I'll make a long story short.

I have a set of K-18 Kinesis wheels I purchased in June of 2006. On the right rear wheel one of the fasteners that holds the rim to the center section is missing.

I called Kinesis, now part of Lexani/Asanti. I was told the bolts used on the current generation of Kinesis wheels use a different bolt, the primary difference being the head of the fastener and the tool used to tighten it. I was told if I wanted to replicate the original fastener I would have to source it on the internet.

Can anyone provide any guidance as to a source for 2006 vintage Kinesis wheel fasteners?

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

 

Do you have a pic? Is the bolt your talking about have splines in it an press into the center section of wheel? It might be like my k10s if so i have a spare bolt.

 

Thanks for the offer. I don't think the body of the fastener has any splines on it. It has an unusual head but it is more like a nut and bolt type fastener. I am going to take all the Kinesis wheels off to inspect all the fasteners and install the OEM wheels until I can get this problem solved.

I will have a decent picture to post once the wheels are off.

 

i collect pre-lexani buyout Kinesis parts and should be able to help you out.

thatcher.shultz@gmail.com

 

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Pictures of wheel and fastener here;

http://pbckt.com/sR.h8i

 

I have had five sets of early Kinesis wheels including two different sets of 18's for my two Boxster S's, a set of 18's for my 996, a set of 17's strictly for track use, and a set of 17" wheels for the 930 (still owned). I never had a single issue with any of my Kinesis wheels in 10+ years of use. I too worry about what I will have to do if I need to repair or replace one of the wheels on the 930.

JJB