Mazda MX5 Miata Common Rust Spots [Fix Before It's Too Late]

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Have a Mazda Miata? They rust. A lot. Here's the most common places! Learning where your Miata rusts is super valuable if you own a car and want to preserve it and prevent rust before it starts. It's also a great idea to use this video as a buyer's guide to inspect for rust before you buy a car. This guide is specifically for the NA and NB Mazda MX5 Miata. The most common places include rocker rust, front fender rust, trunk and jackwell rust, door sill and door rust, floorboard rust, parcel shelf rust, brake booster / engine bay rust, frame rail rust and suspension rust. Watch to find out how to check for these
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  • @CashedOutCars
    @CashedOutCars3 жыл бұрын

    If you've got a Miata you've probably got rust... where is it the worst on yours?

  • @callumb5184

    @callumb5184

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sills and a pillars

  • @Breacher1302

    @Breacher1302

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yeah , fixed the rust on the front and make a filter/mesh for debris on the engine bay.

  • @crazymn321fan

    @crazymn321fan

    3 жыл бұрын

    my lower control arms lmao...thats it

  • @robinforrest7680

    @robinforrest7680

    3 жыл бұрын

    My '95 NA had rust on both rear sills. A big problem on UK cars. So I cut it out and rewelded. It had already been badly patched on both sides by a previous owner - probably to get it through the MOT test. It's a guaranteed MOT fail in the UK. Had it on the front too but fortunately it was only the outer skin. The inner wings were fine. Everywhere else seems ok. Glad I bought an NA though. On the NB, in addition to losing the pop ups, they also changed the design of the front chassis legs and as a result they rust like crazy in that area. It's also really difficult to see unless you really know what you're looking for. Practically all of them go that way and it's apparently very complex to fix. So potential NB purchasers beware!

  • @noetoto646

    @noetoto646

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fenders and quarter panels. Other spots to be discovered.

  • @final0222
    @final02222 жыл бұрын

    "So where do they rust?" "Everywhere"

  • @ashleyleppington2776
    @ashleyleppington27763 жыл бұрын

    If you have a MK2 (NB), another place where rust occurs is the chassis rails. This happens on MK2s because there is a double skin where moisture collects inside. Therefore, causing the chassis rails to rust from the inside out. The MK1 only has a single skin which means the MK1 MX5s don't suffer from this problem.

  • @kriterzz5383

    @kriterzz5383

    10 ай бұрын

    any way to fix or avoid it?

  • @KineticLatency
    @KineticLatency3 жыл бұрын

    Also in the battery area. Mine had rust there, door jams where the header seal drains to and underneath of boot lid - all sorted. Still to do are the sills but I've bought a welder and going to give that a try myself.

  • @CashedOutCars

    @CashedOutCars

    3 жыл бұрын

    Those are some more good ones! Good luck with your repair!

  • @lesdijoux8256
    @lesdijoux82569 ай бұрын

    Big thanks man for this videos it's VERY clear and very important and HELP SO MUCH a lot for future buyers like me ....appreciate it ❤

  • @Shiznit304
    @Shiznit3043 жыл бұрын

    Great content man, keep it up!

  • @CashedOutCars

    @CashedOutCars

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks my friend, will do!

  • @cre8tivegarage157
    @cre8tivegarage1573 жыл бұрын

    We Enjoy watching your channel 👌 Great vibes , We definitely support big time 🥂😎 Congratulations on 21k

  • @CashedOutCars

    @CashedOutCars

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much! I appreciate the support. I see your channel growing quite quickly too! Congrats man!

  • @ryuman757
    @ryuman7573 жыл бұрын

    I honestly just noticed that rust seems to have coated my entire engine block, even though the cylinder head and top both look okay. I never even noticed it the whole 5 years I've had it...I guess it's time to stress out 🙃 Definitely have been ruing the day that I'd have to take my engine bay apart, but I guess it was inevitable 😩😩

  • @attechoutdoors5893
    @attechoutdoors58939 ай бұрын

    Great video for the next buyer…..possible me….going to look at a .2009 Mazda MX-5….really hard to inspect all when you go to car dealer….I’ve already looked at 4 mx5’s….was not happy. One had water in the trunk and the floor board standing. I believe it embarrassed the dealer when I pointed out the water….thanks for a great video……

  • @HectorHernandez-lt4nt
    @HectorHernandez-lt4nt Жыл бұрын

    Cool video thanks for sharing 👍 🤙

  • @CashedOutCars

    @CashedOutCars

    Жыл бұрын

    You bet!

  • @Beardchanics
    @Beardchanics3 жыл бұрын

    Nice and useful, those cars are gorgeous but can turn into rust bucket pretty quickly. For the front wings I'm surprised there is no solution to redirect the water properly.

  • @CashedOutCars

    @CashedOutCars

    3 жыл бұрын

    You definitely have to keep up on them especially here in New England. Some of the drain solutions on this car are definitely a bit weird...

  • @Beardchanics

    @Beardchanics

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CashedOutCars Yeah the one in the front wing is a very peculiar design. And carried over to the MK2 as well :)

  • @jackberry451
    @jackberry4513 жыл бұрын

    Please do the second video on cleaning the water and decree areas

  • @CashedOutCars

    @CashedOutCars

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'll add it to the list of things to do, stay tuned!

