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Sandstorm Damage - 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Convertible Long-Term Road Test

Edmunds.comEdmunds.com Posts: 10,126
edited March 2016 in Mazda
imageSandstorm Damage - 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Convertible Long-Term Road Test

A road-trip sandstorm ended up damaging our long-term 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata more than first thought.

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  • allthingshondaallthingshonda Posts: 878
    I'm sure you also thought about changing the engine and cabin air filters.
  • tlangnesstlangness Posts: 123
    Yes @allthingshonda those are both on our "check and possibly replace" list.
  • desmoliciousdesmolicious Posts: 671
    When I used to work in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia a long time ago, cars were driven around with the front end covered in vaseline. Looked super nasty but they did it as it protected the cars from the numerous sand storms they encountered.
  • saxdoggsaxdogg Posts: 38
    Wow a sandstorm is something I'd never think of over here in north Texas....
  • igve2shtzigve2shtz Posts: 12
    Have you tried glass polish? I've never used it, but AutoGeek seems to have a product that may fit your need...
    http://www.autogeek.net/glass-repair-kit.html

    Let us know if it works.
  • andres3andres3 Southern CAPosts: 12,205
    Seems like low quality paint and low quality glass caused this.
    '15 Audi S4 quattro AWD Prestige, '16 Audi TTS quattro AWD 2.0T, Wife's '19 VW Tiguan SEL 4-Motion AWD 2.0T
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