Review on Dorman 38447 Door Hinge Bushing by Minas Chase

The new ones look great and match my '98 TJ perfectly, but after a year they started to rust quite a bit. I know a zinc coating isn't permanent, but for 1 mild Colorado winter? I want to take them off and either paint them or replace them. The hinge pin and nut factory is 18 years old! I'd say you should plan on a paint job or powdercoating, but it won't bond properly to the zinc coating unless you sand it fairly thoroughly (which would be ridiculous for the price of a set of pins and nuts). Nuts subjected to only the gentlest treatment during assembly were almost 100% rusted after 1 year with no mishandling or tooling damage.