So my car is here and I cannot gush enough about how much I love the hell out of this machine. I have 200 miles on it so far and it already exceeds my expectations in every measure. I really liked my 2009 GT but this car is VASTLY better.

So before I even saw my car, the salesman said that there was damage on the Brembo package wheels, presumably from wherever it sat in limbo for a month...

He said that they have already put in a warranty claim but couldn't swap them out because they had no other Brembo cars on the lot. It will probably be okay but I REALLY wish I didn't have to talk to this dealer again so soon...and I have my worries that it will be a really long time before they get the new wheels in.

So while it looks like brake dust or grease, it doesn't rub off...and appears to be under the clear coat...

...has anyone else seen this before? Any suggestions on how to deal with it for the weeks and weeks it will undoubtedly take to get the new wheels?

 

If they're ordering new ones LEAVE THEM ALONE. The dealer may have to send the old ones back and the last thing you'll want is to cause further damage with a home remedy.

The dealer will probably have to send the old ones back so don't give him an excuse to deny a warranty claim. My $.02

 

Yeah... that's a good call. Thanks.

Has anyone else had this problem?

 

The dealer could pay to refinish them....

 

Nope, never seen that before, sucks.. I feel for ya

 

No...A blem like that on a new wheel should be replaced..

 

hmmm repaired wheels or brand new? duh new

 

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You might want to ask that guy what is issue was with his wheels...

 

All 4 wheels were like this?

Was your car one that was pulled for evaluation driving?

Looks like brake dust that got wet and ate into the paint.

 

dont touch it. Dealer will most likely have to return these.

I had a 3 inch crack in my glass roof upon delivery. Dealer warrantied it and the part came in 2 weeks. It's perfect now

 

Thanks for the input, everybody.

Yeah, all four are like this. The two on the driver's side are 2x as bad though which really points to some kind of exposure to something corrosive... the paint on the car seems to be completely untouched, thankfully.

My car had no indication that it was pulled for any kind of evaluation...but it's a good theory. Still, I would hope that the paint on teh wheels would be cured before they mounted tires on them.

 

The brake dust from the semi-metallic pads combined with the rain water does become corrosive and will eat into the paint on the wheels.

This is why it is so important to keep those painted wheels clean and a good idea to replace those semi-metallic pads with ceramics, the dust from them isn't as harmfull or as dark so it won't ruin your wheels.

 

dont have "blotches" i have scrapes. on 2 different rims..

nothing i did. no rash on tires.

one is difficult yo see unless pointed out.. the other is very easily seen. but not noticed when i picked it up, until after about a week and i did the first wash.

 

I remember a Brembo back in May that came in with blotches under the clear coat but nothing like that.

 

Well- it has been almost two weeks, no word from my stealership on the warranty claim.

How long ought something like this take?

 

I had the same thing but on a smaller area. Dealer replaced the wheel. Took 1 week.

 

i'm still waiting for mine to be replaced..

 

OP, It looks like your brake caliper is also etched/faded - try to compare with another to verify.

 

I am having this exact same problem. I took delivery of my mustang on 8/11 and noticed what I thought was just brake dust a few days later. I didn't have time to detail my car until this past Saturday and realized that it is not brake dust but actually in the finish. Some of my wheels are worse than others but they all have what you have shown in the picture or worse. I have a voicemail into by dealer at the moment to see what I can do about it.

 

Mine looks identical to his as well. I think I am having the exact same problem.