Hi Ivo,
Treads are not really useless, but you are right about water collection. You have to be careful because these treads are fixed with standard steel coach bolts, so after a while this assembly generates a catalytic phenomenon between the aluminium of the wing and the steel.
I reinstalled with the S/S button bolts, plastic washers, nylocs and “Duralac” to avoid catalyse. In addition I used silicone between treads and wing to avoid retaining water. Up to know it works and I am no longer using air gun to dry the water after every washing. Of course it is longer to remove and reinstall treads, because as I didn’t find so small S/S coach bolt, button bolts don’ have square cup, so I have to remove the rubber from the rail, screw each bolt and reinstall rubber, but when you like…
Best regards.
Daniel.
Thanks Daniel, Another job for my list. (02 +8)
I'm getting electrolysis corrosion on both my doors, in both cases by the higher sidescreen mount. I'm not to sure why there and nowhere else. Damp side screens providing the necessary "electrolyte" is my only theory.
Door respray + Duralac required soon
Brian
