Has anyone try the lug nuts from L.A Wheel & Tire,
https://www.ebay.com/itm/29255430254...hoCvNcQAvD_BwE
They look to be pretty nice, one piece and triple chome plated,
I'm sort of frustrated with the OEM and donot particularly care for the other choices for various reasons.
Thanks for any feed back.

 

Haven't heard of them before but they are shiny. I prefer more muted but that's more about the color of my wheels. I'm not sure what you want in the way of feedback. If I were to pay that much for lugs, I'd also get a non marring socket and keep it in the glove box for the tire shop to use.

 

Mainly seeking if others have tried for their input. Seems like OEM just tend to deform quickly, everytime the tires have to be removed I always have at least one that will deform and need replacement. No matter what you tell the service manager.
Always keep a couple extras,
BTW I always check their tourque after any removals. usually to tight from the impacting the first all the way down.
Just had the car repainted and rims reconditioned and have 3 to replace. (after checking the tourque.) At almost $5 to $6 each I like the idea of the one piece.
The rims are the painted 19" Tamana.
Looks like others have mixed reviews on the other choices available and these are really close to OEM configuration with out the chrome cover.
Thanks for the tought on the non-marring socket.
I'll report back if I do replace them.

 

Th biggest problem I've had with aftermarket lugs regardless of brand or price is how quickly the finish wears off. Over the years I spent so much replacing the lugs every year, I decided to get solid titanium from Raceseng https://raceseng.com/collections/lug-nuts which are virtually indestructible.

 

Those look really sweet! $30 per lug kept me from adding them to my cart, though.

 

They frequently offer good discounts and after spending hundreds on conventional steel replacements made it worthwhile.

 

Used Gorilla # 73138, about $60 for 24 if I recall. One piece, bright chrome, match for a Toyota truck. Needed to buy a slightly larger lugwrench and replace the one Jag provided.

I believe (been a couple of years) I got the from https://www.sfxperformance.com/parts/GOR73138T-24.htm

 

Gorilla makes all sorts of lugs. Perhaps others have had other experience but even Gorilla didn’t last a year before getting rusty.

 

No need to get the Toyota version of the Gorilla nuts they make a Jag version, 73138J, solid one piece with the correct Jag hex size of 19mm, see here: Gorilla Automotive Products
That's for the chrome ones they also do them in black chrome, 73138JBC, same price.
I fitted a set of the black ones some five years ago and despite dozens of times of removing and refitting they have not deteriorated one iota and zero rust.
More expensive than most but well worth it IMHO.

 

My Toyota nuts are fine after five years.

 

Move forward with the chrome plated lug nuts from L.A.Wheels & Tires, expect them in this week and I will update the forum with my results.

 

new chrome plated lug nuts

New chrome plated lug nuts
Well, when all said and done I prefer them, the chrome plating kind of matches the Growler hub eblem chrome and the rest of the chrome on the car. So I'm happy.
Now onto replacing the convertable top, I will be doing a deep dive on the forum to see what others have used as replacement.
Heading to the Mississippi Gulf Coast tomorrow and the "Crusing the Coast" car show is goin on so it will be intersting tos see how many Jaguars there will be, usually there are a few.