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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 03:19 PM
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Are there sockets available in the marketplace that will not mar the chrome finish on the wheel's lug nuts? If so, best source(s) ?
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Old Jun 10, 2008 | 03:26 PM
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They are all over, just JFGI... for example
http://www.jackxchange.com/products/7835.cfm
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Mid America has a non-marring socket too.
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Griots sells them..
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Thxs for the quick responses........I'm on my way!
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Look at the sockets before you buy them. They say it protects the lug nuts. They usually have a plastic plug at the deepest part of the socket, but not where it touches the hex. I bought mine from Snap On, the inside of theirs is all plastic, so no metal touches the lug nut.
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