NEMOC Random BS Thread

[Reitrof]

How long of a tear? Is it near a seam?

Unfortunately no. I've heard of people sewing in fabric patches, like off a jacket with some logo or theme.

 

[altspace]

Thanks Tony.

Bruce, that's what I would do.

 

[chuyler1]

WTF?

The power wire is black, the ground wire is red?


This will not end well for someone.

Trust me, even if the ground was black and the power was red some people would still screw it up.
(braindead
ahhmm *cough* *cough* Mark and Josh *cough* *cough*

 

[chuyler1]

Got a tear in driver's seat outside bolster. Anyway to patch that easily? iron on patch or something?

Vinyl or fabric?

I used a patch kit from PepBoys to fix some vinyl tears in Amanda's Jeep seats. It worked great for the small ones but the large tears opened up again.

 

[CTt3P5]

Unfortunately no. I've heard of people sewing in fabric patches, like off a jacket with some logo or theme.

This was actually a tech tip in the Aug issue of GRM....I say go for it.

 

[Fireglow6]

I priced out paint, for for my car, 1k to do it all....whole car and rust fixed. Im going to call the powder coater today or tomorrow and get a price on the valve cover and short ram. 170 to tint. so....it'll take a little bit but it'll be worth it come the spring when its all done. Just not sure if I should go coils or just get new springs and struts. I think I talked about this before, I think from what ive read the illuminas and either tein s techs or eibach pro kit is the way to go. I dont want to be slammed, i just want a decent drop.

 

[altspace]

Trust me, even if the ground was black and the power was red some people would still screw it up.
(braindead
ahhmm *cough* *cough* Mark and Josh *cough* *cough*

Wires not the issue, battery was flipped. Doh!

 

[altspace]

I priced out paint, for for my car, 1k to do it all....whole car and rust fixed.

Read my previous post about paint. Trust me.

 

[Fireglow6]

Yeah I know, i just have to see how I can work that in before the winter.....shouldnt be too bad.

 

[THE Phen]

I'd be careful here. If you wait too long the rust will spread rapidly and especially over the winter time which may result in having to spend twice as much for repair next year.

Trust me... in a P5, that s*** spreads like crazy.

As an example for you...

Sept 7, 2008

Jan 18, 2009

Jan 23, 2009

July 12, 2010

 

[THE Phen]

To those who say "That s*** doesn't happen over night" I say look at the dates. It's not over night (a couple nights in those two pics) but it was pretty damn fast...

 

[Fireglow6]

Geez Phen no I dont even wanna fix it, just get rid of it!

 

[THE Phen]

no, fix it. They're great cars. Just make sure it's fixed sooner than later, and by a competent person. Mine was "fixed" before I got the car, so that could have assisted in the complete breakdown.

 

[CTt3P5]

To those who say "That s*** doesn't happen over night" I say look at the dates. It's not over night (a couple nights in those two pics) but it was pretty damn fast...

Damn!! I'll have to re-think my startegy too. I was showing a co-worker (who restores cars - his current show car is a '66 Falcon vert) and he thought my fender would be good thru this winter......

This is what he recommended I use http://www.por15.com/

 

[Fireglow6]

I know well my brother in law owns a shop and looked at it and said i would be good thru the winter, that way come spring/tax time i could get it all done.

 

[1sty]

I thought mazda had a 10 year rust warranty?

 

[THE Phen]

I thought mazda had a 10 year rust warranty?

I think it was 5 or 6 for the Proteges, but Mazda will tell you that it's not the right type of rust. AMHIK.

 

[altspace]

I know well my brother in law owns a shop and looked at it and said i would be good thru the winter, that way come spring/tax time i could get it all done.

Really? Not from my experience. Also, a common misconception is looking at the surface rust only. Think of it this way, take the amount of rust you actually see and double it because rust forms on the inside where you can not see it. Plus it is far spread under the paint as well.

 

[chuyler1]

I think it was 5 or 6 for the Proteges, but Mazda will tell you that it's not the right type of rust. AMHIK.

yeah, the rust warranty only covers rust that doesn't actually occur on automobiles.

 

[1sty]

yeah, the rust warranty only covers rust that doesn't actually occur on automobiles.

Ah the infamous tire rust.