Finish on factory rims blistering/bubbling

[northern_hummer_user]

Has anyone had a problem with the finish on the factory aluminum wheels? When washing my 06 (7000km), I noticed small blisters on all 4 rims + the spare on the back that has never been off the mount.

Would this be covered under warranty? I thought that this might be "regular wear and tear" living in an area that gets salted in the winter.

When browsing in another 4x4 forum, there was a discussion about this same problem with FJ cruiser rims and that some dealers were repainting rims so I thought that Hummer might have the same solution.

NHU

[ChiHummer3]

No problems with my factory rims, and I live in Chicago where we definitely see our share of snow and salt.

How old is your truck? Of course, I guess that shouldn't matter....there shouldn't be "bubbling" on there already regardless of what the wheels are exposed to.

Call your dealership - see if they'll make it right. I my experience, they'll get it fixed for you.

Don't know that I'd accept a repainted rim though. If your 3 is less than a year old, I'd push for new rims. Just my $.02

The factory chrome wheels held up fine (07/05-02/07) until I replaced them.

[HummBebe]

Hey Steve - keep me in mind when you do that, I'll take them off your hands

[timgco]

The rims on our H3 are trashed from the mag chloride. This was one of the earlier production H3's (don;t know if matters). We'll end up painting or PC'ing them anyhow.

[marin8703]

hey does it look something like this, or different?







mine became like this a couple of months after i bought it. i live in chicago, dont know what it may be caused by.