Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 18:08:13 +0100 From: "DervMan" <thedervmannospaml.com> Subject: Re: Do rusty wheel nuts need to be replaced?
"john" <jsmith1456nospamo.com> wrote in message news:jasrg.73918$lQ.45835nospamfe3-gui.ntli.net... > > "DervMan" <thedervmannospaml.com> wrote in message > news:44ad4e29$0$10937$fa0fcedbnospam.zen.co.uk... >> "Viktor Haag" <vehaagnospaml.com> wrote in message >> news:1152206574.976897.186470nospam2000cwb.googlegroups.com... >>> I've noticed that, after this winter, all the wheel nuts on my Saab >>> appear rusty. I have no steel rims for winter driving, just the >>> original Saab alloys for my 9-5 ('04). Do I need to replace these wheel >>> nuts for fear that they'll damage my alloy wheels, or is the only >>> problem that they're unsightly? >> >> I've never bothered myself with other marquees, however, they do look >> scruffy and the Saab's nuts get rustier than others... >> > just another example of GM cheapness - my 20 year old saab does not have > rusty nuts :-) ohh What is rusty, then? :) -- The DervMan www.dervman.com