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Originally Posted by axgordon
The other option is to reuse old bolts. I expect many members here to disagree, but I asked few local BMW shops here in Maryland, and all of them just reuse these bolts. I reuse them myself after careful inspection. They assembled without a problem and I hope they will perform well is case of collision. By inspection i meant to check them the same way mechanics check head bolts - using caliper to insure that they were not stretched.
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My only concern with reusing them is that they're probably "tired" and more likely to snap, not necessarily during reinstalling but later on during driving. But, you just might be right about not worrying about them.
Just to play it safe I'll probably go with 10.9 grade M10X60 from Ace Hardware of all places. It's about $25 for 6 flanged bolts and 6 flanged nuts. I've checked online and some local places and $25 is about cheapest for 10.9 grade.
Obviously, I'll check first that 5mm extra is non to long but I'm almost certain that it's not.