More Dope on Bronsins Accident!

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by instantninja

nookandcrannycar the openings in hub caps create those circles.

I could tell that when I first looked at the one I bought from CTScott, and when I saw the picture Bronsin posted of his recent accident that showed the driver side front rim . What I was really wondering is what causes that....driving in the rain in certain (colder?) climates at specific times of the year?.......driving on roads that have been treated with particular chemicals?....lots of driving in areas with particular types of pollution?....and....a thought that JUST popped into my head -- namely driving for extended periods without wheel covers on the car....This hasn't happened with my OEM steelies (no circles). The existence of the circles doesn't worry me at all. I've just always had a fairly well developed sense of curiosity...always asking why .

[instantninja]

Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

I could tell that when I first looked at the one I bought from CTScott, and when I saw the picture Bronsin posted of his recent accident that showed the driver side front rim . What I was really wondering is what causes that....driving in the rain in certain (colder?) climates at specific times of the year?.......driving on roads that have been treated with particular chemicals?....lots of driving in areas with particular types of pollution?....and....a thought that JUST popped into my head -- namely driving for extended periods without wheel covers on the car....This hasn't happened with my OEM steelies (no circles). The existence of the circles doesn't worry me at all. I've just always had a fairly well developed sense of curiosity...always asking why .

now that you mention it, my steelies that don't have hub caps on them are rust free. I just assumed it was from salt and sand from the road surface sandblasting the parts of the wheel that weren't covered by the hubcap. Now I'm unsure.

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by instantninja

now that you mention it, my steelies that don't have hub caps on them are rust free. I just assumed it was from salt and sand from the road surface sandblasting the parts of the wheel that weren't covered by the hubcap. Now I'm unsure.

I think that the hubcaps cause the sandblasting of the uncovered areas, as I have only seen the steelies blasted down to bare metal on ones that had hubcaps.

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by CTScott

I think that the hubcaps cause the sandblasting of the uncovered areas, as I have only seen the steelies blasted down to bare metal on ones that had hubcaps.

I looked at the thread about 40+ minutes ago and thought instantninja's post was quite interesting, and that your reply to him was a logical next step in the thought process (a conclusion that 99%+ of others wouldn't have the experience and other attributes to come to). I posted my reply to instantninja, and then looked at that reply. Sure enough, Bronsin had posted in the interim, validating your conclusion. I know in the past you've posted that with certain issues (can't remember a specific one off the top of my head ) your best guess re a cause is a change in what is used to treat roads in the winter time. Could that be why 'developing circles' didn't happen to Bronsin in the past, but has occurred on his Yaris?

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by instantninja

I just assumed it was from salt and sand from the road surface sandblasting the parts of the wheel that weren't covered by the hubcap

After seeing Bronsin's driver side front steelie I thought road treatment might have something to do with it, but then when CTScott wrote that the wheel I bought from him was from a California car, I wondered if road treatment was a factor.