2014 Mazda 3

[agent_007]

My car sometimes does not detect my fob key. The push start button light does not turn green. I know the battery in the key is
working since im able to open the door using it. Has anyone experienced this?

[JohnM]

My car sometimes does not detect my fob key. The push start button light does not turn green. I know the battery in the key is
working since im able to open the door using it. Has anyone experienced this?

Is your key inside a keyholder? Immobilizer keys don't like having anything metallic near their antennas. I haven't had this problem and I usually have the key inside my pants pockets. No problems too with the very rarely used spare even after 2 years.

[travajante]

My car sometimes does not detect my fob key. The push start button light does not turn green. I know the battery in the key is
working since im able to open the door using it. Has anyone experienced this?

Try having the voltage of your remote key checked even if the lock functions well, sir.

[untamed]

Whoah!!!! Which blue mica is that? Eternal or Deep Crystal?
Grats, sir! Very nice!!!! Now, what wicked plans have you next?

They call it eternal blue. Of course your plate relocator. Hehe. Drop by to seatmate this afternoon. Sched tom for gtechniq cs coating.


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[untamed]

Did the dealership already drilled 4 holes on your M3's beautiful grille? Did they messed it up already? Or is it just a sticker where they placed the "conduction plate"?

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Stuck on lang sir. Yung pang plate kit nasa trunk pa.


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[travajante]

They call it eternal blue. Of course your plate relocator. Hehe. Drop by to seatmate this afternoon. Sched tom for gtechniq cs coating.


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Grats, sir!!!!

[new_2_cars]

Tanong ko lang kung meron ba kayong alam na reputable car paint shops? Nagasgas kasi yung bumper ko (plasitc part) sa wall habang nagppark. Medyo malalim and hinde kaya ng rubbing compound. Estimate cost from Mazda, 19k in total. Sobrang liit lang ng gasgas, mas maliit pa sa 5 peso coin. I saw one in Q.C. area, inside Padre Pio Church and sabi 2.5k daw. Okay kaya dun? My car color is Titanium Flash. Wala naman daw ma-void na warranty kung sa labas ko ippagawa sabi nung casa. T.I.A.

[Yatta]

Tanong ko lang kung meron ba kayong alam na reputable car paint shops? Nagasgas kasi yung bumper ko (plasitc part) sa wall habang nagppark. Medyo malalim and hinde kaya ng rubbing compound. Estimate cost from Mazda, 19k in total. Sobrang liit lang ng gasgas, mas maliit pa sa 5 peso coin. I saw one in Q.C. area, inside Padre Pio Church and sabi 2.5k daw. Okay kaya dun? My car color is Titanium Flash. Wala naman daw ma-void na warranty kung sa labas ko ippagawa sabi nung casa. T.I.A.

Can't vouch for that shop but I just had some scratches repaired on my Mz2 on 1 panel/rear bumper and also had the scuffs and scratches of the front bumper repaired also. Standard rate for painting/repair of each panel is P3-4k, no matter how small the damage is dahil kailangan buong oanel otherwise your car will look like a quilted patchwork, so P2.5k is cheap. I had mine done at Primetech, along Commonwealth Ave Extension, Fairview. Total cost was P6.5k (P6k for the paint and repair, P500 baklas kabit ng 2 bumper dahil nadamay sa sabit yung likod). Maganda gawa nila, when I was there, they were also working on 2 CX-7s which the owners pulled out of Mazda Greenhills for lack of action by the casa.

[new_2_cars]

*Yatta

Oh my. At that price, ppa-insure ko nalang. At least sa casa ginawa. Im not sure but I think medyo weird yung napili kong kulay. Baka pag sa iba ko pinagawa, iba din yung color nung area na ni-repair. Painfull reminder nalang siguro yun sakin na wag ttanga-tanga. At least after kong makapag ipon.

