Agreed but it seems that he's not one for discussion
I think the same could be said about others in this thread as well, but this is off topic again
I recently painted my C32 AMG calipers, all I have to do now is find time to fit them. So what happens when they rust? Well I'll take them off, scrub them down and paint them again
And don't forget those that dismiss other's suggestions and opinions out of hand simply because it's not in line with their thinking .. Talk about quashing discussion!
No where have I dismissed anything other than the suggestion of fitting AMG components at a ridiculous cost.
Thanks for illustrating my point :lol::lol:
I took delivery of my W212 Sport Estate at the end of September and it's been a superb car so far (although the MPG isn't close to what MB state, will wait until fully bedded-in to make a judgement).
Anyway, car's now done 1800 miles and a few weeks ago I spotted the front and rear calipers were starting to rust. The fronts are worse but the rears are catching up fast. I took the car into the local dealer yesterday and they've now submitted a claim to MB but they weren't very hopeful at all as they these issues are usually knocked back, in fact they said they'd never had rusty caliper replacements approved. I'm hoping they do accept this one as the car is so new but to say I'm annoyed that this can happen to such a new car and an MB as well is seriously annoying especially as it's done such very low miles.
I'd be interested in anyone else's experiences of this issue with their calipers and also if anyone has managed to get them replaced under warranty.
It is hard to believe that you are a mod at times
Getting back to calipers, i painted mine but then thought the pads looked awfull so I took them out and gave them 10 thick coats of hammerite but now the brake performance is poor and I have an awfull smell under harsh braking - any ideas???
Just like to add to comment by Grober, if I can recall my metallurgy lectures correctly, then cast iron is superior to many metals including steel for many applications, one of the superior qualities being corrosion resistance after surface oxidisation, rust.
That's a hard one...which side did you paint?:lol:
Why all of them, that grey/black gritty side looked awful so sanded and filled it first, came out lovely!
That was where you went wrong.
The best way to get the pads back to factory finish is to soak them for a couple of days in hot engine oil.
I thought everyone knew that?
Spray them with wd40 too this helps apparently
I took delivery of my W212 Sport Estate at the end of September and it's been a superb car so far (although the MPG isn't close to what MB state, will wait until fully bedded-in to make a judgement).
Anyway, car's now done 1800 miles and a few weeks ago I spotted the front and rear calipers were starting to rust. The fronts are worse but the rears are catching up fast. I took the car into the local dealer yesterday and they've now submitted a claim to MB but they weren't very hopeful at all as they these issues are usually knocked back, in fact they said they'd never had rusty caliper replacements approved. I'm hoping they do accept this one as the car is so new but to say I'm annoyed that this can happen to such a new car and an MB as well is seriously annoying especially as it's done such very low miles.
I'd be interested in anyone else's experiences of this issue with their calipers and also if anyone has managed to get them replaced under warranty.