canyncarvr
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- Oct 14, 1999
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Replacing some of mine.
The excel set I got from a local shop says they are for any rim with 8.5mm holes.
That's not kawi. They're 7.5mm. The shop guy says to just drill 'em to fit. That's what excel told him when he asked, he said.
??
That doesn't seem completely reasonable to me. The nipple hole isn't stepped for a particular nipple size, but it is radiused.
Anyone with an opinion one way or the other regarding drilling of rims to fit aftermarket nipples?
The excel set was about $2 a spoke/nipple. Kawi is closer to $10. That gets spendy if you're replacing anything over a couple.
The excel set I got from a local shop says they are for any rim with 8.5mm holes.
That's not kawi. They're 7.5mm. The shop guy says to just drill 'em to fit. That's what excel told him when he asked, he said.
??
That doesn't seem completely reasonable to me. The nipple hole isn't stepped for a particular nipple size, but it is radiused.
Anyone with an opinion one way or the other regarding drilling of rims to fit aftermarket nipples?
The excel set was about $2 a spoke/nipple. Kawi is closer to $10. That gets spendy if you're replacing anything over a couple.