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Old 12 August 2012, 04:48 PM
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no i dont mean the dingle dangles between your legs i mean your wheel nuts on your impreza,mine are scratched up and look gash to be honest so i am thinking about a set of d1 spec lockers all round

its a silver blobeye with standard colour wheels and bright red porsche calipers so i was thing maybe black ones

am i right in saying the thread is 12mm x 1.25?

what do you lot have on yours?
Old 12 August 2012, 05:08 PM
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plenty of aftermarket stuff about in plenty of colours.
do a search in google etc and you will see.
i have annodised blue ones
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Originally Posted by tubbytommy
plenty of aftermarket stuff about in plenty of colours.
do a search in google etc and you will see.
i have annodised blue ones
yeah ive had a quick look around,dont want any old cheap **** tho dont mind paying £50 a set,would like some rota ones but cant find any

is that the correct thread size?
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I've just fitted the Muteka SR48s in red and they are a huge disappointment - they mark very easily and the anodised coating scratches off very easily

Old 12 August 2012, 05:17 PM
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i agree jon. not so sure annodised coating is a good idea for wheel nuts
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Originally Posted by tubbytommy
i agree jon. not so sure annodised coating is a good idea for wheel nuts
thats why i wanted rota nuts,i had them on my type r and they were on and off all the time with hardly any scratching

its more quality i am after,there is alot of cheap copies of d1's about

the search continues...........
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i paid over £100 for a set of rays lugs in gun metal, ive been really careful with them. they are covered in scratches and the thread is starting to shear, ive only had them off 4 times.
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Can you not have the current ones powder coated?
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i have red internal drive.got these from a company called super forma,£20 per set,same as the ones on jdm garages' site and a tenner cheaper
they are pretty difficult to scratch and look really good with my white wheels.

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I had a set of ultralight internal drive nuts in black. I paid £80 for them only for two of them to split meaning I had to have them drilled out. The result? Two damaged alloys and a full wheel referb costin £240. A very expensive lesson learned. I've sprayed the original chrome nuts black now.
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gimme a shout bud we do a large range of nuts red ,blue,black,gold,adonised rainbow , tunerinternal ,external extended etc


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Originally Posted by M444GY
gimme a shout bud we do a large range of nuts red ,blue,black,gold,adonised rainbow , tunerinternal ,external extended etc


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I have D1 spec and they mark rather easy
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Id go for steel ones as the alloy ones flex and loosen under high heat temps, i.e trackdays etc
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i shave mine. i got a brand new unopened set of wheel nuts i bought from scoobyparts there chrome and locking type. interested?
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as said, Stay well clear of Alloy ones, Had the same happen to me on my old car. Had 1 on each wheel snap off, I had to drill them off.

I now have ultralight internal drive steel ones in black and find these spot on, Cost me £24 and are fit and forget
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Originally Posted by DannyBoy007
as said, Stay well clear of Alloy ones, Had the same happen to me on my old car. Had 1 on each wheel snap off, I had to drill them off.

I now have ultralight internal drive steel ones in black and find these spot on, Cost me £24 and are fit and forget
where did you get them from matey?
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I can`t understand why people are b1tching about the finish on the Muteki ones. I have the burning blue neon ones and have recently had tyres all round (admittedly I did ask the lad not to use the airgun) and the finish is still like new
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Originally Posted by ScoobySteve69
I can`t understand why people are b1tching about the finish on the Muteki ones. I have the burning blue neon ones and have recently had tyres all round (admittedly I did ask the lad not to use the airgun) and the finish is still like new
I'm bitching because the quality of the anodising is ****. I fitted them myself using the supplied socket and a ratchet and they look like someone has fitted them with a glass filled socket
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http://www.japshop.co.uk/acatalog/Su...cessories.html

half way down in box for £25.00
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Originally Posted by JonMc
I'm bitching because the quality of the anodising is ****. I fitted them myself using the supplied socket and a ratchet and they look like someone has fitted them with a glass filled socket
Maybe you got a duff set
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