Rusty Exhaust tailpipe

[sat208]

hi all
my car is less than 4 months old and the tailpipe has started to rust and im not sure what to do! it is the lounge 1.3 mulitjet diesel model. can anyone help??

[.Lefteris.]

The only one that can help you is the local dealer himself!
Go there and ask for a new one under the warranty ;)

[Peter O]

Are you real sure it is rust? The end of the tailpipe gets very hot, and dirt gets burned there. It looks dark, similar to rust, but it is not.

Could be that way. Could be rust, but this would be extraordinary. So, see above, pay a visit to your local dealer!

[wreckmaster]

I am pretty sure it is just exhaust and dirt that gets a rusty color:) I belive the tailpipe is aluminium so it dont rusts:icon_thumleft: Try with some autosol and a old microfiber cloth:icon_thumleft: Or any other metal polish:) If it is not enough with the microfiber cloth you can try steelwool, but be carefull so you dont scratch it too badly:icon_thumleft:

BTW :welcomeon500:

[buzz]

mine is the same at less than 2 months old. putting it down to the excess salt on the roads recently :rolleyes:. will see if it scrubs off.....if not its off to the dealer.

[Albert]

I've got exactly the same problem, but due to shift work I've not had the chance to check it out thoroughly. I'll be taking a closer look at it tomorrow afternoon, I'll update things after that!

[VilleV]

Mine is still quite shiny after almost two years. All it takes is a good clean everytime I wash the car, but it does get dirty pretty fast.

[wreckmaster]

Mine is still quite shiny after almost two years. All it takes is a good clean everytime I wash the car, but it does get dirty pretty fast.

X2:icon_thumleft:

How was Miami Ville? Anything to look at behind dark sunglasses?lol

[Albert]

Further to my post from yesterday -- it seems to be mainly road crud. A quick wash with soapy water removed most of it although the stubborn bits will need a little more attention!

[VilleV]

X2:icon_thumleft:

How was Miami Ville? Anything to look at behind dark sunglasses?lol

Thanks for asking Thomas, very sunny...! Needed to use the sunglasses a lot, if you know what I mean!;):D We had really great time and i have to say I really liked Miami beach. Took quite a lot of pictures too, mainly of the amazing cars like Ferraris, Maseratis, Aston-Martins and the avesome american muscle cars like the new Camaro and the Challenger! Pics will follow as soon as I have the time to load them.

[wreckmaster]

Sounds great my friend :) Did you rent a car and drove out on the keys?

[VilleV]

Sorry about off topic...:rolleyes: We thought about it but desided not to this time. We stayed most of the time on Miami Beach and used our feet to get around. It was bit of an excercise, but you just see so much more while walking around.
Strangely there where Norwegian flags all around SoBe!!! Didnt know about this label of clothing called "Napapijri" that has the flag in its logo! And these clothes seemed to be highly fashionable there at the moment!lol By the way, Napapijri is spelled almost like finnish word "napapiiri", which means "arctic circle". Is this a Norwegian brand using a finnish word in its logo?

[wreckmaster]

I remember seeing the "napapirji" brand in Milano last summer also. To be honest I dont think it has something to do with Norway at all, since theire HQ is in Switzerland( thanks googlelol ) And Napapirji is not a norwegian word, so I guess they have just taken the flag as a logo and found the finish word for arctic circle and put it together:eek: I see on theire website that they use norwegian polar historic persons etc... But the brand dont seem to be availeble here in Norway. At least I cant find a official import companylol A fraud IMOlol

Go to the keys next time Ville:icon_thumleft:

Sorry for the :OFFTOPIC: and back to rusty tailpipeslol

[buzz]

well.... i've just got round to give the 500 a wash after all the snow and the tailpipe is definately rusty:icon_rolleyes:

off to the dealers then

[buzz]

just got the call from the dealer....fiat have agreed to replace the exhaust due to the rusty tail trim :D but the replacement comes as a full system and there are none in the country :( they tell me its on its way from the factory so should be here soon.

[VilleV]

That´s good to hear!:icon_thumleft:

[.Lefteris.]

That´s good to hear!:icon_thumleft:
X2 :icon_thumright:

[wreckmaster]

Sounds good Buzz:icon_thumleft: