Date:         Thu, 14 Aug 2003 22:49:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Richard Barker <gezuvor@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Richard Barker <gezuvor@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Lug Nuts
Comments: To: Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@TSSGI.COM>
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Have you looked at the aftermarket (ie: H&R) lugnuts? They are often a
bit oversized and come in a variety of head styles & thread pitch...

Richard Barker
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Jeffrey Schwaia
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 6:21 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: [VANAGON] Lug Nuts


Anybody know where I can find 14mm conical lug nuts that have a wider
base than the std. VW alloy lug nuts?

I'm mounting some Merkur wheels on one of my vans and I don't like the
minimal contact area that I get when using the VW lug nuts.  The lug
opening on Merkur rims is 20mm and the VW lug nut is only 25mm across.
This give only 2.5mm of contact area around the edge of the lug.  I'm
looking for something more like the Merkur lug nuts which I thing was
about 30mm across. Unfortunately, the Merkur lug nuts are 12mm.

Any help is appreciated.

Cheers,

Jeff