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Well I finally got round to sorting my scabby wheels out having decided to go bronze a while ago.  Subtly different in a bespoke matte bronze and not the shiny end of the bronze spectrum some might favour but I like them. 

But anyone found any decent replacement black wheel nuts as I gave my old ones a quick flash over with a rattle can by way of experiment and its already coming off.  

 

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Photography not being a skill I'm blessed with but you get the idea.

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There was a recent thread about wheel refurbishment by BritPrius. Company called WheelFurb. On their website they show black plastic nut covers for about £15 if that helps.

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20 minutes ago, Northern isf said:

Cheers Wayne, I have seen these and others similar but they have a tapered seat and not a flat seat like is needed for ISF rims.  I haven't managed to find suitable aftermarket nuts with a flat seat although I bet they exist somewhere.  I think OEM from Lexus are only available in chrome and are about £50.

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It amazing how Fleabay sellers offer a critical safety component like wheel nuts, give a list of vehicles they fit yet are totally unsuitable for the job ( tapered nuts on wheels designed for flat nuts)

Not only could these cause damage to the wheel they could result in the wheel coming off!

I bought a set of these.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_osacat=0&_odkw=M+12+1.5+flat+wheel+nuts+black&_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1311.R1.TR11.TRC1.A0.H0.Xblack+wheel+nut.TRS0&_nkw=black+wheel+nut+covers&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_osacat=0&_odkw=M+12+1.5+flat+wheel+nuts+black&LH_TitleDesc=0

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Very nice, I've got some satin bronze Vossen flow forged wheels coming over from the USA for my RCF soon I've asked for black nuts too.

My RX7 trackday car had bronze Wedsport wheels which I always thought looked nice.

 

Might be worth calling Delroy at Prestige Wheel Centre Birmingham as he is supplying my wheels and black nuts.

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7 hours ago, Twellsie said:

Where did you get your black badges from?

@TwellsieThey are cheap aftermarket items I found on eBay which luckily the Lexus emblem wasn't moulded but clipped into the background. It wasn't clear it did this but I took a punt and it conveniently unclipped for me to have the centre pained at the same time as the wheels and I pained the emblem. Im rather please with them to be honest.

@B1RMA Good should cheers.  I have seen the OEM spec nuts in black on eBay USA which works out about £35 shipped but will try Prestige. Looking forward to seeing your wheels

As an aside is anyone interested if I end up buying from the good old USA. there is a small

Thanks @Britprius @steve2006and @PRT68 for the info on the cover caps. They might just do.

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