c41250n

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there is some rust on the car that im looking forward to buy, i wonder does it matter, i mean will that give me a lot of problems or it will be fine?

tiggerlee

Make it a condition of the sale. Make them clean them then paint them before you sign on the line.

RotoRocket

iTrader: (1)

Rust is very common in that area of the 8.

Very common. Mine had it brand new when I took delivery.

tiggerlee

Read this thread . Some dealers are still doing it under warranty. Some are not. It's an issue many here have dealt with.

BoilerX8

Go to that thread tigerlee linked and print off the response from Snap-On. Take that in to the dealer and tell them to paint your hubs. Should be no questions asked...

c41250n

iTrader: (5)

thank you very much guys!!!
this forum is so helpful!!
im looking forward to buy that car tomorrow!

tiggerlee

Let us know how things go.

c41250n

iTrader: (5)

i have two more quick questions,
what is a rotary accents package?? and if i buy a used car from a dealer other than mazda, then how does mazda know to contact me about all the recalls?

tiggerlee

These are the rotary accents. One for front and rear. You can usually find some good deals in the Vendor Section here. Or in the Parts For Sale/Trade Section.

tiggerlee

When you do eventually buy one, just call Mazda North America. Tell them your vehicle info and have them put you on their mailing list. Better yet, stick around here! The info on the recall's was posted here long before anyone started getting their letters.

c41250n

iTrader: (5)

thank you very much!!! i'll let you know how it goes tomorrow!!

Go48

I think there is also a postcard in the owners manual you can fill out and send in to Mazda with the new owner information.

Papapump51

I just had my Hubs done at Ferman Mazda here in Florida, they covered it under warrenty, I stated this shoul dnot be happening to a 30 k car! I understand on rotors but not the HUb..they saw my way and sanded them and painted them. So good luck

Go48

Yeah, they should look like this (if you do it yourself, that is).

Papapump51

yuppers thats what mine look like now..they said if it comes back to bring it back in

IZoomZoomI

yea I brought my in during my oil change in october and told them about the rust, the guys were great! They said no problem we will take care of it and if the rust comes back they will replace the whole rotor.

c41250n

iTrader: (5)

thats great, do you guys know how long it take the dealer to repaint the hub??
cause i dont want to wait for that long!!

Papapump51

maybe did mine in about an hour

Go48

I don't think we can answer that question in a meaningful way. Depends on the competence and experience of the dealers employees, whether they get to the job immediately, depends on whether they have a mechanic do it or a body man, depends on whether they sub the job to a non-dealership body shop, depends on how good they do the job, and so on. You get my point. All you can do is ask for an estimate, but my guess is it will be several hours if not a day when you consider scheduling this task in with the other work on your car and on others in the shop.

It took me the better part of a day since I cleaned the rust off with a wire wheel and carefully applied 3 coats that required a drying time between coats.

c41250n

iTrader: (5)

oh...ic!!! thank you very much!

DOMINION

Go48, what product did you use to paint them? they look great

Go48

Thanks DOM. I used G2 Brake Caliper Paint kits--one kit for the rotors and one kit for the calipers. You could probably get by with one kit for both, but the paint has a time constraint after you mix the components together, so you will be rushed if you try to do both at the same time. The key, as in any painting job, is to clean up everything completely using a wire brush and the provided brake cleaner spray. BTW, this is a brush-on process.

Best price I found on-line was at www.hubcapsplus.com (believe it or not) because the shipping was free. You might be able to get it locally. Their price was $34.99 per kit. Not cheap, but it has held up very well.

DOMINION

Hey thanks for the info man. I cant wait till I get my RX-8 out of the shop. I'am a Artist so I think I can swing this one.

Bart!

I'm going to be testing this so called "rust" remover tomorrow afternoon, bought it at BJ's haha. I'll let you know how it turns out.