I bought a set of gorilla nuts to replace those crappy ones on my s-type. I think I bought them back in december, put them on late january (car wasn't driven at all that month). Few weeks ago I took off the wheels off to check the rear suspension and noticed several of the lugnuts already had rust pits on the finish. It had only been 2 months! I had a picture on my phone but accidentally deleted it. Just a heads up for anyone looking to buy these.

 

I bought a set of NAPA ones and they are now showing some rust after about 2 years. You would think they can make a decent set of nuts

 

Agreed on both of the above......

Peter got some off Ebay as replacements for his X type.........I called the guy back around 3 months later as they all started to rust!!!!

He sent out a brand new set Free of charge stating these were original Jaguar, so we'll see I guess.

It does seem though, that everything is being made to a price these days...The consumer, the internet etc etc is driving down prices everywhere on absolutely everything.
When something sells at the Jag dealer for Ł100, you have an idea that the true cost may be somewhat lower!

Then someone sells them at Ł85 and another guy pops up with a price of Ł68.....all for the same product, finally another seller has them on offer for Ł39 delivered!!!

Everyone has to make a margin, a profit and its all too often the quality that suffers.

 

My gorilla nuts still look great after several years?

I didn't put them on with an impact wrench, I hand torque.

Maybe you scratched your nuts?

All kidding aside, many years ago when I bought a collector car it came with some gorgeous chrome plated brass lug nuts. They were quite prominent. When I had the 10 year old tires replaced the idiot tire monkey used an impact gun and tore the edges of the brass thus forever ruining them. Using a protective socket might be the answer.

 

My set of Mitsubishi lug nuts are now more than four years old and still look great with no rust. Yes, I hand-torque them and don't kick them around on the ground, but I don't baby them with kid gloves either. Ordered them through my local Chrysler dealership since they were originally made for certain models of the Sebring. They gave me a discount because I ordered 20, but they were still a bit more costly than the Dorman or Gorilla lug nuts that many owners have gone with. Looks like they were worth it....

The part number was MB579290. Perhaps you can purchase them online for less....

 

These are available at Amazon, eBay and some other online sellers. Google it as "Mitsubishi MB579290". Be careful of shipping charges.

This site - MITSUBISHI MB579290 Body - lists other "cross interchange" parts, i.e. other brands that may be compatible. It also lists other cars on which they can or have been used; ours is not on the list but if Jon89 is happy with them, that's good enough for me.

 

Mine were all hand torqued on. (except for last week when a pothole made me buy a new tire)

I get a set of 24 for $61.20 from their ebay store, which was cheaper than buying the set of 20 from their direct website and paying shipping. Those mitsu lugs look to cost about $100 for a whole set. But like you said, looks like it might have been worth it.

While I'm disappointed in the quality of the chrome finish, I mainly replaced my lugnuts so hopefully I wouldn't have to drill out another stud due to one getting stripped again.

 

Any solid lug nut, even the ones that are prone to rust, are light years better than the lousy factory lug nuts that fall apart on you. For those of you still running factory lug nuts, consider making the change now before you find yourself in a roadside emergency where you cannot get your wheel off due to factory lug nut failure....

Time and money well-spent....

 

+1 on that.

I bought a full set of the Dorman lugnuts and they started rusting right out of the box. At least I can consistently remove them with no drama though.

 

Is there a way to tell just by looking at them which nuts are solid and which are 2-piece crap? I stood in Pep Boys staring at their choices (all packaged in plastic, so you can't hold one in your hand) and for the life of me I couldn't tell if they were solid or not. So I left without making a purchase.

And as far as I know, those on my car might already be solid - I don't know how to tell.

Any ideas?

 

Take off the ones that are on and peer closely at them.

Actually, don't exactly just take them off. Practice changing a wheel and putting the spare on. If you do it in the light, no rain, you'll be much better if it's dark, rainy, on a lonely road.

Better yet, first buy a far better tool for undoing the nuts. The ones that makers supply are nearly always rubbish - and that includes the one with an S-Type.

 

I wonder if there is a company (or if it's even possible) that makes complete sets of protective sockets, and perhaps other tools to prevent marring of various screws, bolts, etc? Just a thought.

 

Ebay - 20'lugnuts from rx330 were 30 + free sh
Harbour freight 21mm socket 3.99 + 4" extension 2.99 + 26 handle bar 9.99

And you have a complete new wheel removal set with lugnuts for under 50 bucks

 

The Lexus RX330 SUV lug nuts do indeed work in our application. Back when we still had my wife's RX330 I tried those lug nuts on my S-Type. They were a perfect fit....

 

I bought a decent 4 socket lug wrench from Harbor Freight; was recommended by one of our Forum colleagues. But what exactly am I looking for on the lugs that will tell me they are 1-pc or 2-pc?

 

You'll be able to feel some movement between the cover and the nut underneath.

 

Thanks, Norri. Very helpful.