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Re: "UPDATE" CORRECT "PIMPLE" TOP CHROME LUG NUTS
[Re: RestoRick]
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05/28/09 09:54 AM
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The only liberty we are taking with this piece is ours will be triple plated chrome instead of flashed chromed like the originals.
Mike, I wonder if this was for a reason... from wrenching on items with triple chrome plating I've noticed it's damaged very easily.
Perhaps it was or should be a hard chrome plating?
Rick
Rick, there's no question that's why they were plated that way so they would take someone beating the snot out of the lug nut with an impact. I for one never hit my lug nuts with an impack, do you?
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Re: "UPDATE" CORRECT "PIMPLE" TOP CHROME LUG NUTS
[Re: HEMICUDA]
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05/28/09 10:15 AM
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will the dimples be "innyees" or "outiees"  and are the samples in your first post triple plated? I thought about getting some originals re-plated but someone else said with the prep and plating the dimple is close to not being seen? I thought the '68/'69 lug nuts were "outiees"? MikeR btw: I never, ever hit my nuts with an impact or at least try not to  but "never say never"
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Re: "UPDATE" CORRECT "PIMPLE" TOP CHROME LUG NUTS
[Re: RestoRick]
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05/28/09 11:30 AM
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No impact wrench of course, but even properly torquing them will likely cause flaking.
By the book, wheel stud torque is 65 ft. lbs., I just tested to 110 ft. lbs. and no cracking of the chrome.
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Re: "UPDATE" CORRECT "PIMPLE" TOP CHROME LUG NUTS
[Re: HEMICUDA]
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05/28/09 11:34 AM
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No impact wrench of course, but even properly torquing them will likely cause flaking.
By the book, wheel stud torque is 65 ft. lbs., I just tested to 110 ft. lbs. and no cracking of the chrome.
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Re: "UPDATE" CORRECT "PIMPLE" TOP CHROME LUG NUTS
[Re: HPMike]
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05/28/09 01:20 PM
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Looks good. Much needed part with broad applications. Judging by the overwhelming response, there must be a subliminal attraction to these nuts  
it's the bright and shiney aspect of them 
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Re: "UPDATE" CORRECT "PIMPLE" TOP CHROME LUG NUTS
[Re: HPMike]
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05/28/09 01:31 PM
05/28/09 01:31 PM
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Looks good. Much needed part with broad applications. Judging by the overwhelming response, there must be a subliminal attraction to these nuts
My goodness........... I would think with the kind of cash the Clintons are pulling down, they could at least turn the heat up in the house when they have company.
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Re: CORRECT "PIMPLE" TOP CHROME LUG NUTS
[Re: mccannix]
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05/28/09 02:20 PM
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Scott:
Here's some smallbolt dimpletops
Is that the correct part #/box for smallbolt?? Parts catalogue says 2823848/9 is for "B,J,R,W,P,and C cars??
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Re: CORRECT "PIMPLE" TOP CHROME LUG NUTS
[Re: JohnRR]
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05/30/09 02:34 PM
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looks like the small bolt pattern people aren't getting any love ...
and not even a response.....
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Re: CORRECT "PIMPLE" TOP CHROME LUG NUTS
[Re: lmn6pack]
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05/30/09 02:36 PM
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All this over friggin lugnuts? Im so glad im going old school and am going to start driving my cars and forgetting about dimples on lugnuts! lol
Wait till you read the bar room brawls over paint drips.
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Re: CORRECT "PIMPLE" TOP CHROME LUG NUTS
[Re: lmn6pack]
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05/31/09 09:01 PM
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Incidently, in my opinion, this is whats killing the hobby! The problem is people restore most cars to a point where nobody drives them including myself. You hardly see people driving to Nats or other shows like you used to. I restored some nice cars over the last few years and all they do is collect dust. No more, lets get out of that rut and start driving like we used to! For those of you who drive there concourse cars cudo's to you! Didnt mean to hijack thread but nobody drives anymore like they used to and thats whats fun about this hobby!
You've got a case of the glass half empty...
His lugnuts retail for LESS HALF of what Year One gets for the Mopar ones ($70/20 vs. $180/20). That's a $110 savings!! Who cares if they have dimples or not.
That makes Mopars more affordable. And more affordable to drive.
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Re: CORRECT "PIMPLE" TOP CHROME LUG NUTS
[Re: autoxcuda]
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05/31/09 09:16 PM
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Incidently, in my opinion, this is whats killing the hobby! The problem is people restore most cars to a point where nobody drives them including myself. You hardly see people driving to Nats or other shows like you used to. I restored some nice cars over the last few years and all they do is collect dust. No more, lets get out of that rut and start driving like we used to! For those of you who drive there concourse cars cudo's to you! Didnt mean to hijack thread but nobody drives anymore like they used to and thats whats fun about this hobby!
You've got a case of the glass half empty...
His lugnuts retail for LESS HALF of what Year One gets for the Mopar ones ($70/20 vs. $180/20). That's a $110 savings!! Who cares if they have dimples or not.
That makes Mopars more affordable. And more affordable to drive.
I agree,
I just ck'd a couple days ago. Retail on the ones still avail from Mopar ( no pimple BTW) is $6 EACH. Thats $120 for a set of 20 . Better item and less costs, I'm in
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Re: CORRECT "PIMPLE" TOP CHROME LUG NUTS
[Re: lmn6pack]
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06/03/09 01:11 AM
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All this over friggin lugnuts?
This is only 4 pages. We went 25 pages on the air cleaner wingnuts.
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