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Paint colour variations - has the car been resprayed?
I'm thinking of buying a used Mazda MX-5, but noticed the paintwork in the engine compartment is a different red to rest of car. Has it been re sprayed?
Asked on 26 October 2013 by dick jones
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Honest John
May just be that they don't bother to finish the paint in the engine compartment in production. That's fairly common.
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