Tackform Mount Discoloration

[el_sabio]

Anyone with Tackform mounts notice the aluminum is starting to become discolored? When installed the aluminum looked OE, now turning brown.

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[Sauce]

Recently noticed that on mine too. Couldn’t remember if it came that way or not. Doesn’t look bad but doesn’t really match anything.

 

[bgn]

Dang, and I was looking to order one...

 

[el_sabio]

Here's what it looked like new... perfect interior color match.

 

[midnight270]

Mine is 7 months old and looks the same as new. Do you park in the sun a lot? I have my windshield tinted. I wonder if that is saving mine.

 

[el_sabio]

Do you park in the sun a lot?

On weekends I'm parked outside in the sun, but I always use sun visors, weekdays I'm in the parking garage at work.

 

[el_sabio]

Dang, and I was looking to order one...

I'd still order one, these are amazing, and I don't really see/notice the discoloration, not in line of sight. That said, I have an email to Tackform about this.

 

[el_sabio]

Recently noticed that on mine too.

Can you post a pic when you have a chance? I'd like to compare how much discoloration between mine and yours.

 

[Sauce]

Can you post a pic when you have a chance? I'd like to compare how much discoloration between mine and yours.

Pretty similar to yours - kind of a rootbeer brown. I can take a pic this weekend.

I do leave mine parked outside year round and it gets a lot of sun.

 

[CaptAngry]

That is a sign of cheap anodizing.

I've definitely observed the same black --> brown (or almost gold) discoloration on other cheaper anodized aluminum items that were exposed to the sun.

 

[RaptrJr]

I’m pretty sure mine still looks new. And I park out side in the sun all day everyday

 

[nmraptor]

Mine has discolored. My truck is parked outside all the time. I like the product and I can live with the change.

 

[ADVNTURR]

Mine hasn't shown any signs of discoloring and my truck spends a lot of time outside (but I'm in Cleveland not Phoenix). To the best of my knowledge I have one of the really early ones they made for our trucks. I wonder if they got a bad batch of parts?

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