Non-standard Wheels question. V8V Roadster

[maintel]

Bought my 2008 last week. It has 20" wheels, semi-forged, which are held on with studs & nuts rather than bolts.I don't understand why as bolts look like they would fit OK & are standard fitment so I assume a previous owner has modded the hubs for some obscure reason. More to the point they look like M12 thread rather than M14. Should I have them checked???

i have other little niggles too but I've found good advice on the forum to rectify things. brilliant.

Thanks peeps.

PS. I used to own a TVR Chimaera which caught fire. Electrical fault. Hoping the AM doesn't go the same way!!!

[Graze01]

My 07 V8V has studs and nuts - normal I thought

Graze

[DB9VolanteDriver]

ALL Astons from at least the DB7 use studs and nuts, like the vast majority of cars.

[telum01]

The car should have 14 x 2.0 lugs on it, with lug nuts. I'd be extremely surprised if someone actually changed them to M12, but if they did, the reason is most likely to fit a different set of wheels. M12 is very common for many cars, but we use an odd size (same as a Ford Econoline van............. ) so it can be hard to find aftermarket wheels that fit (insert a shameless plug here since I do sell wheels that fit wonderfully lol).

[maintel]

Seems was mislead as I'd read elsewhere that they were bolts. However, I have bare threads visible which means mine aren't lug nuts so do I buy AM nuts or can I get the correct length elsewhere?

Thanks

[telum01]

Bare threads visible? So, open-ended lug nuts?
If you post a pic, we can solve all this in at an easy glance.

[maintel]

Wheel pic. I'd like black or anthracite closed lug nuts please. Now there's a challenge!!!

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[telum01]

Those are open-ended aftermarket lug nuts. I have that type of lug nut on my grey car. Yours look pretty beat up, though, not sure what the previous owner did to them!

Black lug nuts are easy, I have them on my red car. But they're spline-drive, not hex.

[maintel]

Can you post or email a pic please, with price.

Thanks

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[Cold]

Just FYI, genuine wheelnuts look like this.