 05, 2017 10:26 am

Smartbear wrote:These got delivered today, plastic sleeved wheel sockets to avoid scuffing the wells the wheel bolts hide in :P
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They look beautiful.

Why are there 3, please, and why are they colour-coded?
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Post by PerryGunn » Sun Mar 05, 2017 10:28 am

Busterboo wrote:
Smartbear wrote:These got delivered today, plastic sleeved wheel sockets to avoid scuffing the wells the wheel bolts hide in :P
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They look beautiful.

Why are there 3, please, and why are they colour-coded?
They're different sizes, the colour-coding helps avoid having to squint at the engraved numbers to select the correct size - very useful as you get older and start to require reading glasses... :oldman:
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Post by Ducklakeview » Sun Mar 05, 2017 10:37 am

TBH, I bought a set of these last year, again when I changed my alloys. Think I paid bout £7 or £8.

However, whereas the sockets seem fine, the plastic sleeve has a habit of riding down the socket when in use, which I find annoying.

Have since gotten 17 & 19mm Matco ones, and the plastic sleeve on those has a lip both ends that sits and rotates in grooves in the socket, stopping this from happening. Not a big problem with the cheap ones, but it annoyed me, and was probably made worse by using an impact gun to remove nuts, I presume the sleeve was rattling loose..

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Post by DMC63 » Sun Mar 05, 2017 11:21 am

£12, bargain. I've been using an old wheel brace from my van :oops: I can use these with my torque wrench. :thumbsup:
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Post by patriot66 » Sun Mar 05, 2017 12:57 pm

I have a set of these by Voche. Great kit but it's a shame the white plastic doesn't stay white for very long. :(
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Post by Nictrix » Sun Mar 05, 2017 1:43 pm

patriot66 wrote:I have a set of these by Voche. Great kit but it's a shame the white plastic doesn't stay white for very long. :(
Wrap it in tape to protect it 8) :lol:
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Post by Pastry » Sun Mar 05, 2017 3:13 pm

Nictrix wrote:
patriot66 wrote:I have a set of these by Voche. Great kit but it's a shame the white plastic doesn't stay white for very long. :(
Wrap it in tape to protect it 8) :lol:
Oh the irony :rofl: :rofl:
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Post by patriot66 » Sun Mar 05, 2017 3:34 pm

Pastry wrote:
Nictrix wrote:
patriot66 wrote:I have a set of these by Voche. Great kit but it's a shame the white plastic doesn't stay white for very long. :(
Wrap it in tape to protect it 8) :lol:
Oh the irony :rofl: :rofl:
I wrapped a load of tape round them and now they won't fit in the recess ! Doh ! :D
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