Nicole

I came across this today on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PORSC...spagenameZWDVW

And I wonder, if this will last.

The black anodizing on my standard lug nuts is worn on most corners - does anybody know how this material would hold-up by comparison?

the flyin' scotsman

No exp. with the specific Porsche wheel nuts chromed but for other vehicles I've owned it dosn't last.

Chrome is also heavy; perhaps consider having your OEM nuts re-anodised.

V-Fib

I polished mine on the 79. Only the ends show, so I didn't spend a lot of time on the body of the lug nuts. The ends shine like chrome. Cheap fix, IMHO

Nicole

Great input! I did not plan to buy these right away, they just got my attention, and I wondered, how long they would stay nice.

I think, Anthony has the solution... or a new set of original ones might be another option.

RyanPerrella

find a plating shop and see what it costs to have them re-anodized in black. I am interested in this, but then i thought I could just buy a whole set of black aluminum nuts on Ebay for like $40.(See other thread to see that these nuts are JUNK) I imagine it would cost more for the plating or anodizing.

So how much does it cost to have them replated? Repainting apparently just comes right off, I think Bill Ball had some experience with that.

Jim bailey - 928 International

The chrome tends to get knocked off by rattle guns...besides who wants their nuts to stand out ?? Just spray can them black .

dr bob

And use a plastic-lined socket when you need to install or remove them. I found a warning in the WSM about using the impact on them anyway. Says not to. They also show the plastic-lined socket, with a rather fancy factory part number on it. Maenwhile, 928 Int'l sells a very acceptibe substiture, for a fraction of the cost of the factory tool I'm sure.

V-Fib

Really Jim.......... I like mine polished to go with the 78 chrome door locks on the 79.

And I do use the the special socket purchased from 928 International-good investment IMHO.

Kevin Michael

Nicole, I bought the chromed steel off ebay as Sterling suggests. 2yrs and lots of on and off and they still look new.
Kevin

Dave Sz.

I do like Jim suggests, I respray them in satin black once in a while.

cobalt

I agree with Jim the Chrome will start to flake off by constantly torquing and removing the lug nut. If steel, once the chrome flakes off it will start to rust and look awful. If aluminum it won't look as bad but will flake off easier. This will occur even if you use a soft socket.

I have the extra tall polished aluminum lug nuts on my turbo and IMO are the best option. They can always be polished using Blue magic or simichrome polish.

Ron_H

NIcole, I have to agree with Jim Bailey. I have some epoxy black paint that I use on my 911 engine parts (cam housing covers, engine sheet metal, etc.) which is tough beyond belief. Nasty stuff to spray but it is durable. I had it mixed at an auto paint supply store in San Jose. You should be able to find such a store around your place. I would spray my lug nuts with this stuff and pay attention to not get any on the mating surface at the bottom or on the threads of course.