Charging for taillight replacement? Wtf?
04-28-2007, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by dannobre
It is fused together...you can't reliably open them. It is possible to heat them and seperate the seams...but it is hit and miss. If it can't be cleaned from the bulb holes.....and it bothers you...get new ones
Ok.
I'm also gonna seat if I can just heat the assembly with a blow dryer to dry as much out of there as I can.
Thanks!
04-28-2007, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by dannobre
caeful not to get them too hot. If you read the tailight TSB on Rosenthals site they say to use no heat...ie on cold to dry them out.....
I did find something else that completely fixed the condensation for me, so I added my little work instrucion to nycgps's DIY for tailight condensation.
Check it out.
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...=1#post1854106
04-28-2007, 06:33 PM
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I replied ya pm.
just in case someone missed my DIY , do NOT use heat on the gasket, that crap melts easily, dont ask me how I know :P
blow dry it with room temp air.
or leave it on a stack of newspaper.
Most dealerships dont have bodyshops, they out source them most of the time. but if they're the ones who did your work, they should cover it.
just in case someone missed my DIY , do NOT use heat on the gasket, that crap melts easily, dont ask me how I know :P
blow dry it with room temp air.
or leave it on a stack of newspaper.
Most dealerships dont have bodyshops, they out source them most of the time. but if they're the ones who did your work, they should cover it.
04-28-2007, 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Mortal Moxie
About a month ago my rear passenger qtr got smacked up in an accident. They had to replace the right tailight as a part of the repair.
The taillight that they put in is now full of water and has major condensation inside it.
Today I went to Mazda in my town to have them replace it, and the guy said that he would have to order a part and that they would check my light out. He said he might have to charge me to replace it.
Umm... why?
I told him there were service bulletins on the issue, and that Mazda should no longer be putting these faulty lights into RX8's. He said service bulletins are tech reports for Mazda techs and no customer should pay attention to them.
Anyone have to pay to get Mazda's crappy taillight replaced?
The taillight that they put in is now full of water and has major condensation inside it.
Today I went to Mazda in my town to have them replace it, and the guy said that he would have to order a part and that they would check my light out. He said he might have to charge me to replace it.
Umm... why?
I told him there were service bulletins on the issue, and that Mazda should no longer be putting these faulty lights into RX8's. He said service bulletins are tech reports for Mazda techs and no customer should pay attention to them.
Anyone have to pay to get Mazda's crappy taillight replaced?
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