Rusty Gorilla Nuts

[Nookie]

Is anyone else suffering from rusty Gorilla nuts?

Purchased them from Steeda back in March this year and fitted them in April when I did my coilovers/sway bars/CB005 etc., and while I never expected a lifetime guarantee, I didn't expect them to do this after only having been on the car for 6 months. About half of them are rusting as bad as the one in the pic, and the rest are just starting to go.

Car is mostly stored in a dry underground car park and when washed (average once every 2 weeks) I always dry off the wheel nuts/pockets with an air line.

Bit surprised for them to be rusting to this extent... just looks shite when you've cleaned the wheels up all nice and the nuts are covered in rusty brown spots!

The splines over which the hex nut fits for removal/installation are also rusting noticeably, and other than the initial installation, the wheels have only been removed/refitted once when I made some adjustments to the coilovers.

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[SteveS]

I've had my nuts for the last 18 months (no giggling at the back) and not noticed any significant corrosion, and I do remove the wheels monthly to check the spacers. Mine don't look like yours however. I only have 4 lock nuts and the rest are as stock but black.
I'll be taking a closer look tomorrow however...

 

[slowhand99]

Are you close to the sea (you can’t be far!). Maybe salt in the wind with the recent storms.

 

[Manders Mustang]

Mine are fine i've had them on over a year now. they do however "fade" if some twat rattle guns them.... *Cough Seltatyre*

 

[SteveS]

I live barely further than a good 3 iron from the sea.

 

[Nookie]

I'm 1/2 to 3/4 mile from the sea, but in a built-up area that's pretty well protected from the sea air/ breezes (the prevailing winds here are more towards the coast rather than towards the land where I am). Certainly never had issues with anything else ever rusting abnormally in the area!

 

[Brian V]

Nice looking wheels . Where did ya get them ?

Those nuts do look like shyte . Steeda huh ...

 

[Nookie]

Wheels are Judd T204's (www.juddwheels.com) and UK supplied, which is one of the reasons I bought them. Very similar in appearance to Project 6GR's but about half the price (after you account for lousy exchange rate, shipping, taxes and duties payable on getting a set of 6GR's to the UK). The other benefit is that if I ever f**k one on a kerb it's easy to get a replacement.

Not so much a Steeda issue with the nuts as they're just the UK supplier, more so Gorilla who are the manufacturer. Everything else I've purchased from Robbie at [MENTION=22385]Steeda UK[/MENTION] has been absolute top quality (sway bars, billet mounts, jack rails, hood struts and more).

That's why I'm a little surprised they've rusted so quickly and don't seem to be of the quality I would have expected, and I wondered if anyone else had experienced the same problem... or maybe I've just got a duff set!

 

[RSPEC-015]

^^^ Might just be a duff set. I ordered a similar Gorilla set from Amazon and when they came had surface rust and spots all over them. Load of junk.

I bought a set of Gorilla nuts from CJ Pony Parts and they were fine - no deterioration yet.

 

[Enoch]

I got mine from CJ. They're the black ones.

I've lost count of how many times my wheels have been off and on (brake saga):lol::lol:. Lug nuts still look like new:clap2:

 

[Ritchie]

Yep, mine are going the same way. Been on 6 months, I live by the sea.
Not too happy about it, also bought from Steeda. Are there any alternatives?

 

[Cati]

Yep, mine are going the same way. Been on 6 months, I live by the sea.
Not too happy about it, also bought from Steeda. Are there any alternatives?

They all do it eventually. American and Chinese chromeciscjot whstcisxused to be

 

[Guy@NemesisUK]

Gorilla have an awesome anti-theft locking wheel nut but like you Nookie I too have started to see the same issues with their black wheel nuts.

TBF out of the box I wasn't too impressed for their value as they were all bagged together to knock and chip each other and the coating looks to be a rather dull anodized black.

We have recently bought into stock the coyote 6 spline black wheel nuts that look to have a better black powder coat finish looking much nicer and more protective. The price on them compared to Gorilla is also very good too.

https://nemesisuk.com/collections/m...it-black-6-spline-truck-2-5-lug-kit-631548blk

From the image below although not the clearest you can see the state of the finish on the Gorilla to the left and the Coyote to the right. They also come individually bagged to avoid any chipping of the nuts clashing together when in transit.

 

[Manders Mustang]

they do look more glossy than the gorillas on the left.

 

[Ritchie]

They look a lot longer though, will they not poke out like an Alaskans hookers nips?
I would like to see some installed before I buy.

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