I pulled my factory original aluminum door scuff plates off and found some significant corrosion around each of the screw holes.
I find it interesting that Ford used stainless fasteners for an aluminum plate when stainless is known to corrode aluminum. Maybe that wasn't well known back then.
Has anyone else seen this? Do you guys use stainless fasteners or switch to zinc? I think I'm going to go pick up some zinc screws to use instead.
Yeah you guys are probably right, it's most likely salts from the carpet somehow, rather than the stainless to aluminum galvanic corrosion. Otherwise I think I'd see more corrosion on the top of the plate than I do. I'll continue to use stainless screws.
I pulled my factory original aluminum door scuff plates off and found some significant corrosion around each of the screw holes.
I find it interesting that Ford used stainless fasteners for an aluminum plate when stainless is known to corrode aluminum. Maybe that wasn't well known back then.
Has anyone else seen this? Do you guys use stainless fasteners or switch to zinc? I think I'm going to go pick up some zinc screws to use instead.
I don't know what hardware you have, But I think Ford used chrome screws not stainless. I think it's more the age of the Aluminum. You can put a LITTLE light grease in the holes.
Yes, they are not magnetic. Which leads me to believe they're not chrome.
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