04-03-2013, 06:13 PM | #3 |
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Ouch! let me check mine! Hope they deal with it!
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04-03-2013, 06:33 PM | #4 |
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Normal man...
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04-03-2013, 07:03 PM | #6 | |
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Then that will only get you a year or two before the paint will likely begin to fail and rust will resume. Only solution is to replace with aftermarket rotors made of better quality metals. Good luck with that!
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04-03-2013, 07:10 PM | #7 | |
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04-04-2013, 07:23 AM | #9 |
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Took it too the dealership and indeed seems to be 'normal'. They made the same suggestions as mentioned here.
Oh and a story about nature pollutant paint being too harmfull for use in the factory.........blah,blah,blah........ |
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04-07-2013, 11:55 PM | #10 | |
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don't know about the states but in canada oil based car paint is prohibited due to the "effects on the environment". thats why if you look at your car's paint its dimpled now instead of nice and flat on pre 2005 cars. |
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04-08-2013, 12:07 AM | #11 |
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The same happens down south (Texas) as well, just not as bad. I was told it was normal as well, and from reading the boards, it seems to be normal across all bimmers.
Unfortunate that they do not coat these pieces since a lot of rims have wide gaps between the spokes. Especially if they are selling $4-$7k rims mostly for looks. |
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04-12-2013, 02:20 PM | #13 |
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This happens to ALL CARS. All of them. Unless the hubs are aluminum. When exposed metal parts go through heat cycling, they attract moisture. This is normal. Find a real issue...
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04-25-2013, 04:31 AM | #15 | |
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I think spending tens of thousands on what is supposed to be a prestigious car and seeing rusty hubs spoiling the look is a real issue. Perhaps symptomatic of keeping prices within reason by cutting back on the integrity of materials or finishing processes? |
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05-20-2013, 03:33 PM | #16 | |
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the quality of the parts are no better than ford/gm, the only solution would be to coat them with a good quality brake calipar paint when the car is new, but it should not necessary on a car costing this much! and i have to say that the paint quality in general is poor for a prestigious brand like BMW. I am now in a 2013 330d as the first one was replaced by BMW UK due to paint issues, and the replacement car is not a lot better than the first one, quite dissapointing really. |
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05-25-2013, 07:39 PM | #18 | |
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best option is zinc coating...
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I addition, zinc coating has two other advantages: 1- Discs never rust on the inside, or between the front rotor plates, or from the inside out (happened to me once on a set that accidentally sat 8 hrs in a pool of water (torrential rain) and they crumbled from within in 5 months!) 2- Will never chip or crack like a paint, and not relative to rotor temperature. What is mystifying is why does BMW not do this as standard... I suspect maybe on the higher end M performance.. All the best Last edited by Musashi; 05-25-2013 at 07:44 PM.. Reason: adding pic |
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05-25-2013, 07:54 PM | #19 |
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[QUOTE=Sillhuvet;13801822]This is how mine look without the rims. Some zinkpaste or grease would have been nice in the center. :-(
Attached an old image of a Canadian made KVR zinc coated rotor. At the time the calipers had seized. Rotor had 50 000 kms and two winters- note- NO RUST on the hub. With the new calipers the rotor surface was again shiny. |
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05-31-2013, 01:18 AM | #21 |
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maybe you didn't like the old cars and didn't pay attention to the details.
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