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use a gorilla 13/16 socket and you will have zero issues. Once you mar them, you might as well go out and buy new ones because they will look horrible after the fact.
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Not sure where the $100+ comment came from. CJPP has them for $60 and free shipping.
https://www.cjponyparts.com/gorilla-lug-nut-kit-factory-style-bulge-chrome-2015-2020/p/WHLLN29/

For the OP's original question - my opinion is to go ahead and change them before you have an issue. Granted, I tend to take my wheels on/off a lot, but I started seeing deformation fairly early. This does not echo the experience I had with the OEM lugs on my Focus ST which have been fine. I suspect the much higher torque doesn't help. I do not use power tools - hand tools only.

21mm and 13/16 are very close. At least for my particular socket set, the 13/16 fits a little better than the 21mm but both are looser fit than I would like. Either would do in a pinch. YMMV, sockets tend to have a lot of variance among manufacturers for some strange reason.

I know we're expecting to find all metric fasteners on a late-model car but I'm pretty sure this one is SAE on the lug nuts. Not sure where the guy above got 4mm difference between 13/16 and 21mm. It's 0.36mm. If you have nicer sockets with the reliefs cut in the corners it's close enough.

EDIT to add: I wouldn't use a 12pt socket on a lugnut, regardless of how many pieces it's made out of.
Good catch, yes it's .36mm difference between 13/16 and 21mm. Had a brain fart with the decimal point after rounding up. And only use a 6-point socket since the lug nuts are 6-point, just makes sense.
 

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Exchanged the stock chrome lugs for FP black lug nuts. In my opinion they look much nicer than the chrome lug nuts, especially if you have back wheels. A good quality torque wrench, and 21mm thin-walled non-marring socket is all you should need. Hope the before and after pics help those who are thinking about replacing.
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And only use a 6-point socket since the lug nuts are 6-point, just makes sense.
Like many of us, Iā€™ve turned wrenches my whole life, both as a profession and at home. And my best friend works for Mercedes Benz; has since high school. He would tell you thereā€™s no reason what-so-ever to even own 12 point sockets unless itā€™s for a 12 point nut! And thatā€™s not just for lug nuts, but for anything.
 
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Anyone got the part number for the black FP lugs for GT350?
 
 




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