Jewishthunder
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Do you have any rust on the underside of your car straight from the dealer or manufacturer?
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Have not yet been underneath it to check.
Spartan
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There's a good chance if you are near a humid or ocean water area that you will get rust on the underside of the carriage, especially on the mufflers.
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Mine came off the truck with a rusted exhaust...in Florida. No rust anywhere else though. Here is my thread about that.... http://www.mustang6g.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15036
Blk2015GT
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Remember they're built in Michigan and were transported around exposed to the snow and salt and then put on a train.
It's just bare surface rust you could scrub right off honestly, nothing to worry about.
It's just bare surface rust you could scrub right off honestly, nothing to worry about.
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I live in FL, literally on the beach. (not beach front, but a street away). No rust on anything on my car.
I do rinse it often, for any salt or whatever builds up, and it's garage kept. this is the stock exhaust, which I'm actually swapping this weekend with a new catback. I'll take some pictures.
Had my car since Oct '14.
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First pic is the diff. It's cast iron. Surface rust is normal.
Next 2 pics are exhaust. It's stainless but a very cheap grade. Staining and mild rusting (what you have) is norMal.
Last pic is suspension components. What you see isn't rust. It's water spots. Also perfectly normal.
Nothing you show is out of ordinary or anything to worry about.
Next 2 pics are exhaust. It's stainless but a very cheap grade. Staining and mild rusting (what you have) is norMal.
Last pic is suspension components. What you see isn't rust. It's water spots. Also perfectly normal.
Nothing you show is out of ordinary or anything to worry about.
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None that I can see when swapping wheels, but I haven't had it on a lift. Don't care that much. Just another car. They all rust, especially around here when daily driven through the winter. Will upgrade as soon as I can afford to (GT350?!?!).
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If you look at the same parts he photo'd, you would see same rust. Everyone here would of the car has been driven at all. It's absolutely normal.
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I'd say it's a little higher than average for the exhaust and aluminum pieces. The white you see on the aluminum isn't water spots. That's is actually how aluminum oxidizes (IE corrodes). Looks like it's been through a salt spray or driven on salted roads?
I don't think it's a manufacturing issue. I think it's a been exposed to the wrong elements issue. YMMV.
I don't think it's a manufacturing issue. I think it's a been exposed to the wrong elements issue. YMMV.
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I don't own a S550 but I've had many new cars and they all have done this to some extent. I think it takes something away from a "brand new" car when you see rust or corrosion anywhere on the car. The only way a daily driven car could remain rust/corrosion free on the undercarriage would be if the factory painted or coated these parts which would just add to the cost, not much though. One of the areas I think that should coated are the rotors and calipers, many brand new cars have rusted rotors(hub area) and not long after the calipers corrode. Truth be know very few owners even notice this sort problem which really isn't a problem as much as an annoyance. Years ago places like ziebart made a pretty good living undercoating new cars, in fact it use to be one of those dealer added items much like pinstripes.
Magnetic
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I can honestly say yes your car has probably been driven a few miles from the plant to the holding lot in snow or on a wet road that had salt on it. I live a few miles from the plant and see them about 20 in a line being drivin to the holding lots.It has been a rough winter here in michigan.
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Yeah, that's not kosher.
You have somewhere between 3-6 harsh, salty, northern winters worth of pitted rust on the rearend and the exhaust yet the exposed nuts and bolts on the rest of the undercarriage look nearly pristine. Not too mention that the rough surface of the trailing arms have no rust but the smooth metal of the c.v. joint already has surface rust. Odd.
To me, it looks like the sticker on the rearend and the alignment marks on the driveshaft coupler were put on over the rust.
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