  • @katmanco3699
    @katmanco36998 ай бұрын

    Top of the rear arches, inside the arch, the jacking points, inner front arch, behind the weather strip on the top of the windshield. Theres so many places lol

  • @JombieMann
    @JombieMann2 ай бұрын

    I'm just in the middle of repairing the two rear rockers and replacing one of the front fenders. All exactly like you show.

  • @CashedOutCars

    @CashedOutCars

    Ай бұрын

    Best of luck with the restoration! It’ll be very satisfying when it’s done

  • @MrCYCLESMITH
    @MrCYCLESMITH2 жыл бұрын

    Hi and thanks for the videos! Could you please let me know what make and model that roll bar is? Did you get the padded part from the same company?

  • @CashedOutCars

    @CashedOutCars

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome! It is a Boss Frog roll bar but they have gone out of business. Padding can be picked up through hard dog if I remember correctly, but the cover is custom

  • @1DerfulSniping
    @1DerfulSniping3 жыл бұрын

    Could you cover the miata drain holes and cleaning them? My pinch welds kinda look like mashed potatoes because of scraping and jacking up the car so I can't even clear out the clog. If you could create new drain holes by drilling somewhere that'd be so helpful.

  • @CashedOutCars

    @CashedOutCars

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yessir I'll add it to the list of videos to make!

  • @surasak_es335music6
    @surasak_es335music62 жыл бұрын

    no rust here in Phoenix Arizona haha

  • @FunkyHotDog
    @FunkyHotDog3 жыл бұрын

    NB miata and rust on the underside of both doors

  • @CashedOutCars

    @CashedOutCars

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes that's a good one, the NAs do too. Thanks for your comment!

  • @spicykylie185
    @spicykylie18510 ай бұрын

    growing up going through every phase imaginable and deciding i want a miata at age 7 has been very interesting these past 3 months i will say. i got my car a couple days before i got my license and she was great, an 05 silver miata with only 40k and costed $7k! but then she decided that she needs about 4-5 cranks to turn over after driving for a while. that part is the most confusing to me because i am a 16 year old homeschooled girl and i have no idea what to do about it?! and i do have so much nasty stuff in the drainage it’s crazy i didn’t know i needed to clean it. it’s been hectic but i have enjoyed it, i love my car sm. she just scares me lolll help would be appreciated by anyone btw

  • @Super900k
    @Super900k3 жыл бұрын

    Quick question I have a 1990 miata mx5, do you have power steering? My steering wheel is really hard to turn and is there way to make it easier to turn?

  • @xXninjafire621Xx

    @xXninjafire621Xx

    3 жыл бұрын

    In 1990 the A package and the B package came with power steering, but the base model didn't. If your car came with the steel wheels then its a base model. If your car has power steering, alloy wheels, and a leather steering wheel then you probably have either the A or B package.

  • @CashedOutCars

    @CashedOutCars

    3 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/e5Z9s9CtoqW0p5c.html This video shows how to remove power steering, you can check your car to see if it has what I removed! If it doesn't have it it could be added.

  • @csfitz8335
    @csfitz83353 жыл бұрын

    Hi I’m also from ct and was looking for an NA Miata to get I’m a senior in high school so I don’t have too much cash to spend is there any places I should look to find them. Right now I have been looking at salvages to fix up.

  • @CashedOutCars

    @CashedOutCars

    3 жыл бұрын

    I frequently look on Craigslist and FB marketplace, there’s also some deals on Copart once in a while but I haven’t bought from there before

  • @csfitz8335

    @csfitz8335

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CashedOutCars thanks a lot I’ll be looking

  • @swagu.
    @swagu.3 жыл бұрын

    What do you think about buying a Miata for first car?

  • @CashedOutCars

    @CashedOutCars

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'll be working on a video on that come springtime, it has it's pros and cons. They're mostly pros, but then again, they're small and relatively unsafe in a crash which doesn't necessarily go well with inexperience

  • @swagu.

    @swagu.

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CashedOutCars thanks, I'll be waiting for video

  • @johnscott9086
    @johnscott90862 жыл бұрын

    Hey I live in higganum I noticed that you are in Connecticut we should get together

  • @eyouelteketel5720
    @eyouelteketel57203 жыл бұрын

    First

  • @Miguelskytwins
    @Miguelskytwins3 жыл бұрын

    Is that even rust?... Come to the Uk man, you'll see what rust means😂😂

  • @CashedOutCars

    @CashedOutCars

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂id say I’m lucky to have a car here in New England that isn’t too rusty. But believe me, I’ve seen some UK stuff on Facebook marketplace, you guys got rust!!

  • @jamienevill1768

    @jamienevill1768

    Жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂Definitely!

  • @cryterion7770

    @cryterion7770

    Жыл бұрын

    Lmao you think UK has rust? Go to Northeast US. New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Maine, etc...vehicles actually falling apart there.

  • @aaronf.186
    @aaronf.186 Жыл бұрын

    Alright. Maybe I shouldn't buy a Miata from 2002 then

  • @CashedOutCars

    @CashedOutCars

    11 ай бұрын

    Just look it over well, they’re great cars!

  • @ijumpshot2613
    @ijumpshot26132 жыл бұрын

    You’re subtitles are a bit fucked. Lmao

  • @CashedOutCars

    @CashedOutCars

    2 жыл бұрын

    Welcome to auto generated KZread subtitles!

  • @davidhumble6892
    @davidhumble68923 жыл бұрын

    You could have saved yourself 8 minutes by simply pointing at the car.

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