Lug nuts

[fflynn]

What are these things made of? Not steel, but they take a 97 ft lb torque! This is a very interesting car. Lot's of clever stuff.

[Flieger]

Aluminum Alloy. Same as the wheels.

[Wilhelm]

Originally Posted by fflynn

What are these things made of? Not steel, but they take a 97 ft lb torque! This is a very interesting car. Lot's of clever stuff.

Well...the Germans make good stuff. They seem to have a flair for this sort of thing.

[fflynn]

Originally Posted by Flieger

Aluminum Alloy. Same as the wheels.

Damn!!! That's some alloy! I suppose why the threads are coarse. Thanks.

[fflynn]

Originally Posted by Wilhelm

Well...the Germans make good stuff. They seem to have a flair for this sort of thing.

Yeah, those guys are legendary for their engineering. (To put it mildly)