hiz-n-herz

iTrader: (11)

I want to go with black lugs on my matte black wheels.

Are there any matte black lugs out there? I am looking into closed design, not open-ended. Rays Duralumin is out - they fade and they are aluminum. Lugs are not a useful place to save grams of weight, IMO.

I have narrowed it down to ebay cheapies (acorn style), or McGard splines.

Pros for McGard:
- spline-drive is cool
- washer on the contact point is cool (but do I really need this?)
- have heard the finish is very durable
- spline forces shops to use the special thin-wall socket

Cons for McGards
- price (~$70) not really a con for the level of quality though
- they are REALLY shiny (black chrome) and might really reflect the silver center section of the rim and they may not look very black in this application
- intricate design (busy) and shiny combination might cast weird light patterns when the sun hits them.

Pros for ebay cheapies:
- cheap
- simple design - I like the simple hex design
- black and not too shiny - powedercoated

Cons for ebay cheapies:
- cheap - will they chip easily? coating is black annodized
- no rotating washer, but do I need that?
- odd 13/16ths-inch hex size
- Shop might not use a thin-walled socket(?)

Locks? Meh! - if a thief wants your rims, there's nothing you can do, IMO

McGards:


Ebay cheapies (Anyone try these?):



Before and after photoshops of my rims:








Thanks for your input...

dikspiel

iTrader: (70)

umm

you want the least amount of weight possible on your tires/wheels..

hiz-n-herz

iTrader: (11)

umm

I see you've read all the marketecture...

davidv

iTrader: (2)

WOW. You sure put a lot of thought into lug nuts.

hiz-n-herz

iTrader: (11)

This is nothing, you should try living with him..

Tiffini