Newbie

[lawyerandagun]

hey guys, i'm not quite in toronto, i'm up in barrie.

i just picked up my 05 mazda3 on monday and am loving it.

so far i have pulled the emblems off and painted them black. plan on tinting and replacing the rear taillights with the clear ones.

i just have a few questions for the more experienced owners,
1)when i was looking at 3's, i noticed alot of them had quite a bit of rust on the wiperarm blades, and i have a little spot starting on mine. is this a common problem with them? any ideas how to prevent a total rust takeover?

2)when i close all the doors, except with the driver's, they close with a nice solid sounding thud, but the drivers door seems to have some vibration when closing. anyone else notice this on theirs? could it be a loose panel?

i have a couple more questions, but can't remember them right now

be talking to you guys later

[Thrizzl3]

welcome to the forum fellow 2005 owner:)

1. yes the wiper arms are crap and rust very quickly on the 04-06 models. do you have rust anywhere else on the car if so i'd get it looked after immediately.

2. my door is the same thing..i'm yet to take my panels off and tighten everything underneath. your not the only one:)

[Go_Habs_Go]

welcome aboard!

watch out for the rust...make sure to sand the rust spot down on your wiper arm and repaint it. It will probably come back but at least it won't spread!

[JonsMazda]

Grats newbie! lol jk, welcome to TM3 :)

[lawyerandagun]

thanks for a quick responses and the welcomes,

other than the small spot on the wiper arm, there is no rust at all on the body. definitely getting it coated before the winter to keep it that way.

[VWisTROUBLE]

mine is an 08.5 and it already has rust on the wiper arm...lol...
from what i've noticed mazda uses really cheap paint...:flaming

congrats on your purchase :)

[mazdathree]

welcome to the board and congrats on the car. I have the same issue with the wiper arms. The hinge area is rusted but its not so bad.

[Riftler]

Another 05 member! welcome!