<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kb798 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I don't think they'll fade in color over time like the cheaper brands do. </TD></TR></TABLE>

They do fade if you use the wrong wheel cleaner. I have 2 sets of Rays lug nuts. Both are black. One set has faded to like silver (this was the set that I used the wrong wheel cleaner), and the other set is still black (learned my lesson from the first set, so I was careful with this set).

Faded Rays lug nuts


Non-faded Rays lug nuts

 

What type of wheel cleaner did you use that faded them? and which that did not fade them ?

 

yeah serious.. wat clearner do u use.. i just clean them up when i wash my car.. gold class car wash.. i thought they fade cuz of the sun..

 

Meguiar's Hot Rims All Wheel Cleaner. The fine print says it's safe on all clear-coated and painted wheels. Since the Rays lug nuts aren't clear-coated (they're just anodized), the color will fade.

What I found that is safe on the Rays lug nuts is the Eagle One's A-to-Z wheel cleaner. It doesn't attack the anodized color. The safest thing to use (and this is what I've been using for the past couple years) is just car wash soaps like Meguiar's Gold Class wash or NXT car wash.

 

haha the show car guy in you is really showing out, vince!

neons for the TSX!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bad-monkey &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">haha the show car guy in you is really showing out, vince!

neons for the TSX!</TD></TR></TABLE>

What are you talking about? I've always been a show car guy. It was the performance car guy in me who's trying to kick the show car guy out of me. haha...

 

I might get some blue ones, Has anyones fadded or anything?

 

someone mentioned earlier that the extended rays lug nuts are for extended studs which are not.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Type SH &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I might get some blue ones, Has anyones fadded or anything?</TD></TR></TABLE>

anyone know about this?

 

my friend has some on his wrx.. and his has faded to almost a polished look.. some of the lugs are still faded blue but some are like down to the finish which he could polish..

 

how long does the blue last until it fads away?

 

i'm not sure but hes had his for awhile..

 

well my blue ones come friday

so i'll report back and use that a-z cleaner

 

sweet im copying this to my notepad

 

I got mine on order. Reason I went with Rays is because its got a unique locking key (7 sided) which would be very hard to remove in a hurry. They are light weight and purely a bling item, but figured i'd splurge on these seeming how I wanted extended, lightweight, black and locking.

Paid $140 shipped. Got Rays Engineering black valve stems too, $40

 

^ dope so do I except mines in blue for the SF rims

 

you guys seriously put way too much thought and money into your lug nuts.

 

bump for more pics

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by alwaysoverkill &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I got mine on order. Reason I went with Rays is because its got a unique locking key (7 sided) which would be very hard to remove in a hurry. They are light weight and purely a bling item, but figured i'd splurge on these seeming how I wanted extended, lightweight, black and locking.

Paid $140 shipped. Got Rays Engineering black valve stems too, $40</TD></TR></TABLE>

where did you order your valve stems from?