Where do you guys get hardware?

[nando]

I try to order all my nuts and bolts with my parts from BMA - wish I would have ordered more of them with my current project, because there are some that I can't find locally (odd sized high grade metric bolts for one). locally we have a place called hardware sales. they pretty much have everything I need, but sometimes the bolts are lower grade or they don't have the anti corrosion coating of factory BMW bolts.

[Jand3rson]

I try to order all my nuts and bolts with my parts from BMA - wish I would have ordered more of them with my current project, because there are some that I can't find locally (odd sized high grade metric bolts for one). locally we have a place called hardware sales. they pretty much have everything I need, but sometimes the bolts are lower grade or they don't have the anti corrosion coating of factory BMW bolts.

Same here. I went to replace my wife's control arms this weekend, only to find I don't have the M12 & M14 nylock nuts to install them. I order 99% of my OEM parts and hardware from BMA. No reason not to, Patrick is so damn cool.

[James Crivellone]

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

For 99% of my orders I call the supplier anyway, unless its something very common (which I rarely order anyway)

I would say 90+% of my part orders are for BMW OEM parts.

[1991 318is]

Bolts & stuff.

If you are in a good size city look in the yellow pages for fasteners or bolts. In Austin there are four or five. They sell by spec so quality, material, hardness and configuration are all noted. They sell by the box or individually. They also carry most Mil-Spec and aircraft grade. They are the only source besides the dealer for OEM quality. Autozone and hardware stores sell mostly junk. Realoem gives size info.

[kylebes1]

REplacing head blots is different from replacing exhaust pipe bolts. Headbolt, ORDER FROM DEALER!!! Random bolts, ACE Hardware. If you want something strong, use thier Stainless Steel stuff, no rustin!

[browntown]

With the exception of special application stuff, NAPA has bulk bins of every metric bolt I've ever needed in most hardnesses. If I'm ordering parts for a specific project I'll order the hardware too, but most of the time I need a bolt mid-project I just go to NAPA.

[ddongbap]

Ditto on the part where someone talked about how 20 year old bolts still come off with ease. BMW FTW!

[equate975]

I go to a local place, its used to be called "Hardware Hank" before it was bought out by Ace, but its still the same people. They are really good if you just need a couple things, usually I go in and only need one or two nuts and bolts. I just go in and give the guy the old ones and tell him to find me new ones like it, and they always do :)

EDIT:

I like them because they have weird stuff metric style. They were the only place in town I could find graded allen bolts used to hook the diff up to the rear axles.

[bimmer8604]

I save every nut/bolt i take out of my cars for future use if i have to. Otherwise, i steel them from the shop:-). or i go to some good local hardware stores or the aircraft/racing shop. for stupid stuff like exhaust hangers andwhatnot i go to homedepot/similar.

kyle

[IS]

Ace hardware.