Taking off decorative lug nut caps

[@Mazlow23]

*watches video with a flat on the side of a highway with no needlenose pliers on hand* *proceeds to cry*

[@jumblyman]

Mine don't come off with needle nose pliers anyway. What a ridiculous system on these, can't believe it.

[@richat1691]

Doing that now 😂

[@roughryder5]

It's been 2 years since you left this comment. Are you still stuck on the road?

[@VIARailFan6448]

@@roughryder5 it's now been 3, hows life on the side of the road?

[@bane6419]

4 years later.... I think he lives in that car now

[@cynthiatcomer6860]

Fantastic! The only video I found that simply told how to do it. Thanks

[@ShooterQ]

Just wanted to add that this method won't work on chrome-capped lug bolts. The chrome bits are crimped to the bolt where they contact the wheel, making it impossible to pull apart. They have to be chiseled instead.

[@Annathroy]

Why? Just why would they do that???

[@ShooterQ]

@@Annathroy My grandfather and father both warned me about FCA but I didn't listen... Still love my car, but I paid for that mistake for sure.

[@SaxJockey]

​@@AnnathroyTo annoy you! Bet the road side recovery/pick up services hate these things.

[@scorpionwins6378]

Decorative lug nut caps? What a joke.. Any automotive manufacturer who uses these as part of factory installation should be shot. Seems very unnecessary.

[@frazerguest2864]

Mistah J : I agree. Why fucking bother ?

[@sunshynff]

Most of the cars on the road today have them, you probably don’t even realize it, DUH!!

[@ahwayzcool4630]

It's friggan STUPID. My gf got a flat at her job and when I used the car jack in her trunk to break loose the nut, the plastic cover stripped off. Now the actual lug thats still on the wheel I gotta go home and get my ratchet tool kit to remove the lugnut. 😡

[@bane6419]

Are they supposed to keep dirt out? Either way, I'm tossing them away.

[@davidmattice9560]

thanks for posting this! i was going crazy not being able to find the right lug nut socket/tools and come to find out, they're caps!

[@Ojeramup12]

getting these f1357! lug nut cover is difficult, if not impossible. Replace them ASAP before you are stuck somewhere at night at 10:45 pm for 2 1/4 hours before I could remove these nuts.

[@zetabaker]

You: Helpful. Thanks for the video. Ford: Not so helpful - trying to change a wheel in the rain with this silly plastic trim... Aaaargh!

[@dandesorbo246]

They don’t always come off so easy. Sometimes they are very stubborn buggers. But there is some truth to this. Occasionally with an impact they come off instead of the lug nut. Sure. But that’s after hitting an impact socket onto it with a hammer and then using an impact. Sometimes just getting a socket on is a whole ordeal. But yeah your best bet would be to replace them as soon as they start to become even a little difficult. Personally I hate the decorate cover nonsense because it causes unnecessary problems for very minor cosmetic changes.

[@Annathroy]

@@dandesorbo246 Truly an invention to behold

[@Annathroy]

These things are extremely bad design. Made my life a living hell tonight

[@RobHereAKATrev2323]

Sorry to hear that I completely agree with you and guess what they haven't changed them and it's 2024

[@Annathroy]

​@@RobHereAKATrev2323 I'll just sell this stupid car I got and buy an old Toyota or something without these things

[@Annathroy]

​@@RobHereAKATrev2323 I'm gonna go around my neighborhood and take these damn things off any car I see. I consider it public service

[@rjc3785]

thank you so much :) out of everything i found this was the least amount of labor and the least damaging. came right off :)

[@jules10001000]

Just watched your video mannn hold up this helped me alot I was going crazy trying to get them off until now I see how thanks 👍

[@Hedron-Design]

cant even budge mine because the lug cap goes under the domed part of the nut. My caps do not end at the flat area like these do.

[@tonyfffuuu]

Hit them with a flathead and hammer open it up in the front then start working it at an angle along the rim of the lug nut and the whole cover should start to turn keep at it until the whole thing spins off

[@siktattedboys407]

Thank you, I just tried it an it worked like a charm

[@hilltop54jungle48]

My dam lincoln MKZ has these. Agravating. They just keep spinning when trying to tighten the actual nut. 😔

[@RobHereAKATrev2323]

i believe the blue light is just there for show

[@ahuntwhite]

thank you! im about to try that now as my tire is flat n couldn't figure out what to do!

