Stock mag lug nuts...why so expensive and rare?

[Daveed]

The 1990 Talon TSI that I have came with acorn style lug nuts holding on the stock aluminum wheels that require the mag style lug nuts I don't quite understand why these lug nuts are so rare and so expensive. The parts stores want $4 each for themWTF Ebay has 24 for $40 so thats probably where I'll get them. Weird thing is they I went through this a year ago with toyota 4runner and the lug nuts for both the talon and the 4runner are the identical onesWTF Oh, and a few years ago I had to deal with this exact thing on a toyota pickup with old school slot mags. Same stinking lug nuts!

Anyways, heres the lug nut that fits the stock wheels I have. Its got a short shank length of .450" (.550 if the washer was removed which is actually not possible without cutting it off). Overall length is 1.460"
It has a really thick shank measurement of .725". And of course it is 12mmx1.5 in the threads.


PS I picked a few up at the wrecking yard for $1 each but they are pretty rusty so I'll probably get a whole new set.

edit: got the local parts plus store down to 2.89 each

 

[ilikespeeding]

Junkyard FTW.

 

[wolf20043]

I wouldnt call them rare. I have about 100 or so in My garage.
Mike

 

[ilikespeeding]

All of my extra are decapped.

 

[nefarious]

I have quite a few extras as well. If you don't want to hassle with the local parts store or ebay, go to the local pick-n-pull. You can probably load up with as many as you could want for $5.

 

[TSiAWD666]

Man if I had $4 for each one of those things I chucked in the trash...

 

[Daveed]

Went to the wrecking yard today. None of the several eclipses, talons, lasers that they had used these lugnuts. They all used acorn style ones BUT, they had a '92 4runner that had all the lugnuts I needed and they are identical in size to the ones the talon uses 50 cents each!

 

[bkvail]

I have stock steel rims on our Talon right now - and I just bought a used set of 'stock' alloy wheels/tires from an Eclipse (same approx year). LesSchwab didn't have the lug nuts and they said they are a ''dealer item'' and are like $5 each. I don't even know what the style is that I'm looking for - can someone point me to the right direction? I know I don't want open ended one's, and I'm getting really lost on ebay right now! I went to the links suggested and they look like they are all open ended?

PS: there is only one eclipse at a wrecking yard local and it has no wheels on it, so no lugs.......

PPS: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MUTE...r_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item4148ad607c is this what I'm looking for? I'm thinking not since it says it's not for stock.....