Pro Comp 8179 problem....
06-07-2010, 01:30 PM
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Anyone else been having these issues?
Was looking into these but with how much salt Mass likes to use on the roads in the winter I can't see this being a good decision....
Was looking into these but with how much salt Mass likes to use on the roads in the winter I can't see this being a good decision....
06-07-2010, 03:22 PM
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I have the 7189 (polished lip) and have had them on since December. No issues yet, but I live in CA and we don't have salt problems. I guess that could break down the clear, but you'd think they would be able to handle common road conditions like that. I've been really happy with mine and the price was great, but I'll be keeping an extra close eye on things now that I've heard this. Good luck with the warranty process.
06-07-2010, 06:30 PM
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I had a similar issue and it was caused by the road de-icer used in the mountains. Out here, any good tire and wheel shop will tell you to wash your custom wheels after any trip over a wet mountain pass.
06-07-2010, 08:25 PM
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At least they are helping you out. They should cover shipping but you should try to talk to them. Its not all your fault. Good Luck and sorry to hear this
06-08-2010, 04:30 PM
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Definitely underfilm corrosion.
I'm not sure if the fake bead lock rivets are steel or aluminum, but if they are steel and the rim is aluminum, that will cause bi-metallic corrosion which just accelerates the problem. I would consider that a design flaw.
If they are both aluminum, then it's straightforward corrosion. Aluminum rims with clearcoat can either have underfilm or filiform corrosion. This doesn't look like filiform though. If those rims have only seen 1-2 seasons, even in areas with salt, they should not be corroding that quick. If the manufacturer hasn't had failures across the board, then something could have been wrong with their pre-treatment process when those rims were produced. If this is a general trend, then their pretreatment of the substrate is not up to par. Process flaw.
Good luck.
I'm not sure if the fake bead lock rivets are steel or aluminum, but if they are steel and the rim is aluminum, that will cause bi-metallic corrosion which just accelerates the problem. I would consider that a design flaw.
If they are both aluminum, then it's straightforward corrosion. Aluminum rims with clearcoat can either have underfilm or filiform corrosion. This doesn't look like filiform though. If those rims have only seen 1-2 seasons, even in areas with salt, they should not be corroding that quick. If the manufacturer hasn't had failures across the board, then something could have been wrong with their pre-treatment process when those rims were produced. If this is a general trend, then their pretreatment of the substrate is not up to par. Process flaw.
Good luck.