Educate me: Bling hardware

I know this may be the wrong forum to ask about decorative things, but I figure someone here DOES probably know their hardware.

I'm specifically looking for a cheaper source of these concave washers that have been popping up for the imports that basically replace every M6 fastener under your hood. Problem is, I don't know the proper name of them to search for them.

example: ebay bling

Thanks, Parker

i feel like i would strip those

Try threads for the south. I wouldn't use counter sink heads. I would use button heads with appropriate washers.

I've been throwing around the thought in my head of how countersunk fasteners handle loads differently than button head fasteners. Maybe I'll tackle this later.

Sorry that was somewhat unrelated and not very helpful.

Dude. I think about stuff like that all the time.

I can tell you that with a countersink and a parting tool in a lathe you could make about 60 of those an hour. Now the anodizing is another story.

Similar washers are used to spread the load on adjustable cam gears.

Decoration does have its place, even in challenge level builds. Ransom and I were discussing the difference between quality and perceived quality a while back. Little things like an attractive fastener are an inexpensive way to either draw attention or take attention away from things.

If you don't need the solid aluminum there are pressed finish washers avaliable at every fastener store in the nation

countersunk socket-screw washer

http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-washers/=eznif4

example part# 92908A265

Woah! a 6mm Stainless countersunk socket screw washer through mcmaster has an OD of 32mm and in stainless is $12.27 a piece.

ditchdigger wrote: Woah! a 6mm Stainless countersunk socket screw washer through mcmaster has an OD of 32mm and in stainless is $12.27 a piece.

zinc plated steel 1/4" (non-socket) is $4 for a 100. They look nice enough.

Hmmm, well, thanks for the info! I think I've decided against it, just for the simple fact that I wouldn't be able to take my entire Civic apart with a 10mm wrench. Plus, I'll just toss all of the hardware in to get gold cad-plated when I do my headlight buckets and that should take care of the bling for my $600 car.