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nickh90



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Wheel nuts colour.. will it look odd and do i have a choice?
Hi all,

My 8.5 x 16 compomotives have just gone off for powder coating in anthracite (on a black 90)
Just realised the chrome wheel nuts might look a bit odd now but no-one seems to do coloured ones so maybe it will be fine? any ideas/suggestions?

Cheers

Nick
Post #228447 18th Apr 2013 8:56am
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leeds



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You could try Wrightons here

Have never used them or their nuts.

Powder coated wheel nuts?? My concern would be that powder coating would get damaged on putting nuts on/off

Anodise, would that be a possible route??


Brendan
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Are the wheels a taper seating or a tube nut fitting? if taper Matt Lee have black taper nuts for Alloy wheels (think they may be a BritPart item) . If a Tube Nut fitting then the "Wolfrace" style Tube nuts may be the answer though you will need to check that they fit the wheel nut wells as they are for narrow (21mm from memory) wheel nut holes not the wide LR alloy style hole (27mm?) 2023 110 P400e
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Wringtons wheel nuts are superb, I bought the stainless nuts, very helpful bloke too Thumbs Up Optimists say the glass is half full..
Pessimists say the glass is half empty..
Engineers say the glass is twice the size it needs to be!
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taffrican wrote:
Wringtons wheel nuts are superb, I bought the stainless nuts, very helpful bloke too Thumbs Up


^^^
Agree! I bought them too and got some extra ones thrown in enough for the spare free-gratis!



Colours available black, clear, red or blue in the carbon ones.

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nick, you can get covers for them in any colour.......just had some got some for mine... Putting Dreams on Drives at JLR Solihull..
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adafish wrote:
nick, you can get covers for them in any colour.......just had some got some for mine...


I've just been looking at those on the interweb, plastic push on covers. Some appear to cover the whole nut and shoulder and some just the nut part. Do they fit the locking wheel nut one as well as the standard nuts?

Any recommendations as to which ones are best (in black preferably) - (Halfrauds do them as well by the looks of it)

interested in these as i might be going for a colour change on the rims.

I think the Wrington ones come in black, seem to remember seeing them at Billing.

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We manufacture our own wheel nuts in Stainless steel but alas only for steel wheels not alloys

Set of 20 are £49.99 here: http://www.farrowsclassics.co.uk/fcx-STAINLESS-WHEEL-NUTS.html


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d j hutton wrote:
adafish wrote:
nick, you can get covers for them in any colour.......just had some got some for mine...


I've just been looking at those on the interweb, plastic push on covers. Some appear to cover the whole nut and shoulder and some just the nut part. Do they fit the locking wheel nut one as well as the standard nuts?

Any recommendations as to which ones are best (in black preferably) - (Halfrauds do them as well by the looks of it)

interested in these as i might be going for a colour change on the rims.

I think the Wrington ones come in black, seem to remember seeing them at Billing.

DJ
,,,,,sorry fella, just got in from work....One of our customers makes them, can get you a price if you want... Putting Dreams on Drives at JLR Solihull..
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[quote="adafish"]
d j hutton wrote:
adafish wrote:
nick, you can get covers for them in any colour.......just had some got some for mine...


I've just been looking at those on the interweb, plastic push on covers. Some appear to cover the whole nut and shoulder and some just the nut part. Do they fit the locking wheel nut one as well as the standard nuts?

Any recommendations as to which ones are best (in black preferably) - (Halfrauds do them as well by the looks of it)

interested in these as i might be going for a colour change on the rims.

I think the Wrington ones come in black, seem to remember seeing them at Billing.

DJ


They are about £30 + vat for set of 20

On a steel wheel they cover the whole not, on an alloy wheel they sit down to the flanged park.

They don't actually look that bad on a alloy wheel. Will try and get some pictures later, as I have a set on the shelf.

There are proper plastic moulding, not just a cheap nut cover.



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Very interested.. Especially if you have some pics?
But given they already have a sort of tin cap does it mean I need the basic steel nuts first?

Cheers all, wheels should be back today!!
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nickh90 wrote:
Very interested.. Especially if you have some pics?
But given they already have a sort of tin cap does it mean I need the basic steel nuts first?

Cheers all, wheels should be back today!!


No they fit over either version - stainless capped or the earlier plain.

Can even do you a set in Pink if needed? Laughing


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[quote="Porny"][quote="nickh90"]Very interested.. Especially if you have some pics?
But given they already have a sort of tin cap does it mean I need the basic steel nuts first?

Cheers all, wheels should be back today!![/quote]

No they fit over either version - stainless capped or the earlier plain.

Can even do you a set in Pink if needed? :lol:


Ian[/quote]
Pink !!! Loving it Ian
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Go Beyond wrote:
We manufacture our own wheel nuts in Stainless steel but alas only for steel wheels not alloys

Set of 20 are £49.99 here: http://www.farrowsclassics.co.uk/fcx-STAINLESS-WHEEL-NUTS.html


So what is the use of posting that on here then? Rolling Eyes John

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JSG wrote:
Go Beyond wrote:
We manufacture our own wheel nuts in Stainless steel but alas only for steel wheels not alloys

Set of 20 are £49.99 here: http://www.farrowsclassics.co.uk/fcx-STAINLESS-WHEEL-NUTS.html


So what is the use of posting that on here then? Rolling Eyes


The same could be said for your post John ....
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