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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 05:14 PM
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Big wheel problem

So I bought a set of LUXE wheels and installed them on my cae and they vibrated a bit but thought that they they just needed to be balanced and to my surprise my wheel almost falls of last night. I was coming home from dinner and the vibration gets pretty bad so I pull over and a lug has snapped and three others were loose. So I emailed the OG seller and he said the wheels came with proper lugs that the 2nd seller did not send with them. So where can I pick up conical lug bolts that will be safe for my car , and before anyone says it I was pretty stupid to not look into it more before I put the wheels on the car its completely my fault and I was just excited to get them on
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 06:00 PM
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Originally Posted by RenntechE55
So I bought a set of LUXE wheels and installed them on my cae and they vibrated a bit but thought that they they just needed to be balanced and to my surprise my wheel almost falls of last night. I was coming home from dinner and the vibration gets pretty bad so I pull over and a lug has snapped and three others were loose. So I emailed the OG seller and he said the wheels came with proper lugs that the 2nd seller did not send with them. So where can I pick up conical lug bolts that will be safe for my car , and before anyone says it I was pretty stupid to not look into it more before I put the wheels on the car its completely my fault and I was just excited to get them on
Humm..lug nuts snap and loosen huh? did you **** someone off??
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 08:56 PM
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Humm..lug nuts snap and loosen huh? did you **** someone off??
I hope I didnt.
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Old Jan 27, 2010 | 09:05 PM
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http://www.ezaccessory.com/Lug_Bolts_s/20.htm

Or are you looking locally? If locally I would call one of the tuner shops like Vivid
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Or are you looking locally? If locally I would call one of the tuner shops like Vivid
nope that should do ,thanks
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