I recently bought a 2018 F Type R that the dealer had swapped wheels on (don’t ask). Car originally came with 20” blade wheels with carbon fiber blades but now has 19 inch 10 spoke silver OEM wheels.
I bought a set of used 20 inch storm wheels to use but started thinking...are all lugnuts the same? Can I use what I have or for some reason would I need lugnuts specific to the wheels?
I wouldn’t think so but just wanted to confirm. Thanks in advance for your help.

 

Tragic that they swapped to the 19s. The lugnuts are the same, though.

 

The lugnuts you have should work fine.

That said, if they are the hollow kind of lugnuts (not sure if they put these on the newer Jags anymore) you may want to change them for the solid Gorilla ones or equivalent. The hollow ones are more prone to getting broken during tire changes. I wouldn’t say lugnut failure is common, but it’s also not uncommon.

All the best.

 

Thanks guys. Actually I’d like to get black lugs anyway so maybe I will get the Gorilla. I had the storm wheels I bought powder coated gloss black.

 

As long as they are the factory lug nuts they will be fine.

 

If you indeed change for black lugnuts, make sure you get M12X1.5 and the correct type. They are NOT the commonly found ACORN STYLE you need MAG TYPE FLAT WITH WASHER

 

Thanks for the info. You wouldn’t happen to have a link to the proper black ones, would you? 😊

 

Yep, ask and ye shall receive: Gorilla Automotive Products
Scroll down a little to the Jaguar 19 mm hex listing, and the black ones are 73138JBC.
I got a set of these two years ago and they have been great.
Being solid nuts they don't have the well known problem of OEM Jag nuts where the cap swells and eventually breaks off when you go to undo them.

 

But FYI, the black paint chips off easily and it will not last long.... I am at my 5th set. One day I will blast them and repaint them

 

Dunno about that, I have removed and refitted mine a dozen or so times and no paint chipping at all.
I use a plastic sleeved socket which helps a bit.
But I suspect you have removed and refitted yours hundreds of times!
And possibly with a rattle gun whereas all mine are done by hand.

 

Awesome! Thanks man.

 

The plastic sleeves protect the rim actually. You are correct that I remove mine very often and often I remove them with power tools. Of course I use hand tools to re-install them. I will post some pictures.

 

Would love to replace my chrome nuts with black ones, but what about the chrome wheel locks?
Looks a little funny when I saw this:

 

A couple of years ago I looked around for black lock nuts for the F-Type but I didn't find any of the correct size and shape.
Looking through the Gorilla listings just now I might just have found one that works, the Toyota Black Chrome ones #73631TBC on this page: Gorilla Automotive Products
The lock nut remover probably takes a 21 mm socket instead of the stock Jag 19 mm size but that shouldn't be a huge problem, it just means you need to carry two sockets instead of one in your tool kit.

 

I don’t necessarily need locking lugs. My F Type isn’t a daily driver. Driven mostly for fun. Stays in my garage when I’m not using it. Is it possible my wheels could be stolen? Sure. But not likely due to how/where/when I use it.

 

Considering you can buy tools to remove any locking lug for almost no money I'd be amazed if there's a single wheel thief these days who is stopped by a locking wheel lug.

 

Black nuts (my wheels require Acorn style). One was installed and removed once, the other was installed and removed 3 times. The finish is suffering

 

Obviously these are not the same Gorilla black chrome Jag wheel nuts we have been talking about.
They also look a lot shinier than the ones we have been talking about.
Maybe that is the explanation why the finish is suffering on yours but not on mine?

 

They are Gorilla. I also used their custom kind (splined) and those held up very well.

That 92ftlbs is pretty bad on them (but mostly at the base).

 

They do make an OEM Jaguar Locking Wheel Nut Kit Black
C2D42935
And I have a set I never used for sale.
https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/market/221167
C2D42935 $170.00 Locking Wheel Nuts - Black $130.00