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2001 Accord LX-V6 - weird wheel tuff
I have a 2001 Accord LX-V6 with standard wheel covers.
Situation 1: About 2 months ago I noticed that the surface of the right front wheel cover was peeling and losing its silver and clear coat coating in spots outside the lug nut area. At first I thought I might have scraped up against something, but I didn't remember having done so and the flaking is happening as circles, not scrapes. The flaking continues to get worse. Now I have noticed that the flaking is starting to happen with the remaining three wheel covers as well, although in this case the flaking is happening right around the lug nuts and inside the H logo at the center of the wheel covers. This got me to thinking that this summer I started to use one of those soft-cloth car washes that pulls the car through on a track and maybe that is what is causing this flaking problem with the wheel covers. (But why wouldn't I see a ton of other cars around with this same flaking problem?) What do you think? Situation 2: Yesterday I stopped by a hubcap shop to buy a replacement for the right front. In the process of checking things out on my car I noticed that the front lug nuts on both sides were so hot that I could hardly keep my finger on them. The rear lug nuts were warm. I had been doing about 15 minutes of highway driving. Is it normal for the front lug nuts to get so hot? Is it possible that something is up with my brakes which is generating extra heat which is contributing to the wheel covers flaking? My brake service has always been done at the dealer, and in informal testing yesterday, when I put my car in neutral on a gentle incline it rolled freely . . . What do you think? George |
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George,
For situation 2, it is quite noraml for the wheel nuts to heat up after driving for a while. Part of the heat comes from braking and part from the transmission. As a result, the front wheels' nuts are hotter the rear. I once owned an Accord and now a Civic, and both of their front wheels' nuts are hotter after some driving. The reason I first noticed that they are hot is that I saw some smoke coming out from the inside of the front wheels when I once washed the car immediately after a 20 minutes highway driving. "George Earl" > ??? ???... > I have a 2001 Accord LX-V6 with standard wheel covers. > > Situation 1: > > About 2 months ago I noticed that the surface of the right front wheel > cover was peeling and losing its silver and clear coat coating in > spots outside the lug nut area. At first I thought I might have > scraped up against something, but I didn't remember having done so and > the flaking is happening as circles, not scrapes. The flaking > continues to get worse. > > Now I have noticed that the flaking is starting to happen with the > remaining three wheel covers as well, although in this case the > flaking is happening right around the lug nuts and inside the H logo > at the center of the wheel covers. > > This got me to thinking that this summer I started to use one of those > soft-cloth car washes that pulls the car through on a track and maybe > that is what is causing this flaking problem with the wheel covers. > (But why wouldn't I see a ton of other cars around with this same > flaking problem?) > > What do you think? > > Situation 2: > > Yesterday I stopped by a hubcap shop to buy a replacement for the > right front. In the process of checking things out on my car I noticed > that the front lug nuts on both sides were so hot that I could hardly > keep my finger on them. The rear lug nuts were warm. I had been doing > about 15 minutes of highway driving. > > Is it normal for the front lug nuts to get so hot? > > Is it possible that something is up with my brakes which is generating > extra heat which is contributing to the wheel covers flaking? > > My brake service has always been done at the dealer, and in informal > testing yesterday, when I put my car in neutral on a gentle incline it > rolled freely . . . > > What do you think? > > > George > |
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"George Earl" wrote > This got me to thinking that this summer I started to use one of those > soft-cloth car washes that pulls the car through on a track and maybe > that is what is causing this flaking problem with the wheel covers. > (But why wouldn't I see a ton of other cars around with this same > flaking problem?) > > What do you think? That would be my guess, too. Most of those automatic car washes use very strong detergents, and when you drive into cool water with hot wheels/hubcaps, it's bound to take its toll eventually. I bought a few-year-old Nissan Stanza once - its hubcaps were similarly destroyed. And I've seen a bunch of other cars looking like that on the roads as well. I always let my wheels cool off for at least half hour before washing because they can get pretty hot at times. Drastic temp. changes (like when you pour cool water on hot surfaces) aren't too good for the paint finish. Cheers, Pete |
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George Earl wrote:
> I have a 2001 Accord LX-V6 with standard wheel covers. > > Situation 1: > > About 2 months ago I noticed that the surface of the right front wheel > cover was peeling and losing its silver and clear coat coating in > spots outside the lug nut area. At first I thought I might have > scraped up against something, but I didn't remember having done so and > the flaking is happening as circles, not scrapes. The flaking > continues to get worse. > > Now I have noticed that the flaking is starting to happen with the > remaining three wheel covers as well, although in this case the > flaking is happening right around the lug nuts and inside the H logo > at the center of the wheel covers. > > This got me to thinking that this summer I started to use one of those > soft-cloth car washes that pulls the car through on a track and maybe > that is what is causing this flaking problem with the wheel covers. > (But why wouldn't I see a ton of other cars around with this same > flaking problem?) > > What do you think? i think you ought to take them off, lightly scuff sand, then repaint with a silver paint made for wheel covers. theyll look good. > > Situation 2: > > Yesterday I stopped by a hubcap shop to buy a replacement for the > right front. In the process of checking things out on my car I noticed > that the front lug nuts on both sides were so hot that I could hardly > keep my finger on them. The rear lug nuts were warm. I had been doing > about 15 minutes of highway driving. > > Is it normal for the front lug nuts to get so hot? IMO, no. id jack up the front end, remove both wheels, and turn the rotors by hand to check for dragging. id also check the condition of the pads as well. > > Is it possible that something is up with my brakes which is generating > extra heat which is contributing to the wheel covers flaking? > > My brake service has always been done at the dealer, and in informal > testing yesterday, when I put my car in neutral on a gentle incline it > rolled freely . . . > > What do you think? > > > George > |
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