If it had been a real Defender (i.e. the one from back then), many would have put up with it. One should not overestimate that. For me, at least, it doesn't bother me. It's pure surface rust and not unusual in a place like that. You don't see it on many other vehicles because the spot is covered with a "nice" plastic lid.
Rust on a car at the dealer's shop? That isn't good - not on anything abutting new rims on a new vehicle. Are we confident the delay is 'software' and not a myriad of other 'minor' defects that are going to be attended to BEFORE the cars are released en masse to the European market??? I mentioned this in an earlier post, that the underside of the PT02 had a particular mounting bracket/plate that looks like 'cut raw' steel or at least the exposed edges were raw... I'll be checking a few things and if need be, will apply a few products on to 'trouble' areas from experience with vehicle use on mud, dirt, rain, bog, etc. Nothing a bit of Dulux MIO cannot treat!
My steel rims on the old Triton dont have rust there... 17-year-old steel rims which have only ever been hosed down and never washed/scrubbed... and still no rust except where the actual wall of the rim has been scratched and its VERY minor at that - rust on damaged steel makes sense. Rust anywhere on new vehicle is bad news. unless that is a removal bit of nothing item... then it's something!
Do you remember which thread?
Once again i ask
Yeah lots of commercial spec vehicles with steel rims have rust on the end of the exposed hub. Even my Jeep with its alloys, when you removed the centre cap, the hub was rusty. Not uncommon
I am waiting for my damn contract! I don't stir pots, because I prefer to grille over flames!
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You've asked before?
But didn't get an answer that I recall
If you're looking into anti corrosion and corrosion preventative applications then have a look at this stuff.Bizarrely I was going to ask on the forum if anyone had used Lanoguard (rust inhibitor) ? It seems to be all the rage at the minute in the UK and getting some good reviews.
I like the fact that it looks like it is ridiculously easy to apply and relatively cheap.
I was thinking of getting some for my current truck and whatever was left throwing at the IG when I get it
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Lanoguard came to market in the Land DownUnder as "Lanotec" though it was probably in the Land of the Long white Cloud as well in some form for many years ...the natural product active ingredient, lanolin, being in plentiful supply as a by product from the wool scouring process. Lotza sheep in both countries! Been using it for many years. Excellent corrosion preventative. The in-laws had a beach house for years 100m from the high tide mark to the Pacific ocean.... Most days it was enveloped in a fine cloud of surf mist. I used spray Lanotec inside several critical 5m long 4" square section steel posts every 12 to 18m. When the house was eventually sold 35 yrs later, the engineering inspection was done via a camera, there was no corrosion inside the posts..Bizarrely I was going to ask on the forum if anyone had used Lanoguard (rust inhibitor) ? It seems to be all the rage at the minute in the UK and getting some good reviews.
I like the fact that it looks like it is ridiculously easy to apply and relatively cheap.
I was thinking of getting some for my current truck and whatever was left throwing at the IG when I get it
Lanoguard | Rust Protection Product for Vehicles, Boats, and Machine
Lanoguard offers a variety of rust prevention solutions. Sourced and produced in the UK by a family run business. Trusted by thousands of customers. Easy to apply, minimal prep providing long lasting protection.
why would Toyota or LR making 40,000 "grenadier type" cars be too costly for them but turn a profit for uncle Jim?
I guess if the feasibility study that kicked off Projekt Grenadier was ever made public we'd have some of the answers to that question.
Because to design a new platform (and the grenadier is a totally different beast to normal SUVs), new factory/assembly line, new tooling is a really big undertaking. LR and Toyota would want to sell hundreds of thousands of cars to justify that. There just isn't enough demand to justify it.
Good point... The "architcture" has changed and seems Toyota may be going the same way?... possibly explains industry 'rumours' of why the clouds are gathering over the future of Toyota's "70"series vehicles...
Exactly. Having a whole separate line and ecosystem to support a totally different architecture is not what they do.
