yeah, wish I'd seen it an hour sooner. at least the ones i ordered will be shiny and new as some small compensation for the otherwise wasted money.

ty keith. I went ahead and ordered the ones I linked previously. crossing my fingers they fit.

Heh, r.e. the aftermarket wheels, I like the factory 17s, and money is a bit of an issue at present, so I guess I'll stick with what I got.

These look like the right ones, I think: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...90324Can anyone confirm?Thank you!B.

Well, crud, the set of lugnuts I ordered from LA Wheel and Tire were the wrong kind. Tapered instead of flat at the contact point.Looks like it's back to the drawing board.

Thanks for the responses, yall. And thanks for the welcome.I couldn't find an exact match I was sure of at Ebay, but I did call up LA Tire and Wheel, which had a good Ebay reputation and a lot of listings.They are hooking me up with a set, shipped for $80.45.And, I checked with another tire shop who...

Hello,New member here, this looks like a great forum. I recently bought a 2003 Vibe GT that has the factory 17" aluminum wheels. Unfortunately most of the lug nuts are terribly rounded to the extent that I cannot get them off.The local dealer can order them for me, but at $8 per nut I am lookin...