I finally drove my car yesterday after almost a month! :) (great fun-we had three huge snow storms here in a row -the triplets they are calling it) the car was garaged and covered the whole time- with a fresh wash on her prior to the short storage- anyhow- was horrified :eek: to find all the lugnuts RUSTING yesterday when I drove her!!! anyone else experience this yet>? :(

should I buy aftermarket ones- or what>? it is pretty upsetting

no reply- am I the only one>????

hello>? somebody>? at least just say hi

hi

thanx :)

Hi 2 , sorry no rust except all over the rotors :(

Originally posted by cardinal35
thanx :)

You're welcome. No rust on my lug nuts. Are you somewhere where they salt the roads, or do you live a block from the beach, or something?

yes they salt the roads- but I rarely drive this thing in the winter- and had just had it washed before I garaged it :( anyhow, think I will try some aftermarket lugnuts- maybe black ones. and by the way I WISH I lived by the beach!

cardinal35 - where exactly is the rust? I thought the lug nuts were chromed. They shouldn't rust. My brake rotor has some rust on it (that has been discussed in several threads), but I don't recall anything about lug nuts.

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it seems as though from them torqueing the lugnuts on it maybe took off some of the chroming or something- that is where the rust is adhering too upon closer examination (I just went out to the parking lot to check) this sux- I don't even have rust on my rotors yet (the place where everyone else is getting it) so I must not be in contact with too much salt>?

I had one lugnut on the driver side front wheel begin to rust on the outer edges....took it to the dealer, got a new one. NO problem. That was in December....I have another one beginning to rust on the passenger rear....will take it in.....Warranty. Might try to get all replaced while I'm there.

good info- I will be at the dealer soon for all the airbag/transmission cover thing/ and fix my ashtray things anyway:)

i also noticed a little on the lugnuts the last time i washed the car.

and rust on your rotors is normal. to get rid of it just go out and do some hard braking.