Im struggling to find a decent source of genuine or at least quality pattern parts for my car.

I'm after 4x new hub nuts and don't want to risk eBay for something which holds my hub to my driveshaft

Any suggestions, no dealership near my routine travels so would prefer online/phone order.

 

Ford escort where the same as my bug nuts

 

Items that are this critical I am afraid the only options are a specialist or Subaru for peace of mind.

 

Do you think Scooby nuts come from a special factory
Where they manufacture super nuts
Nope
The most critical bit is how you fit and torque the nut not where it was made

 

Would beg to differ. The material the nuts are manufactured from and the tolerances the nuts are manufactured to are as critical.
You can fit them and torque them to perfection but if the material is not right and tolerances are poor you have the potential for problems

 

Total and utter rubbish , if your using a nut that is designed for use on a drive shaft it makes little difference where or who the manufacturer is
Sub standard material and machining tolerance would make the item unfit for purpose , on any vehicle not just a Subaru
So your saying all ford hub nuts are sub standard
I doubt that very much

 

Welcome back mate, I see your as diplomatic as ever.

 

Genuine Subaru at Import Car Parts, I use at least 2 a year.

http://importcarparts.co.uk/parts_in...en=&searchKey=

 

Excellent, exactly what I was after. Thanks mate.

 

Going by the normal quality of subaru nuts and bolts, ford nuts would be a better option. Subaru seem to use cheap metals.

 

They are or will be the same quality
Why people think they are getting better because its from a dealer or specialist I don't know , granted certain Subaru specific parts or for example a genuine starter motor as opposed to a no name made in china

But as for substituting a ford bolt for Scooby or a BMW bolt for a merc is absolutely ridiculous , some of you guys don't really think Scooby nuts are specially made do you ,

http://www.prfast.com/pr-fastner.html

Here's one of many examples ,

 

Cheers mate , oh yeah