Black Chrome Rusted Lug Nuts

[fusseli]

I have done some research on the Black Chrome Lug Nuts. And it seems like the chrome plated versions are hard chromed and the Black plated versions are not. Thus, if you use an impact wrench, the chatter burns thru the soft Black chrome plate and the lug nuts rust. I have always used an impact and choose not to go back to a manual wrench just to baby the inferior Black chrome plating as seen here: Tech Editor Reviews Ryobi P263VN 18 Volt 3/8ths Impact - YouTube
So what I decided to do is something I will do every 7000 miles after my tire rotation:

We used these at work and the oil based paint will hold up at least as good as the soft Black chrome plating.

Lipstick on a pig. Hope you don't get a flat and then have to get a tow because your lugnut wrench won't fit over the rusted junk.

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[TechEditor]

Lipstick on a pig. Hope you don't get a flat and then have to get a tow because your lugnut wrench won't fit over the rusted junk.

Apparently you didn't notice the rust is only surface rust and the oil based paint is just cosmetic. I can't see spending a lot of money on various brands of Black Lug Nuts hoping to find a set that was actually plated correctly with industrial hard chrome.

 

[Cmar]

Lipstick on a pig. Hope you don't get a flat and then have to get a tow because your lugnut wrench won't fit over the rusted junk.

Nah, that's honestly far more likely to happen with the factory foil covered ones. When I changed mine I had to actually hammer an impact socket onto a couple of them to get them off. The shop that last did my tyres warned me, and said that they would have changed over mine for me at the time if they could have, but currently had no stock left - that tells you something.

 

[Brianj67]

So do good quality ones exist?

 

[Cmar]

So do good quality ones exist?

Yes they do just not from Ford. People used solid chromed steel nuts for decades, can't see the need to change.

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