2004 Mustang Convertible: Rust on pedal levers.

It's a ragtop, coulda rained at one point in it's career while the top
was down. As long as there is no serious rust anywhere else on the car
I wouldn't get excited. Seems there should be at least a coat of paint
on the pedals to prevent such a situation. Is it rusted thru the paint
or are they bare metal??

"pater" > wrote in message
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> It's a ragtop, coulda rained at one point in it's career while the top
> was down. As long as there is no serious rust anywhere else on the car
> I wouldn't get excited. Seems there should be at least a coat of paint
> on the pedals to prevent such a situation. Is it rusted thru the paint
> or are they bare metal??

I can't speak about the Mustang directly, however, I did have a problem with
rust on the middle sseat frames of my 2003 Expedition. The parts were
originally coated with some sort of black material (paint?). However, after
a couple of years rust appeared on the parts. Ford replaced the seat frame
parts at no charge. I was told that the coating used was defective. Simialr
third row and front row parts, that orignally looked the same, never rusted.
I assume the supplier screwed up. Could be a similar problem with the
Mustang pedals. I would never have paid to have the Expedition parts
replaced - I know how to paint. However, since it was a warranty issue, I
let Ford handle it. Interstingly, the Expedition's frame is coated with a
black "paint" that looks the same as the seat frames did when new. Despite
being subjected to dirt, road sallt, water, etc, they look like new after a
quick rinsing.

Ed