Rusty af

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Overdrive

If you don't have any holes in the exhaust due to the rust, then there's nothing to fix. If the rusty appearance bothers you (which I can only imagine it does if you spend a lot of time underneath the car seeing it) then you can replace it, but there's no point in trying to fix what's there. The same money you'd spend on getting the surface rust cleaned up could be spent on replacing it with a new factory or aftermarket exhaust.

Where you should be more concerned is if there is any similar or worse corrosion on the other parts under the car that make up the suspension and chassis. Fasteners and whatnot under there can rust up badly enough that they'll never be able to be loosened.

Like hi lighted above ........ don't worry about it.

If you have nothing better to do, you could get a can of this and paint it .....

Y, back-in-the-day, before SS or AL exhausts .......oh, never mind ......


humfrz

[Syche]

Hmm only thing I can say is i hope your alignment components are looking tip top cause the eccentric bolts on some Toyota love to rust


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[Overdrive]

Originally Posted by Porygon

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Please don't buy a new or even used stock exhaust. You really don't need it. The car is not being affected by a little surface rust on a steel part. Your money is truly better spent elsewhere on the car.

I'm not trying to tell you how to spend your own money (I know, I know, I pretty much just did above) but it would really be a shame to see you spend money on this unnecessarily. If you're up for giving your car a little different sound and seeing far less corrosion show up on your pipes over time, at least buy an aftermarket catback, because the money you'd be spending to get Tcoat's used-but-new exhaust to you would be a similar expense.

I know how you feel to a point. I live next door to where your car originally came from and even though I did wash my car frequently over winter, salt and heat cycles still did its thing and put spots on my exhaust. I'm not letting it bother me, though. The tips are still free of rust, and that's all anyone sees except those few people who end up working under it. Eventually I'll be replacing it with an aftermarket setup and it'll be even more of a non-issue.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Porygon

How much do you think shipping will cost?


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From Canada. Way more that it is worth.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by FRS Justin

its really a question of how much you want to spend... I would be more worried about the actual car than the exhaust. I would start pulling the fender well plastic and going over the body and suspension cleaning, primering, and painting.

You ever live in the north? That is the grossest overkill I have ever heard. You think the second salt hit a car it starts to rust? Ridiculous suggestion.

[Vdub]

Originally Posted by Ultramaroon

Yeah, that's rustbelt for sure. Usually people from New York find used cars from California.

Lots of people unloading their stock exhausts. Just hang out here and you're bound to run across someone who needs to make some room in their garage.

Wow, this is exactly me. Only had 100 miles on my stock exhaust before replacing it. I've kept all my stock parts in my garage, but finally decided the stock exhaust is just taking up too much room. So I'm gonna list it somewhere soon.

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by Vdub

Wow, this is exactly me. Only had 100 miles on my stock exhaust before replacing it. I've kept all my stock parts in my garage, but finally decided the stock exhaust is just taking up too much room. So I'm gonna list it somewhere soon.

Oh, just ship it to the OP ...... you will unclutter your garage ...... he will have a new exhaust ....... and then we can stop this rust-a-phobia thread ......


humfrz

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by Porygon

How much do you think shipping will cost?

Check out the regional sections. Depending on where you live in Cali, you might even find someone selling locally

Originally Posted by FRS Justin

its really a question of how much you want to spend... I would be more worried about the actual car than the exhaust. I would start pulling the fender well plastic and going over the body and suspension cleaning, primering, and painting.

There's no reason to equate the rusty exhaust with the rest of the car. One or two salty winters does not mean a death sentence. As long as it has been thoroughly rinsed, it should be just fine.

OP, if you're mechanically inclined, there's nothing like solid peace of mind. Follow Justin's advice. I can tell you from experience that one guaranteed vulnerable spot is the reinforcement strip for the front hood seal. Once you get a feel for places like that, you'll know where else to look.




edit: haha.. I sat on this post waaaay too long. Tcoat beat me to it ... again.

...and overdrive is on point. I wouldn't even sweat the exhaust.

[Porygon]

I'm just going to not even worry about the exhuast for now. I'll upgrade in the future. Thanks guys.


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[FRS Justin]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

You ever live in the north? That is the grossest overkill I have ever heard. You think the second salt hit a car it starts to rust? Ridiculous suggestion.

I guess its a question of how well you take care of your shit..... I know that the first time I drove my car to the beach in Corpus Christie the engine got scale on it and the car never hit the sand, it was parked on the road. Did you ever think his car hit the beaches of the East coast Eh????
Their is a reason for the saying which is used commonly in the coastal states " The salt never sleeps"
for your reading enjoyment:


https://blog.allstate.com/does-livin...fect-your-car/


not so Ridiculous now eh...

[Soloside]

submerge your exhaust in coca cola...I hear it helps clean up rust...

[humfrz]

Originally Posted by FRS Justin

I guess its a question of how well you take care of your shit..... I know that the first time I drove my car to the beach in Corpus Christie the engine got scale on it and the car never hit the sand, it was parked on the road. Did you ever think his car hit the beaches of the East coast Eh????
Their is a reason for the saying which is used commonly in the coastal states " The salt never sleeps"
for your reading enjoyment:


https://blog.allstate.com/does-livin...fect-your-car/


not so Ridiculous now eh...

I'll have to agree with @Tcoat (on this point.....).

I have driven my cars through 10 Ohio winters; 2 Germany winters; 7 Connecticut winters; 7 Missouri winters; 10 California winters; and 20 Washington winters (including driving on the beach several times).

Other than normal washing and waxing and running through a self spray car wash after the beach runs, I've done nothing else to any of my cars to prevent rusting.

I've never had a car "rust out" or had any part freeze up due to rusting/corrosion, that I couldn't break lose with the help of a shot of kerosene.

Just my personal experience ...... yours may be different ......


humfrz

[FRS Justin]

personally I like my cars to be as clean on the bottom as they are on the top. That's just my point of view it might not bother others to have scaling or rusty areas that cant be seen. to each their own, after all everyone here has paid or is paying on their own car and has the right to do what they want.

[Ultramaroon]

Originally Posted by FRS Justin

personally I like my cars to be as clean on the bottom as they are on the top. That's just my point of view it might not bother others to have scaling or rusty areas that cant be seen. to each their own, after all everyone here has paid or is paying on their own car and has the right to do what they want.

I do get your point. I grew up in Western New York and spent a few years in Minnesota. I have suffered with rusty fasteners enough in my lifetime to enjoy the pleasure of maintaining a clean vehicle from the bottom up. To that end I keep the anti-seize close by, even for fasteners that don't seem to need it.

It's a zen thing for me.