Used 2nd gens, what part broken most often?
 

this is a poll for what is broken most often on used 2nd gens

here is my list,

on all 3 of the 2nd gens ive owned they have all had this broken:

all 3 had: 1 broken door handle, broken radio surround, broken radio antenna, broken console, missing demister grilles, idiot light surround, sun visors gone or broken.

what about you guys??

I would add these:
power window switches
wiper switch
differential mounts
logicon
power window regulator

Anything that gets held in by screw breaks at the point the screw goes in I've noticed.

The part that breaks the most....the 2nd gen. Can the car be considered a part? :)

James

I would have added exhaust/6 ports to the poll...Max

Most of that stuff is what happens when you let your car bake in the summer heat. I'd invest in an rx7 carpet dash cover from Victoria british, a tint job, etc..

I'd say the #1 thing is the engine wiring harness managers (no big woop), paint above the exhaust pipe, hatch struts, power window linkage, etc..

I got jipped, I only have 4 ports!!

diff mount!!!

Other than that, the sail panels(triangle pieces on inside of where the side mirrors are.

god damn you hit it right on the head:bash:

oooooooh oooooooooh i have one.

Pulsation Damper :mad:

oh and every piece of interior cept the dash

Wow, S5's are awesome...:D :D

You forgot wiper switch?!?!

That get's my vote, under other of course. Of course, my sun roof always needs a little bump to get it going...

pasenger side motor mount......

I think you guys are also missing a few more... my I have the one rx7 and between me and my friends we have had 10 rx7's.... And i think in every single one of them...

not one... had

a Working Horn
or
A Working Clock

we had to resolder that stuff...

1.the screw copming out of the blinker lever.
2.wiper switch
3. passeger motor mount
4.wiper switch
5. map senser ground
6. horn
7.clock
8.sunruff
9.diff mount <---------god I have done that one to many times
10.logicon
11.shifter bushings
12.TPS <---------god I have done that one to many times
13.viser plastic pieces



BUT I still love them :cuddle:

Wow, all these posts and no-one has these yet:

- Headlight switch and harness.
- Radiator (those resin tanks are time bombs)

My vote goes to:..............

1) Wiper switch
2) Power antennae
3) Sun roof
4) Electronic Lock
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.
.
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hmmm....nothing else :D

I froze 3 4 piston front caliper

All the switch mount posts on the inside of the dash cluster.
This kind of thing is normal for >10 year old cars.
By the way, I have a great fix – Bondo Marine Epoxy Putty Stick. You knead a small snake, wrap it around the post to beef it up. A whole new post tip can be formed with a short piece of tube (cut from a radio antenna) filled with epoxy putty. You mold the hole with a nail while it’s still soft.
You can reinforce any interior plastic with this stuff. Just mold a patch on the back side. If it breaks off later, rebond it with super glue..

My vote goes for:

The owners bank account.........

Wowow, a thread from the grave, but it sure made me look back and realize how much I've replaced/spent on my Rex (in no particular order):

Power antennae
Clutch
Brakes
Door handles
Thermostat housing
Almost all rubber hoses in engine bay (kinda expected, but...)
Thermostat, O2 sensor, various caps and sensors

and I will need new oil lines and new rotors (just the rear ones, but I'll change them all with slotted anyway)

...and I still havent had the time to fix the wiper switch :(

Everything works fine now, hope it stays that way for a couple of months ;)

WINDSHIELD WIPER switch!! :mad: :ar:

Wow, I still have something to look forward too!
I have most of those...
I'll add:
top will not close...91 Vert.

