MS6 Stock rims - paint chipping

[lawben]

Hey gang. Just wondering if anyone out there has come across this same problem....I have a 2006 MS6, and this year I have noticed that all of my rims are starting to "bubble" at the paint and it is starting to chip off.

Luckily, I contacted my Mazda dealer and i am still covered under warranty. They advised me that they will arrange to have them repainted, but I am going to ask them to powder coat them black, otherwise I will demand a new set of rims.

 

[amilliems6]

how many miles do you have on the car? cuz i have the samething happening with mine>?

 

[lawben]

I have 30,000 kilometers on it, however I live in a part of Canada, where the winters are quite harsh, and our summers are super hot.

I am just glad that they have agreed to have my rims powder coated black.

 

[1quickturbosix]

Nice..Flat black or gonna gloss them?... What color is your car?

 

[lawben]

Hi there. I have a Black Mica Ms6.....think I'm gonna go flat black....what do you guys think?

 

[mysleeper6]

Where were your wheels chipping? I have noticed that I have a little bubbling right around the center caps. Nothing has actually chipped off yet, but I don't have them on the car, either.

 

[RobbyMS6]

I'd go with the flat black. It's sexy.

 

[Killer]

mine are chipping also

 

[BoostedSpd6]

flat black FTW!!!!

 

[amilliems6]

Where were your wheels chipping? I have noticed that I have a little bubbling right around the center caps. Nothing has actually chipped off yet, but I don't have them on the car, either.

center caps +1

 

[mazdaspeedster3]

Yea, they all should start bubbling at the center cap first. That is quite common.

I am surprised they want to "paint" them for you. Something is better than nothing though. Painting them is cheap. Powder coating is not comparatively.

 

[Neofolis]

Mine is also 2006, only 15k miles and they are peeling and bubbling all over the place. It was one of my reasons for buying the car, because I already had the new wheels on order before buying it and the state of the stock wheels enabled me to knock the seller down on price a bit.

 

[lawben]

I first noticed the bubbling on the inside of the "spokes" a few months later they started bubbling around the center caps.

I only use them for winter rims with a set of hankook icebears......

I think you guys are right, and I will go with flat black.