This is going to sound silly -- but it's not, trust me. :smile:

I'm changing over to the 15" 7-holes tomorrow, I got them from Ebay. They didn't come with lug nuts.

The lug nuts on the 16" runflats I currently have on the car have no "top" or "cap" -- they are open ended, so you can see the stud. I was wondering if any of you who have the 15" 7-holes straight from the factory, are you lug nuts "topped off" meaning, do they have a rounded cap on the top, or do they show through to the studs?

I know it's purely an esthetic issue, but a lot about the MINI is esthetics... Just wondering if I should go out and buy 16 new lug nuts for tomorrows change-over...and where the heck would I buy them (not the dealer)...Pep Boys? Are they 17mm?

You people rock.

Rock On,

-Joe

 

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>>This is going to sound silly -- but it's not, trust me. :smile:

Regardless, we started with the 17" bricks, which came with "topped-off" lugs. Switching to the 15" Holeys, we used the same, nice & normal lugs.

PS. You'll love the Holey-ride, Joe! The hubbie even thinks they're the best lookin' MINI wheels. Not sure about that, but fuel efficiency is there, along with the newly-released power! Hubbie says SugarBelly's DSC cuts in sooner because of the torque (sp?), but that's for him to talk about.

:smile:
lucy

 

Thanks for the enthusiastic response, SugarBelly! Can't wait for better fuel economy and (maybe) better handling.... right now I'm averaging about 30.5 miles per gallon (cruisin' @ 70)...I'll report what I get with the 15" since I'm doing an 80-mile trip this weekend, all highway, all around 70 MPH.

Torque....it's a guy thing I guess! whenever I talk about cars my girlfriend chimes in "Say it, say it...torque!" because she's right...can't have a conversation about cars without the word torque. :smile:

Rock On,

-Joe