New Replacement Lug Nuts In Black + DIY Painted Center Caps

[r1cw3b]

Center Cap: (Anything smaller than 75mm inner diameter is going to wobble.)
ProCaps 83MM 3.25 Inch Wheel... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09MJ8WPSV?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Paint:
https://a.co/d/aH56tI4
Clear coat:
https://a.co/d/bJx3eqU

Enjoy!

Are saying the Amazon link for the caps will work on a Cybertruck?

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[WoKKiE]

Are saying the Amazon link for the caps will work on a Cybertruck?

Yes. It fits as seen in picture. Snug and no wobble…?

 

[r1cw3b]

Thank you

 

[HaulingAss]

I bought black lug nuts but returning them. The 60 degree face is too short resulting in too little contact. I checked with my local Tesla service center to make sure I wasn't being paranoid and they agreed. They also said any damage would not be warrantable.

I bought bonoss and also McGard. Both have the same problem.

Here is my solution instead.

Steve, smart man! And looks good too.

It's absolutely critical that the bevel of the lug (bolt or nut) matches the bevel of the wheel. Otherwise the wear will be excessive (and even before that problem develops you will not achieve the correct torque with improper bevels). Of course, wheels are critical to a vehicle's safety.

Tesla specs really nice wheel lugs and nuts, from a metallurgical perspective. They are just no-nonsense steel with some kind of zinc protection, I'm not sure the of the exact process by which the zinc is applied but I can tell from the appearance it is the same quality as the lugs and nuts on our Model 3s. They might not be all that expensive, but I can tell they cost more than the run-of-the-mill stuff used by so many manufacturers.

The reason I know they are good is because, over the last 6 years I've done seasonal tire/wheel changes (like I've done with our previous vehicles from other makers) and only the Tesla lugs and nuts still look like new after all the chloride deicers and constant wet I drive through in the winter. Most of our other cars didn't fare as well in that department, they weren't as durable and they rusted. The metal seemed softer too, so the threads and bevel seats would wear after repeated torquing. The Tesla lugs and nuts seem to have better tolerances, spin on by hand easier and with less play, and just last and last. I have more confidence that the factory torque spec still applied the correct amount of stretch to the wheel lugs.

I just realized I assumed you painted the OEM lug nuts? That looks good now, but I don't think it will hold up over time to impact wrenches.

 

[Technigogo]

I just realized I assumed you painted the OEM lug nuts? That looks good now, but I don't think it will hold up over time to impact wrenches.

I did not paint them. Those are 3D printers caps. They look cool, huh?

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