Hey guys, my paints chipping off really bad due to me constantly driving on highways. well my paints chipping around the mazda emblem in the front bumper, and around the fog lights and more by the side markers. welll my question is will they repaint my bumper under warranty?

 

You should really lay off the weed, man......

 

Nope, not Mazda fault New Jersey roads are full of rocks or you and I drive more on major highways than others. I had the same issue with my last three cars just a part of living in NJ.

 

get your bumper repainted and invest in a clear bra, that will protect it from the rocks.

or use this as an excuse to get the ms front bumper

 

i want paint chipping warranty...

 

As much as replacing wear and tear items under warranty would be sweet, it just ain't gonna happen. Like someone said, invest in a clear bra.

 

heh, i sorta already knew the answer, i was just hoping there was a chance heehee.
o yea i got another problem/question. I installed the audio link a couple weeks ago directly to my ipod. Now everything works fine except i'm not recieveing any FM/AM (signal) stations except for my XM Radio one. So.... maybe i pulled out the atenna when i pulled the headunit out? any advice/comments would be awesome

 

that is a really good idea im looking for an excuse i can use with my wife to get the ms kit lol

 

Chyea...and you guys think the roads are bad NOW.

 

well actually, i talked to a lot of kids in my auto class, they def agree that my bumper should be repainted under warranty. They did a shity paint job around the mazda emblem, and its chipping, not from road debris. I guess it really depends on the dealership, so i'ma take it in and see what happens.

 

I'm going to try and talk my girlfriend into getting a clear bra.

 

Doing research before buying my 8, it seemed like a lot of people had problems with soft paint and chipping. Admittedly, I'm sure obsessive RX-8 owners would be more prone to notice small paint chips than people who buy Mazda MPVs to get groceries and drop kids off at school, so it might be an issue of 8 owners really looking over their cars as opposed to crappy paint jobs. Regardless, I thought it was funny when Mazda NA sent me an unsolicited free bottle of touch up paint in the mail a few months after I got my 2005 RX-8.

One part of me said "Wow, what a nice company! They must love my car as much as I do!" Another part of me said "They sent me a five dollar bottle of paint after I just financed a $25,000 car with them that has known issues with paint chipping ... I'm worried!"

However, I bet there's a 99% chance Mazda will not pay for wear on a part that one would expect to get dinged up under normal driving circumstances. If I were a dealer, I would very politely tell you that there's no way I'm paying ($1,000 or more) for that, no matter how bad the job was.

 

"Clear bra" is definitely the way to go. Do a search for 'glassetcher' and 'clear bra' if you want more info.

Zoom, Zoom!

 

HAHA!

 

Here is your front bumper paint chipping warranty:

 

Chips on the front bumper under warrenty?


Their gonna laugh you out the dealership...then they'll realize yur serious.

Then they'll laugh you out the dealership.