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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 10:59 AM
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Looking for black lug nuts...

These look like black Rays lugs. I'm looking for something that LOOKS similar but at a slightly cheaper cost. I believe the SSR Comps/Type C's take a BULDGE conical lug nut. I don't want a slim lug nut body like a Muteki lug nut.

Lug nut requirement:

- black (preferably in gloss)
- closed end
- buldge style
- conical seat
- 12x1.5






The closest I found was the Gorilla lug but I'm not sure if I like the slightly lengthy cap end.

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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 11:50 AM
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paint your stock lugnuts? I think that's the cheapest way to have them
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by STi-JDM
paint your stock lugnuts? I think that's the cheapest way to have them
Or buy a second set and send them to a metal plater to have them anodized.
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Old Feb 12, 2006 | 10:25 PM
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Muteki makes black lug nuts that are pretty affordable. Google search it or look on ebay.
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 01:01 AM
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I use black lugnut covers, they look like a large vacume cap and are made of rubber, they slide on over the lugnut. If you buy black lugnuts they always scuff and reveal the silver underneath. The rubber lugnut covers protect the lugnut from rusting as well, not to mention they give the lugnut a more smooth appearance. Tou can get these things many places, I picked up a pair at an off road store. about 10 dollars covered all my lugnuts
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 01:31 AM
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Google + 10 minutes of my life =

http://www.sportcompactonly.com/prod...01440&c=86&l=2

or

http://www.machv.com/forallugnut.html

or

http://www.robearracing.com/cat_lugnuts.cfm

thank me later

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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 11:16 AM
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those black lugnuts from greedy kinda expensive eh... I should try the one mentioned above $10 FTW
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 11:53 AM
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I have volk black lug nuts .... they are light as hell and have a specail tool with them so they work like wheel locks. They cost me $100 ... and I think they are worth every cent.
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by JohnBradley

HUH? It appears that my very specific post wasn't specific enough.

Let me rephrase...

I'm not looking for Rays lugs.
I'm not looking to pay Rays prices ($100 for lug nuts).
I'm not looking for open ended lugs.
I'm not looking for extened lugs.

I AM looking for black lugs that look similar to Rays (or the ones pictured above).
I AM looking for BULDGE lugs not slim.
I AM looking for CLOSED end lugs.
I AM looking for SHORT lugs.
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by evo77
HUH? It appears that my very specific post wasn't specific enough.

Let me rephrase...

I'm not looking for Rays lugs.
I'm not looking to pay Rays prices ($100 for lug nuts).
I'm not looking for open ended lugs.
I'm not looking for extened lugs.

I AM looking for black lugs that look similar to Rays (or the ones pictured above).
I AM looking for BULDGE lugs not slim.
I AM looking for CLOSED end lugs.
I AM looking for SHORT lugs.
Good luck
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 03:27 PM
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i have a set of black knock off lugs that i got with my volks.....i will sell them cheap if your interested.....PM me
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 03:35 PM
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McGard has Buldge and Spline types in Black.

http://www.mcgard.com/search/default...vID=1&NavID=11
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by evo_007
McGard has Buldge and Spline types in Black.

http://www.mcgard.com/search/default...vID=1&NavID=11
Thanks. So far McGard meets the criteria the closest (although not quite the design I'm looking for). The Summit and Gorilla have a fairly large end cap and look bulky.

Gorilla


McGard


Summit Racing
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by superscout03
I use black lugnut covers, they look like a large vacume cap and are made of rubber, they slide on over the lugnut. If you buy black lugnuts they always scuff and reveal the silver underneath. The rubber lugnut covers protect the lugnut from rusting as well, not to mention they give the lugnut a more smooth appearance. Tou can get these things many places, I picked up a pair at an off road store. about 10 dollars covered all my lugnuts
You mean like this?

http://www.colorlugs.com/index.asp
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Old Feb 13, 2006 | 04:40 PM
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The ones in reply #13 are going to be the closest thing you'll find to what you have described.

A closed end lug nut has to be a certain length or it will not tighten down.

I would go with McGuard.
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