Hi all. Anyone know what the brown spot is on the side of the subframe? Thanks.

 

cant tell by those pix. Have any full res pix?

 

Nope. I wish I did though. Any guesses?

 

Rust? Dent? Primer?

 

I asked the seller if it was rust and they responded by saying "aluminum doesn't rust".

 

He is correct, that it doesn't rust, but it can corrode.

 

Id say whatever it is it will be ok, because as said aluminum doesn't rust. But it could be a form of surface rust maybe I don't know. But it could be sanded off, im sure your not keeping it black right?

 

I was planning on keeping it black... but now im not so sure lol.

If its just a surface / cosmetic thing I dont mind, but I just wanted to know if it could be unsafe. I remember someone telling me that a bad subframe will come out under you in a hard turn.

Im actually thinking of purchasing a subframe from a cbrf member but for a starting bid of $50... I wanted to get as much info on it as possible.

 

Sand on it, if it is superfical, then it wont take much to be gone, but if you have grind it off, then I would be concerned.

 

Have you purchased said subframe yet?

If so, and you are feeling frisky, give this a shot -

http://www.ehow.com/how_14455_remove...-aluminum.html