my header is rusting.

realitygt · Jul 9, 2008

it's looking pretty bad. when i put them on tere was just a little bit of brown tint around one of the weld from the tube to the collector and everything else was perfect.

but now not even a month later, the passenger side header has alot of rust in a line running down the side of the tube, it looks like it's 10 yrs old. I know the a/c drips down that headers and when i turn it off it beads up on the collector and drips off, would that cause that much rust?

2slo95fiveoh · Jul 9, 2008

your a/c drips, plus any moisture in the air, any condensation and oxygen is going to make some rust if the parts are not
properly covered.

realitygt · Jul 9, 2008

well i mean idk how long the header will last at this rate lol.

they're ceramic coated but idk if they're stainless steel or not.

Schiffy · Jul 10, 2008

your headers suck :wall:

jfor441 · Jul 10, 2008

what kind of ceramic coated headers did you get? You should contact the manufacturer about them.

2slo95fiveoh · Jul 10, 2008

if they are truely ceramic coated then they shouldn't rust. its the "chrome" or just plain painted ones that do that..
i have chrome bbk LTs on mine, i bought them used, and they still havent rusted.. go figure.

DropTopPony · Jul 10, 2008

jfor441 said:
what kind of ceramic coated headers did you get? You should contact the manufacturer about them.

I agree !
My Dynomax shorts have been on my car for over 10 years and the Jett Hott Coating still looks almost brand new and no rust at all.

Steven · Jul 10, 2008

i hope you have more then one header, else something is seriously wrong! lol

Petek · Jul 10, 2008

realitygt said:
well i mean idk how long the header will last at this rate lol.

they're ceramic coated but idk if they're stainless steel or not.

they are probably not Stainless steel if they are ceramic coated, and if they were stainless steel, even a low grade stainless wont rust as much as you say yours have. usually just little speckles of rust appear here and there.

realitygt · Jul 10, 2008

i'll contact bbk and then i'll take pics of the rust later.

Passenger · Jul 10, 2008

Just throw some heatwrap on them and go on with life

Jrgunn5150 · Jul 10, 2008

realitygt said:
i'll contact bbk and then i'll take pics of the rust later.

They're BBK's? That's why, you should see the "ceramic coated" headers on my Fox, they look like they were in Lake Erie for 10 year's, lol.

AaRoN · Jul 11, 2008

Steven said:
i hope you have more then one header, else something is seriously wrong! lol

I'm sure he's referring to just 1 of his headerS.

Steven · Jul 11, 2008

it threw me for a loop

Knuckles281 · Jul 11, 2008

Just on the phone and call the manufacturer. If they won't do anything and you are stuck with them, I say sand off the rust and wrap the headers up...