Wheel caps corrosion

TopCat

TopCat

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The centre wheel caps on my car have started to corrode, the car is less than two years old.

I was wondering if anybody else was having this problem, I appreciate it’s a minor issue but irritating.

Thanks.
 

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Pretty standard problem on cars
Same happened on my XF every 2 years. My Evoque is the same after 15 months.
On previous Z4 I went eBay aftermarket gel and they lasted forever
 
Thanks for the feedback.

Irritating if they need to be replaced every couple of years., you would think by now the manufacturers would have a solution for it.
 
Same thing happened to the wheel centres on my old XK's and on 2 Aston Martin Vantages. Over time I have collected 2 spare sets. The F-Type is only a week old so hope not to have to replace before 2020!

In short they are just cheap, plastic and cr@p!
 
Should be replaced under warranty. My Range Rover has Brembo brakes (red calipers) & I have had the rears replaced twice under warranty as the rear paint is totally different to the fronts & its c***. No problem having them changed
 
Yep I know - they are made from cheap materials and for what they are they are certainly not cheap to buy!
 
I am going to ask them to replace under warranty.

I assume both the growler and the Union Jack caps are affected the same, if the growler was likely to be less of a problem I’d switch to them.
 
Hi TopCat,
Tried the red ones, green ones and Union Jack as well as the AM ones - all to the same quality I'm afraid.
 
SWC said:
Hi TopCat,
Tried the red ones, green ones and Union Jack as well as the AM ones - all to the same quality I'm afraid.
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Thanks, probably stay with the UJ’s, it’s crazy that they can’t produce a centre cap that doesn’t corrode, I also have a 2006 c class, same centre caps from new and no sign of corrosion.
 
steviegtr said:
I wonder if a couple of coats of clear will save them.
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Do you mean clear varnish? I think that yellows over time? It should be possible to treat them with something to seal the coating, if not will need to accept replacing them every two - three years.
 
Lots of clones and alternatives on eBay but check sizes carefully.

Also possible to buy sticky covers to go over originals in both aluminium and plastic varieties. No personal experience if these.

I bought 4 genuine replacement red growlers from a jag dealer online for £36.

Kev
 
Kdes said:
Lots of clones and alternatives on eBay but check sizes carefully.

Also possible to buy sticky covers to go over originals in both aluminium and plastic varieties. No personal experience if these.

I bought 4 genuine replacement red growlers from a jag dealer online for £36.

Kev
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I’d stay with originals - the £36 sounds good value, I thought they were £80 - £100 a set.
 
Sorry about earlier post. Yes I was talking about 2 pack clear laquer as used on car paintwork. I use it but I can see a problem for anyone who doesn't because it comes in large quantity & is very expensive. Local halfords sell clear in a aerosol but not sure how good it is. Got to be worth a shot.
 
steviegtr said:
Sorry about earlier post. Yes I was talking about 2 pack clear laquer as used on car paintwork. I use it but I can see a problem for anyone who doesn't because it comes in large quantity & is very expensive. Local halfords sell clear in a aerosol but not sure how good it is. Got to be worth a shot.
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My mind going off in the wrong direction. Thanks for the suggestion, I go into Halfords fairly regularly so will look for the aerosol version, as you say it’s worth a try.
 
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