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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 08:19 AM
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Need some help with my nuts

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.

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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 08:42 AM
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My winter rims have very skinny lug holes as well. I had to use a special toll to get them on.
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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 08:48 AM
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Yeah, I'm guessing I'm missing that too. Grrr.....
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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 09:03 AM
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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.
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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 09:05 AM
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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
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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 09:20 AM
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Mine take the regular summer bolts, but in a skinnier hole that our crowbar won't fit into.
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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 09:45 AM
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AH dude that sucks!!
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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 03:38 PM
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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!
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.
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Old Nov 19, 2008 | 03:40 PM
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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.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 08:46 AM
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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.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 08:54 AM
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Just be careful when you are putting your rims on. You don't want to Bust a Nut.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 08:56 AM
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nope but try some aftermarket wheel places, wheeldirect, or even see if tiresdirect.com has them and ask them to ship you the nuts
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 08:58 AM
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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
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 09:01 AM
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just find the same rims and then just ask them for the nuts
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 09:07 AM
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That's the problem. I cant seem to find these friggin rims anywhere
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 09:39 AM
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Here's some pics of the rims...
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 09:44 AM
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Tuner Nuts

Probably one of these
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 09:50 AM
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Yeah you're probably right. Thanks for the info Mike!
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 09:54 AM
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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.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 09:55 AM
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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.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 09:59 AM
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Are they the "skinny" kind?
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 10:00 AM
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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.
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.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 10:01 AM
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Can you give a huge thanks to Colin for me brother? He worked his *** off for me apparently.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 10:03 AM
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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.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 10:06 AM
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What would you ask for them?
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