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#1 | Torx fasteners datum

Sat Mar 28, 2020 12:01 pm

Adding stuff like huggers, spotlights, moving sat navs all require new fasteners. My recent Puig hugger came with zinc plated allen screws!
I have found a company just 2 miles from my house that can supply stainless torx fasteners for our bikes. I personally polish them up and they look great on my r1250rs.
They come in packets and no order is too small. I don't and wont need to carry allen keys and torx keys, and they look good@
Westfield fasteners in Wakefield, look them up, I have no connection with the company.
Ady

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#2 | RE: Torx fasteners datum

Sat Mar 28, 2020 1:40 pm

Good tip. Here in the US Fastenal fulfills this need.

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Grumpy Goat
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#3 | RE: Torx fasteners datum

Sat Mar 28, 2020 4:49 pm

We have a good hardware store in town but they do not have torx fasteners :(
We have a Fastenal store but they do not have a good supply of fasteners and it's all big stuff.

Lee
2016 R1200RS
Iowa, USA

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#4 | RE: Torx fasteners datum

Sun Mar 29, 2020 4:54 am

Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #3
We have a good hardware store in town but they do not have torx fasteners :(
We have a Fastenal store but they do not have a good supply of fasteners and it's all big stuff.

I have ordered in the Fastenal store and it was fulfilled quickly and at reasonable cost as well. Naturally I don't expect them to have a large selection of torx metric fasteners, this being the US and all.

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Grumpy Goat
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#5 | RE: Torx fasteners datum

Sun Mar 29, 2020 12:27 pm

https://www.mcmaster.com

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#6 | RE: Torx fasteners datum

Sun Mar 29, 2020 5:36 pm

Even if it's a torx, it will be difficult to find a fastener will the exact same head.
I don't think our bikes will run right if there is a single mismatched fastener showing :)

Lee
2016 R1200RS
Iowa, USA

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#7 | RE: Torx fasteners datum

Sun Mar 29, 2020 5:44 pm

Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #6
Even if it's a torx, it will be difficult to find a fastener will the exact same head.
I don't think our bikes will run right if there is a single mismatched fastener showing :)

Apparently. Mine works just fine of some fasteners are mismatched, and if the OCD kicks in hard enough, I just buy enough so that the entire set matches. I am under NO illusion that BMW OEM materials are any better than any other.

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Grumpy Goat
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#8 | RE: Torx fasteners datum

Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:07 pm

Apparently they are hand rolled by Valkyries from unobtainium!

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#9 | RE: Torx fasteners datum

Sun Mar 29, 2020 9:26 pm

These guys offer a button flange head metric fastener

https://www.belmetric.com/torx-button-fl...4pdlsbvdbhcos35

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#10 | RE: Torx fasteners datum

Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:00 pm

Zitat von Grumpy Goat im Beitrag #7
. I am under NO illusion that BMW OEM materials are any better than any other.

I agree they are no better than most stainless fasteners.
I was joking.

Lee
2016 R1200RS
Iowa, USA

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#11 | RE: Torx fasteners datum

Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:04 pm

Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #9
These guys offer a button flange head metric fastener

https://www.belmetric.com/torx-button-fl...4pdlsbvdbhcos35

Thanks, I saved the link.

Lee
2016 R1200RS
Iowa, USA

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#12 | RE: Torx fasteners datum

Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:05 pm

When buying fasteners for body panels try to find ones with a pointed end.
The point makes it easier to start the fastener.

Lee
2016 R1200RS
Iowa, USA

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#13 | RE: Torx fasteners datum

Mon Mar 30, 2020 4:30 pm

It would also be great if you could find a "shoulder bolt" configuration or at least a bushing to replicate the shoulder on the OEM fasteners. I would hate to crack the Tupperware tabs by over-tightening

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