Hey, I've owned three (one was a parts car) and all three had no comp on rear rotor but I don't see that listed. How about making "rear apex seal" an option?:D

1. Wiper switch (or its internal relays actually)
2. Logicon
3. Clock/idiot light assy (cold solder joints)
4. CPU (controls horn, idiot lights etc) cold solder joints.
5, The circuitry in the heater/air conditoning mtr housing(causes low fan speed).
6. The differentials front mount (only a gun pointed to my head will get me to jack my car using this point).
7. The a/c relay located in front of the radiator.
8. Acv on turbos (the switching diaphram gets cooked making it non-funcitonal. N/a's last forever).
9. Turbo's sliding roof (learned early not to open it fully and how to press down on it to make it shut).
10. Shifter bushings. The turbo's shifter was a guessing game until I put two conical bushings out of two spare transmissions in it. Used two top conical bushings salvage from the spare transmissions. Shifts like a champ now. (gonna buy the real bushings....soon).
But kudos to the ECU and the pop-up head lights that have never given any sign of trouble, never ever.

:mad: my pop up lights dont work, permentatly rice, i mean sleepy :D

ENGINE!!!!
TURBO!!!
Exhaust!
Leather seats ripping!!!
Power window swtich
sunroof need help!!!
logicon!
and oh hatch reliese by key!!!

So everyones A.B.S. works just fine....
I think not!
Am I the only one?

I have to say
1)power window motor
2)power window switch
3)door handle

The damn windshield wiper switch!!!!!!!!!

- The plastic upper/lower cover for the steering column/ignition switch.
- Headlight switch

anything plastic. . . EVERYTHING plastic :D

the lid on the console.

The little underkneath plastic tabs on the coin holder / security light/ fog lamp switch surround

Also forgot to add an intermittent driver side seatbelt retract

wiper switch($$$)
antenna mast
powerwindow switch
Frickin plastic steering column cover
Air filter cover nut holders(replacing with cone)
Trunk latch(89 vert)
Cover flaps for top latches(used a lot though)
Low fuel warning light (but who cares)

Funny, my plastic is all in good condition. Except the radio surround. Never a crack in a grille.

power window switch only...on passenger side....

all the cheap plastic on the interior, misc. switches, solder joints, driver's seat side cover torn, sunroof, power antenna, TPS, BAC, starter, alternator, cat. converters.

ok, now I'm pissed :mad:

:)

-Logicon
-Blinker Switch - Twice
-Window Control / passanger side
-Having to pull window up on driver side when closing(window off track).
-Sunroof Bump
-Headlight Switch
-Radiator
-Pulsation Damper
-Starter
-Rack & Pinion Steering
-Clock / Idiot lights - Idiot lights still work but not the clock.
-Master Cylinder
-Main clutch hose!! Leaked transmission fluid everywhere!!


I think that about covers my end so far!!

oops almost forgot

-power antennae
-Cheap ass plastic on the dash which broke apart into millions of little pieces when trying to replace my logicon.
-Driver side door lock. It just stopped turning!!

There, Im done!

These:

http://www.mazdatrix.com/pictures/l-inter/l-3defst.jpg

Josepi, yeah that thing!

And those ant. Both of my cars ant. broke within one week of other! Good thing I got the radio shack one for $25:)

James

Right now my Clock which you never mentioned.. lol and my Antenna.

Where's the "All of the above" selection? Plus, my damn rear windshield wiper doesn't work... Anyone have any ideas on how to fix that? I think it's not getting contact through that hatch strut electrical wire set up.

All the interior plastic grille pieces break like potato chips when you touch them, especially those side demister grilles. I reinforced mine with beads of epoxy on the back side wherever possible for a little added strength.

What's up Cook?
 

Jyrome long time...... Just wanted to let ya know i'm getting the mazdatrix true dual Exhaust for my baby. i have worked my balls off on that car and at my job for $$ so i can make it decent :-D So hey gimme a holler back at marlaman@hotmail.com dude i'd be pleased to hear from ya soon.

Matt

oh btw my car was pretty much all broken. still got an ac compressor for me?

Hmmm.... let's see, demister grils, radio surrounds, center console, shift boot, screws that hold the rear hatch carpet up in the back, rear speaker grills. That's the just the beginning on mine, but I have gotten most of it replaced, or have the parts on the way.:D

I found another problem! Every now and then my alarm doesnt work... nor does the passanger door "lock" unlock when you put the key in the driver's side... to unlock both doors...

yeah.

ENGINE!

Power window switch!
antenna!
engine!
rear wipers
....


...did I mention the engine? :D