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Old 07-31-09, 02:07 PM
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Had these done at a local shop.


Old 07-31-09, 02:20 PM
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dude. put them on the car!
Do you have wheel locks?
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Originally Posted by PHXF
dude. put them on the car!
Do you have wheel locks?
lol..I know I need to. Will post pics soon of them on
Old 07-31-09, 03:16 PM
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put um on and show us the car
yeeeeaa
Old 07-31-09, 03:52 PM
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Nicely done If you dont mind, how much did they charge to do that for you?
Old 07-31-09, 04:53 PM
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These will look incredible!!!!! Though I doubt you will be able to put them on tight enough without chiping the paint on the lugs, but, if this works you may have just started the next fad!!!
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Just put them on the car, I used a 22mm socket (with a cloth inside) instead of 21mm (stock), so it would not harm the lugs. A few of them did crack, but you can't notice. They look great!!!!! They match my calipers.
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looks great!
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Looks great...

2 questions:

1) Were you able to torque them all the way tight?

2) Did you notice if the powder coated shaft of the lug nut was tight inside the wheel hole?


I Love powder coating things, but the side effect is that powder coating adds thickness to parts.. Which becomes a problem for parts that need to move like the washers or parts that require fitting into tight spaces.


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That looks highly rice

I like it!
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neat good idea
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Originally Posted by Joe Z
Looks great...

2 questions:

1) Were you able to torque them all the way tight?

2) Did you notice if the powder coated shaft of the lug nut was tight inside the wheel hole?


I Love powder coating things, but the side effect is that powder coating adds thickness to parts.. Which becomes a problem for parts that need to move like the washers or parts that require fitting into tight spaces.


Regards,

Joe Z
Yes, I was able to torque them all the way. They were not tight inside the wheel hole
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Originally Posted by i nd isf
nicely done if you dont mind, how much did they charge to do that for you?
free!!!!!!!!!!
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Man I'm all for modding, but those blue lugs now look totally rice on the car.


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