Bishop

Hi all,

Does anyone have a spare set of the skinny style lug nuts for after market rims for sale or donation? I've got 17" rims on my winters and when I went to get them installed, the guys said they didnt have the lug nuts needed to put the rims on. The guy who sold me the car forgot (or didnt have them) to give them to me.
I'll try and take a pic to post later.

Cheers guys!

Rotary Mike

My winter rims have very skinny lug holes as well. I had to use a special toll to get them on.

Bishop

Yeah, I'm guessing I'm missing that too. Grrr.....

Thumper3322

LOL...sorry man can't help ya with your nuts!! Try the wife :-p

What winter rims you running? Mine are basic steelies from good old Can Tire and just use my summer factory nuts. Want to get some shitty one's for the winter, but can't find any cheap ones yet.

Bishop

Cripes, I dont know the name of them but they're like 8 spoke 17" alloys. "BR" or something like that maybe? It's a black centre with the two initials in the middle. I'll post a pic later

Rotary Mike

Mine take the regular summer bolts, but in a skinnier hole that our crowbar won't fit into.

Thumper3322

AH dude that sucks!!

baba_booey

I think they're called "tuner" lugs.

I had a similar thing happen to me. I bought my winter rims/tires from a guy on here but when I picked them up it didn't even occur to me to ask about the lugnuts. I just figured the stock ones would work. But of course they didn't, and I was in a panic to get the snows put on that day because they were forecasting tons of snow (which never came), so I ended up paying $80 for them and the little tool that goes with them. But, anyway, I got a good deal on the wheels and tires, so I didn't mind that much.

Anyway, I'm sure if you hunt around you'd be able to find them pretty cheap if you can't get them for free.

Bishop

Yeah some other dude told me they'd be around $70 or so...good Lord. I have to get these things on the 8 soon. I can see the flakes a fallin' through me windah.

Bishop

Anyone ever heard of a rim manufacturer called "BVR"? That's the make of these rims I have that I'm trying to find lug nuts for.

Rotary Mike

Just be careful when you are putting your rims on. You don't want to Bust a Nut.

Thumper3322

nope but try some aftermarket wheel places, wheeldirect, or even see if tiresdirect.com has them and ask them to ship you the nuts

Bishop

This is the only occassion that I wouldnt want to "bust a nut". Cheers for the info Thumper, I'll go check them out right now. Trouble is, I have no freakin idea what I'm looking for! LOL

Thumper3322

just find the same rims and then just ask them for the nuts

Bishop

That's the problem. I cant seem to find these friggin rims anywhere

Bishop

Here's some pics of the rims...

Rotary Mike

Tuner Nuts

Probably one of these

Bishop

Yeah you're probably right. Thanks for the info Mike!

prospectjtaz

iTrader: (1)

I have a set of lugs that might work. Sell them to you with the adapter if you want, if your free tomorrow come by my place, I'l take off my 8, and give them to you. I have the original oem that I still havent put on yet.

prospectjtaz

iTrader: (1)

Oh and I'm at Scarborough Mazda right now, your car is outside, you need new gaskets for our tail lights. Looks liek you got EBC rotors on, I'm guessing the car is running now. Al is no where to be found, called out to Colin, he turned but I dont think he recognizes me, and I dont think I could just walk into service bay, especially with no Al around here.

Bishop

Are they the "skinny" kind?

Bishop

Yeah they came with some crazy rotors and carbon fiber brake pads. Love them. I can stop on a mosquito's ball hair with those things.

Bishop

Can you give a huge thanks to Colin for me brother? He worked his *** off for me apparently.

prospectjtaz

iTrader: (1)

I had skinny lugs on my winter rims, but I'm not driving the 8 this winter. I got the adapter just need to take them off.

Bishop

What would you ask for them?