Salt!

[Ryan1985]

As some of u might know I have white alloy wheels! Do u think I should put my standard steelies on for the winter as I've heard salt can attack white wheels and turn them yellow/off white???

Gimme a hand lads and ladettes!

[Scottish_SR]

I would just put your steelies back on anyway lad. Dont want to slide into a kerb and buckle your alloys do you?!

My standard alloys are going back on at the end of the month. Still got to get them powdercoated first though.

[Richard K]

My standard alloys are going back on at the end of the month. Still got to get them powdercoated first though.

I'm putting mine back on, just gotta find somewhere to store the nicer ones ;)

Scottish sr - why not powder coat after winter instead, unless there in serious need of a refurb, that way you won't have salt damage on brand new powdercoat finish.

Ryan - regardless of what colour, if you've got the original set put them on for winter. don't wait to find out if it's true.

[alanbradley]

I would - that's what I intended doing as I had a couple of close shaves with curbs last year...

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[silver surfer]

There must be several million cars on the road with Alloy wheels on, who

do not change them over in the winter. And i have never seen any that look damaged by salt.

I think that you are worrying too much

[Scottish_SR]

Yeah they are pretty bad Richard! Horrible infact. I can get them anodised for cheap so might just go down that route! I saw a cheap set on eBay but they were local pick up on only and in Manchester :(

But I would def change them back to standard for the winter though Ryan!

[Yarisboy]

just water down your alloys every week or so and you'll be fine, put a layer of autoglym on if you're that paranoid!

:P

[knowlson]

My wheels are white and have been on the car since 1998 and I have never had any salt damage :D :D

Think your worrying about it too much mate

[Richard K]

My wheels are white and have been on the car since 1998 and I have never had any salt damage :D :D

Think your worrying about it too much mate

See!! all you have to do is wait for someone with white wheels to advise you, because they a speaking for experience. unlike me :

the reason why I wanna take the wheels off is cos 14's with a 65 profile bounce (off kerbs due to my crap driving) better than 17's with 40 profile.

Also I'm a lazy person, so remembering to wash them down regularly is not gonna happen. and the 14's are powdercoated black anyway so during the winter when they get dirty they look like anthracite/charcoal grey rather than dirty silver alloys.

p.s. if they do go funny, it's just an excuse to get a refurb, a change of colour or even a new set all together.

[GT4 BOOSTER]

washing the air con radiator is more important , against salt corrosion.

[Richard K]

washing the air con radiator is more important , against salt corrosion.

WHERE'S THAT LOCATED IN YOUR CELICA?

[alanbradley]

I was putting snow tyres on too...

[LORD_ED]

just spray them one night with WD40 and leave on overnight in morniing wipe them down and the silicon should impregnate into the wheels and then all u need to do to clean them is to wipe them down aslo works on backboxes etc

[GT4 BOOSTER]

my celica aint got aircon , but its usually infront of the main radiator.

lord ed you really need to get a keyboard with the letters in the right places. some of your posts kill me.

[MSC_Kev]

It is true that over the winter months your alloys can be affected by the salt and basically getting covered in dirt etc from the roads...

It will effect more the chrome alloys and certain alloy finishes put on to them, but if you keep your alloys washed down once a week or so then it shouldn't affect them. I won't be taking mine off and also a good tip however amusing you will find it is to smear vaseline round the edge of the wheel to put a barrier there to keep the salt off the surface.

I had a pair of momo quaser wheels with a chrome finish and the winter weather did affect the finish in places.

Kev :)