fritz555

after only being on my car for about 4 weeks i've noticed my discs have started rusting quite badly, even on hubs. surely this shouldn't happen after such a short space of time? car is a 04 wrx. happy with performance of discs, they just look **** through alloys. anyone encountered this with these discs? any advice? cheers

JohnD

iTrader: (5)

Are you saying the disc itself is rusting or just the hub? On the hub that would be quite normal if you haven't painted it, it's ferrous metal, after all! you should have painted the hubs with a heat resistant paint before fitting.
It's also quite normal to get a bit of surface rust on the disc itself if the car has been standing and rain or washing water has got onto the discs. This should clean off when the car is driven and the brakes applied.

JohnD

fritz555

the hub is rusted mate and discs itself, pads only clear so much of rust off when driving rest of disc still looks rusty. gonna have to take them off and paint them.

stevo_nwuk

Quite normal for them to rust, you need to give the car a spin up the motorway and brake hard a few times to clear the rust off. The hubs will need painting. I did the same with my replacement front discs. Subaru originals are painted - but cost alot more.