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04-13-2008, 09:36 PM
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| Friends Mazda 3 got Vandalized!
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04-13-2008, 09:44 PM
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#2 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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damn that sucks.. happpened to my car too, but mine was worst, they banged the door, and then used a screw driver to pry the key area.... but still they couldnt get in..
hopefully u can get everything resolved
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04-13-2008, 09:46 PM
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#3 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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ah feel bad for your friend, that's gotta suck. those vandals sure did fail though.
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04-13-2008, 09:55 PM
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#4 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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but the alarm didnt go off?
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04-13-2008, 09:58 PM
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#5 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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Originally Posted by eddy89  damn that sucks.. happpened to my car too, but mine was worst, they banged the door, and then used a screw driver to pry the key area.... but still they couldnt get in..
hopefully u can get everything resolved | Same thing happened to my brothers fx45 last month except they went straight to the prying part.
$800 in damage. Those fucks need to make a real living, and stop vandalizing other peoples cars.
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04-13-2008, 10:01 PM
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#6 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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Where were you guys anyways?
Man, I've set my Compustar to panic when birdshit lands on it.
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04-13-2008, 10:04 PM
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You guys keep quoting other cars do know that some years of Mazda 3 had this problem where a kick at the correct area will unlock and disarm the alarm, dont you?
Lesson here is thieves don't care which year Mazda 3 it is, as long as it is Mazda 3 they will kick it to try their luck.. don't want that to happen to you? Don't get a Mazda 3!
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04-13-2008, 10:10 PM
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#8 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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that's new to me...I am going to try it tonight
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04-13-2008, 10:12 PM
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#9 | | I contribute to threads in the offtopic forum
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^ ya I've heard about that that mazda 3 problem, but we all share the same hate against these vandalizers.
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04-13-2008, 10:29 PM
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#10 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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all you gotta do is bang the area right about the handle and the car will unlock and disarm.
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04-13-2008, 10:42 PM
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#11 | | easy e
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^ It's right below the handle, not above. It's like a can opener.. except the opener is your foot and the can is the mazda3 door.
I like the mazda3, but this stupid problem pretty much gaurantees every mazda3 owner out there - a nice bang for the buck car + a dent on the door regardless of you fixing the car previously or a different year.
Bring it back to Mazda, I heard they fix that free of charge because of their manufactuering fault.
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04-13-2008, 10:44 PM
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my frd got his punched not long ago.. grr...
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04-13-2008, 10:48 PM
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#13 | | MoD
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its a free fix.
i dont know if they fix the dent
but they fix the locking mechanism
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04-13-2008, 11:14 PM
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#14 | | 10psi aint enough...
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Sux for all the Mazda3 owners...cause thieves know about the defect.
Whether or not Mazda covers the damage or not, it just suxs to see your car like that!!!
Good Luck with that...
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04-13-2008, 11:46 PM
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#15 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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yeah that's way more than vandalizing. They're trying to break into all of the mazda3
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04-14-2008, 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by saiko ^ It's right below the handle, not above. It's like a can opener.. except the opener is your foot and the can is the mazda3 door.
I like the mazda3, but this stupid problem pretty much gaurantees every mazda3 owner out there - a nice bang for the buck car + a dent on the door regardless of you fixing the car previously or a different year.
Bring it back to Mazda, I heard they fix that free of charge because of their manufactuering fault. | The lock pops open even at that spot as was captured in the pictures above.
Trust me, I know.
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04-14-2008, 12:20 AM
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#17 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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That is what happen to one of my co-worker's friend Mazda 3. They either punched that area or kicked it and it unlocked the doors. The theive got away his sunglasses and his $300 Energie Jacket.
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04-14-2008, 01:59 AM
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#18 | | is adopted but doesn't know it. Shh, don't tell him.
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Ouch, good thing i didn't get hit yet. *knocks on wood*
I think if you go to Wolfe Mazda on Boundary to get your door re-enforced they will put a sticker in there too now. Or at least one of the Vancouver dealers does now.
I believe the second generation door-plates are kick proof, though not dent proof 
Though, if they really want they can just break the window; which is why I just put everything in my trunk and lock it, and than lock my 60/40 seats, so if someone does break-in they will have nothing to grab.
I think if you goto the Dent King they will fix these for around $100, cheaper than paying the $300 deductible.
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04-14-2008, 02:43 AM
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#19 | | Revscene.net has a homepage?!
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fuck that sucks...maybe they're pissed that you guys always have best turnout at RS meets? must be those Fit guys hehe
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04-14-2008, 02:47 AM
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#20 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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04-14-2008, 04:09 AM
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#21 | | y'all better put some respeck on my name
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Whoa, that's some crazy damage.
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04-14-2008, 06:59 AM
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#22 | | Proud to be called a RS Regular!
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I work for mazda and have installed the door lock recall kit your talking about, it doesn't disarm the alarm it simply hits the lock rods and can posibly unlock the car. The kit is a gaurd that protects the lock rods from impact, and only certain years/models are affected (and yes it has been up-dated). Any dealer can run your VIN to see if you are eligable for the campain. The internet and news media did a good job spreading this around and tones of 3's get hit now because everyone knows about this, it's a shame cause it's even easier to smash a window.
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04-14-2008, 09:06 AM
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Are the MPS3 affected by this?
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04-14-2008, 01:15 PM
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#24 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by too_slow Are the MPS3 affected by this? | They are not. They were released starting in 2007 so the fix was already in place.
However, thieves don't care and just label it as another Mazda3 so they hit it anyways.
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04-14-2008, 02:11 PM
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#25 | | Say NO to blade grinders!
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Pretty much I would say 40-50% of the 3's I see have a nice dent these days.
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