lug nut covers--black plastic sucky things!

**02WS6dream** · 03-02-2008, 10:21 PM

hey guys--sure this is a common problem--everytime someone must take my wheels off to do work, black lug cover things are lost or spin loose shortly after... i see that gm wants 3-4 bucks a piece...i'm missing 8 and sure to need more down the road.. Anyone know of a cheaper solution; or better yet, a higher quality cap that wont break/spin off?? I don't like the bare lugnut look and would prefer them to be black, silver/chrome might be ok.. so i need cheaper plastic, or nice metal--any ideas?

**Tyler_LS1** · 03-02-2008, 10:55 PM

This is all i could find for a reasonable price

http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/black-lugnut-caps.html

**9t8z28** · 03-03-2008, 06:46 PM

Whoever is working on your car is tightening them to tight or not enough.

Go with a set of Gorilla lug nuts. They are tough and will not rust.

**02WS6dream** · 03-03-2008, 09:58 PM

Originally Posted by 9t8z28

Whoever is working on your car is tightening them to tight or not enough.

Go with a set of Gorilla lug nuts. They are tough and will not rust.

I know; but for things like new tires i can't help but let someone do it and it seems no matter who does it; i always lose a few. Don't need lugnuts--but thanks for the suggestion. wish afterthoughts sold just the caps w/out including lugs... maybe a phone call could fix that...

**BrntWS6** · 03-05-2008, 06:40 AM

After I lost two I started using locktite, haven't lost one since. Did you try gmpartsdirect, or the dealer? $4 is a lot for a little plastic cap.

**griftymcgrift** · 03-05-2008, 08:31 AM

why not buy the acorn style lugs in chrome or black...they sell them at like advance auto and theyre like 50 for the whole car...they sell them w/ locks if you want too

**Levilz** · 03-05-2008, 08:50 AM

I wonder how these would look?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CAMAR...spagenameZWDVW

**02WS6dream** · 03-05-2008, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by Levilz

I wonder how these would look?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CAMAR...spagenameZWDVW

Thanks man!!! Why don't i ever think of ebay?? Just ordered 20 black ones for ~$20 shipped!

**Levilz** · 03-05-2008, 01:13 PM

No problem. Glad to hear you found what you were looking for pretty cheap.

Gotta love Ebay.

**INMY01TA** · 03-11-2008, 08:09 PM

Why not take em off before letting someone else work on the car, then torque em back on yourself properly?

**JoshieDoom** · 03-11-2008, 09:21 PM

They make chrome replacements as well!!!

**Selride** · 03-12-2008, 03:43 PM

There are plenty of chrome available, heck plenty of black too, but what about silver? I thought the painted SS wheels were the most common, but I still can't find caps for them. Ebay has one set for 30 some dollars, i'm better off going to the dealership..

I'm not stressing though, I have these waiting to be mounted in another month or so:

**Tyler_LS1** · 03-12-2008, 04:50 PM

Originally Posted by Selride

There are plenty of chrome available, heck plenty of black too, but what about silver? I thought the painted SS wheels were the most common, but I still can't find caps for them. Ebay has one set for 30 some dollars, i'm better off going to the dealership..

I'm not stressing though, I have these waiting to be mounted in another month or so: