Santa FE

I have a 2003 Santa Fe. It's a great vehicle but for one little thing ...I
noticed corrosion (rust) around all four of the brake drums. I called the
dealer and said that a 5 month old vehicle shouldn't have any corrosion on
it. He said it was normal. What's up with that? Is rust normal on a new
car?

 

Do you mean on the rotors? They don't have brake drums on the 2004 that my
wife got, they are disc brakes. Yes rust on those surfaces is normal. The
pads touch those surfaces when they act to slow down the car, leaving that
metal exposed to corrosive elements. The surface rust is gone the first
time you apply the brakes. Or you can upgrade for lots of $$$$ and get some
kind of alloy rotors that don't get that surface rust and give you the peace
of mind you obviously deserve..

 

No, it's not on the rotors and I know they are not really brake drums but
they look like it when you look through the allow wheels. It's on that drum
shaped thing that's just on the other side of the wheel.

 

Yes, it's normal for the hubs to rust. In the 'old days' when
almost all wheels were solid, you coouldn't look in and see the
rust.
If it bothers you that much, paint them or buy covers that
go inside the wheels and block the view.

S25

 

My Sonata had the same thing,I only noticed it when i installed alloy
wheels, I scrubbed mine with a stiff brush to remove the rust ( It was just
surface rust)

I then painted them with Black Hi temp caliper paint, they look great now

 

Do you have any pictures of the finished product on your car
(preferably with and without the wheels installed)? I'd like to see
how it looks.

 

I'll post some soon