Let me just ask this.
If it's been as cold around here as else where, the car was brought inside to be pressure washed where I'm sure it was plus 65* and I'm sure the inside was cleaned so the doors were open...how could a fast 70* rise in temp NOT condensate on everything metal?! Aluminium is a great conductor and surely will condensate with an increase of that size specially with the back side of the wheel not being painted like the inside of the car. He didn't notice it on anything else because of the carpet. My mom has a garage heater. If you pull in, in the winter with that thing going, the WHOLE CAR will sweat its balls off. Condensation galore!
NEWS FLASH PEOPLE. Look at almost any cars seat rails if its from a cold winter state. You'll always find rust! Why? Because getting into a car the floor will stay the coldest as you heat the car up with the heater in winter. Condensation ALWAYS occurs there because its bare metal and they don't normally paint it well. Plus a car doesn't breath well. Your house doesn't condensate because the roof is properly vented in the attic. If it's not, watch any home show...mold will grow up there.
Everyone thinks wet ness or rust comes from a flood, or spill, or carpet cleaner. All these cars plus the 1000 others didn't have all have that happen. It's no big deal. Hell at my moms the dash and steering wheel will sweat and they're plastic and pleather.
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