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• Lug Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 18:20:35 -0700
  Anybody know where I can find 14mm conical lug nuts that have a wider base than the std. VW alloy lug nuts? I'm...
• Re: Lug Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Richard Barker
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 22:49:00 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: [VANAGON] Lug Nuts Anybody know where I can find 14mm conical lug nuts that have a wider base than...
• Alloy Wheel Lug Nuts/Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Benjita
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 19:00:17 EST
  ...Of course Syncros don't use lug bolts up front but lug nuts. So I am in need of 10(!) lug nuts, and have...
• Re: Alloy Wheel Lug Nuts/Bolts
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Winterpacht
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 01:51:59 -0600
  I think they're just a few dollars each at the dealer, remember the lug nuts for steel and alloy wheels are chamfered different...
• Re: Mercedes wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:01:13 -0700
  ...I > understand these use the "small ball seat" 12mm lug nut. Are there > 14mm lug nuts of the same "small ball seat" type that...
• current model lug nuts and bolts for alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 00:55:23 EST
  I've noticed on the new VW products (say 2001-2003) with factory alloy wheels the lug nuts and/or lug bolts are decidedly...
• Mercedes wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:26:27 -0400
  ...I understand these use the "small ball seat" 12mm lug nut. Are there 14mm lug nuts of the same "small ball seat" type that...
• Passat Rims and Lug Nuts
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 12:18:41 -0500
  Hi Folks, I noticed that the stock Vanagon Syncro lug nuts don't mate up properly with Passat steel wheels. Because of this, i...
• Re: Lug studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jan 1996 18:55:46 -0500
  ...think): >1952-1970 - lug studs all round. >1971-1979 - lug nuts all round. >1980-1991 - lug studs on front, lug nuts on rear. >eurovans...
• Re: current model lug nuts and bolts for alloys?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 04:31:47 EST
  ...Heck, I could be nuts! Although an allen head nut would seem a bit odd.>> Jeff, the Allen head lugnuts are what most int...
• Lug Nuts for Audi 5000 Turbo Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin E. Beasley
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 22:33:15 -0400
  ...Audi uses lug bolts rather than nuts, which won't work on VW hubs. Can I use my good ole steel ball-seat lug...
• Lug Nut Tightening Comments (long)
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 19:45:28 -0400
  With all the discussion on lug nuts and impact wrenches I would like add a few comments of my own: 1. When I buy...
• Re: lug nuts--broke a socket--socket strength investigations...
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 10:18:42 -0700
  ...I've never had a problem getting a lug nut off. I've never lost a lug nut. I don't use any anti...
• Re: Who knows? lugs, thanks
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Sat, 19 Jul 1997 08:46:17 -0700
  My understanding is that the shape of the lug seat is different on the steel and chrome lug nuts and bolts. One is rounded...
• Re: lug nuts question
  Historical mailing list - Jack R
  Thu, 31 Oct 2019 18:45:30 -0400
  ...High quality, reasonable price! http://t3technique.com/lug-nuts-studs-and-bolts/lug-nuts.html Remember torque on alloys is about 90ft pounds too...
• Re: Lug Nut Tightening Comments (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 18:59:20 -0500
  ...If torque > specifications > are not followed, loose wheels, frozen lug nuts, stripped lug nuts, > rounded off lug nuts, and broken lug bolts may occur...
• Re: Locking wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 11:44:16 -0800
  ...All are closed end chrome, use the same 19mm lug wrench as stock nuts and are very similar to the stock Vanagon alloy nuts...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 24 Oct 2003 (#2003-1038)
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 09:27:02 -0500
  Try these folks http://www.prestigewheel.com/ you can order spacers, lug bolts, lug nuts and studs in a whole bunch of different combinations...
• NEEDED: Stock steel wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - SyncroWesty
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 11:28:44 -0600
  Hi all, I would like to get my hands on a set of lug nuts. 20 of 'em. Just the standard lug nuts for...
• Re: Lugs Or Nuts (Cont'd)
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Thu, 29 Sep 94 20:07:45 CDT
  ...lug nuts: when you unscrew the unscrewable part that keeps the wheel on the car, what you have is a little nut. a hexagonal...
