Recent content by njaremka

Be aware that the Blue LEDs will not shine blue through the gauge face. The face itself has an orange tint. My picture above is with white LEDs. The color is from the gauge faces.

I used white LEDs, which kept the cluster colors mostly intact, just brighter. They would dim with the dash dimmer switch, too.

Sweet. Here's my LED conversion from 2007... I used white T10 194 and T5 74 LED bulbs:

This thread is derailing fast.... The problem isn't the truck or the Miata, it's DOT regulations. In my opinion, there should be a maximum height for headlights, and a minimum height for side view mirrors and driver noggins. But, there isn't.

Thanks for pulling this together! This is a great resource for Mazda3 / Mazda6 / CX-5 owners.

The Vision X Compact looks like fun. The Vision X Coupe... I think this will be polarizing. Looks to me like a grown-up current generation Mazda3. Mazda needs to bring some new fantastic driving "Cars" to market.

According to the Mevotech catalog, the MS3 front end links are the same length as the Mazda5 end links.

Adjustable links are not 100% needed, especially for a street car. Also, the MS3 bars are not THAT much bigger where heavy links are needed. If you installed the MS3 front sway bar, OEM style Mazda5 links will be just fine, unless the bar holes are bigger like in the rear. IN that case, get...

New Mazda6?? https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a69029807/mazda-vision-concept-teaser/

The tai lights look to be 2008-2010 LED version, front bumper and headlights are 2011-2015 model. I can't imagine Mazda made the front end structure THAT much different. My guess is a front end accident, and the owner found some junkyard parts and made them work.

Yeah, Mevotech Supreme components. I agree that "Some" OEM parts will be better quality, but I've been around the block enough times to see the value in aftermarket components. Why pay twice as much for a product that might give you 95% quality compared to OEM? If the car has 100k+ miles on...

Based on those videos posted, doesn't look like there is a problem to me - appears to be driving pretty straight. Your alignment looks spot on, too.

For replacement suspension components, I've had really good success with the Mevotech brand at RockAuto. Cheap, and well made components.

Need more space than just lowering all the seats flat? I can't imagine the handling with the seats out will be dangerous, might just feel a little light in the back. I would be more worried about handling with the back loaded with that much cargo...