[@labonnie5729]

I just want to know if you can purchase regular lug nuts instead of the tin caps?

[@oscardelara6316]

You are a god dam life saver .....I don't know you But I love you (sigh) I have never heard of this and was at the point of taking it to a mechanic thinking I had stripped the treading ... thank you

[@Donari]

Are there any reasons why you would want to use these?? Are they just for show or does it keep like dirt getting in or something

[@Annathroy]

Only stops theft but whoever wants to steal your tires will come prepared anyway so they are completely useless

[@MMM-qn3km]

Thanks. Flat head screwdriver worked for me.

[@MrUnderwurlde]

Just back after getting an oil service at a Ford dealer. They tried to get me to pay over $100 for 12 new lug nuts because 'the caps are lose' .

[@seanglover9283]

Wow !!! $100 😳

[@icemonk12]

you can also get a 20 mm if there 19 and if run into Mopars that are originally 22 bt with the caps I've used 23

[@dandesorbo246]

There are sets that have the 1/2 mm too. 19.5 mm 21.5mm and 22.5 mm are the three main ones like this that you might find and or need. They are in some flip socket sets.

[@mattmgarza]

I thought I was the only one that called those "decorative," lol. Ford Fusions have these....some Dodges, etc. Terrible design.

[@jutzisr]

Tried to use needle nosed pliers. Didn't work. Got a better way. Hammer and narrow flat-head screw driver. Figure it out from there.

[@peredavi]

It is aluminum cover on top steel lug nut. Sometimes need to chisel lug nut off or a metric socket in .5 size bigger. Take them all off now so you aren’t on side of road doing it! Unbelievable crap Ford or Dodge doe it.

[@photobeast]

I had the same problem. I've got a 2013 Ford Escape and went to Walmart to get new tires that I ordered. The guy came back and told me that my love. Swor stripped and they were over tightened them and blah blah blah. So when I got my inspection two days later at my buddy's garage he said dude it's lug nut caps. That's funny that professional Tire Changers and installers don't even know what the fuck a lug nut cap is. It makes me nervous about going to Walmart for anyting now. Plus Walmart West me to check out my own stuff and then after I do it they want to check my receipt like I'm some sort of mandatory. If you don't trust me then don't let me check out my stuff

[@dennisstout4541]

I tried needle nose vice grips and still couldnt get them off

[@SBNewMe]

They dont' on most fords. Need to be cut off or crushed on to remove the nut and then cut off.

[@bronson7279]

You will scratch your alloy wheels with the steel pincer. There are special plastic tools available on the internet for very small money. Use these, instead.

[@nerytrujillo8037]

Very helpful thanks

[@alexmarvel18]

Shit is not working, been trying for 15mins

[@yomtony6710]

Thank you 👌

[@icemonk12]

I hate these caps -___- bt my tool truck guy is getting me a set of sockects made just for these. the 19 lugnut are 19.5 and 21 are 21.5

[@robertburns3097]

Dont know why they put this crap on cars stop you taking the wheel off.

[@dantedion5799]

Thanks!

[@ptwlt]

So ford puts a tire iron that fits the lug nut and no way to remove the caps on roadside... Fucking useless cost me a tow

[@mrbadger9920]

Most cars here they don't even include the wheel brace, let alone a jack or spare wheel. Just a pot of ineffective sealant that fucks the tyre up beyond repair

[@SaxJockey]

​​@@mrbadger9920My car only has the spray can repair kit. Fortunately, never had to use it yet, but expect it will ruin a tyre that may potentially be repairable. Also, all that gunk may be difficult for the garage workshop to remove from the metal wheel, increasing the cost of the fitting a new tyre 🙄. Also, the can in my car says do not use in wheels that have a tyre pressure warning system. Presumably because the gunk could wreck the pressure sensor. My car has a tyre pressure warning system 🤬.

[@vimalrvenugopal]

Thanks man

[@jeffreyprice773]

Use pointed nose mole grips.

[@johnb6875]

Plot twist.... Don't buy shitty cars with plastic caps.

[@noelbaudy5371]

stop talking and get to the point