I suppose we could always write the vendor, but they do look like a
brass or bronze.  I had some nuts like that, back in my old beetle days,
that I remember as being brass.

Mike

Mike wrote:
>  There is no mention what they are made out of.  They appear to be the
> lighter color of brass, not copper.  Does anyone know what these ones
> are actually made of?
>
> Mike B.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Collum" <collum@VERIZON.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2008 11:56 PM
> Subject: Re: To Copper Nut or Not?
>
>
>> I ran across these:
>>
>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=015&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=250157802871&rd=1
>>
>>
>> They are $5.95 for 12 plus $2.00 shipping.  Still right at 50� each
>> (before shipping).  They require an 11mm wrench, though.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>>
>> Paul Guzyk wrote:
>>> I also like using the copper nuts on exhaust, the ones that self-lock
>>> and have a 12mm head instead of 13mm.  While they cost $0.50 to $1.00
>>> each (depending where you buy them) they save you a lot of
>>> aggravation.
>>>
>>> The extra 1 mm makes a huge difference accessing the nuts with your
>>> wrench in the tight confounds of the exhaust system.
>>>
>>> http://www2.cip1.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=175129650&Search1=Search
>>> http://gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=3882&search_phrase=exhaust%20nuts&start=
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> Copper for sure.  Pretty sure this was discussed in the last three
>>>> months
>>>> and sources/links provided.
>>>
>>
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