Where do you guys get hardware?

[Purdue89E30]

I just spent $44 at my dealership on some nuts and studs for my exhaust manifolds which seems pretty ridiculous. Is there somewhere cheaper to get replacement nuts and bolts?

[delatlanta1281]

Hardware store. autozone.

[MR 325]

You got ripped. I have bought that type of stuff from BMA and it's reasonably priced.

[Beej '86 325es]

I still buy hardware at the dealership. I have yet to find a place that has quality hardware. I figure, if a bolt comes out without a problem, and it's been in there for 20 years, why add a lesser quality fastener?

I'm also finding that it looks like BMW still uses cadmium coated bolts. These are hard to find anymore, because it was decided that cadmium is hazardous to the environment, so more bolts are coated in zinc instead...which isn't as good of a corrosion inhibitor.

Then when it comes to special bolts like the brake caliper bolts or something exposed to heat like that, I would definitely use BMW's fasteners. They've got what looks to be a black oxide coating, which I assume is better for high temperature situations.

my $.02

Plus you're not having to guess on bolt/screw lengths and making multiple trips to the store...or buying more than you need.

[Digitalwave]

Look for small local hardware stores in your yellow pages. I'm not talking Home Depot here. In Sarasota I have this shop called Aqua Stainless Fasteners and they cater to plumbing businesses and stuff like that. They have tons of stock and everything is really cheap.

[e30sd]

http://www.marshallshardware.com/

[X2theZ3]

You got ripped. I have bought that type of stuff from BMA and it's reasonably priced.

This is where I get all my hardware also.

[Digitalwave]

I can't imagine ordering hardware online is always convienent.

[e30sd]

i live in san diego

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there is a san diego location


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[Purdue89E30]

Most nuts and bolts are not listed on BMA or I would have gotten it there.

[X2theZ3]

Most nuts and bolts are not listed on BMA or I would have gotten it there.

Yes, of course.

This is what you do. You look up their part#'s on realoem.com or the etk and then give patrick the part#'s. Patrick can get just about anything.

[James Crivellone]

The BMA website is crap, just get the part numbers and call them.

With that said I buy ALL hardware from either BMA or BMW.

If I need it quickly I run over to Tacoma Screw. They have just about everything I would ever need in the hardware side of things.

[X2theZ3]

The BMA website is crap, just get the part numbers and call them.

With that said I buy ALL hardware from either BMA or BMW.

If I need it quickly I run over to Tacoma Screw. They have just about everything I would ever need in the hardware side of things.

Most of the parts suppliers dont have great websites anyways. The best one i've seen is probably pelicanparts.com.

[Purdue89E30]

I see, so the key is always have the digits

[X2theZ3]

I see, so the key is always have the digits

Exactly,

minimizes much confusion also.