Someone needed my lugnut more than I do apparently.

I have not had any tire work done on the car, but a lug nut went missing...

When I called the dealer they wanted $20 each and suggested replacing the whole wheel or $100 worth.

I have a 2002 3.0L S-type with orignal 16" wheels on it (235/50-16). The lug nuts have a cheap apparently non-removable chrome cap over them and that cap seems to get bent loose when I use the stock tire iron. The dealer said this is a "reoccuring problem".

What good solid replacement lugs can I put on this car with these wheels. None of the local parts places can cross-reference them???

Thanks in advance for your help. Greg

 

Id suggest just trying a local tire shop and using one thats similar even if it doesnt match. Im very detail oriented and OCD but its that or $20. Check ebay for complete sets for $20 that will fit all your wheels.

 

Hey doc, sorry I can't be more help, but I'd say deffo +1 on the Ebay route. There are some great techs here who can alos help you to acquire parts etc at very reasonable prices....you should seriously try these guys.

All the best

 

So do we think these will work? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/20-JA...Q5fAccessories

I don't mind changing the whole set if we think they will seat correctly. It would be a good thing to be able to change a tire on the roadside if necessary.

Thanks. Greg

 

I think that McGard makes the best aftermarket lug nuts. They are always solid metal, no lousy two-piece construction (which should be illegal) and they are guaranteed not to rust. I've put at least three sets of them on different vehicles over the years, usually when I finally got sick of the two-piece OEM lug nuts falling apart on me during tire rotation even while being gentle with hand tools, not impact wrenches. Haven't had to buy a set in about 7 years, but I think I paid around $45 for the last set I purchased. Like everything else, you can bet that prices have increased since then.

I can always find them at wheels & tires specialty shops here in the Raleigh area, and they usually stock exactly what I need without having to special-order. All of my McGard sets have come with lifetime warranties and I've never had to replace a single McGard lug nut for any reason....

 

Hey BugDoc, try a place called LA Wheel & Tire. Complete set of 20, full chrome (no stainless steel outer caps to bend) that look exactly like your factory nuts for about $130.

 

Ran into that myself when the dumb tire shop overtorqued them and when I went to take them off, the stainless steel nut just broke off!

I went to a ford/lincoln dealership and got them for a lincoln LS. They cut me a deal after haggling and got them for about $6 a piece, if I bought all 20 new ones. So I spent $120 for all 20 instead of $100 for 5!

 

I have like 200 nuts . That i sell for $4 each if anyone evry needs any

 

Go Jag G....

Nice one

 

jAG_gENIUS,

Are these the stock Jaguar lug nuts? I'm not certain I want any more of these flimsy things. I might have a flat sometime and need to be able to get them off.

Thanks for letting me know.

Greg

 

Yep all parts from jag.

 

Try the McGard website - I believe it is www.mcgard.com .

I can't overemphasize how pleased I've been with their aftermarket lug nuts over the past 10 years or so. Pretty simple, really - I just want solid, one-piece lug nuts that don't rust and never cause crossthreading on the wheel studs, and I don't want to pay a fortune for them. McGard has always come through for me. Check them out....

 

Five packs of four @$9.99 = $49.95 or $199.80 total - the pricing is not clear. Top quality - certainly far superior to OEM.

http://www.jegs.com/i/McGard/671/64002/10002/-1