[go-to-guy]

*Yatta

Oh my. At that price, ppa-insure ko nalang. At least sa casa ginawa. Im not sure but I think medyo weird yung napili kong kulay. Baka pag sa iba ko pinagawa, iba din yung color nung area na ni-repair. Painfull reminder nalang siguro yun sakin na wag ttanga-tanga. At least after kong makapag ipon.

I could be wrong but sa labas din pinapagawa ng casa yan. May paint code naman yan basta ba sundin ng magppaint par pantay ang color.

[Yatta]

^actually sa labas naman daw talaga ipapagawa ng casa. Talked with the owners of the CXs. The casa suggested they take them out dahil i-outsource din naman nila, and they found the shops not to their liking.

Insurance claim? Unless the claim is into the 10s of thousands, talo ka sa participation fee. And ang alam ko lang na in-house ang body repair ay Toyota, and possibly Honda. All the rest out-source yang "gawang-casa". Tsaka bihira na yung eyeball technique sa pag-mix ng paint. lahat yan computer ang naghahalo. you just tell the paintshop the color code and thats it.

Maganda yung gawa ng sa akin, even better than when I drove it out of Mazda N. Edsa if I may say so myself. The bumper paint job now looks and feels the same as the the metal painted panels. Tsaka may experience na rin kasi ako sa shop na yun having had my Lancer repainted at their shop 5 years ago.

[new_2_cars]

Aha. Sneaky pala tong mga casa eh. Mas maganda nga ngayon ipagawa to sa labas. Thanks.

[travajante]

Aha. Sneaky pala tong mga casa eh. Mas maganda nga ngayon ipagawa to sa labas. Thanks.

The shops dealerships opt to do bodywork & painting undergo Berjaya accreditation & training. The paints Mazda formulated aren't simply about coded mixes but also specific preppin', layering & curing techniques. These same paints when applied to plastics, which use different base coats, will normally have slight differences on hue & shade in comparison to metal applications. Look closely the stock paint & note the difference between bumpers/mirrors/handles & metal panels.
Outsourcing these jobs won't necessarily mean the said dealerships are cutting anyone short. Most of them do topnotch work. I've seen how the shop our dealership uses here match Soul Red & Snowflake up close....2 tough paints to do... & they do it very well.

[new_2_cars]

*travajante

Actually, napag-usapan namin to nung makulit na sales agent nun nung nag ccanvas pa kami ng sasakyan. The topic was Soul Red. Akala ko kasi na pag sinabing gawa sa casa, eh casa mismo ang ggawa. Kung Mazda/Berjaya accredited or trained naman pala, okay na yun I guess? Anyway, thanks for shedding light on my unproven theories. Medyo baguhan lang talaga when it comes sa usapang kotse, hence the name. I'm trying to read up on this thread whenever I can. Sobrang haba lang.

[dct]

Accredited na ibang shop? Walang ganun. Sales talk lang nila yun. Outsource yan

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[travajante]

Accredited na ibang shop? Walang ganun. Sales talk lang nila yun. Outsource yan

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It can be called whatever, sir.
Those dealerships that don't have their own paint divisions contract shops outside. Mazda Ph/Berjaya extends training to ensure quality & consistency.
We're fortunate the dealership local to me contracts their painting needs to a good friend whose shop only does premiums. We had good discussions on the methods Mazda has taught em.

[psyrho]

good evening bros, does anyone here using a copy mags for our m3? what is your opinion for the copy mags? been thinking of getting one as the original mags I want costs 90k+ .. but due to our road conditions, I'm having a second thought

[Yatta]

good evening bros, does anyone here using a copy mags for our m3? what is your opinion for the copy mags? been thinking of getting one as the original mags I want costs 90k+ .. but due to our road conditions, I'm having a second thought

The Chinese knockoffs? I'd rather get Rota replicas.

[buknoii]

Guys ok lang ba legroom ng Mazda 3V? and may reverse camera ba to?

[bugsmobile]

Guys ok lang ba legroom ng Mazda 3V? and may reverse camera ba to?

The legroom of he rear seats are kinda tight.

Mine has a rear view cam. Ang alam ko yung mga unang labas wala pa yata.