miasmicmonky

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Hey guys i found some gold waffle style mazda rims on a 79 rx7 in a junk yard around here. im just curious how rare those are. That is the first time i have ever seen them before. i am thinking of buying them to put on my 85. They are $50 a piece. is that a good deal on them? Also is there any difference in the rim vs the regular 13 inch rim on all of the others i see? are they wider or something? or was it just the style and look? the only issue is one of them is missing the center cap.

SteveNC

Picture?

DivinDriver

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Dependson condition and if they were originally gold - - the gold rims were sold on the first LS editions, of which something like only 5000 were made. So, fairly rare, if original and in good shape.

Banzai

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DD is correct. Mazda painted a standard waffle gold in the center and installed them their 1980 Leather Sport models as part of an aesthetics package. I believe 2,500 was the actual official number produced. (500 Solar Gld / 1000 Brilliant Blk / 1000 Aurora Wht) The following year (81) they went to the 'X" wheel design which make the Gold waffle, a single year only part.

They aren't any different dimensionally than a regular waffle, just painted. Looks like some previous owner of the car slapped a set on his 79. Normally you can find a regular waffle for $25-$40 apiece. $200 for the set IMO is on the high side, but still within what you might expect to pay. I'd hope they would be in very good condition w/o any flaking on the outer rim. I've noticed lately that nice condition used parts seem to be scarcer.

t_g_farrell

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Even if the gold is in poor shape its easy to refinish the waffles. I have a thread on doing just
that. Link is in the sig.

7aull

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true that, t_g but its repainting the gold that's the catch. otherwise just buy some nice standard silvers and paint them....
You'd want them (well, I would anyway) to be in pretty well ready-to-go shape at $50 a pop. Sure, some polishing up but if the gold paint has a lot of issues you'll just end up with a set of ragged-looking alloys. They _are_ scarce, but if you have a lot of restoration work, esp if they are road-rashed, then it could be a frustrating job. maybe the 10-ft-rule could be applied: if they look good from there then you can prob live with them.
Also - what color is your car? This color doesn't go with the whole rainbow of the RX color palette. of course, beauty IS in the eye of the beholder

Here's a 10ftr look what my $100 set of goldies off a Pic-n-Pull in Nevada looked like with some love (buffed and waxed, no rash to speak of)...

If you get 'em, mount 'em up and post a pic! They are pretty cool rims. Next up: finding decent tires...
;p

Stu Aull
80 GS
Alaska

Banzai

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I knew when I saw Gold Waffels in the title of this thread, it was only a matter of time before our northorn most member would check in. I've never saw that shot of your car before Stu. Looks good. I hope you've painted those wheel centers though.....

miasmicmonky

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those are the exact rims i am looking at. my car is silver so it would look quite good on it.

7aull

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gads no. someone show me how to do that right?



Silver SA with goldies, eh? That I would like to see. Hope you get them...

Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

Banzai

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You could at least photoshop em.

Cookboy

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silver and gold!

mazdaverx713b

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my question is what color is the car they are on and is the car an original Leather Sport?

7aull

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Dave:
His:
Silver/so "nope"
Donor RX:
??? I guess _originally_?
He said a "79" but that seems unlikely.

Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

DivinDriver

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Strip all the old black paint off chemically, then paint the whole center cap with "Trim Black" paint, and using a thin cloth stretched tightly over a (gloved) finger, use acetone or another solvent to clean the black paint off just the flat tops of the raised logo and the surrounding rings.

miasmicmonky

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it may be an 80. im not sure. the woman told me it was a 79 but i didn't run the vin. it may just have been made in 79 but an 80 model. i didn't look at anything but the exterior because i needed the hood and a couple pieces under the hood. sadly the hood was rusted through. it was white in color though.

mazdaverx713b

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it could be an LS. the LS came with brown leather seats, a leather wrapped steering wheel, and shift **** and was built on the GS sunroof model. it was also the first RX-7 to be offered with power mirrors.