TIS rims Pitting/rusting real bad?

Hustler · 04-07-2007, 12:08 PM

My Tis 06's are starting to pit and rust all over the place. I know its winter roads that are the culprit but i wash them every couple days. I would have switched back to stock rims for the winter but Ive only had the car on the road for 2 months so i thought i could get away with it. My E&G grill is also doing the same thing........ Ive powerballed them with just about every rim cleaner under the sun and scrubbed them with a toothbrush for an hour but its just to deeply scarred. And my center caps are actualy cracking and peeling the chrome right off? This grill hasnt been on more than a month and its spotted brown now, my rims arent 9 months old yet either. Anyone have this same problem? Is there any way to fix it before they are too far gone?

ADOGG · 04-07-2007, 12:29 PM

Take them back to where you purchased them. Might want to tell a white lie that you didn't have them on all winter. Why to they call it a "white lie"??

Hustler · 04-07-2007, 01:12 PM

Heres what it looks like, keep in mind i just washed and scrubbed them.

saleensean · 04-07-2007, 02:33 PM

i have the same problem and talked to one of the American Racing reps and they said that is because i don't clean the brake dust off enough. i showed him at last years DUB show and he put his hand across the wheel and said "see the brake dust, that's the problem". i told him i just washed it before i came to the show and he said it still was too much brake dust and thats the cause. they would not warrenty them due to neglect.
nice company.

Simans82 · 04-07-2007, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by saleensean

i have the same problem and talked to one of the American Racing reps and they said that is because i don't clean the brake dust off enough. i showed him at last years DUB show and he put his hand across the wheel and said "see the brake dust, that's the problem". i told him i just washed it before i came to the show and he said it still was too much brake dust and thats the cause. they would not warrenty them due to neglect.
nice company.

Wow... I would have had a hard time not chokin' somebody after being given that explanation.

Hustler · 04-07-2007, 05:46 PM

well what the f%$k.
Up here in canada there is salt on the roads till mid summer all 5 months of it then it starts snowing and more salt before fall even comes around????
Why would i not have the problems im having now with the stock rims that saw 2 whole winters? Why dosent the chrome on the car pit like the rims and grill did?
That means ill have to buy new 22's every season for shows even if i store them.......
That blows

2005 Big Body · 04-07-2007, 06:31 PM

i have the same problem. My friend does powdercoating, so i think i am just going to do that and leave the lip chrome and do the rest.

Race-Tek Motorsports · 04-07-2007, 07:36 PM

As an authorized retailer of TIS, they cannot tell you that brake dust is the cause of your failure. Tell them that the wheels were taken off for the winter and bring them back to where you bought them. If they refuse to take them back, let me know. Worst case I'll have you ship them up here, and I'll have them replaced for you.

BIGBODY300 · 04-07-2007, 07:53 PM

Bro dont wear your chrome shoes in the winter, when salt is down! I always run my stocks in the winter, and roll on my chrome aftermarket wheels in the summer! its the only way!!! They will definatly not warranty it cause of salt damage, sorry to say...Salt is the worst here up in Canada..thank god my city, is trying to use less salt..and this past winter i could tell!

300Con23s · 04-10-2007, 10:26 PM

I've had my TIS 03's for almost 2 years now without any problems but mind you my car sits in the garage for the winter and we don't get much snow so salt isn't a problem.