shotgun0589
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Roughly how long will it be before rust starts to show through and look tatty on steel modulars?
Are some better than others?
Are some better than others?
How long before steel wheels go rusty?
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how long is a piece of string?
blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
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A lot longer than it will on yer chassis so why worry?
Soloby Rob
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If you can tell me how long this piece of string I have in my pocket is I'll answer yer question. 
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If you can tell me how long this piece of string I have in my pocket is I'll answer yer question.
that's not a piece of string.. same size though
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Has taken my wolf's around 18 months to start to look tatty around the nuts despite loads-a copperslip on the studs and now the rim edges are going. (I guess running through mud etc scratches the paint and off they go. Possibly if they were powder coated they would be better but the real answer is don't go off-road/allow anything to scratch the paint.
The spare still looks good
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If you can tell me how long this piece of string I have in my pocket is I'll answer yer question.
Are these different bits of string, or are you both talking about the same piece of string
Either way, the answer to your question is........... Twice the length from one end to the middle......... simples
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227 days.
Dr_evil
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Longer than it takes for your chassis to rust but less time than it takes for your footwells ?
Best answer yet.
As soon as the paint is scratched off and the metal is exposed to oxygen, the steel will react with the oxygen in an oxidation reaction and rust will start to appear.
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In other words, won't last long using them off road! Got 7 yr old original steels,with minimum rust on em.
MoorlandBOB
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fit wolfs ....
mine still aint rusty after 2 y6ears......
mine still aint rusty after 2 y6ears......
MoorlandBOB
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I would love Wolfs, but can't get hold of them easily in NZ and very expensive!
Am just about to get new tyres and will be changing my nasty 15" eight spoke white steel wheels for some proper Defender steelies (in black, naturally).
yep fit disco steels then,the 5 spoke jobbies are tubeless and 7" wide.
good wheels,i wire brush once a year and empty 2 spray cans of black paint on em again once a year..
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powder coatedHas taken my wolf's around 18 months to start to look tatty around the nuts despite loads-a copperslip on the studs and now the rim edges are going. (I guess running through mud etc scratches the paint and off they go. Possibly if they were powder coated they would be better but the real answer is don't go off-road/allow anything to scratch the paint.
The spare still looks good
it would crack as soon as you tighten wheel nuts then rus off in sheets
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My series steels that I sold were almost rust free after 40 years
