What have you done to your 3rd Gen today?
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oh noes.
well it's been very heavy (even by rochester standards) rain all day long, and I got back to my car to find a DEEP puddle of water .. deep enough that electrical wiring was in the water.
f*ck f*ck f*ck
stupid body shop obviously missed a MASSIVELY leaky windshield post-accident repairs. Apparently I parked at just the right angle for all the water to get directed toward the leaky spot and it was all over.. I could see that it dripped/poured from the a-pillar, and the water first appeared on the a pillar about 2/3 of the way up.
Has anyone had experience with any insurance company filing some sort of 'additional unseen damages' claim on an accident claim that was resolved over 6 months ago? I have a feeling they'll just laugh and I'll have to foot the bill for a new windshield, installation, and fixing all the rust that I'm sure is hiding around the windshield where it wasn't sealed properly.
I gotta go find an emergency wet/dry vac now too.. I had a vitamin water bottle in the car that I used to get as much of the water out as I could while I was still in the parking lot, and of course I took the mats out when I got back.. but my vac would not be pleased if I tried to suck that stuff up.
I don't want to know what the floor looks like under the carpet now.. there's gotta be mold there >_<
edit: just remembered there is a drain plug under the carpet kinda under where the fuse panel is if I recall correctly. I really don't have time for this right now but I gotta do something. I need to get the carpet dry before mold grows (if it hasn't already.. since it has apparently been like this for quite some time)
well it's been very heavy (even by rochester standards) rain all day long, and I got back to my car to find a DEEP puddle of water .. deep enough that electrical wiring was in the water.
f*ck f*ck f*ck
stupid body shop obviously missed a MASSIVELY leaky windshield post-accident repairs. Apparently I parked at just the right angle for all the water to get directed toward the leaky spot and it was all over.. I could see that it dripped/poured from the a-pillar, and the water first appeared on the a pillar about 2/3 of the way up.
Has anyone had experience with any insurance company filing some sort of 'additional unseen damages' claim on an accident claim that was resolved over 6 months ago? I have a feeling they'll just laugh and I'll have to foot the bill for a new windshield, installation, and fixing all the rust that I'm sure is hiding around the windshield where it wasn't sealed properly.
I gotta go find an emergency wet/dry vac now too.. I had a vitamin water bottle in the car that I used to get as much of the water out as I could while I was still in the parking lot, and of course I took the mats out when I got back.. but my vac would not be pleased if I tried to suck that stuff up.
I don't want to know what the floor looks like under the carpet now.. there's gotta be mold there >_<
edit: just remembered there is a drain plug under the carpet kinda under where the fuse panel is if I recall correctly. I really don't have time for this right now but I gotta do something. I need to get the carpet dry before mold grows (if it hasn't already.. since it has apparently been like this for quite some time)
Damn man sorry to hear that, I'm sure it sucks. I don't know anyone who got a replacement windshield that didn't leak
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Sucks, with my full, 0 deductible glass coverage this situation isn't covered. If someone *hint hint* was to *hint* smash my windshield with a rock (taking care to calculate with a 99% confidence interval the ricochet area and protecting it from said rock) it would be free :'(
I got a quote from a shop today to replace the windshield and fix any rust that might be under there.. and it's looking like it'll be surprisingly expensive.
just what I needed, I haven't had a job in months :P
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checking onlinemazdaparts I can get the following deal:
- $258.45USD - windshield glass (w/o MPS.. i.e. the MSP does in fact have a thinner, lighter windshield which would be nice to have
)
- a few 1 and 2 dollar parts
- $14.08 "windshield dam" --not sure if that needs replacing ever.. it's #5 in the image.
- Part #7 is $21.76??? it is included 'for free' with the glass though
that's actually a MUCH better parts cost than the glass shop I called yesterday, and for OEM stuff retail dealer price on the glass is $323.06USD though.. and I doubt shipping that piece of glass to my door from onlinemazdaparts.com would be very cheap. Still though, cheaper than what the glass shop quoted me for parts alone. Too bad they have to break the windshield to remove it from the car --the glass I have right now is just fine (not even pitted or scratched or anything), it's just not installed properly
It rains here ALL the time though (damn you great lakes!!) so it definitely has to get fixed soon. Maybe if I pour hot water on in the winter I can get it underneath the glass, where it'll freeze, hopefully causing a crack?
- $258.45USD - windshield glass (w/o MPS.. i.e. the MSP does in fact have a thinner, lighter windshield which would be nice to have
)- a few 1 and 2 dollar parts
- $14.08 "windshield dam" --not sure if that needs replacing ever.. it's #5 in the image.
- Part #7 is $21.76??? it is included 'for free' with the glass though
that's actually a MUCH better parts cost than the glass shop I called yesterday, and for OEM stuff
retail dealer price on the glass is $323.06USD though.. and I doubt shipping that piece of glass to my door from onlinemazdaparts.com would be very cheap. Still though, cheaper than what the glass shop quoted me for parts alone. Too bad they have to break the windshield to remove it from the car --the glass I have right now is just fine (not even pitted or scratched or anything), it's just not installed properly It rains here ALL the time though (damn you great lakes!!) so it definitely has to get fixed soon. Maybe if I pour hot water on in the winter I can get it underneath the glass, where it'll freeze, hopefully causing a crack?
Last edited by _Kansei_; Oct 24, 2007 at 07:26 AM.
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open dif fwd car putting said power down kinda blows though. NCs are great fun, hopefully they're still selling them new when I has a job and am done with my BS so that maybe I can afford it.
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.. so conservative estimate (since that's all I'll do until I get real data) says 180whp. Just because I have the MSP turbo and manifold doesn't make the rest of my car stock, not by a long shot. If it was, I'd have 145-155whp :P
but yeah, no dyno sheet yet, I'm happy with the car.. the numbers would be nice to know sure, but .. someday. Rob has driven the car, he can tell you if it's as fast as an MSP or NC
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Definitely. Though I've driven both and the NC.. isn't worse.
I like the fenders, they give it character
overall though NA and NB design is way nicer.I wouldn't say no to any miata in my garage as long as it has less rust than my Protege!
