Alloy wheel corrosion

Tim I'm glad you mentioned this!!, I had the same prob with a set of imported Monoray mag rims on a subaru. Had only washed them for years then decided to use a mag wheel cleaner, within six mths they were completeley pitted.

Cheers Axle.

hi graham
you should take it back for warranty you bought it in geraldton next time around aus or trade it back in to them???? lol
every coastal town on the west coast has a salt spray problem it blows inland upto 2km's in the winter months with strong storms your wheel corrosion will be oldman salt
good on your fish-n-chips but a bugger on everything else
cheers
ps have you x-sed the nulla yet

Yeah might wrap it round his ears if I ever get back there.

We in Ceduna got 5.1 kpl from Eucla to here with a b****y side wind all the way.

Scuffed the outside edge of one back tyre and the inner edge of the other with holding car into the wind since Esperance.

Wheel is normally straight and was between 1 and 2 oclock on one day.

LOL

hi graham
you did well
sorry forgot to tell you that you could have hired a sidewind deflector at norseman/eucla or/and ceduna it's a reciprocal scheme both ways -lol- ha! ha!enjoy the break and the fish-n-chips in ceduna
cheers barry

Got one of those and its 25ft long ROFL

G/Day Mark! sorry to hear of your dilema, ....But as a Landrover owner i think i can say this!!..You are starting to experience LRAs. mentality.


Cheers Axle

I was gonna post a reply, something along the lines of "Whats the big deal" but then I realised it would be a waste of energy"
I hope you never, Ever get a scratch on the paintwork of your LandRover POS.

I do however have a hint on how you can get rid of the corrosion and make your wheels look like new again but it might involve a little bit of labour on your behalf. You could hire someone if you feel a job like this is too beneath your talents.
Get some AutoSol Mag/Alloy Wheel Polish. Get a Couple of Polishing Rags. Then you Get down on your Hands and Knees. Apply Polish to One Polishing Rag. Here's the really important part. You Then Apply The Polishing Rag With The Polish Applied To The Alloy Wheel and Start Rubbing. We Call It "Polishing".
The Wheel may get a little black, but after it dries, you can then rub the dried black stuff off with the Second Clean Polishing Rag You have.

That's what I do to my Wheels on My BMW 760il and my Pajero Exceed without trying to claim warranty.

P.S. Don't use Spary On MAG/Alloy Wheel cleaner on Alloy Wheels. It contains Acid. Some contains Hydrochloric and it can do a good job if you know how to use it right. Most people leave it on too long and it will pit the alloy.

If you had a Pajero and had more Warranty Claims than any other cars you've owned, then I rest my case. The Pajero would have to be one of the most reliable vehicles on the road. Land Rovers would have to be one of the most unreliable. That's my opinion and I'm entitled to it.

Why anyone would buy a Land Rover is beyond me. The amount of Land Rovers I've had through my workshop is Unbelievable, Each to their own though, I suppose..

I will have a look at the Land Rover wheels and get back to you. Try the polish anyway. What have you got to lose? Truth be known, if the wheels are painted, they can't corrode, Can they?

That was my thought about Marks problem also G.T.

Its a pain but worth trying.

Mark I have seen that issue on ford falcon wheels and it really is just to thin a covering, making it not suitable for reasonable use and hence you are entitled to compensation unless LRA can prove things like salt corrision or excessive machine polishing , or unless that excessive stone hits broke thru the surface layer.