Brake Rotor Rust Fix!!!
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From: Charlotte
Brake Rotor Rust Fix!!!
Others had mentioned rust on the brake rotors, I had the same problem and here is what I did to fix it. The wheels look a lot better now that the rust is gone off of the ROTORS!!!
You will need the following.
Stainless Steel wire Wheel that you can attach to a Drill.
High Temp Brake paint or header Paint. I used Header paint from Plastikote, 4.99 from pep boys.
Painter’s masking tape "Blue Kind"
Floor Jack instead of using the factory jack.
See pictures below to follow the results are well worth the effort.
This takes approx 2 hours for all four wheels.
You will need the following.
Stainless Steel wire Wheel that you can attach to a Drill.
High Temp Brake paint or header Paint. I used Header paint from Plastikote, 4.99 from pep boys.
Painter’s masking tape "Blue Kind"
Floor Jack instead of using the factory jack.
See pictures below to follow the results are well worth the effort.
This takes approx 2 hours for all four wheels.
Last edited by Shooter; Dec 29, 2003 at 09:35 PM.
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From: Carmel, IN
Shooter,
Man I so wanted to stay away from this mod. maybe because it's not blue ... But you're looks SO GOOD, I don't know how I can't do it! Looks like you've added this to my list. Looks really good.
Man I so wanted to stay away from this mod. maybe because it's not blue ... But you're looks SO GOOD, I don't know how I can't do it! Looks like you've added this to my list. Looks really good.
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From: Dorset, UK
Hey, don't joke about it guys - one of the UK's biggest car magazines (Auto Express - a weekly mag) this week had a picture of the rear of an 8 with the blue oval! PhotoShopped, of course but it sent a shudder down my spine 
It was in response to someone writing in to suggest that the 8 would make the ideal base for a replacement for the Ford Capri!
Haver a look, if you can bare it...
http://rx8ownersclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1199
It was in response to someone writing in to suggest that the 8 would make the ideal base for a replacement for the Ford Capri!
Haver a look, if you can bare it...
http://rx8ownersclub.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1199
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From: Houston, Earth
Here's something that I find interesting...
Go to the website www.mazda.com and it prominently shows the Ford Motor Company logo (with a link even).
But go to the country specific Mazda sites, such as www.mazdausa.com or www.mazda.co.uk and you'll find NOTHING to show any connection with FMC (or if it is somewhere in those sites, it's burried deep).
This is one more indication that deception, lack of adequate disclosure (or worse) is an issue within Mazda.
As a smaller example, I was at a local dealership this Saturday and noticed that they had a "0.0% Financing..." sign on top of the roof of their RX-8. A sales rep walked by and I asked about it, knowing full well that the sign says "...2003 models":
Me: "Is 0.0% financing available on the RX-8?"
Rep: "No."
Me: "Has an RX-8 ever been sold with 0.0% financing?"
Rep: "No."
Me: "Then why don't you move this sign off of this car?"
Rep: "It gets people to ask about it."
Sad to know that deception is a standard part of this business. It doesn't have to be that way.
Go to the website www.mazda.com and it prominently shows the Ford Motor Company logo (with a link even).
But go to the country specific Mazda sites, such as www.mazdausa.com or www.mazda.co.uk and you'll find NOTHING to show any connection with FMC (or if it is somewhere in those sites, it's burried deep).
This is one more indication that deception, lack of adequate disclosure (or worse) is an issue within Mazda.
As a smaller example, I was at a local dealership this Saturday and noticed that they had a "0.0% Financing..." sign on top of the roof of their RX-8. A sales rep walked by and I asked about it, knowing full well that the sign says "...2003 models":
Me: "Is 0.0% financing available on the RX-8?"
Rep: "No."
Me: "Has an RX-8 ever been sold with 0.0% financing?"
Rep: "No."
Me: "Then why don't you move this sign off of this car?"
Rep: "It gets people to ask about it."
Sad to know that deception is a standard part of this business. It doesn't have to be that way.
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From: Oakland Hills, CA
It's too bad the calipers are so roughly finished. Painted calipers are a major vanity item on performance cars. Shooter, got any ingenious solutions for this problem? (Make mine red, pls.)
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From: Camp Victory, Iraq
When I painted my calipers red, I also did the center to prevent rust. I can take a close-up pic when I get a chance, but you can kinda see them here https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...inally+made+it
Cheers!
Cheers!
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From: Charlotte
Im going to paint my calipers the same silver color i painted my rotors so they match. I have the nordic green so red wouldnt lok so hot on my calipers.:p I do think mazda should have done something to make the appearance a little cleaner. With the 18's you can see alot of the rotor and seeing rust is definitely unsightly.....