These headboard bolts are a specialist product and we are one of a very few companies to stock these in the UK.

It is fair to say that most modern beds in the UK have a M8 thread; M8 thread is a metric size. However there are many beds by where an M8 thread will not work.

The second most common size used on beds (especially old beds) is 5/16th; this is an imperial size.

If you have tried using a standard M8 headboard bolt on your bed but it has failed to bolt; this is most probably the bolt you require

Our Headboard bolt has an

- 5/16th Imperial Thread - British Standard Whitworth (BSW)
- 2" (50mm) Length
- Thumbwheel with a slot