Hi, since I have received another PM asking me the source of the custom-made rim screws for the QV24 Speedline rims, perhaps I should share the info more openly as in fact the supplier is a member of this forum, but who may not have logged in for a long time and therefore not aware of the discussion and desperate search for his products. Over the years, I have also noticed that some other 164 enthusiasts have obtained their rim screws from their own sources; one from Germany and one from the UK. There are also various listings of similar screws from the eBay, but perhaps these have to tested through trial and error to find the best fit. I am listing the above leads below.
(1) Contact Forum Member "Miclanci" by PM to see if he still have the screws in stock. I wrote him two years ago and at the time he still have a few sets available.
(2) an AO member in the UK refurbished his QV rims and successfully sold them for GBP710 on eBay! He said in the AO forum that he sourced the M7 Allan bolts from Germany. Here is the link he sent and I thought this is the screw he used:
http://www.titanium-touch.de/produkte.p ... =show&id=9" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(3) A forum member in this thread mentioned a discussion in the Classic Alfa Forum of the UK where an Alfisti found and used "A2 Alan Bolts in 3/8 inch in UNC coarse thread" in the refurbishment. The link to the discussion and pictures are here
http://www.classicalfaforum.co.uk/forum ... p?f=6&t=28" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
With these clues, I conducted an Internet search for "A2 Alan Bolts in 3/8 inch in UNC coarse thread" and found this supplier in the UK:
http://www.westfieldfasteners.co.uk/A2_ ... .3750.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
(4) Random listings of Hexagon Screws from eBay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stainless-Steel ... 1209188715" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
There is another option in refurbishing your QV rims. The existing Allan bolts on the original QV24 Speedline rims are actually made of plastic. They are NOT screwed on but pushed in by rubber hammer. So if you remove them carefully, you may probably be able to reuse them after giving them a new paint.
A final option which I once considered, is to custom-make the entire rim from Taiwan, where cost would be relatively low. But only if there is sufficient order that it is more cost efficient to go that route. I found this company <
http://www.bcec.com.tw/wheel/index.html> which indicated that they can do this. In 2011, the price quoted, excluding shipment, was US$2,070 for a set of 4.
So happy refurbishment, and share with us which route you will take or have taken, and show us the results!