Jeffylou87
03-16-2010, 04:27 PM
Ok, so as some of you know I'm a little weird when it comes to the small things I do to my car. I found a set of these:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i59/jeffylou87/f4ca3295.jpg
If you guessed that those are police interceptor center caps, you're right. They have the right lug pattern, and they look pretty dope on my steelies.
The problem is that you need collared lugs like these to secure the caps:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i59/jeffylou87/7ad2aa82.jpg
The only thread size that they come in are 1/2" with a 3/4 head. See a problem here? The stock lugs on an 8G are M12x1.5. Completely different thread.
I have the new lugs (collared 1/2"). What can I do? Can I get them re-threaded? Is it safe? Where can I take it for that? Also, I have searched to see if they make an M12x1.5 collared nut, they don't.
I'll take some installed pics in a little bit and post em up.. They look really good, especially with my police lights flashing.. What sucks is that they won't stay on without the collared lug nuts. So I put them on just to take some pics.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i59/jeffylou87/948d214d.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i59/jeffylou87/f4ca3295.jpg
If you guessed that those are police interceptor center caps, you're right. They have the right lug pattern, and they look pretty dope on my steelies.
The problem is that you need collared lugs like these to secure the caps:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i59/jeffylou87/7ad2aa82.jpg
The only thread size that they come in are 1/2" with a 3/4 head. See a problem here? The stock lugs on an 8G are M12x1.5. Completely different thread.
I have the new lugs (collared 1/2"). What can I do? Can I get them re-threaded? Is it safe? Where can I take it for that? Also, I have searched to see if they make an M12x1.5 collared nut, they don't.
I'll take some installed pics in a little bit and post em up.. They look really good, especially with my police lights flashing.. What sucks is that they won't stay on without the collared lug nuts. So I put them on just to take some pics.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i59/jeffylou87/948d214d.jpg