Calling all Lightning Yellows
#104
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Yellow @ AutoX
Here are some pics taken at a recent AutoX practice day.
Mine is #33.
#32 is Speeddemon32 who's posted in this thread a couple of times.
- Cesar -
Mine is #33.
#32 is Speeddemon32 who's posted in this thread a couple of times.
- Cesar -
#108
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I'm glad to see that another Yellow owner cares about the paint on the front of the 8.
When a Yellow 8 picks up a rock the undercoat is BLACK! whats up with that?
Why didn't mazda use white..
Nice pics
When a Yellow 8 picks up a rock the undercoat is BLACK! whats up with that?
Why didn't mazda use white..
Nice pics
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Originally Posted by 09Factor
I'm glad to see that another Yellow owner cares about the paint on the front of the 8.
When a Yellow 8 picks up a rock the undercoat is BLACK! whats up with that?
Why didn't mazda use white..
Nice pics
When a Yellow 8 picks up a rock the undercoat is BLACK! whats up with that?
Why didn't mazda use white..
Nice pics
And Stinger, great photoshop job with that pic you use for your avatar. It's cool.
#110
Original Turbo 'd Auto !!
Well my hood must have been a black one before. its black under the chips.
And I found out this weekend the Yellow touch up paint fades to a beigeish white.
And I found out this weekend the Yellow touch up paint fades to a beigeish white.
#111
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Originally Posted by RX-Hachi
It's the plastic of the front bumper that's black. Pretty sure the undercoat is white or a light grey. If you happen to have a chip on your hood you'll notice it's not black.
Hachi: I have taken my yellow on two roadtrips already which unfortunately lead to more debris on the front of the hood. And all the chips on mine are BLACK. None of them are light gray or white. Either the undercoat is black like 09Factor said, or the paint is so friggin weak that rocks and things go straight through to the plastic.
I'm going to have to buy a bra for it next time I head out of town because this is just pathetic.
Here are two pictures for bumper comparison. First one is my yellow's front bumper the day I picked it up, versus a few weeks later after a bunch of **** hit my bumper or something:
There are even more black chips on my bumper at this point, which really pisses me off, but what can you do.
Last edited by JeRKy 8 Owner; 09-28-2005 at 02:21 AM.
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Well, I can't speak for other yellow cars. But on mine, where I have had chips on the hood and rear side quarter fender (i.e. the metal body parts), the undercoat was a light grey/white color, not black. But many rock chips don't stop at the undercoat, they'll cut right through to the metal or plastic.
I believe the chips on the nose are going right through the paint to the plastic and that's why you see black. Think about it, if Mazda really did use a BLACK undercoat, it would take many layers of paint to create the look of Lightning Yellow. So I really think what you guys are seeing is the bare plastic & metal, not the undercoat paint.
Paint chips is something we all live with, doesn't matter what kind of car or color. Only way to prevent it is to put a bra on like Stinger & 09Factor have done. I don't care for the look of a bra and take my chances. I have been lucky that my car hasn't had many chips. But the paint does seem to flick off of the plastic parts of the car easier than on the metal parts.
I believe the chips on the nose are going right through the paint to the plastic and that's why you see black. Think about it, if Mazda really did use a BLACK undercoat, it would take many layers of paint to create the look of Lightning Yellow. So I really think what you guys are seeing is the bare plastic & metal, not the undercoat paint.
Paint chips is something we all live with, doesn't matter what kind of car or color. Only way to prevent it is to put a bra on like Stinger & 09Factor have done. I don't care for the look of a bra and take my chances. I have been lucky that my car hasn't had many chips. But the paint does seem to flick off of the plastic parts of the car easier than on the metal parts.
Last edited by RX-Hachi; 09-28-2005 at 04:02 AM.
#113
I know it is expensive but a clear bra looks great on yellow. No one know I have one on my car, even standing 4 feet away until I point out the seam. I highly recommend it. I have 20,000 on the car and not one chip in the nose. The hood has a few chips and the tuchup paint does not match as well a I would like. Stinger your tinted windows look great what is the %. My car looks the same buy I got the front splash gaurds (they look good to me and they really protect the bottom of the car from stone chips from the front tires)
Go YELLOWS!
Go YELLOWS!
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Clear bra here also. 2yrs. and no chips. Hood, bumper and aero pack all protected without having to put a hideous black bra on the front of it. Besides stickers and a big bleecher-seat wing, I think a bra is the worst thing you put on this or any car. JMO.
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Thanks for the compliments everyone!
As for the tint the doors are done in 25% (State Laws and all) while the visor strip, the wing windows and the rear window are 5%.
I also have to agree with the under coat being black. I ran my 8 for a week or two with out the bra and I have a few chips in the nose/bumper as well as 2 of them on the hood. The under coat is BLACK !!!
As for the tint the doors are done in 25% (State Laws and all) while the visor strip, the wing windows and the rear window are 5%.
I also have to agree with the under coat being black. I ran my 8 for a week or two with out the bra and I have a few chips in the nose/bumper as well as 2 of them on the hood. The under coat is BLACK !!!
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Originally Posted by stinger
The under coat is BLACK !!!
Anyway, to make up for the boring pic of yellow rectangle, I also include some shots of my car against Hawaii's blue skys and beautiful backgrounds.
#119
Original Turbo 'd Auto !!
Originally Posted by success07
Clear bra here also. 2yrs. and no chips. Hood, bumper and aero pack all protected without having to put a hideous black bra on the front of it. Besides stickers and a big bleecher-seat wing, I think a bra is the worst thing you put on this or any car. JMO.
I just don't have the extra funds for a clear bra or else it would be on there already. It comes off every freaking weekend, it's shook outand vaccumed. Every 6 mos it gets washed. Woolite dark seams to work well.
The Hood, fenders, and nose get washed, meguires #85, for really bad bug splats, polish to clean the clear and Techwax as a final coat.
It takes some time and work but beats out having crapped up paint.
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Originally Posted by pagassi
Hello I Come From Switzerland ( Excuse Me For My English !!) I Speak French Only , I Send The Picture From My Rx-8
Looks like it came right out of the NFSU2 video game.