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Old 03-02-2010, 05:03 AM   #10
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Chrome covers or caps are putting perfume on the pig and serve no useful purpose. I would strongly advise not using them since your lugs will be happily corroding and rusting underneath them while they shine.

Stainless would not be my first choice with Aluminum wheels because the galvanic numbers for stainless and aluminum are further apart than mild steel and aluminum and you will get galvanic action between them, the SS will turn the aluminum into powder.

The answer is to take your old lugs and have them chrome plated. It will solve the problem not just cover it up. Good paint is also a cheap solution for those on a budget.
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