• Wheel Lugs - Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Thu, 11 May 2006 03:07:53 +0000
  Speaking of tires and wheels I had forgotten that the set of 14" alloys from the Syncro has a set of lug nuts all...
• Re: Thump x3
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 11:40:05 -0400
  Check lug nuts!! If they are loose, check rim to see if lug bolt holes are now worn out of round before you tighten...
• Re: Lug nuts and bolts
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Mon, 13 Sep 2004 17:09:40 -0700
  ...Need lug nuts/lug bolts for alloy wheels BTDT last week, check the online vendors, best price I found was volkscafe.com, arrived 2nd...
• Re: Mounting VW Alloys on '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Tue, 12 May 1998 17:04:13 EDT
  In a message dated 98-05-12 11:17:44 EDT, wesn@ESKIMO.COM writes: << in fact, the lug nut from the steel wheel...
• lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 18:55:05 +0000
  What is the correct size lug nut for a syncro westy with factory alloys?
• Alloy wheel lug nuts-- hard to find parts
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 14:21:37 -0800
  ...says you need to buy the whole lug nut to get it and each lug nut costs $11.15 each. Short of making it...
• Re: lug nuts--broke a socket--socket strength investigations.
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Tue, 7 Apr 1998 12:53:12 -0400
  Years ago in a LeCar (LeWreck) I forgot to tighten some lug nuts. Well they only had 3 anyway. Wheel flew off but all...
• FW: Help getting lug nuts off
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Sun, 23 Aug 1998 17:40:19 -0400
  ...Help getting lug nuts off Bryan wrote.... My '83 westy has a flat in my driveway and if I use the "factory supplied" lug...
• Re: Wheel lug nuts and wrenches
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 12 Mar 2003 09:31:03 -0800
  --- Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote: > Hmm, so I see mention of lots of folks needing a > breaker bar to remove their lug nuts...
• Re: Lug Bolts / Nuts for Alloys The Same?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 11:47:48 EDT
  In a message dated 8/9/01 11:29:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ctb1@PEOPLEPC.COM writes: > Are the lug bolts and nuts...
• Re: Mercedes wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:49:44 -0600
  ...I >> understand these use the "small ball seat" 12mm lug nut. Are there >> 14mm lug nuts of the same "small ball seat" type that...
• WTB: LUG nuts and center caps
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Wed, 17 Sep 2003 07:38:32 EDT
  Anyone have some lug nuts of the Carat variety? I need 20 for my Syncro (to mount the alloys). NUTS NOT BOLTS. I also...
• Re: lug nuts (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Kreuzer
  Wed, 17 May 2006 21:47:26 -0500
  ...Re: [VANAGON] lug nuts (NVC) Mark A. Kreuzer wrote: > > >AND, on a side note. I guess there really is something to tightening lug >nuts...
• Re: missing jack & lugwrench
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 20:16:04 -0400
  The problem with the lug nuts is not the lug wrench. It's the guy at the tire shop that has his air gun...
• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 20:02:30 -0500
  i've run anti-seize on lug nuts and bolt for 13 years or so and never had a problem. just my personal experience...
• Re: Studs & lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:09:09 -0700
  Hey Annie, The alloys use a completely different type of lug nut/bolt. Here are a couple of links to new ones: http://www...
• Re: alloy wheels
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 15:57:58 -0400
  ...Some say you have to get longer lugs. The nuts do have to be replaced though as the standards do not fit properly because...
• Re: What lugs do Carat Alloys need?
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Sun, 6 Jan 2013 14:38:20 -0500
  ...There are plenty of people selling the front lug bolts but most require a different socket than the original lug nuts. I ended up...
• alloy wheel lug bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rehkugler
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 20:29:44 -0800
  While searching through the wrecking yard for wheels and lug bolts/nuts that fit my vanagon, I found that the lug nuts from a...
• Re: Locking wheel lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 14:51:00 -0700
  I don't recall the "brand" Malcolm, but I have a socket-type of locking lug nut set on mine. Rather than the McGard...
• Mounting VW Alloys on '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Wes Neuenschwander
  Tue, 12 May 1998 07:50:42 8
  ...The set includes 4 alloy wheels with 10 original VW lug bolts, all from a late model Vanagon. There are no lug nuts for...
