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well ebay f***'d me for the first time!!! - 5/5/2008 6:31:59 PM    2nd g eclipse gst Posts: 837 Joined: 3/22/2006 Status: offline 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!!! _____________________________ Post #: 1

RE: well ebay f***'d me for the first time!!! - 5/5/2008 8:15:24 PM    Kaede.Noir Posts: 1562 Joined: 10/10/2006 Status: offline 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 _____________________________ '98 2g 420a -Custom Aluminum radiator -Short ram shroom intake -No rice '83 GTI 1.8 *SOLD* -3 girls and a cool bump on the hood from the inside =) (in reply to 2nd g eclipse gst) Post #: 2

RE: well ebay f***'d me for the first time!!! - 5/5/2008 8:59:30 PM    lhausi2   Posts: 658 Joined: 11/5/2007 Status: offline 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 (in reply to Kaede.Noir) Post #: 3

RE: well ebay f***'d me for the first time!!! - 5/5/2008 9:43:41 PM    tjbiker031 Posts: 595 Joined: 10/16/2005 From: Sarasota, FL Status: offline 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? _____________________________ DSM owners....the only people in the world who love and hate their cars at the same time. If you dont have a Haynes yet....GET ONE!! (in reply to lhausi2) Post #: 4

RE: well ebay f***'d me for the first time!!! - 5/5/2008 10:13:13 PM    Kaede.Noir Posts: 1562 Joined: 10/10/2006 Status: offline 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) _____________________________ '98 2g 420a -Custom Aluminum radiator -Short ram shroom intake -No rice '83 GTI 1.8 *SOLD* -3 girls and a cool bump on the hood from the inside =) (in reply to tjbiker031) Post #: 5

RE: well ebay f***'d me for the first time!!! - 5/5/2008 10:26:45 PM    2nd g eclipse gst Posts: 837 Joined: 3/22/2006 Status: offline 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?? _____________________________ (in reply to Kaede.Noir) Post #: 6

RE: well ebay f***'d me for the first time!!! - 5/5/2008 11:23:36 PM    BrunoBoy650 Posts: 1328 Joined: 1/19/2006 Status: offline did you put the lugs on with an air gun? because that would do it lol _____________________________ (in reply to 2nd g eclipse gst) Post #: 7

RE: well ebay f***'d me for the first time!!! - 5/5/2008 11:53:09 PM    Kaede.Noir Posts: 1562 Joined: 10/10/2006 Status: offline SOAK THE ****ERS IN WD40!!!  _____________________________ '98 2g 420a -Custom Aluminum radiator -Short ram shroom intake -No rice '83 GTI 1.8 *SOLD* -3 girls and a cool bump on the hood from the inside =) (in reply to BrunoBoy650) Post #: 8

RE: well ebay f***'d me for the first time!!! - 5/6/2008 12:43:13 AM    silvercoupe97 Posts: 2883 Joined: 11/10/2006 Status: offline I would get something like this... Sears sells these which are basically reversed spiral sockets.  Just about any autoparts store sells them too. < Message edited by silvercoupe97 -- 5/6/2008 1:03:07 AM > _____________________________ Thanks, John 6 bolt/2g head,1G rods/2G pistons,FPBig28,MBC,Forge 1G DV,alky inj,AFPR,255lph,780cc, 3" turboback,Centerforce,4 spider,FMIC, Prosport Boost&EGT gauges,AEM wideband,DSMlink, AGX/Skunk2 (in reply to Kaede.Noir) Post #: 9

RE: well ebay f***'d me for the first time!!! - 5/6/2008 4:26:09 AM    tidus10 Posts: 2729 Joined: 11/15/2005 Status: offline quote: 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... _____________________________ quote: ORIGINAL: Joshewuhh No doubt about it, this topic is gone. Sebba killed it with the horse c**k. (in reply to 2nd g eclipse gst) Post #: 10

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