Lug Nut Color. Which one?

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 1:29 am

OK, so after talking with OB yesterday, I'm going to get the wheels powdercoated a flat, almost satin black. Now here's where I'm stuck. What color lug nuts do I get? Chrome? Black? Black Chrome? Blue?

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:29 am

think with a blue car blue lugs might looks kinda cool

Post by **racer12306** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:46 am

black

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 10:21 am

black chrome.

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 1:38 pm

neither. you need an off color for lug nuts in my opinion.

Post by **racer12306** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 1:40 pm

I think off color lugnuts look goofy as hell.

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 1:44 pm

your goofy as hell.

Post by **occasional demons** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 2:07 pm

Geez Frank, being communist, I figured you would've went with red!

I guess it comes down to personal taste: Do you like your nuts to be balls out in your face, or kept hidden away, quietly doing their clamping duties.

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 2:10 pm

occasional demons wrote:Geez Frank, being communist, I figured you would've went with red!

I guess it comes down to personal taste: Do you like your nuts to be balls out in your face, or kept hidden away, quietly doing their clamping duties.

i dont tihnk anybody likes their nuts in their face

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 2:22 pm

people may be able to visualize different types if you posted a picture of your car in this thread.

neonpla · Post by **neonpla** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 2:33 pm

black.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 2:51 pm

Pics of the car can be found here: viewtopic.php?p=618531#618531

The only thing is with the blue ones I found, they are regular blue, not a dark blue like my car. They would probably be better on an E-Blue Neon.

The other thing is that since I am going with a flat/satin black wheel, I probably shouldn't go with a chrome/shiny lug nut set? ( I was tired when I started this thread. Makes more sense now that I am actually awake.)

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 2:57 pm

your right, the shiny lugs would look confusing, since you have a flat black wheel with shiny lugnuts.

are you stuck for sure about blue/black?

red or gold might not be too bad.

Perfctsouljah · Post by **Perfctsouljah** » Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:42 pm

racer12306 wrote:black

+1 FTW

IMO Keep the color contrast simple. Simple can be very classy. It takes a lot of work to make multiple colors work well.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 2:51 am

Thought about gold, but I'm not too big a fan of that. Thought about red too since I already have red bushings, but not sure that'd be too nice looking with black and blue. Beginning to thing black might just be best.

Perfctsouljah · Post by **Perfctsouljah** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:09 am

darthroush wrote:Thought about gold, but I'm not too big a fan of that. Thought about red too since I already have red bushings, but not sure that'd be too nice looking with black and blue. Beginning to thing black might just be best.

IMO Black is good. But it is your car after all, and if different color makes you happy then go for it!

I have a really hard time reading your posts, because every time I try to read them my eyes wander over to your avatar...I just cant look away... it's so funny but I cringe every time.

Donkeypuncher · Post by **Donkeypuncher** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:28 am

With steelies I like the chrome or regular metal lugs, it adds a little spunk to those bland wheels. Napa has police style hubcaps that look sweet when you have chrome/metal lugs.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:18 pm

The thing is, the steelies are going to be going soon. Need lugnuts for the new wheels because the XXXXXXXL ones on there now won't fit...I think. Even if they would, they still need to go because the two front ones lost the covers so now they are basically two nuts amongst 8 regular ones on the front.

dank(r/t) · Post by **dank(r/t)** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 3:24 pm

they kinda match.

$540

Ntyvirus1 · Post by **Ntyvirus1** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 4:18 pm

damn, and people say the blox lugs are expensive.

OB · Post by OB » Sun Sep 20, 2009 5:42 pm

I'd go black for sure.

Post by **racer12306** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:57 pm

Those lugs look like they were work hardened.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:31 pm

Only $540 says you? The blue does sorta match; might be worth it....if I had money to blow

Post by **racer12306** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:34 pm

Anyone that spends $540 on a set of lug nuts is retarded.

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 7:39 pm

you could make those yourself with a torch

Mopar_Korean · Post by **Mopar_Korean** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:35 pm

You cant make titanium with a torch.

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:50 pm

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:18 pm

You could get decent wheels that your stock lugs would fit on for $540.

That being said....black.

dank(r/t) · Post by **dank(r/t)** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 12:42 am

Ntyvirus1 wrote:damn, and people say the blox lugs are expensive.

it seems like more than a few people on here think the dollar menu is too expensive.