Black sticker on rear fender?
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Black sticker on rear fender?
Just noticed this when I was washing my car the other day. There is a black sticker or something on the front-bottom portion of the rear fender (hope this makes sense) - what is this for? It's annoying for waxing as the was gets caught on the outline of the "sticker" or whatever it is.
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Originally Posted by knikerz
Just noticed this when I was washing my car the other day. There is a black sticker or something on the front-bottom portion of the rear fender (hope this makes sense) - what is this for? It's annoying for waxing as the was gets caught on the outline of the "sticker" or whatever it is.
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And the damned thing costs $49 if you want to replace them with OEM equipment. I had my car scratched and when the body shop repaired it they had to order it from Mazda (actualy they wanted to leave it without it but I bitched that they had to leave my car "just the way it came out of the dealer!!" ) so they had to order it. I have the left one still, they didn't use it.
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I really don't know how effective they really are since one of them is located in front of the rear wheel behind the rear door.
Didn't know that this area was prone to stones, maybe when you reverse quickly over gravel?
Didn't know that this area was prone to stones, maybe when you reverse quickly over gravel?
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StewC625,
Maybe our roads are cleaner than yours (hard for me to believe) but my Yellow stays incredibly clean from week to week. I don't remember what if any finishing/protecting you've done, but a good claybarring followed by something like Zaino will keep nearly anything from sticking. Way better than any wax I've ever used.
Maybe our roads are cleaner than yours (hard for me to believe) but my Yellow stays incredibly clean from week to week. I don't remember what if any finishing/protecting you've done, but a good claybarring followed by something like Zaino will keep nearly anything from sticking. Way better than any wax I've ever used.
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Sorry, but how did you Black owners determine that those were black, and you Yellow owners determine that yours are yellow? If they're CLEAR, wouldn't they look just the same to you as if they were body coloured?
FWIW - yeah, that area is subject to wear from road grit on many cars, and many cars have the same sort of CLEAR protector applied (it's similar to the CLEAR vinyl material used for clear bras). You can also look at old Shelby Cobras, where a piece of aluminum was used on the front of the rear wheel fender to take the damage, or on early Porsche Turbos, where a black plastic add-on was placed there to take the damage.
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Gordon
FWIW - yeah, that area is subject to wear from road grit on many cars, and many cars have the same sort of CLEAR protector applied (it's similar to the CLEAR vinyl material used for clear bras). You can also look at old Shelby Cobras, where a piece of aluminum was used on the front of the rear wheel fender to take the damage, or on early Porsche Turbos, where a black plastic add-on was placed there to take the damage.
Regards,
Gordon
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Nothing really sticks, but after a week on the road, there's just a lot of noticable crud on the car - that all washes right off ...
That said, the yellow stays cleaner "looking" longest I've ever had ... because the underlying color is so bright.
Actually my point here is that obviously that spot sticks out based on the **** that collects on it ...
I use Malm's ... and wax it monthly, clay bar it once a year.
That said, the yellow stays cleaner "looking" longest I've ever had ... because the underlying color is so bright.
Actually my point here is that obviously that spot sticks out based on the **** that collects on it ...
I use Malm's ... and wax it monthly, clay bar it once a year.
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I agree with Gord -- I'm not at all convinced any of them are anything but clear. How would they match the color to the paint on those two very different materials?
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