Wheel Nuts

[2015Leon]

Assume originally the wheel nuts would of been matched the wheel colour?



Instead of getting them repainted could I use these?

https://amzn.eu/d/gPXoVcI

 

[SRGTD]

I don’t think I’ve ever had wheel bolts that have matched the wheel colour - they’ve always been a silvery grey (anodised?) finish and hidden under the wheel bolt covers. If you do get them painted, there’s a risk the painted surface will get damaged if / when you need new tyres and the tyre fitter gets to work on them with an air gun to remove / refit your wheels!

A set of plastic covers like those in your picture would be the answer IMHO; cheap to buy and replace if necessary. The bolt covers in your picture are suffering from the effects of a harsh car washing product or dedicated (acids based?) wheel cleaning product which is why they have that grey mottled effect rather than a black finish. Make sure only ph neutral shampoos and dedicated wheel cleaning products are used on your alloys if you want maintain their factory finish especially on diamond cut alloys; if you don’t, you could be facing the cost of an expensive wheel refurbishment.

 

[2015Leon]

I don’t think I’ve ever had wheel bolts that have matched the wheel colour - they’ve always been a silvery grey (anodised?) finish and hidden under the wheel bolt covers. If you do get them painted, there’s a risk the painted surface will get damaged if / when you need new tyres and the tyre fitter gets to work on them with an air gun to remove / refit your wheels!

A set of plastic covers like those in your picture would be the answer IMHO; cheap to buy and replace if necessary. The bolt covers in your picture are suffering from the effects of a harsh car washing product or dedicated (acids based?) wheel cleaning product which is why they have that grey mottled effect rather than a black finish. Make sure only ph neutral shampoos and dedicated wheel cleaning products are used on your alloys if you want maintain their factory finish especially on diamond cut alloys; if you don’t, you could be facing the cost of an expensive wheel refurbishment.

Thanks, is there any way of restoring the existing covers and how do I remove them?

Any recommendations regarding products to use on the wheels?

 

[SRGTD]

I’ve never tried restoring those plastic covers; they’re dirt cheap though so probably easier to replace. Replacement also avoids the need to buy - and cost of buying - any products to restore them, and then finding they don’t work as claimed by the manufacturer.

There are loads of sets of those plastic covers on sites such as eBay - do a search on ‘plastic wheel bolt covers’ or a similar search. Just make sure you get the correct size for your wheel bolts. When you buy a set, they should come with a removal tool included; you ought to have a bolt cover removal tool as part of the spare wheel kit / tyre inflation kit in your car. This is what it looks like;

Skoda / VW/ SEAT / Audi Wheel Nut Cover Removing Tool

Genuine Skoda / SEAT / VW / Audi Wheel Nut Cover Removing Tool Part Number 8D0012244A plastic wheel nut cover removal tool, fits most Skoda, SEAT, VW

www.caffynscarparts.com

 

[Seriously?]

As an addition to SRGTD's post, note that if you have locking bolts on your wheels, the set you linked to won't fit those bolts.
Actually, I think Leons need 17mm covers, so those in the link won't fit at all.

 

[Lucas90]

My last Leon had the same faded wheel nut covers when I bought it. I just bought a rattle can of matt black paint. Took them off and gave them a couple of coats. They looked great after that and never faded again.

As mentioned above if you did just want to buy new ones you'll need 17mm ones for a Leon not the ones on your link.

 

[2015Leon]

Thanks for all the advice, temporarily improved them by using Autoglym bumper & trim gel.