Would alloys rust....

[willynwilson]

say after being under 6 feet of water for about 6 hours?

reason is that i would like to save my alloys and put my crappy steelies back on before it gets towed.

also.... would the tyres on the alloys be road legal?

Thanks!

 

[john lloyd]

should be fine mate, dont worry. no reason why a few hours underwater would case any real issues just make sure they are holding pressure through the valves.

 

[.GAZ.]

should be sound mate..

 

[ChrisD172]

Should be fine

 

[willynwilson]

any issues with the bolts?

will they have rusted?

 

[ChrisD172]

No mate theyll be absolutely fine, just a wee bit of water

 

[willynwilson]

super! thanks for your help!

i will go and rescue them now

 

[D1CKY]

Yeah they should be fine, is there anything else worth salvaging ?

f**k attempting a wheel change in 6 feet of water.

Hope you can hold you breath well

Lol

 

[AlexG]

underwater and in the dark you have skills!

 

[mx1_champ]

alloys dont normally rust they oxidise which i think is more to do with being bare metal exposed to the air so your alloys should be fine .

 

[DrR]

6 hours?

You not seen top gear, they left a car in the sea overnight.

 

[Gary-Lew]

Will make no difference, your wheels see more water and salt through winter driving than a couple of hrs in it

 

[AlexG]

they are brand new its not like they will have been kurbed with bare metal exposing to the elements. they will be fine i think. and on a side note its fresh water i assume? not sea salt water

 

[Christopher]

Will make no difference, your wheels see more water and salt through winter driving than a couple of hrs in it

Yeah, no harm done

 

[ChrisD172]

Id swap everything you can! its only water, bits will dry out, decat it, i dont know if the water will have killed the cat but itll be worth money at a scrapy

Could you swap the seats with a clio out a scrappy, theyd be worth getting as well