The paint quality is much worse (thinner?) on the bar than the rest of the car. It's just surface rust at this point, but inside the bar itself it's full of road grit/sand, so it's just a matter of time before it becomes structural rust.
The paint quality is much worse (thinner?) on the bar than the rest of the car. It's just surface rust at this point, but inside the bar itself it's full of road grit/sand, so it's just a matter of time before it becomes structural rust.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 63.2 mpg (US) ... 26.9 km/L ... 3.7 L/100 km ... 75.9 mpg (Imp)
Unpainted metal bracket that literally rusted to pieces. I think a couple of us have seen this by now.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 63.2 mpg (US) ... 26.9 km/L ... 3.7 L/100 km ... 75.9 mpg (Imp)
inuvik (11-09-2022)
Good grief that is nasty...
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 44.4 mpg (US) ... 18.9 km/L ... 5.3 L/100 km ... 53.3 mpg (Imp)
Before / After....
Above: new light bracket made from some aluminum flashing material - very easy to cut & form; won't rust. Screwed into bumper cover with stainless screws.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 63.2 mpg (US) ... 26.9 km/L ... 3.7 L/100 km ... 75.9 mpg (Imp)
BigMW (11-19-2022),klroger (11-19-2022),MightyMirageMpg (07-27-2023)
That turned out great!!! Nice Job
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View my fuel log 2018 Mirage GT 1.2 automatic: 37.3 mpg (US) ... 15.9 km/L ... 6.3 L/100 km ... 44.8 mpg (Imp)
Added to the list:
Manufacturing defect: many of the spot welds on the back of the car had rust under the paint. I'm guessing there was some residue on the weld that prevented paint adhesion. I scraped and painted more than a dozen spots back here.
Even with spots that looked OK, it was VERY easy to flake the paint off with light pressure from the end of a screwdriver.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 63.2 mpg (US) ... 26.9 km/L ... 3.7 L/100 km ... 75.9 mpg (Imp)
Should have bought a black one, they hide rust better!
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage SE wussie cvt edition. 1.2 automatic: 37.7 mpg (US) ... 16.0 km/L ... 6.2 L/100 km ... 45.3 mpg (Imp)
MightyMirageMpg (07-27-2023)
I'm going to get it wrapped in mottled reddish brown.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 63.2 mpg (US) ... 26.9 km/L ... 3.7 L/100 km ... 75.9 mpg (Imp)
Christopher_B (11-25-2022),Fummins (11-26-2022)
Where I live there's several car washes who offer a $20/mo deal, 1 wash per day. I buy Dec-Mar so for $80 I get the salt washed off once a day. I'll even foolishly go out
Zero, 2014 ES Plus 5MT, written off but not forgotten.
Zero II, 2014 SE, 5MT, climate She's HOME now!
Shelby AKA "Cute", 2017 ES 5MT, A/C.
Mirage owners look at the world differently than everyone else, but in a better way
We're driving the Beetle of the 21st century, the greatest small car now available!
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View my fuel log 2017 Mirage ES PLus 1.2 manual: 39.0 mpg (US) ... 16.6 km/L ... 6.0 L/100 km ... 46.8 mpg (Imp)
^ I've never heard of that before! (Buying a car wash "pass".) That's a neat option.
Hopefully they're not recycling the water... soaking your entire car with hyper-saturated salt water.
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View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 63.2 mpg (US) ... 26.9 km/L ... 3.7 L/100 km ... 75.9 mpg (Imp)