I've noticed that there's quite a bit of rust on the hubs of all four wheels, just inside the alloys. Has any one else had this problem?

yea mine to goin to have to paint them they look awful

Mines had them since new. Dealer was going to repaint but SUK told them not too as it wasn't a fault...

It might not be a fault but it's certainly shabby looking :thumbdwn:

It isnt the hubs its the brake discs.

Steel rusts

Mines had them since new. Dealer was going to repaint but SUK told them not too as it wasn't a fault...

Really, is that why theres a few people seeing it....bullsh*t.

I can just about see crack lines starting to appear in mine. I had been keeping an eye on them seeing as the dealers car had them on it when on Demo. It was only a couple of days old at the time.

Techincally it isnt a fault. Brake discs rust they are bare metal.

It wont stop them working or cause any mechanical issue. Its unslightly maybe if rust appears so i guess a little high temp paint would be in order, but I cant see Skoda paying for it so the dealer wont do it.

If it's brake discs then it won't matter what you do to them because the heat and pressure will strip them off any coating and the metal will rust again when you hose the car down or if it's stood still for a few days. Besides, I would have thought any sort of paint/covering on the discs would not be adviseable! :eek:

Then why do they bother painting them in the first place. I know of someone that has had them done under warranty.

Then why do they bother painting them in the first place. I know of someone that has had them done under warranty.

The dealer may not have charged them but it doesnt mean they were done under warranty. I just cant see them paying for it.

Some discs are already painted some arent.

This is the part, just making sure were thinking the same place

Aye that will be the brake disc then.

No, It's the hubs. I've got the same on my MkII VRS

No, It's the hubs. I've got the same on my MkII VRS

That part arrowed is the brake disc. The hub is underneath it.

i.e look at this picture,

Mazda RX8 owners moaned so much about their rusty disc centres , that Mazda UK paid for dealers to clean and paint the centres

then said they wouldn't pay anymore and that the dealers had to do it for free

That part arrowed is the brake disc. The hub is underneath it.

I wasn't doubting you just making sure I was thinking the same place .

I do remember alright the guy that had them changed was told the whole disc needed replacing alright.

Mazda RX8 owners moaned so much about their rusty disc centres , that Mazda UK paid for dealers to clean and paint the centres

then said they wouldn't pay anymore and that the dealers had to do it for free

Aye I did loads of them..lol

Does it make any difference? The discs themselves will quite correctly rust overnight - if the hubs stay rurty so what? I guess you could paint the rusty bits (not the discs themselves) wth one of those phosphoric acid things that turn rust to black something else. Haven't had to use that stuff for decades, so why start now?

I'm with Ross,

Disks rust there, have on every car i have had, it's just that they had steel wheels so you don't notice it.

Painting that bit would be fine, say with some silver high temp pain as there is no friction there.

Can't see it being a warrenty item as it's steel and that happens in air. They could make it out of stainless, but then discs would cost a fortune and behave differently to temperature.

Don't you know, because the car is under warranty and someone else has to pay to get it fixed, all natural laws do not apply.

Don't you know, because the car is under warranty and someone else has to pay to get it fixed, all natural laws do not apply.

Maybe they should have thought about this and used two part disks made from ceramic with a titanium centre clamp

Brake disc centres rust. There is no fault here, although some discs rust much faster than others. If you want pristine disc centres, rub them down and paint them with silver VHT paint.

Chris

Maybe they should have thought about this and used two part disks made from ceramic with a titanium centre clamp

Now you're talking exotic materials, throw the budget out and look for posts entitled 'How F*****g much For Brake Discs?

There are companies that do brake discs that are coated with a very thin layer of Gold, it only wears off on the friction surface and leaves the rest of the disc looking pristine.

Now you're talking exotic materials, throw the budget out and look for posts entitled 'How F*****g much For Brake Discs?

There are companies that do brake discs that are coated with a th

Titanium used to be alloyed into most brake discs. Manuufacturers have taken it out over the years, along with other metals that helped prevent corrosion, probably for better compatibility with modern long life pad materials.

Remember seeing a machined titanium disc set on aluminium carriers made up for an Aston Martin. No idea how well or otherwise they worked.

Chris