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[Judgeme]

Hi all,

As the topic says can you please give me some advice for lug nuts, as I am lazy and CBF posting the same information twice can you please see the link below

http://www.rexnet.co...lug-nut-advice/

and give me some advice.

Thanks,

Chris

[Adam]

I can't help with advice, but you may get more responses if you aren't so lazy and just copy and paste the whole post into here.

[RXJezza]

Hi,

They probably used an impact wrench to get the lugs off and on. I have the same lug nuts and when I used an impact wrench they looked the same as yours do now. Should ask them to only use a socket wrench.

[Judgeme]

I can't help with advice, but you may get more responses if you aren't so lazy and just copy and paste the whole post into here.

Advice noted....haha yeah probably would have been the way to go form the start.

Hi all,

So when I purchased my rims approx. 2 years ago they came with galvanised lug nuts, and over time the inside of them got worn out and whenever it rained rust will run out of them. So I purchased these;

http://www.ebay.com....=item3cb0ce6c45

I put them on my car last Monday, everything was fine until I got my car back from Subaru service centre yesterday and all lug nuts were bashed and chipped.

Old ones



New Ones



After Service




Subaru have agreed to replace the lug nuts and my question is do I just purchase the same ones or are there other ones I should get instead.

Cheers,

Chris

Hi,

They probably used an impact wrench to get the lugs off and on. I have the same lug nuts and when I used an impact wrench they looked the same as yours do now. Should ask them to only use a socket wrench.

Yeah I most definitely will do from now on, thanks.

[alexGT]

that's a tough one very narrow holes for the nuts!

Check out lugshack.com I got a set of mcgard (STi use these OEM and charge a pretty penny) for 110 delivered. Lifetime paint warranty and cannot use rattle gun on them at all.

[bobbyjimmy]

give me some advice.

Don't buy internal drive lug nuts.
Use a torque wrench or a torque stick on a rattle gun.

[cameron]

never use a rattle gun on wheel nuts

[aekOne]

I got STI mcgards on the Foz and Project MU on the liberty and both sets seem to be sweet..

I've had so many of those shitty eBay spec jobs and they all end up failing in some way or other. The last set I had destroyed my studs so I swore to invest in some quality ones

[Alex]

never use a rattle gun on wheel nuts

My wheel nuts love the rattle gun.


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Because not aluminum.

bobbyjimmy speaks troofs.

[CRUISN]

Rattle gun straight on any nuts FTL metal or alloy.

McGard or Muteki. My two choices. Internal hex nuts and cheap Ebay ones steer clear of.

[WALKER]

I work at a car dealership, it has really opened my eyes.

at the end of the day they are only mechanics.. theres always going to be a few bozos!
If they are replacing them then happy days!

[Judgeme]

Thanks for the advice everyone i really appreciated it, I ended up going with these badboys…..
http://www.amazon.co..._sim_sbs_auto_2 so hoepfully this situation will never happen again

I work at a car dealership, it has really opened my eyes.

at the end of the day they are only mechanics.. theres always going to be a few bozos!
If they are replacing them then happy days!

Yeah it is happy days they are getting replaced but it still gets me cut that this happened in the first place and makes me wonder what else happens to my car while they have it, not to mention that someone either in service or from the paint department scratched the inside widow frame of my passenger door and simply tried to cover it up with a paint brush stroke and no one has taken ownership of it.

[WALKER]

Thanks for the advice everyone i really appreciated it, I ended up going with these badboys…..
http://www.amazon.co..._sim_sbs_auto_2 so hoepfully this situation will never happen again



Yeah it is happy days they are getting replaced but it still gets me cut that this happened in the first place and makes me wonder what else happens to my car while they have it, not to mention that someone either in service or from the paint department scratched the inside widow frame of my passenger door and simply tried to cover it up with a paint brush stroke and no one has taken ownership of it.

You are exactly right..

If you are sure that your car has been damaged, just persist. You will eventually get a result.
You may need to speak to someone higher at the dealership.

[crazyrob]

im also thinking of replacing mine with better ones.. as mine has a few spots of rust, not sure what colour to go with tho...

any ideas with my white work miesters ?

[CRUISN]

any ideas with my white work miesters ?

Black WORK RS nuts.

Thinking of selling my black ones and buying the red ones.

[allpaw4]

Crack with breaker bar, spin off with gun.
Locate by hand, spin on with gun, but stop once it starts impacting. Tighten with torque wrench.

Still much faster than straight by hand, and does not destroy nuts or studs.