MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: holty on July 29, 2011, 03:51:02 pm

Title: White worm...
Post by: holty on July 29, 2011, 03:51:02 pm

Just been sticking some new wheel nut covers on my wifes MK6 GTD and spotted this on one alloy.

Is this the start of the dreaded white worm?

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs804.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy328%2Fmarkholt%2FGTD-1.jpg&hash=c9001bbe23d92118bfb6165d8a37d30daf02675a)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs804.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy328%2Fmarkholt%2FGTD-2.jpg&hash=5fec3deff64cbe8bd556471db90e809220463f2e)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs804.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fyy328%2Fmarkholt%2FGTD-3.jpg&hash=9b3f8bf5d46039a61f84fe8fe17c93af50a8c60b)

thanks :)

Title: Re: White worm...
Post by: chowgar on July 29, 2011, 04:12:07 pm

Looks like it to me.....  :scared:

Title: Re: White worm...
Post by: holty on July 29, 2011, 04:41:06 pm

Quote from: chowgar on July 29, 2011, 04:12:07 pm

Looks like it to me.....  :scared:

Arghhhhhh! Bloody diamond cut wheels!

Title: Re: White worm...
Post by: golf nutter on July 29, 2011, 04:55:21 pm

being a bit new to the MK5, having had other Golfs in the past...what is the cause of the wheel issue?  and the remedy?

Title: Re: White worm...
Post by: Frenzy on July 29, 2011, 05:03:35 pm

it's a form of corrosion.

If you do a search Red Robin has written a guide which lists the options you have at your disposal :happy2: