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Old 09 June 2010, 10:37 PM
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Got a couple of these but they seem to peel the paint and look rubbish rather quickly.

Worth giving them a lick of paint? If so whats best way to go about it?
Old 10 June 2010, 01:05 AM
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could send them for powder coating, more durable coating than paint.
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Originally Posted by ScoobLou
Got a couple of these but they seem to peel the paint and look rubbish rather quickly.

Worth giving them a lick of paint? If so whats best way to go about it?
If they're relatively new, you could try asking Whiteline about it via their reps in the UK. They've had the odd q/c issue over the past couple of years. One member over on Briskoda got a replacement ARB FoC after a lengthy thread. His was slighly wonky and then it rusted though...
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Originally Posted by vindaloo
If they're relatively new, you could try asking Whiteline about it via their reps in the UK. They've had the odd q/c issue over the past couple of years. One member over on Briskoda got a replacement ARB FoC after a lengthy thread. His was slighly wonky and then it rusted though...
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Old 10 June 2010, 09:15 PM
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They all go rusty, but claim to have improved things of late...

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P.S. I bought a rear diffuser to hide the damn thing....
Old 10 June 2010, 10:32 PM
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The quality of them is $hite. Mine started rusting after one winter.
Old 10 June 2010, 10:56 PM
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They still work, despite the rust. Most non alloy suspension components go the same way. For the price, I wouldn't expect them to be galvanised.

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Old 10 June 2010, 11:17 PM
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For the current price I'd expect a polished Titanium nitride finish....

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£160 for a 24mm adj. rear ARB !
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The paint quality of the OEM is much better. Yes they will work rusty but how long until they fall to pieces?
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Thats my worry.

What about hammarite?
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No it's too soft to stop body roll, you need an ARB, honest !

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P.S. Preparation is key !
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This is there reply:

Being an Australian brand, early manufacturing processes never considered Northern hemisphere climates, such as snow and salt on roads (we just don’t have such weather in OZ). With a surge in demand product was moved into foreign markets and not long after issues like yours occurred.

Since such time continual improvements have been made to materials, manufacturing processes and finish aswell as new testing procedures to eliminate such issues.

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