[quote="mr angry"]
Just weld a nut onto it and save all the messing about
[/quote]

I had thought about that... but went to the dealer and pulled them there.  Whacked in some spare bolts that a mate loaned me. 

Thanks. I hope they are.. I need new tyres this week. We pulled a radius rod tonight to replace a bush... with the wheel still on. Ugh. We tried the three others we own between us. No joy. Trying another friend's tomorrow.... then, off to the dealer. I did think about hammering in a bolt... but didn ...

Yeah, great... until you buy a car at auction and discover that the security socket is missing from the car.  Ugh

G'day Had a bit of a lurk around earlier on. I've been around BMWs on and off for a few decades. Started with bikes... still have a first run R90S (in bits at present), an old Funduro 650. Bought an E34 535 about 10 years back as a family hack.. had it until about a year ago. Liked it, so bought an ...