mb3kMzda’s Mazda MAZDA3
“Taco”

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June 1 2011:::
Lip installed. No spacers yet! WTF. Thinking of getting some new speakers to play ma tunez. Avicii, Benassi, Tiesto, Buuren, etc etc.

1. Pic of the new lip & playing around in PS

May 9 2011:::
The lip came in, but I haven't installed it yet. Hopefully the correct spacers come in soon... The first time they shipped the wrong size 5x100 instead of 5x114.3 FML. I've installed the sharkfin antenna this week - no pics of it installed yet but I took a few of the inside of it.

1. Garage shot!  ::  2. Sharkfin! 16W paint code

3. Fractal antenna  ::  2. Nice little PCB

April 25 2011:::
 

This long weekend I installed a big order from Corksport... SRI, aluminum skidplate, front strutbar (gonna decal the hell outta it), mid chassis brace, rear sway bar, and LED replacements! Lots of time underneath the car for sure.

It drives like a dream in the corners now! FRESH. Now it's time to wait for the wheel spacers and shark fin antenna and AE bumper lip...

1. Corksport SRI  ::  2. Corksport front strut bar

3. Stock VS Adjustable  ::  4. Rear sway bar

5. Jacked  ::  6. Installed to medium stiffness (190% stiffer than stock)

7. Ikea  ::  8. Mid chassis brace

April 13 2011:::
Got my rear fenders rolled!
Big order coming in from CorkSport in two days according to UPS! Probably won't get the parts on until Easter long weekend though. The wearther has turned crappy again - snow.

Updates on the install when I get to it. I'll take overall pics when I do that too... <3 spring/summer

April 5 2011:::
Slapped the wheels on this week! The fronts rub on the inside against the coilover perch - see first pic. So I raised the car about 1/2" so it could clear it... sad day. See the second pic for clearance.

I've got 5mm spacers on order (from none other than my buddies from StatusOne Autoworks) so I can push them out further and lower it back down. May have to roll fenders...

1. Lowest height rub  ::  2. Raised & No rub

I don't really have an overall photo of my ride... I'll take it once the weather gets a lot warmer (probably this weekend). Here's a shot from the outside looking in. You can see the Aeroforce gauge, and the Eonon deck :)

3. Looking in

March 22 2011:::
March yays and nays... So I got my rims and tyres in special thanks to my buddies at StatusOne Autoworks! Sick pricing and personal service. This weekend I slapped on my summer BaysonR bumper.

Speaking of BaysonR... I ordered a lip to finish off the look of the BaysonR bumper and they special ordered it from Taiwan. After a month it arrived BUT it was the wrong damn lip! I tried contacting them for two weeks and I got absolutely no reply. I tried retracting my Paypal payment but it was over 45 days that I had paid, so I'm out $180 thanks to BaysonR. Fuck you Cliff! I gave you a lot of business and this is how you treat a loyal customer!

On a lighter note, I hit 100,000 km! Keep on truckin'

1. Summer/Winter Bumpers  ::  2. Lowz

3. No styrofoam bumper  ::  4: 100K

5. Rims from StatusOne

March 3 2011:::
Picked up my ill.Motion decals! If you don't know already http://www.illmotion.com

1. Classic (now rare) red decal

February 22 2011:::
Rota Torques coming! I had on order 18x8 but there was a mixup and they actually weren't in stock so I opted for 8.5's! A bit more aggressive which is always a good thing. Should be in next week wrapped in the Falkens! Can't wait! Pics to come...

January 24 2011:::
Installed the tail lights this weekend and took some dirty pics!

1. Brake Light  ::  2. Reverse Light

3. Installed DRL  ::  4. Lack-of-Gap

5. Approx 24.5" to fender

January 12 2011:::
Well last summer I got into two accidents (both not my fault). One dude rear ended me and I got my back bumper fixed, and the other a lady backed right into my front bumper which rode up to the drivers headlight. The headlight had to be replaced and I had to redo the angel eyes on that side. The fender has been replaced but the bumper doesn't sit 100% as before (I'd say 95% now).

1. Damage

Ordered eBay smoked LED tail lights because my passenger side tail light fogs up everytime I wash the car... out with the old, in with the smoke! Going to order some Rota Torque's soon here also.

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August 5, 2010:::
Coilovers installed (well... installed twice) and the ride sits less than a 1 finger gap all around. Pics of the ride up soon!

1. My KW Coiloverz <3

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