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DBA T2

Postby THE SpecB » Sun Jul 05, 2015 10:32 pm

Anyone having issues with rusting around rotors and hubs with this model DBAs?

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Re: DBA T2

Postby HyRax » Sun Jul 05, 2015 11:47 pm

They're iron. Anything made of iron exposed to the elements is going to rust. That's why the hub is painted. If you scratch the paint or strip it, the exposed areas are going to rust in wet weather.
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Re: DBA T2

Postby WIDELOAD » Mon Jul 06, 2015 7:55 am

What Hyrax said.
My last set rusted where i had accidentally wiped the paint off the hub when cleaning down the rotors. Other than that single spot, no rust.
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Re: DBA T2

Postby kiwigene » Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:35 am

Exposed surfaces on mine show rust too. Not unexpected.
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Re: DBA T2

Postby shav » Mon Jul 06, 2015 11:56 am

Mine is the same. Im not worried, it's a daily driver.
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Re: DBA T2

Postby THE SpecB » Mon Jul 06, 2015 12:37 pm

In the description of the T2 its states coating so no rust. Maybe a new model T2 or revised !
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Re: DBA T2

Postby HyRax » Mon Jul 06, 2015 4:14 pm

THE SpecB wrote:In the description of the T2 its states coating so no rust. Maybe a new model T2 or revised !

They can't have paint on the swept area - it will just come off the first time you hit the anchors.

When the rotors ship, they are sometimes coated with something to prevent rust that you are supposed to wipe clean before you install on the car. These days DBA just ship in air-tight bags with a satchel of silica.
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Re: DBA T2

Postby THE SpecB » Mon Jul 06, 2015 4:20 pm

HyRax wrote:
THE SpecB wrote:In the description of the T2 its states coating so no rust. Maybe a new model T2 or revised !

They can't have paint on the swept area - it will just come off the first time you hit the anchors.

When the rotors ship, they are sometimes coated with something to prevent rust that you are supposed to wipe clean before you install on the car. These days DBA just ship in air-tight bags with a satchel of silica.



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Re: DBA T2

Postby 3rspecb » Mon Jul 06, 2015 6:19 pm

Check the DBA website. It advises that the rotors are packed in an air tight bag to avoid corrosion, also states that non-fiction areas are painted.
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Re: DBA T2

Postby HyRax » Mon Jul 06, 2015 6:31 pm

3rspecb wrote:It ... also states that non-fiction areas are painted.

Good - I would never spend money on things that were made up. ;)
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Re: DBA T2

Postby ferret89 » Wed Jul 08, 2015 7:23 am

The hubs are painted to reduce corrosion but they still get some rust spots... at least mine did
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