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We had our old Chevy pickup in Colorado last Thanksgiving, and we drove through some snow on I-25. I think the magnesium chloride salt they use on their highways is really corrosive -- it ate the chrome off of the new lug nuts and spinner covers I put on last summer. Now, they are all rusty looking and pitted. If we weren't selling Hal, I'd probably have to replace these parts. Luckily, we don't have to worry about road salt in Phoenix.
In retrospect, our relatives did tell us to wash the truck thoroughly as soon as we got out of the snow. Dang, I wish I had taken their advice. I didn't notice the rust until this spring, and it was too late.
Do most Tundra owners that are experiencing rust problems live in snow country? How about those in the southwest desert areas?
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