Rays Lug Nuts- How to spot a fake
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Rays Lug Nuts- How to spot a fake
So I purchased a set of real red Rays Lug Nuts on eBay from seller Tune Shop (they are legit). After about a year they faded, so I looked into getting them reanodized and it was going to cost around $110 with the valve stems. After searching on eBay I found a set without the box, when I got them I thought they were real but after careful inspection they were not. A few months later I was still looking for a real set, I got a set that was supposed to be real but again after careful inspection they were not. They came in the same box as they were supposed to but the print card (with info) was not as colorful and detailed. Here are the results:
Real Rays Lug Nut Key
Fake Key 1
Fake Key 2
Real Rays Lug
Fake Lug 1
Fake Lug 2
Here is how you can tell they are real:
-there should be three markings on the locking lug nut:
From Left to right the numbers mean:
37=Middle Slotted Key (27=Left and 47=Right)
1.5=Thread Pitch
82=?
Fake 1
Fake 2
They should have X’s at the top which go down until a metal circle.
As you can see Fake 1 does not have a circle line to cut the X’s off and Fake 2 the X’s dont go all the way to the circle. Also as you can see on Fake 2 the edges are flat while the others are sharp.
I have not been able to use the Fake 1 key (which is middle slotted) on the real lug nuts (which are middle slotted). I cant find the real key to test on the fake lugs. The fake 2 set is left slotted.
FYI:
Rays Valve stems can be used on almost any 1 piece wheel. Lug Nuts Can be used on stock wheels that have ball seats with SSR adapters. These change the seat of the lug nut from acorn to ball.
http://www.kseriesparts.com/cr/SSR-WHEELWASHER.html
Here are pictures showing these on Type S wheels:
Real Rays Lug Nut Key
Fake Key 1
Fake Key 2
Real Rays Lug
Fake Lug 1
Fake Lug 2
Here is how you can tell they are real:
-there should be three markings on the locking lug nut:
From Left to right the numbers mean:
37=Middle Slotted Key (27=Left and 47=Right)
1.5=Thread Pitch
82=?
Fake 1
Fake 2
They should have X’s at the top which go down until a metal circle.
As you can see Fake 1 does not have a circle line to cut the X’s off and Fake 2 the X’s dont go all the way to the circle. Also as you can see on Fake 2 the edges are flat while the others are sharp.
I have not been able to use the Fake 1 key (which is middle slotted) on the real lug nuts (which are middle slotted). I cant find the real key to test on the fake lugs. The fake 2 set is left slotted.
FYI:
Rays Valve stems can be used on almost any 1 piece wheel. Lug Nuts Can be used on stock wheels that have ball seats with SSR adapters. These change the seat of the lug nut from acorn to ball.
http://www.kseriesparts.com/cr/SSR-WHEELWASHER.html
Here are pictures showing these on Type S wheels:
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Good to know! Thanks for sharing
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all the red ones, real and fake, I've seen fade pretty easily. black too, but its not as obvious since its black. using hand tools instead of impact tools definitely help prevent chips
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So I purchased a set of real red Rays Lug Nuts on eBay from seller Tune Shop (they are legit). After about a year they faded, so I looked into getting them reanodized and it was going to cost around $110 with the valve stems. After searching on eBay I found a set without the box, when I got them I thought they were real but after careful inspection they were not. A few months later I was still looking for a real set, I got a set that was supposed to be real but again after careful inspection they were not. They came in the same box as they were supposed to but the print card (with info) was not as colorful and detailed.
Couple lessons to be learned here: #1, ebay "JDM" parts are almost always fakes (hence the OP's 66% failure rate). #2, real or not, eventually anodized aluminum parts fade no matter what. Every set of red anodized lugs I've seen look more pink than red.
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great thread....
I am happy with my $35 gorilla lugs LOL
I am happy with my $35 gorilla lugs LOL
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Some good info here, but it begs the question....why didn't you just order another set from the "legit" vendor you got your first set from instead of getting burned not once, but twice from other random ebay vendors?
Couple lessons to be learned here: #1, ebay "JDM" parts are almost always fakes (hence the OP's 66% failure rate). #2, real or not, eventually anodized aluminum parts fade no matter what. Every set of red anodized lugs I've seen look more pink than red.
Couple lessons to be learned here: #1, ebay "JDM" parts are almost always fakes (hence the OP's 66% failure rate). #2, real or not, eventually anodized aluminum parts fade no matter what. Every set of red anodized lugs I've seen look more pink than red.
Black fades the least/slowest
then blue
then red (the fastest)
More on anodizing can be found here:
http://www.anodizing.org/Reference/r...ide.html#Type2
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