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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 07:52 AM
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found something "new"

Ok, before people start crying about the search button, i just want to say that this particular subject might have been difficult to find on here, but this made my day for I found something on the car i'd had never noticed before.

As I was waxing my front bumper, I noticed a "new to me" Rotary accent. Its very small, but on the bottom of the HID headlight housing there is a very small rotary shaped hole. Go check it out on your 8, never noticed it before and I suspect many of you didn't see it either, I've had my 8 for well over a year now and I get close to it often, hell I even took off the bumper recently and didn't see it. I guess its another 'little things" that Mazda designers did, :beers:
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 08:19 AM
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I never noticed it either.
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 08:24 AM
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It was one of the first things I noticed examining the car at the car show prior to their release back in 03 but then again maybe I'm just off the charts in rotary 'nerdism'.

Paul.
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 08:27 AM
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 09:29 AM
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I noticed it when I first bought my car. I never looked at it close enough to realize that it was shaped like a rotor. I assumed that it was there to assist in lining up the light during manufacturing
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 10:58 AM
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Nothing like a game of good ole spot-the-rotor!
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by DaveCM203
I noticed it when I first bought my car. I never looked at it close enough to realize that it was shaped like a rotor. I assumed that it was there to assist in lining up the light during manufacturing
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 11:07 AM
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I found that about a year ago when I was washing my car
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 12:03 PM
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I was thinking "I wonder what is hole is for...oh damn, its a rotor!"
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 12:05 PM
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List of rotors
1.HID
2.Headrests
3.Hood
4.front bumper
5.rear bumper
6.gear shift

think of any more?
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 12:29 PM
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7. In the engine (so they say) , but I've never seen them
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by wankleman
List of rotors
1.HID
2.Headrests
3.Hood
4.front bumper
5.rear bumper
6.gear shift

think of any more?
Yup, the MS wing has rotors in the brackets.
(If someone wants to ZOOM in on this picture, you could see them better)

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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 01:06 PM
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on the san bernardino meet thread we once counted all the rotors on out car. it was something like 22. I will see If I can dig those post up.
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 01:21 PM
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The engine cover is somewhat rotor shaped
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 07:52 PM
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Well, there's the centers of the wheels, the engine cover, and the service manual.
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 07:54 PM
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well I'll be!
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Old Sep 19, 2006 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by wankleman
Ok, before people start crying about the search button, i just want to say that this particular subject might have been difficult to find on here, but this made my day for I found something on the car i'd had never noticed before.

As I was waxing my front bumper, I noticed a "new to me" Rotary accent. Its very small, but on the bottom of the HID headlight housing there is a very small rotary shaped hole. Go check it out on your 8, never noticed it before and I suspect many of you didn't see it either, I've had my 8 for well over a year now and I get close to it often, hell I even took off the bumper recently and didn't see it. I guess its another 'little things" that Mazda designers did, :beers:

Thanks for pointing this out. I've had my car since June and never noticed it. I do love the little things like this!
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 01:15 PM
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Wow
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Old Sep 20, 2006 | 02:46 PM
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Originally Posted by TomAssBender
Nothing like a game of good ole spot-the-rotor!
LOL I noticed that, too. I like that you can find all the rotor shapes throughout the car's design.
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