oxide Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Is it normal to have really rusty discs? We were hit by a cyclone and I guess the rain water caused it, but I can literally hear the roughness on the discs when braking. Please have a look at the pic below to see if it is normal to have that much rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatbastard Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 I get that all the time, after you apply the brakes it will clean off. With a previous car it became a problem because teh car sat for 4 months at the airport so the rust wasn't just on the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxide Posted June 9, 2007 Author Share Posted June 9, 2007 Thanks for that. The fronts have almost totally be wiped clean. Although I think some contamination has cause grooves to appear. The last time I tried to check if they were just marks or deep groves I burnt my fingers. Will confirm later. Rears are still quite rusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impulse Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 going in reverse + brakes might help the rears a bit, but i think its totally normal. i mean, exposed steel + water = rust, but its only on the surface, it goes away after a few moments of braking. i think the manual even says something about hitting your brakes a few times if driving through a rainstorm to stave off the rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilT Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 I guess they don't get many rainstorms in Muscat Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxide Posted June 9, 2007 Author Share Posted June 9, 2007 Actually no we don't. We don't even get rain! It was a blistering 48C for the past week and then a freak storm hit. The worst in over 40 years. (I actually think it should be hundred). Pics for those who want to see... www.oxidesigns.com/gonu www.oxidesigns.com/gonu/gonu2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatbastard Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Wow...I didn't go through all the pics but it looks like one hell of a storm. If I were you I wouldn't be so concerned about your rotors sinc you car could have been like this:http://www.oxidesigns.com/gonu/gonu2/IMG_1324.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 Yeah, here in Florida I get his every day...just have to be gentle with the first few miles, then it's back to normal And by the way, all I really heard on the news here about the Cyclone was that it was an unusual amount of rain. Had no idea about the power of that storm! Goin' to Carolina in my mind...and in my car on the 16th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSaladino Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 yeah, was a Category 2 storm when i looked at it. how you like living in key largo? my dad and my grandparents live in marathon (commercial fishing) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 yeah, was a Category 2 storm when i looked at it. how you like living in key largo? my dad and my grandparents live in marathon (commercial fishing) meh...not a big fan of Florida in general. It's nice in the winter when it's snowing up north and 70* and sunny here, but it's hell in the summer. 95*, 99% humidity, and mosquitos big enough to carry you away! I know, I know...I sound like one of those Florida Tourism Board commercials... Goin' to Carolina in my mind...and in my car on the 16th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSaladino Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 lol, yeah.... i'm not much for the heat/humidity, but i do like the fishing and diving down there. and the mosquitos arent half as big as the bloodsucking monsters out in the pacific NW! those mosquitos are the size of hummingbirds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vimy101 Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 Actually no we don't. We don't even get rain! It was a blistering 48C for the past week and then a freak storm hit. The worst in over 40 years. (I actually think it should be hundred). Pics for those who want to see... www.oxidesigns.com/gonu www.oxidesigns.com/gonu/gonu2 48C is 118F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceman Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 lol, yeah.... i'm not much for the heat/humidity, but i do like the fishing and diving down there. and the mosquitos arent half as big as the bloodsucking monsters out in the pacific NW! those mosquitos are the size of hummingbirds I much prefer your part of the world...looking to move to Asheville if a new job comes through... Goin' to Carolina in my mind...and in my car on the 16th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenonk Posted June 10, 2007 Share Posted June 10, 2007 it just happens when there's heat and humidity with iron.. can't do anything about it. Keefe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxide Posted June 10, 2007 Author Share Posted June 10, 2007 Cool, thanks for the answers. Although that happened in one day. LOL. Was driving it, no rust. Storm comes, next day it's rusty like that. I guess it was already partially there and just waiting to build up like that. 48C is 118F Well... that's about normal for this time of the year. We regularly go past 50C in July which is out peak but they are never officially recorded that high. I don't know why. Maybe they don't want to scare people off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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