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Old Aug 4, 2006 | 02:02 PM
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Hi

On my 02 with the polished alum wheel l have the orig lug nut covers but would like to put on chrome lug nut covers.

What do you suggest?

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Old Aug 4, 2006 | 02:07 PM
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After going to various auto parts stores ,I ended up at the local Discount Tire shop. They have a wide variety of chrome nuts and locks. Chrome looks good on them and I think they were only a little over a buck apiece.

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Old Aug 4, 2006 | 03:08 PM
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Bob at House of Wheels offers a chromed set to us cheap- he has a post in C5 parts..
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Not sure what you mean but my 2002 with polished wheels came with gray color plastic caps that screw over the actual lug nut. Mid America sells a very nice Chrome plastic set that makes it look real nice and is perfect with your wheel lock.

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Are your wheels chromed? Mine are polished alum. Mid America sells a stainless lug nut cap which looks neat.

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Are your wheels chromed? Mine are polished alum. Mid America sells a stainless lug nut cap which looks neat.

Alan
My wheels are the factory polished wheels with about 25 coats of Zaino. Like I said I had gray plastic covers that screw over the actual lug nut from the factory. Replaced them with Mid-America part number 612-117 Chrome plastic lug $29 page 118 in the latest catalog.
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What about mid americas stainless ones?

My wheels came with a haze but your right l will zaino them at least 10 times before l make a move. So you think l'm better off with the chrome plated ones instead of the stainless. It's in their online catalog.

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Your wheels are real sharp!

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I think the stainless is a whole lug nut. The covers are just that. You may have an actual one piece lug nut on yours, mine did not.
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I think at some point during the '02 model year they switched from the plastic gray covers to full chrome lug nuts.
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Originally Posted by bcyellowc5
I think at some point during the '02 model year they switched from the plastic gray covers to full chrome lug nuts.
That is correct. My car was built Jan. 29, 2002.
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Good point, l'll check in the morning but mine was built later in the model year and it appears to be a gray lug nut cover.

Well the most important thing to do is strip all the wax off in the morning and start the Zaino process on it.

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Picked up a set of chrome lugs and locks from Bob at House of Wheels. Great forum vendor. Has a great price on them for members.
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Bob's House of Wheels is the best deal on the forum
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If you are going to "Corvettes at Carlisle" there is a vendor there that sells them for $1.00 each. I think in the past he has even taken your stock silver caps as a trade-in to reduce the price even further. I bought a couple from him as backups incase mine get damaged.
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If you want chrome lug nuts, get them from Bob at House of Wheels. Good price on the set.
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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
If you want chrome lug nuts, get them from Bob at House of Wheels. Good price on the set.
...Bought mine from Bob @ House of Wheels....$25.00 shipped for a complete set! Great price & quick shipping!...
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Go with the newer style lug nuts, like what they used on the 2004's.
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Mid America is selling stainless steel lug nut caps on line
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Is there a reason that l should use the house of wheels instead of Mid-America's stainless ones and what's the difference between the style of the 2002 lug nut covers and the 2004?

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