I was looking at the disc brakes the other day, and discovered that the two rear discs have dust covers, while the front two discs don't have them. My MPV has dust covers on front discs. Could you look at your MZ3 next time and verify this for me? Thank. (The so-called dust cover is a piece of round metal sheet mounted with the disc rotor, facing inward, where it meets the caliper it has a cut-out.)
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mazda3's dont have dust cover's on the fronts.

and ive been debating removing mine.... as i always get cut on them when cleaning my wheels.

 

Ditto... ah, +1!

 

seriously tho,ive cut myself numerous times when cleaning the rim part of my wheels..... wait, maybe that's an excuse to sell them and get 18's..... lol

 

thanks for the confirmation,,, how do you clean the wheel rim though? do you jack the car up and do it from inside? Regular car wash does not seem to be able to reach the inside of the spokes and rim. Thanks again, for the safety warnings.
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