Lug nut replacement help

TeeEyeVany

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MissE said:
Pretty sure I would have gone ape $hit over that one... I'm a little over-protective, lol.

Lugs look good though!
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Oh I was pissed!! $1800 worth of damage (luckily insurance is covering it so I only have to pay my comprehensive deductible) I'm super protective over my car too haha

Thanks :)
 
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TeeEyeVany said:
Oh I was pissed!! $1800 worth of damage (luckily insurance is covering it so I only have to pay my comprehensive deductible) I'm super protective over my car too haha
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When I take my friends children out to do activities and stuff I go over and borrow my mom's car for the day, lol. I work with kids all day and know how dirty they are... no way I'm putting them in the car!

Glad it's getting fixed though.
 
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MissE said:
Not sure what you paid, but anything under $100 likely won't have any taxes/duties. This is based on a whole lot of online clothing shopping I do from the US, lol. I learned to split up my purchases to come just under the duty amount. If they ship via USPS then you will just pay regular duty (the $14 tax/$100 spent that Webby mentioned), but if they ship with Fedex, UPS, etc then you will likely get dinged with brokerage fees too, which are often a minimum of $25 on top of the taxes/duties charged. I try and go with USPS whenever possible just because of that, it pisses me off to pay an extra $25+ for no real reason other than they used a courier instead of regular post.
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Interesting (retired FedEx), I wasn't aware of that.
 
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Monk said:
Interesting (retired FedEx), I wasn't aware of that.
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Well based on my experiences anyways. I literally have made hundreds of online purchases that have come from the US to Canada (according to my eBay and Paypal accounts, 503 purchases in the past 7 years) and I've had to pay brokerage every time it comes via a courier service but never once have had to pay brokerage when a shipment has come via USPS.
 
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MissE said:
Well based on my experiences anyways. I literally have made hundreds of online purchases that have come from the US to Canada (according to my eBay and Paypal accounts, 503 purchases in the past 7 years) and I've had to pay brokerage every time it comes via a courier service but never once have had to pay brokerage when a shipment has come via USPS.
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I'm not questioning what you said, it's really not part of what I kept track of on the job, just didn't know about the added charges.
 
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These might be stupid questions but i wanted to make sure of everything before i go spending money on things that wont fit/work.

First, these lug nuts will fit our wheels, right?
http://www.amazon.com/Gorilla-Automotive-21133BL-Diameter-Thread/dp/B001O0GJK0
Second, these are the conversion washers i need, correct?
http://www.kseriesparts.com/cr/SSR-WHEELWASHER.html
Finally, will these fit our valve stems?
http://www.amazon.com/Anodized-Aluminum-Alloy-Valve-Blue/dp/B003FNS7O0/ref=pd_bxgy_auto_text_y
 
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323 said:
These might be stupid questions but i wanted to make sure of everything before i go spending money on things that wont fit/work.

First, these lug nuts will fit our wheels, right?
http://www.amazon.com/Gorilla-Automotive-21133BL-Diameter-Thread/dp/B001O0GJK0
Second, these are the conversion washers i need, correct?
http://www.kseriesparts.com/cr/SSR-WHEELWASHER.html
Finally, will these fit our valve stems?
http://www.amazon.com/Anodized-Aluminum-Alloy-Valve-Blue/dp/B003FNS7O0/ref=pd_bxgy_auto_text_y
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They will all fit! That's what my setup pretty much is, except that I'm using Work valve stems.
 
TeeEyeVany

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323 said:
ok one more question, these are the same adapter washers, right? they're a lot cheaper here, which makes me question it. but it seems to be the same thing.
http://www.pacificcustoms.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=PC&Product_Code=whl005
thanks guys
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They look to be the same from what I can see...the purpose is to change the angle on the aftermarket lugs so they will sit properly on our stock wheels which have a different seat style....Maybe Dar-Dar can chime in here though to make sure
 
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TeeEyeVany said:
They look to be the same from what I can see...the purpose is to change the angle on the aftermarket lugs so they will sit properly on our stock wheels which have a different seat style....Maybe Dar-Dar can chime in here though to make sure
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Dar-Dar said:
Wow, they seem to be the same exact thing. I paid too much for mine. Lol.
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Thanks for your help guys, i figured they would be the same thing but for that price difference i thought something must be wrong lol
 
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