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2nd g eclipse gst -> well ebay f***'d me for the first time!!! (5/5/2008 6:31:59 PM)

i bought some 19in rims with tires for 800 bucks off ebay, and dont get me wrong the rims are badA, but the lugnuts they sent were cheap and i knew it so after i put'em on i went to buy some good tuner lug nuts. well when i tried to take off the lugs they stripped, even the key was stripping with the lugs[:@]. so now if i have a flat im screwed!!! anybody got any tips on how to take these lugnuts off??thanks in advance!!!

  
Kaede.Noir -> RE: well ebay f***'d me for the first time!!! (5/5/2008 8:15:24 PM)

not much.... wd40, and i saw some kind of flat nut wrench on sears for that kind of problem... thing is it might be hard to reach in the rims..... =/ good luck though

lhausi2 -> RE: well ebay f***'d me for the first time!!! (5/5/2008 8:59:30 PM)

last weekend i used a socket and hammered it on and took wheel locks off, all u can do is try that, or worst case, a hammer and chisel always do the job. just don't fu** the rims up,lol

tjbiker031 -> RE: well ebay f***'d me for the first time!!! (5/5/2008 9:43:41 PM)

the only thing i can think of would to be if you got the patience, big ass drill bits and lube along with a good cord power drill would be to drill out the lugs. you would probably have to replace all the lug studs. but theirs probably is an easier way that would cause less destruction. if you cant find anything just call up to a tire shop and see what they say


but why didnt you use the old lugs if you knew the new lugs were cheap?

Kaede.Noir -> RE: well ebay f***'d me for the first time!!! (5/5/2008 10:13:13 PM)

prollly he had stock rims or something along those lines... he said he needed tuner lugs which are more bullet light and slimyou undo them from the inside... with a key (that most of the time looks like welded sh*t)

2nd g eclipse gst -> RE: well ebay f***'d me for the first time!!! (5/5/2008 10:26:45 PM)

yeah the stock lugnuts didnt fit so i just went down the road to oreillys and bought a set and back home and thats where it all began to go down hill...a chisel doesnt sound too bad and them being cheap they might break apart easily, but thanks for all the input guys.. but i guess all studs will needa be replaced huh??

BrunoBoy650 -> RE: well ebay f***'d me for the first time!!! (5/5/2008 11:23:36 PM)

did you put the lugs on with an air gun? because that would do it lol

Kaede.Noir -> RE: well ebay f***'d me for the first time!!! (5/5/2008 11:53:09 PM)

SOAK THE ****ERS IN WD40!!! [sm=wootwoot.gif]

silvercoupe97 -> RE: well ebay f***'d me for the first time!!! (5/6/2008 12:43:13 AM)

I would get something like this...
[image]http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/graphics/twisterTools.jpg[/image]
[image]http://i1.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/bc/6d/eac6_1.JPG[/image]

[image]http://www.xtraktortools.com/prodp2e.jpg[/image]
Sears sells these which are basically reversed spiral sockets.  Just about any autoparts store sells them too.

tidus10 -> RE: well ebay f***'d me for the first time!!! (5/6/2008 4:26:09 AM)

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ORIGINAL: 2nd g eclipse gst
but i guess all studs will needa be replaced huh??


we cant really answer that without knowing if it truely stripped them...you could also dremal a slot in them for a screw driver then buy a nice strong screwdriver from sears or snap-on (both lifetime warrantee) and go at it like that...

  

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