• Re: Alloy wheel lug nuts-- hard to find parts
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 18:10:09 EST
  ...says you need to buy the whole lug nut to > get it and each lug nut costs $11.15 each. > > Short of making it...
• ~ alloy wheel question~
  Historical mailing list - Joe Friedrichs
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 13:21:27 -0500
  ...My question is, as I understand it I need special lug nuts for f&r (due to their different depths) are special bolts necessary...
• $58 vanagon lugnuts with locks vs $179 VW lugnuts-bolts
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 14:44:03 EST
  I found a cheaper alternative to the expensive Vanagon lug nut problem at a local wheel shop. Convert the front to studs and then...
• Re: anti-seize
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 06:55:37 EDT
  ...I have been using anti-seize on my lug nuts and all my customers lug nuts for years without problems. Proper torque of the...
• Re: Rounded off lug nut, HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Rob & Lrae Winterkorn
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 18:45:09 -0600
  ...Rounded off one of my lug nuts Use a cheep 12 point half inch drive socket that can be hammered over the bad nut...
• Alternative lug bolts/nuts for the Carat alloys
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Sat, 18 Oct 1997 02:55:29 -0400
  ...now on the rears, you can use the following lug nuts from "Big A" Auto parts (or any comparable FLAPS) 14mm @ 1.50 thread...
• Re: lug nuts (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 17 May 2006 21:40:49 -0500
  ...I guess there really is something to tightening lug >nuts. not an urban legend as I suspected. I had just finished working on >the...
• Re: ??? LUG NUTS & FRETTING CORROSION???
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 16:58:34 -0400
  ...This way the corrosion never gets a real good foot hold. -Larry > What can be done to ease the removal of Vanagon lug nuts...
• Re: Changing from steel wheels to alloys
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 12:19:15 EST
  ...The alloys came with 10 acorn style lug nuts and 10 lug bolts? My Syncro has studs at all 4 corners. The ones in...
• Re: removing frozen lug nuts / bolts ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 16 Dec 2005 19:46:23 -0500
  Anti- Seize on lug nuts or bolts? Now there's a recipe for disaster. When using lubricants of this type, the torque needs to...
• Re: FS: 15" SA vanagon steelie(was: Now alloy lug nuts
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 5 Mar 2010 07:49:37 -0800
  On Thu, Mar 4, 2010 at 12:25 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > they also require a cone face lug nut...
• Free: Jack & lug-nut wrench
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 15:35:33 -0300
  I salvaged a vanagon jack (and lug-nut wrench) out of canadian 85-6-7, yours if you want it, you pay shipping. M
• Re: Lug Nuts for Audi 5000 Turbo Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 19:20:51 EDT
  ...Audi uses lug bolts rather than nuts, which won't work on VW hubs. Can I use my good ole steel ball-seat lug...
• Re: Lugs - Answer?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Jul 1997 07:31:00 -0600
  Aha! Courtesy of Dave Filcoff, we have a first hand account of why alloy lug nuts that many of us believe to be (have...
• Lug Nut Torque ft/lb?
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 29 Mar 1998 13:11:16 -0700
  Does anyone know the lug nut torgue for my '85 GL? Is it 123ft/lbs? Sears mounted my new Michelins at 120ft/lbs --Bill...
• Re: ? lug nuts for stock alloy rims: where to find?
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Sat, 28 Mar 1998 08:41:44 EST
  ...MBARI.ORG writes: << Is there an alternative to the stock lug lug nuts for the late model Vanagon alloy rims available. I just called...
• Re: $58 vanagon lugnuts with locks vs $179 VW lugnuts-bolts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 12:42:20 EST
  I have sold a set of locks before for the front (lug bolts). I haven't seen them for the nuts, but I am...
• ? lug nuts for stock alloy rims: where to find?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Sullivan
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 11:33:13 +0000
  Is there an alternative to the stock lug lug nuts for the late model Vanagon alloy rims available. I just called my local dealer...
• Re: Thump x3
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Wed, 25 Aug 1999 11:34:04 -0500
  ...My brain is totally consumed with solving problems with Microsoft Site Server - no more cpu cycles! Marshall >Check lug nuts!! If they are loose...