Lugnuts

by **KSolara** » Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:47 pm

so the plastic things covering the lugnuts became a bit loose.. nothing serious but they rattle every time i go thru any bumps
has anyone replaced theirs? if so, I imagine the OEMs are unreasonably expensive. are there any aftermarket ones you would recommend?
I dont kno much about them. are they car specific or do they have some sort of standard format?
I figured someone posted something about em before but i couldnt get anything from the search... if anyone finds something about em I would appreciate you pointing me in the right direction.. sry for the inconvinience

by **GzNutz** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:02 am

Can you post a pic of exactly what you are refering to? I haven't seen any oem lugs with plastic covers.

by **KSolara** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:21 am

lol yeah.. they dont look like plastic until you break a couple which i did a while back
Ill try to get pics on soon.. kinda busy with midterms and such

by **QuickSEV6** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:57 am

GzNutz wrote:Can you post a pic of exactly what you are refering to? I haven't seen any oem lugs with plastic covers.

I think this is what he is referring to. The center cap of your wheel.

by **Black Bob** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 8:04 am

^^^That's a Gen 1 wheel, which explains the confusion (wrong section). Man, I never realized you Gen 1'ers had to remove a center cap to access the lugs--that's gotta suck in emergency situations.

Edit--Wait! He has an '04, now I'm really confused! :think:

by **KSolara** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 9:34 am

haha yeah.. its not a center cap
Each nut has one

by **GzNutz** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:20 am

I didn't know there were plastic caps on our gen 2's. Are you rockin' the 5 spoke 17" oem's?

by **KSolara** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:47 pm

finally got some pics

theres one with the cover and one without

and here is just the plastic part

and i found out the size of our nuts 12 by 1.5

by **kingkakyle** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 1:57 pm

i think cuz hes got them 16s instead of 17s
ummmm cant help u there really cuz my lugs from my 17s were all metal

u can go to a tire shop and they should be able to sell u sets of new ones

by **unbalancedwood** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:55 pm

Glue...they are just for looks & thats how they are put on from the factory.

by **KSolara** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:28 pm

I was thinking about that but now the socket doesnt fit over some of them.. they musta gotten Fed up at the shop

Website · by **99BlackSandv6** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:35 pm

You could get replacement lug nuts from McGard that you can use on your factory wheels. They are solid and have a lifetime finish guarantee. They will run you about $90.
Check out the McGard website, they have a design that will work.

by **unbalancedwood** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 5:57 pm

unbalancedwood wrote:Glue...they are just for looks & thats how they are put on from the factory.

Have you tried a different socket?

by **Black Bob** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 5:53 am

Okay, now I'm getting it. I came across this before in a rental car that picked up a flat. I'm on the side of a freeway in the middle of a rainstorm and those frikken covers had me saying "WTF!" Til this day I can't figure out the logic of putting plastic over a metal on a lugnut. If the size is altered then try using a U.S. socket instead of metric. It's worth getting closed-ended nuts rather than the standard replacement open-ended ones to prevent the nut from permanently attaching to the lug due to rust and dirt.

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