Why is it that cad plated metric nuts are impossible to find?!

Every hardware store I go to have standard cad plated screws, nuts, etc. Dirt cheap.

I can't find cad plated metric bolts/nuts/etc anywhere. Tried the net, Mcmaster, etc. A few places carry odds and ends, but rather than 2 cents per nut, its 28 cents each. Now, these nuts don't know that they are going on a ferrari...so they shouldn't cost this much!

Don't any import cars use cad plated nuts/bolts? Anywhere in the universe???

If anyone has a secret source, please share. The SS and zinc nuts/bolts just don't have the same eefct on the engine bay's appearance....

 

Are you talking about the gold-coloured cadmium finish? Usually lower grade bolts - which are the most common and that's why they're found at your typical hardware store - come in the silver, zinc-plated finish. You'll need to find a true, industrial fastener supplier who'll carry heavier-duty grades (like 10.9, 12.9 and 14.9) and more than likely some of those come in gold-cad.

 

Try Fastenal. They sell them in bags of 50 or 100.

 

http://metricmcc.com/

 

Thanks guys, I will try these places...

 

Anothe rplace ot give a shot is http://www.belmetric.com . Great company that we have been using for over ten years. Great quality and service. Hope this helps.

 

Just for the (search) record... This place in the Denver area has been very good when ever I needed something:
AAA Metric Supply Inc.
http://www.aaametric.com