Who sells the wheel bolt socket (19 mm) that has an insulator to protect the wheels from nicks and scratches? I remember seeing it somewhere but after a search can't find it. Was it Suncoast, Booth Design or someone else? Thx.
Booth Designs is the place.
Boothe has a nice one at a resonable price. The liner may come out after extended use. Just put some contact cement on it & stick it back in the socket.
I got a set of these to protect the wheel.
NEW 3 pcs RIM PROTECTIVE WHEEL SOCKET SET: eBay Motors (item 270582124660 end time Jun-19-10 20:20:31 PDT)
I'm actually more concerned with not scratching the wheel than protecting the wheel bolt so this like the way to go. The OEM bolts that I have are not that fancy. Thanks.
Just make sure the new socket fits in the hole. Unfortunately, for mine, it won't fit. As an alternative, someone recommended wrapping the lug with a plastic grocery bag. As for the wheel, you shouldn't need anything to protect it as nothing makes contact with the wheel itself. OEM wheels and lugs shouldn't be a problem for the new socket.
-Moto
Rumble,
It looks like I’m still the only one reading your post. I got the ebay set after a tire shop fractured the clear powder coat around and in the lug holes using an air gun resulting in corrosion at the brushed aluminum finish. The wheel shop recommended them so they are repairing the wheels to original specs. If the 19mm doesn’t fit what ever wheel you have, just return the set. If they don’t take it back, I’ll buy it from you.
Tom
I have the base Cayman S wheel so I think it should fit as it looks like there is plenty of room around the bolt. Thanks for your offer Tom.
I wrap my sockets with a few layers of duct tape. Cheap and works fine.
I probably should as they would make a nice improvement to the look of the wheel. I need a wheel hanger anyway. Do you know if the Cayman takes the 30 mm, 38 mm or 46 mm?
For the OEM Cayman S wheel, you need 30mm length bolts.
EDIT: Forgot to add - if you have spacers installed, you will need longer bolts.
