I, unfortunately, live in an area that gets a lot of snow. With snow comes salt and with salt comes corrosion.
I noticed that with my last car, the rear rotor hubs (and to a lesser extent, all four calipers) rusted prematurely, presumably due to the salt. After the first winter, the rear rotor hubs were coated 60% with rust. I had nice wheels, but you could easily see through the spokes and noticed the brown/orange mess. I’m sure this doesn’t bother a lot of people, but to me, it’s not a good look for a car only a few months old.
On my FP S, the calipers are painted red, so I’m hoping that they will not corrode from the elements. When I wash the car, I take the time to also wash the painted calipers and, as best I can, seal them with a spray-on wheel sealant. We’ll see how it holds up.
I also noticed that the rotor hubs appear to be painted or coated. In other words, they don’t appear to be bare metal like the rotor hubs on my Audi, at least from I can tell. Again, I’m hoping Jaguar had the forethought to coat the rotor hubs with a paint or material that would resist corrosion. I really don’t want to look at my wheels In April after my spring detail and see rusted brakes.
Does anyone have any thoughts or experience with Jaguar brakes regarding this topic?
Thanks.
I noticed that with my last car, the rear rotor hubs (and to a lesser extent, all four calipers) rusted prematurely, presumably due to the salt. After the first winter, the rear rotor hubs were coated 60% with rust. I had nice wheels, but you could easily see through the spokes and noticed the brown/orange mess. I’m sure this doesn’t bother a lot of people, but to me, it’s not a good look for a car only a few months old.
On my FP S, the calipers are painted red, so I’m hoping that they will not corrode from the elements. When I wash the car, I take the time to also wash the painted calipers and, as best I can, seal them with a spray-on wheel sealant. We’ll see how it holds up.
I also noticed that the rotor hubs appear to be painted or coated. In other words, they don’t appear to be bare metal like the rotor hubs on my Audi, at least from I can tell. Again, I’m hoping Jaguar had the forethought to coat the rotor hubs with a paint or material that would resist corrosion. I really don’t want to look at my wheels In April after my spring detail and see rusted brakes.
Does anyone have any thoughts or experience with Jaguar brakes regarding this topic?
Thanks.