MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: VC on February 12, 2011, 04:25:46 pm
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Not something i've worried about before merely read others woes on the matter, but the dreaded white worm has found my car :sad1:
Brought her out of storage for the summer and gave her a damn good clean.... only to discovery each wheel was covered in this:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FverycherryR32%2FMy_Candy%2FIMG_1955.jpg&hash=75e0063534dbb90186fdea03ee9cfab551b1d4e2)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2FverycherryR32%2FMy_Candy%2FIMG_1956.jpg&hash=e541815f18428ac03293e2588fcdea6ac9b5c795)
when i last saw them they were just fine but now clearly not, so considering i havent really been paying attention to white worm discussions what are my options?
i'm guessing to fix this i would need to get the wheels re-machined? if thats the case i might consider painting them (black inserts white spokes :innocent: proper marmite :evilgrin:)
thoughts?
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White worm means the lacquer's been breached. Needs refurbing. Not sure about a white face (though white rims on a white car look ace). But defo black inserts.
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Hi are these Merc wheels ? .I had the same on a 8month old Merc the dealer wasnt interested
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they are merc rims yeah, AMG 19's :innocent:
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White worm means the lacquer's been breached. Needs refurbing. Not sure about a white face (though white rims on a white car look ace). But defo black inserts.
ah right, so an easy fix then?
so refurb vs paint then
i know what you mean about white rims, but the cars white and the haters will hate on me if i do it so something that i may just have to do :grin:
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Hi are these Merc wheels ? .I had the same on a 8month old Merc the dealer wasnt interested
wider shot:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fab138%2Fr32verycherry%2Fcherrymount.jpg&hash=298376aeefd2641a88385ec08135026d250814bd)
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Hi are these Merc wheels ? .I had the same on a 8month old Merc the dealer wasnt interested
wider shot:
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fab138%2Fr32verycherry%2Fcherrymount.jpg&hash=298376aeefd2641a88385ec08135026d250814bd)
Those wheels look superb :happy2:
Sorry that the white worm has bitten.
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I have 18" AMG on my CCLASS SPORT, The dealer wasnt interested and I told him what I thought and guess i wont buy another merc with Diamond cut rims lesson learned
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ive gone through tonnes of alloys on tonnes of cars in my time but never encountered it before, i'm not bothered about it, a little miffed sure but good to know its a trait of merc rims so par for the course
shocking though really when you think about it, if this had happened to a merc i owned id be kicking off too! :laugh:
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Personally I don't think these alloys would look good in white. But you can prove me wrong :smiley: If they were mine, I'd do the inserts gloss black and the spokes polished. I think that would look fantastic as they are very nice alloys. :happy2:
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I know someone with a Merc whose Merc alloys got the white worm. His dealer wasn't interested either. It's shocking!
Killing The White Worm: http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,726.0.html
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Sorry for the white worm VC as the wheels are fairly stunning, as we know :sad1:
A refurb in the colour scheme described gets a marmite vote from me!
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Have you tried burping said worm? :grin:
I would say a spangly black-chrome would work nicely with your car. White would be crass imho. :smiley: