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Old 01-27-10, 06:44 PM
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Interior Passenger SIDE GRIP

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I bought a (new) passenger door grip to fit on my 1993 FD. It get my home and i notice that colour was much more lighter them my old one and i nottest that it has a smooth texture on it.

will try to put pictures, but can you help me on the diferences between 1993 and 1994 + up models?

Can someone post pictures so i can see clearly the diferences?

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Old 01-27-10, 07:04 PM
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93 has a smooth finish that is known to peel.
94 and up has a textured finish.
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He's asking about the finish of the handle grip itself, not the plastic panels.
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maybe they took the faux "perfed" texture off?
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Hi

I contact Ray and he told that new 1993 RH grip has a smooth texture. He also said that with time and clean it will be like my old one.... more darker.

The new part i have has FD01 in the back and a something like rubber finish on it, so (i guess) it is 1993.

Hope he is right about that. Only tomorow i can put pictures.... Anyone has pictures that shows the diferences?

Thanks


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Old 01-28-10, 09:22 PM
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Disregard my previous post. I thought you were talking about the texture of the entire panel. Thanks for clarifying habu2.

I just checked my '94 grip and my '93 grips that I have. The '93 grips both have a smooth feel while the '94 grip feels a little bit more rough. The '94 is lighter in color and the '93 is darker. They must have changed the material they used in '94.
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I'll wait for the pictures. I think he must be talking about the whole thing as you can't buy just the "grip" without the black plastic unit that fits into the door panel.
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Hi

Sorry the delay but here goies the pictures abou what i am saying. I think i have a 1994 RH grip handle, not a 1993.

Can anyone give me the 1993 Mazda part number for it?

Is it a 1993 or a 1994 in your opinion?

Thanks

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A GRAY piece???

Never seen THAT before!
Old 02-06-10, 12:44 PM
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Hi


Do you think it is a 1994 part? It came from Mazda - USA, its brand new

Thanks

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Filipe, I wish I could tell you for sure. All I know is....I have only seen black versions of that particular unit. The COLOR from year to year was only black as far as I know. The TEXTURE did indeed change with the '94 - '95 models, as the '93 interior paint was prone to coming off easily.
Keep bumping this for a few days...see if anyone can help. Lots more people on the Forum during the week.
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Weird, looks like my modified piece:
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That is really weird Filipe! I've had a bunch of '93 and '94+ fully original plastic pieces over the years and I've never seen one look like the one you have. The color kind of looks like the latest model rx-7's that were produced.


Ray knows his stuff, but I'm sort of skeptical as to how exactly this piece will darken and look like the one you currently have?!?
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You should send those pictures to Ray. His email is hmkparts@aol.com I've never seen anything like that before. Maybe Mazda made a new manufacturing run and screwed up the color? I know they were getting low on interior pieces last summer when I was converting to '94+ interior.
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my car is a 94 and it is definitely black
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Ray sod to me that part. I don`t know if i should keep it. He told me that it should be darker with age and cleaning

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FilipeA how does your part match up to staticguitar's custom piece? thanks
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Hi

It`s close to that in colour

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Send it back. It won't get darker.
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very, very strange...
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it prob discolored from sitting under warehouse lights for the last decade and a half.
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how much did u pay for it?
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Originally Posted by moosejaw
how much did u pay for it?
Hi

I paid what Rays ask for it. Its not a secret, but i sent you a PM.

Thanks

Filipe
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Hi

Anyone has the part numbers for the 1993 and 1994 RH grip?


Thanks

Filipe Azevedo
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I've bought the same part from Ray, and it was definitely black, not grey.



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