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- 2014 QX70 AWD
I believe yours is Liquid Silver. Sonic Silver was introduced in 2016...
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I believe yours is Liquid Silver. Sonic Silver was introduced in 2016...
7eregrine
The man, the myth, the legend
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- Land of Cleve
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- 2016.5 CX5
You're right, my bad. I thought you were OP. Not paying close enough attention. I was wondering why all of a sudden they were replacing his hood. In one day? NICE.
LOL
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- San Antonio, Texas
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A warning has been issued. Firstly, if there is any uncertainty, cursing is not banned from the forum. If you want more detail feel free to view the thread titled Rules and Guidelines under the Main forum Lounge
Also, I'm not going to tolerate members being insulted simply because they "dare" to point out faults in the car they paid for, and continue to pay for in insurance gas, etc (any reason really). .
I've decided to keep it open for now because it mostly has cleaned up by itself, and also I appreciate certain members (particualry unob) who decided not to fan the flame presented on the first page. (flame2)
Everyone here has their own opinions.. That being said, mine is that modern paint sucks in general but I definitely noticed the problem more on my last two CX-5s vs the Ford Escape I owned prior.. Chips on my front end and on my roof.
Also, I'm not going to tolerate members being insulted simply because they "dare" to point out faults in the car they paid for, and continue to pay for in insurance gas, etc (any reason really). .
I've decided to keep it open for now because it mostly has cleaned up by itself, and also I appreciate certain members (particualry unob) who decided not to fan the flame presented on the first page. (flame2)
Everyone here has their own opinions.. That being said, mine is that modern paint sucks in general but I definitely noticed the problem more on my last two CX-5s vs the Ford Escape I owned prior.. Chips on my front end and on my roof.
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- 2014 QX70 AWD
Thanks, once again, Chris_Top_Her... being a mod is mostly a thankless job, but a reminder that this is a place to freely discuss the positives and negatives of our vehicles never hurts.
Oh, and my Black 2014 Mazda 3 had excessive rock chips as well. And the paint pen was crap... all grey and mostly metallic flakes. I had to use a friggin' black sharpie to color them in, because it hid them much better than the pen.
Our 2005 Mazda 6 and 2001 Toyota 4Runner? Barely a handful on each after 9+ years.
"Harumph!"
Oh, and my Black 2014 Mazda 3 had excessive rock chips as well. And the paint pen was crap... all grey and mostly metallic flakes. I had to use a friggin' black sharpie to color them in, because it hid them much better than the pen.
Our 2005 Mazda 6 and 2001 Toyota 4Runner? Barely a handful on each after 9+ years.
"Harumph!"
7eregrine
The man, the myth, the legend
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- Land of Cleve
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- 2016.5 CX5
Well I hope my post didn't come across as fanning flames. I actually agree with OP: if your car is that dinged up, you DO have a problem and Mazda needs to help. This is NOT normal.
Really? Sigh... there's going to be no living with this dude now! hehehe
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- Plano, Texas, USA
IMHO if there's no Unobtanium posting here, how boring this board would become ⋯Really? Sigh... there's going to be no living with this dude now! hehehe
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- 2021 CX-9 Sig
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- 2021 CX-5 GT
Thicker paint still chips and shows primer, my Audi did at any rate, but chips were few and far between.
What I posted earlier.
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- 2016.5 CX-5 GT AWD titanium/black 2016 Miata Club ST MT white
Sorry to hear about your issues.
Holy crap! You sure have a LOT of cars!!! By the wording of your post it sounds like you still own all of these.
I might mention the chips on mine on my next dealer visit if someone only had 6 and got a hood replaced, hahahaha. I've got going on close to 2 dozen now, large, fillable ones (that I have filled), and then a bunch of really small ones that I can't really even count accurately from the hood all the way up the sides. I don't tailgate, and I drive fairly reasonably. Can't say I've heard more than a rock or 2 hit the car since I've had it in the past 6 months.
I will reiterate that my 2015 Genesis Sedan had exactly 1 paint chip from a rock that I heard bounce off the fender over my music in one of the quietest cabins on the market over 1 year of ownership on a multi-stage paint job. So this does seem excessive to me. My coupe had maybe a 1/2 a dozen in 6 years, and my 2000's Echo had like 3 in 15 years, hahaha.
Does it really bother me thaaaaat much? It did, but not anymore. It's a daily driver, and I plan on having a "for fun" car in the next couple years once I build my house. This machine is basically gonna be a work horse for me anyway over the coming years. But if I can get away with repaints, hey, why not. Hahaha. Worth a shot.
