M5x9 Bodywork shoulder bolts

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These bolts are all over the place. They hold the airbox outer panels in place, the chain sliders, rear mudguard and loads of other things. Mine are a miss-match of all kinds of bolts and I'm looking to replace the ones that can be seen. Problem is that the local dealer wants £4.50 each for them and I want to buy 20. :eek: £90 seems very steep and not something I'm prepared to pay for a handful of bolts. :blast

Does anyone know of a substitute that fits at a real world price please?
 
Put the size in Ebay and you can get any bolt type and quantity you want

Here - these look similar (had G650X myself)

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/160855087619

Should work out less than a tenner

If you have an engineering supplies locally try there

We have one, in town and I got 20 M5 button head stainless, 20 M5 nyloc nuts, 20 washers and 4 M10 nuts and 6 6mm big penny washers for a quid, last week
 
JohnnyBoxer said:
Put the size in Ebay and you can get any bolt type and quantity you want

Here - these look similar (had G650X myself)

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/160855087619

Should work out less than a tenner

If you have an engineering supplies locally try there

We have one, in town and I got 20 M5 button head stainless, 20 M5 nyloc nuts, 20 washers and 4 M10 nuts and 6 6mm big penny washers for a quid, last week
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Thanks for the link but the bolts I have are shouldered to stop them being over tightened. I have plenty of M5 button heads but none with a shoulder. Hangonamo, I could add sleeves of the right depth and that should work. Thanks. :thumb
 
sye said:
Thanks for the link but the bolts I have are shouldered to stop them being over tightened. I have plenty of M5 button heads but none with a shoulder. Hangonamo, I could add sleeves of the right depth and that should work. Thanks. :thumb
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That was one example
Put M5 in Ebay and you will find what you want
 
Right-ho, I now have a definitive answer that may help others. The bolts in question are the ones that hold the airbox cover and side panels in place. They are M5, with a 3mm deep x 8mm wide shoulder. The BMW part number is 46637708777, describes an an M5x9mm but the 9mm doesn't include the shoulder depth, so they are 12mm long overall. BMW want £4.40 inc VAT each for them! :rolleyes:

It is the identical bolt that's fitted to the Aprilia Caponord 1000 and many other Aprilia's, which is described as M5x12mm screw with flange, part number AP8152302 at £1.86 inc VAT each. :thumb

I could have made something fit but wanted the exposed fasteners to look good. Even though the Aprilia part is not cheap, it's less than half the BMW price. Result! :D
 
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