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I'm kind of interested in what happened to yours... Is there a good story behind it?

There's a couple of different bulb manufacturers that make yellows. Luminics comes to mind. Lamin-x sells yellow overlays I believe.

It's a little different. Water doesn't need to be underground for thousands of years to form...

- Seats in GT are leather/alcantara in the 08.5s instead of leather/cloth for 08s - 08.5s have piano black trim pieces in the interior - 08.5s have white gauge needles instead of red - 08.5 radios support MP3 playback - 08 colors are Red, Black, Silver, Cosmic blue 08.5 colors are Red, Black...

It's not that the Mazdaspeed CAI has just been discontinued. They issued a stop sale on them meaning that the dealer is not allowed to sell or install them even if they have them in stock. Hopefully it will be re-released, but for now you're out of luck.

I did it the hard way b/c I didn't have a 19mm socket... It comes out pretty easy without the bracket removed, but getting it back in with the inserts installed is a bit of a struggle...

new seats in the 08.5 GT, a few other minor changes (MP3 capability, white gauge needles). Oh, you can get the 08.5s in White and Metro Gray too.

Any updates or time frame on when the MS CAI might be available again?

Is it a new one (08.5)? Your issue sounds similar to the problem with all the 08.5's where the bass cuts out randomly at volume levels over 34, but comes back if you change the volume again. There's a long thread on it here http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123699395

I have all the same questions. I have an appointment at the dealer Monday for a few things, and I want to make sure they know what needs to be done.

The Mazdaspeed CAI is a quality part. In fact my guess is most people would recommend it or the Cobb SRI as far as intakes go. The benefit with the MS CAI is that you won't have to worry about any warranty hassle if you have the dealer install it, but alas, you're going to have to wait a little...

White and gray are the new colors for the 08.5 upgrade. The 08.5's have been showing up at dealers pretty steadily in the last month or two. I got mine last month...

The gray is pretty nice, but I would go with the white. It shows off the black accents better and also works better with the interior.

Does anyone know the exact OD for the vacuum line running to the BPV?

The damage should be covered by your comprehensive insurance. Just pay the deductible (if you have one) and move on. If you take it too a good shop it will come back looking just like new...

I've done this before, it works great!

Torque steer is really the biggest problem as far as handling is concerned. Since I doubt anyone (except mazda engineers) knows the exact suspension geometry of the ms3 it's hard to say how the scrub radius would change with a specific change in wheel offset though.

It also draws power from the factory wiring? Can that handle it?

Google scrub radius and torque steer. There are a few pretty good articles out there.

White gauge needles too...