rusty bolts

Helen Goff · Jun 4, 2003

the bolts on my wheels have gone rusty looking,saw some stainless steel covers when i was at porsche in the park but they wanted £40 the set. is there a cheaper alternative?

BoxsterBox · Jun 4, 2003

Helen,

This was a common problem and I recall that some owners had their wheel bolts replaced under warranty so you should enquire with your OPC even if your warranty has expired. Good luck.

Simon

Guest · Jun 4, 2003

Mine went really rusty in the first 9 months or so from new - Merlin (or rather Porsche Centre Nottingham now!) replaced them all at the first service under warranty. They also admitted it was a well known problem.

Tony Daniel · Jun 6, 2003

I think the problem is the bolts are just made from mild steel, without any type of protective coating like zinc or chrome, so will always rust (in this country anyway)[&o].
Helen, do the stainless covers do the locking wheel bolt as well? I' ve just sprayed mine with silver Hammerite.

Diver944 · Jun 6, 2003

Can you still get the wheel brace over the nut ok, and does the paint not get scratched?

Methinks my rusty nuts are in for a treat [

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Helen Goff · Jun 6, 2003

The nut cover set don' t seem to include ones to go on the locking nuts. didn' t buy these as £40 seems an awful lot to me.it' s also been pointed out to me that they are also very shinny, so im not sure they would look right with my alloys wheels.

I like the idea of painting, chap on .boXa net. posted me a photo of the bolts on his car that were painted a while ago, they look as good as new. he also that the paint does chip when you use the bolts(take wheels off/on)but you just have to give them a touch up with paint.