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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 10:36 PM
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y not ask the seller to put them on his car and take a ride w/ him? tell him ull put them on and pull them off, u just want to make sure they are straight, or just look at them pretty good...
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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 04:39 AM
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Originally Posted by jlude90
if they don't require special lugs then your OEM wheel lock will work well, and get the others in something similar to these


tuner lugs

gorilla's all you have to do is pound a 17mm socket on there to get them off
Those look like a pretty good option, are those the kind that take the giant allen key looking adapters?
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 10:43 PM
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yeah, pretty cheap insurance IMO

but that, along with a good OEM lock, if Nissan uses the McGuards, i don't know
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 10:54 PM
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I don't remember the brand you said, but I doubt oem lugs will work.
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 11:08 PM
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Volks, as is evidenced by the first post, i'm pretty sure they don't require special lugs
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Old Dec 21, 2007 | 11:44 PM
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All I remember from all my past cars with aftermarket wheels, is that they needed different lugnuts from stock
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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 07:47 AM
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^they are stock 350z rims, im pretty sure that the same lugs w/ work
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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 07:49 AM
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Im going to look at a set of used Ray's Engineering G-Games 77W 2 piece wheels this monday
umm...
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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by jlude90
umm...
Yeah?
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Old Dec 22, 2007 | 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by jlude90
umm...
they come on 350's
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