MP3 rims flaking off.?????

[jaredbzoom]

Has anyone had this problem...??? (hippy)

[winty87]

Has anyone had this problem...??? (hippy)

Not yet on mine. Nor do i think i will. i'm using winter tires. maybe the first owner just had winter tires put on those rims?

[jaredbzoom]

well i bought it new, but never put snow tires,nor diffrent rims....I was just saying ,because, I took mine back to the dealer, and they got me new rims.....

[AznXstazy]

nope not yet either, just carbed.... n scratched... n has like little black dots on them... i think it migt be really really bad dirt or something, but i cant wash it off no matter how hard i rub it, it wont come off.....

[Karl Marx]

Yes.

After 4 years now, The coating on the rims is starting to peel off everywhere. And i do use winter tires w/ steelies. Whats fun is that i'm no longer under warranty so can't really argue with Mazda ( thank god tough, because Mazda must be the biggest idiots ever. So damn hard to get anything fixed. Took 2 years for them to even acknowledge the Klunk, and they never managed to fix it... since now i got an even worse sound comming out of those damn bushings )

Anyway i will probably get them all sandblasted, fixed ( one of them is a bit damaged ) and repainted next summer.

[AznXstazy]

yup bronze looks pretty good, but its been done. what color are you thinking of?

[Karl Marx]

I don't know... i'll probably stick with something similar. I like how the original color works with the blue MP3 color. But then again i might change my mind.

[mp3josh]

I just painted mine because I was having the problem start, plus the previous owner curbed the hell out of them.. eek!

[AznXstazy]

ya that "silver" is a special silver from japan.. at least thats wat some rim shop said to me when i asked them how much would it be to paint it back stock. cuz mine are pretty curbed....

[Revs]

When I got my MP3 this summer the rims had some flaking and corrosion, going to repaint them bronze this winter, or silver....or white, or black....i really don't know what color.

[AznXstazy]

ya bronze has been done.... i wish there was another color that would look good with mica blue... mayb black...but that too has been done. ummmm im all out of colors. mayb im a bit weird, but wat u guys think about yellow =)

[SlowPro98]

Yeah, my rims are flaking, and it's not covered under my warrenty (bought it used) because it's "cosmetic". I want to P.C. mine.

[Newf]

Mine never flaked. But, I noticed certain chips that would easily lead to peeling over time and it was a huge concern for me. I never had that car that long for it to happen. The Finish is very thin. I think the MP3 wheels are sexy as hell, but they didn't use a good quality finish on them.

My Mazdaspeed wheels just survived their 3rd summer, and I put winters on Sunday. not one scratch, curb rash...notta. I'm amazed, even more so that the woman drives the car too. The finish on the 2003.5's is much more durable. I found even washing the mp3 wheels wrong and you could easily scratch them.

But, my tires are about shot on my speed. And I know whoever changes them next spring will probably fuck the rims up as always.

[vindication]

mine started to flake last year. probably due to the winters here in NY. good thing I only use them in the winter. was supposed to paint them bronze but now it's to late cause it's too cold. so I'll wait till next year.

[Laser03pro]

well i bought it new, but never put snow tires,nor diffrent rims....I was just saying ,because, I took mine back to the dealer, and they got me new rims.....

Wait the dealer got you new rims?? Altho I got msp rims now my ES rims are doing this and I wouldnt mind to have some new ones.

[madhatter]

Mine flaked. Got them re-powder coated by wheel wizard. The Racing Hart logo is no longer black, but BFD IMO.

I have them on a shelf and am running ES 16's anyway. The stock 17's are boat-anchor heavy.

[Tanginamo425]

mine is peeling, i need a new paint job for mine, but it might be useless since i'm getting rid of it in 1 year. Besides i'm a poor college student so i can't do it anyway, more or less maintain the door dings and scratches i get from the parking lot... ya thats right shopping cart, F* YOU!!! hahaha

[AznXstazy]

mine is peeling, i need a new paint job for mine, but it might be useless since i'm getting rid of it in 1 year. Besides i'm a poor college student so i can't do it anyway, more or less maintain the door dings and scratches i get from the parking lot... ya thats right shopping cart, F* YOU!!! hahaha

i no what u mean, i got 2 dings in my rear passenger n it bugs me everytime i see it. it like when i look at the front n then follow the nice body of the mp3, then i see the ding n im like ..... wtf..... lol. hate it. also hate my welded up mp3 rims looks nasty.