Picture so we can see and make sure what you are seeing.
My bad Sandman, here you go...here's the right rear
Left rear-which is f'n ridiculous!
Left front
and last but not least, right front
None of these and I repeat NONE OF THESE calipers (especially the rear sets) should have anywhere near that level of rust developing after 4-6 months of owning a brand new German car-any car actually. No excuse other than shitty workmanship by whomever made these calipers. I take exceptional care of my car since day one and things like this just show how many corners they're cutting...
And just an example to the level at which I care for my car, so it wasn't neglect, or what other BS excuse some member comes up with lol
The rust on the rotors was a little off-putting for me. I know that it's supposed to be a common thing, but I can't say that I expected to see it on a brand new car.
I'm the same way...I mean really? These companies don't have a rust free coating for their rotors? Of course they do!
My rotors were warped within 12k miles. Resurfaced under warranty.
I'm wondering if that's an issue I have because when breaking, especially from bout 50 or 40-20 mph It doesn't feel right, get a wobble-ish feeling. Plus when accelerating around the same lower speeds (really noticeable from 15-40 mph, give or take) I get a slight wobble, can feel it in the pedal then when I apply brakes it feels not right.
I have not seen a modern VW with rusty calipers except maybe a tiny bit of corrosion around the piston seal itself or the pins if a boot is torn but not the caliper body which is visible from outside when mounted. Could you post some pictures?
Here ya go my friend, a heavy dose of rust on a brake caliper [emoji20] it's been that bad for quite awhile. When I called my sales guy (first mistake) he said yeah don't worry they all do it. I said really? I've had many cars and I've never had one where the calipers rust. He said this is your first VW right? I said yeah, he said well, see....wow.
I did it I did it, geez lay off man lol [emoji6]
It would be useful to know what car you got. If it's a standard Golf then it is probably common thing to rust as the calipers are not greatly painted/protected against rust/corrosion. If you've got a GTI then I would raise it with your dealer as this is not normal for painted calipers to rust in 7 months.
Rust around the rotor hubs seems to also be common to these cars, especially the rear ones. I have painted mine with Hammerite a couple months back.
I have the 2015 Golf SEL 1.8T TSI (top of the Golf line) and btw the Golf SEL and the GTI (non PP) have basically the exact same calipers, except mine are painted silver and GTI's are painted red, so not sure how that would make any difference?
