Black Pieces Fading Around Windows

[bigj884]

not sure where to post these....so figured would go ahead and post in here...since i have a P5


within the last 3 months i have noticed that on the drivers side of my car....the black pieces along the bottom of the windows that sit on the very top of the door...are starting to fade.....and its getting worse it seems every month.....but the passenger side pieces are fine.

i can cover it up, some what, with wax, when i wax the car....but when the wax starts to wash off, the fading cames back into picture.

any way what my question is:

can i remove these pieces on the window and order replacements for it....

if they can be removed....how do i go about removing them?

if replacements can not be ordered for it....would painting the pieces work?



attached is a picture to show you the pieces i am referring to. and the pic is not of my car....my car is black....

 

[Watarski]

I have not used it yet, but Zaino makes a tire gloss that is supposed to be used on any black plastic, vinyl, or rubber surface. I think the previous owner used it on my car and it looks great. I don't know what everyone else uses...

 

[Action Jackson]

Stoner's Trim Shine (?) works great on all my plastic and rubber pieces except for tires (I use Meguires Endurance Gel on mine).

I think I also used Simoniz plastic trim polish/cleaner (?) before too.

Basically anything that protects against UV will be helpful.

 

[Kansei]

I've heard of this happening for other people, luckily it hasn't happened on my car yet.

I just checked onlinemazdaparts.com and couldn't find the part in the logical place (collision catalog, front door components section). You can PM bagman1 or post a thread in the Onlinemazdaparts.com section and he'll let you know the part number.

 

[altspace]

UV damage is done. You can apply many different products to give it a shine, but they wear off and you will see the fade again no matter what.

 

[MSP#735]

unfortunatley alt is right, i have the same problem, on ONE door, im going to simply buy a new one....i mean they can't be that expensive (or can they?)

what exactly is this piece called? (poke)

 

[qualityrockola]

i need all four of mine replaced. we should do a group buy or something.

 

[CTt3P5]

Hey, that's my car....when will I be receiving the first royalty check? haha...j/k Sux to hear about the uv damage. Gonna have to pay more attention to mine when I detail this spring.

 

[azeli73]

I had all four of mine replaced under warranty about two years ago. I think there is a TSB from The Man's sitehttp://www.protegefaq.net/tsb/

 

[MSP#735]

the TSB link, how well do dealerships grant or accord with the listed 'problems'?

I had all four of mine replaced under warranty about two years ago. I think there is a TSB from The Man's site

 

[yashart_mp3]

I couldnt find a TSB on it....

 

[azeli73]

Thought there was. Well, anyway I just went to my dealer and simply complained. I know it worked for someone else here in AZ. So if you have a warranty still, use it!

 

[P-Funk!]

Back-to-Black could work as well. it should last significantly longer than just waxing it.

 

[qualityrockola]

Back-to-Black could work as well. it should last significantly longer than just waxing it.

ive used back to black....it worked for like 2 weeks, then needed reapplication. mine really is severe, it was splotchy and ugly, but it has faded enough now that it looks pretty even.

 

[dominoy2k1]

i think its called a belt molding.

 

[rednecks_r_us]

Thought there was. Well, anyway I just went to my dealer and simply complained. I know it worked for someone else here in AZ. So if you have a warranty still, use it!

That was me. I had 46K miles on the car and the dealership replaced them for me.

 

[P-Funk!]

hhhmh.
I would try Krylon Fusion[tm] - it helped my Durango and the Jeepers use it too with good results.

 

[pasadena_commut]

hhhmh.
I would try Krylon Fusion[tm] - it helped my Durango and the Jeepers use it too with good results.

That paint is for plastic. The parts in question feel like a very hard rubber. Will that paint work on rubber?

My P5 also has this problem:

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123654380&highlight=window

 

[_Sloteg_]

Werd, I have the same problem I think I'm going to try this stuff and see how well it works....

http://www.autogeek.net/forblacbumtr.html

 

[TreFlip999]

Werd, I have the same problem I think I'm going to try this stuff and see how well it works....

http://www.autogeek.net/forblacbumtr.html

you may be my new hero..im sick of putting son of a gun or armor all on it just to make it look normal...s*** irratates me