<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by H-Too:
I bought my H2 in a private party sale two months ago.
I brought it in for service today, and the guy at the dealer noticed what I had noticed the day prior. The chrome wheels on my 2003 Lux (with chrome package) have rust spots all over them.
He told me the 2003 H2 didn't come with chrome wheels (the wheels certainly look the like the stock Hummer style). He says the guy who originally bought the car must have sent the wheels out to a 3rd party to be chromed and now the chrome is getting eaten away by the salt of a harsh winter.
I have no way of asking the guy who owned the car before me (long story). Does this sound right? I always assumed that the chrome rims on my H2 had come with the car.
What can I do? Is this fishy?
Thanks guys. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Wheels - Chrome Wheel Pitting/Brake Dust Accumulation
File In Section: 03 - Suspension
Bulletin No.: 04-03-10-012
Date: September, 2004
INFORMATION
Subject:
Pitting and Brake Dust on Chrome Wheels
Models:
2003-2005 HUMMER H2
Analysis of Returned Wheels
Chrome wheels returned under the New Vehicle Limited Warranty for pitting concerns have recently been evaluated. This condition is usually most severe in the vent (or window) area of the front wheels. This "pitting" may actually be brake dust that has been allowed to accumulate on the wheel. The longer this accumulation builds up, the more difficult it is to remove.
Cleaning the Wheels
In all cases, the returned wheels could be cleaned to their original condition using GM Vehicle Care Cleaner Wax, P/N 12377966 (in Canada, P/N 10952905). When using this product, you should confine your treatment to the areas of the wheel that show evidence of the brake dust build-up. This product is only for use on chromed steel or chromed aluminum wheels.
<span class="ev_code_RED">You might want to ask that dealer if they didn't offer chrome wheels why is there a TSB on them going back to '03?</span>
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