In the meantime, my touchup paint I bought from ChipFixx is fantastic and covers the chips almost perfectly.
I will reiterate that my 2015 Genesis Sedan had exactly 1 paint chip from a rock that I heard bounce off the fender over my music in one of the quietest cabins on the market over 1 year of ownership on a multi-stage paint job. So this does seem excessive to me. My coupe had maybe a 1/2 a dozen in 6 years, and my 2000's Echo had like 3 in 15 years, hahaha.
Does it really bother me thaaaaat much? It did, but not anymore. It's a daily driver, and I plan on having a "for fun" car in the next couple years once I build my house. This machine is basically gonna be a work horse for me anyway over the coming years. But if I can get away with repaints, hey, why not. Hahaha. Worth a shot.
In the meantime, my touchup paint I bought from ChipFixx is fantastic and covers the chips almost perfectly.
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I've been on other forums, I hear people complain about their paint chipping, from hondas to bmws. Just because some folks have this issue doesn't make it a wide spread issue. When I had my 2014 mazda3, there were also members complaining about paint chips while others have no problem. I might be one of the lucky ones I guess, I only got about 5-6 small chips on the mazda3. My 2017 cx-5 so far has no paint chips in the 9 months and 13k miles I've had it. Oh yeah both cars are snowflake white. I do have a tiny rock chip on my windshield tho but I'm not going to put the blame on mazda or think it's a widespread problem. I understand the owner will be upset with that much amount of chips but it's hard to say that because one owner has a bad experience, everybody is going to have the same, eventually. I was actually surprised how well the paint held up, did much better than the pontiac vibe gt I had before. Every time on the freeway when a gravel truck is driving a few car distance away, I can hear little rocks hitting the car (going 65-70 mph) and to my surprise when I got out of the car to check there were no chips. There must be some sort of mathematical formula to calculate the chance of getting a rock chip. The size and shape of the rock how it goes through the air at what speed and if it hits your car at just the right angle to leave a chip. Having 150+ chips in only 4 months, you should definitely get some sort of protection for your car's paint since it looks like the area you drive in has lots of debris.
Edit: I just remembered now, I only got 2 chips so far and it's on my hood, nothing on my bumper but that was from a large piece of something that hit the car on the freeway.
Edit: I just remembered now, I only got 2 chips so far and it's on my hood, nothing on my bumper but that was from a large piece of something that hit the car on the freeway.
German built cars usually have sturdier paint because the automakers there have carved out exceptions from environmental VOC regulations regarding their paints. The auto industry is hugely influential in Germany - often local governments are invested enough to have a seat on the board. Starting in the 90s Japan switched to water based low VOC paints, and the USA switched in the mid-2000s. Generally these paints have not been as chip resistant.
That said, OP sounds like more like a prep defect. I do tons of highway driving for 5 years and only have a few tiny chips.
That said, OP sounds like more like a prep defect. I do tons of highway driving for 5 years and only have a few tiny chips.
I might mention the chips on mine on my next dealer visit if someone only had 6 and got a hood replaced, hahahaha. I've got going on close to 2 dozen now, large, fillable ones (that I have filled), and then a bunch of really small ones that I can't really even count accurately from the hood all the way up the sides. I don't tailgate, and I drive fairly reasonably. Can't say I've heard more than a rock or 2 hit the car since I've had it in the past 6 months.
I will reiterate that my 2015 Genesis Sedan had exactly 1 paint chip from a rock that I heard bounce off the fender over my music in one of the quietest cabins on the market over 1 year of ownership on a multi-stage paint job. So this does seem excessive to me. My coupe had maybe a 1/2 a dozen in 6 years, and my 2000's Echo had like 3 in 15 years, hahaha.
Does it really bother me thaaaaat much? It did, but not anymore. It's a daily driver, and I plan on having a "for fun" car in the next couple years once I build my house. This machine is basically gonna be a work horse for me anyway over the coming years. But if I can get away with repaints, hey, why not. Hahaha. Worth a shot.
In the meantime, my touchup paint I bought from ChipFixx is fantastic and covers the chips almost perfectly.
Don't expect to walk into a dealership and say, "My car has paint chips on the hood, please replace it." and expect them to do it. They will laugh at you. I had zero contact with a dealership during this process of getting my hood replaced, I only dealt with Mazda corporate. Getting them to acknowledge the issue was a defect was a 2-month process. Getting them to replace the hood was another two month process. Expect to put in a lot of effort if you want Mazda to cover this, and don't waste a minute of your time at a dealership.
