yooo.. just painted my stockies white, and wanted to know if anyone knows where i can buy some cheap,red lug nuts for my wheels. ive looked around, and all the ones ive seen say "not for stock wheels"











Modified by ggfg2 at 3:55 PM 8/1/2008


Modified by ggfg2 at 3:56 PM 8/1/2008

 

ive got a set of works ill sell you. i was rockin them on my stockies and switched to the black ones. 50 bucks plus shipping. pm me for pics.

 

post some pics of the painted wheels?

 

 

there are the pics requested

 

ur not supposed to have aftermarket lugs on stock wheels.

 

care to explain why? i can see if they seat differently (round vs. flat) but if they are the same?

i never had any problems with my works ( for 6+ months) and have had none with my mugen heptagons ever since....

 

aftermarket lug nuts will fit fine.

dont see why they wont

 

I think It looks good, especially with the GG color.

 

sell me your foglights =]

 

i just got the red H's today for the center caps....lol too lazy to post up more pics, but they do make a BIG difference

 

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No, they don't.

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The "seating area" (or "seat") is the area of the lug nut, and the area of the wheel, that come in contact with each other. Stock Honda/Acura wheels have a ball/radius/spherical shaped seating area, and need lug nuts (such as stock lug nuts) which also have the same shaped seat. Aftermarket wheels use a tapered/conical/cone shaped seating area and need lug nuts (including most tuner lug nuts) which also have the same shaped seat. These different shapes are shown in the diagram below. No, it is not safe to mix and match (stock wheel with tapered lugs or vice versa); the contact between the lugnut and the wheel will be insufficient, putting undue stress on them. This often leads to the lug nuts loosening and falling off and/or snapping the studs. BAD IDEA.

The tapered lug nuts in the picture posted above show this misuse. You can see that they were making contact only around a circle, rather than the entire seating area. Again, BAD IDEA.

Use lug nuts with a ball-shaped seating area with wheels that have a ball-shaped seating area (which includes most wheels made/sold by Honda/Acura), and lug nuts with a tapered seating area with wheels that have a tapered seating area (which includes most aftermarket wheels).

You can order gloss black lug nuts with the ball-shaped seating area for stock Honda/Acura wheels at any Acura dealer; see this FAQ for more information.

 

holy bringing back a dead thread batman.

 

ahaha edited because it's been rebirthed and already answered

 

only use aftermarket lugs if u have aftermarket wheels or this will happen to you lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyMDNzhfwn0

 

will aftermarket lugs work on hfp wheels?? thanks...