Help: it looks like the paint on all my OEM wheels has faded
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Hello everybody,
I have a 2012 IS250 with 25K miles (still under warranty, I am the 2nd owner of the vehicle) and just noticed yesterday that the edges of all 4 of my wheels are becoming black. I'm not sure if the original paint on them faded or what but this is very concerning. I know for a fact it's not curb rash as (a) I never hit and curbs and (b) the wheels are smooth and undamaged in the trouble areas.
I used to live in a west coast city where the roads were nice and it never snowed, but just recently moved to a midwest city with terrible roads and snowy weather (and thus the car is exposed to a lot of salt, dirt, etc.) Regardless this shouldn't happen.
I'll upload pics when I can, but for the time being here's a photo of the internet that resembles my car and has the same wheels.
![](http://images.gtcarlot.com/pictures/57085634.jpg)
As I said, the outside edges of the wheels are becoming black. I always felt these were some cheap looking OEM wheels, but this is definitely something that shouldn't happen.
I have a 2012 IS250 with 25K miles (still under warranty, I am the 2nd owner of the vehicle) and just noticed yesterday that the edges of all 4 of my wheels are becoming black. I'm not sure if the original paint on them faded or what but this is very concerning. I know for a fact it's not curb rash as (a) I never hit and curbs and (b) the wheels are smooth and undamaged in the trouble areas.
I used to live in a west coast city where the roads were nice and it never snowed, but just recently moved to a midwest city with terrible roads and snowy weather (and thus the car is exposed to a lot of salt, dirt, etc.) Regardless this shouldn't happen.
I'll upload pics when I can, but for the time being here's a photo of the internet that resembles my car and has the same wheels.
![](http://images.gtcarlot.com/pictures/57085634.jpg)
As I said, the outside edges of the wheels are becoming black. I always felt these were some cheap looking OEM wheels, but this is definitely something that shouldn't happen.
Last edited by BrownPride; 01-30-16 at 09:53 AM.
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