Chris' Mazda 2 (UK) Build Thread

[Chris_uk]

Ok so nothing amazing like turbo's or slamming but thought id share the few mods I have so far.

BTW THIS IS ALL PHONE CAM PICS SORRY FOR BAD QUALITY

CS SRI
KYB Gas-a-Just Rear Shocks
Apex 40mm Lowering springs
HID 8000 Headlights
LED Sidelights
EBC GreenStuff Pads
EBC Grooved Discs
CS Short Shifter
CS SRI Airduct
Custom Cat-back exhaust

Mods To Come
Custom Cat-back exhaust
HID Fogs
Braided Brake Lines
Possibly a remap
May even save up and have the balls to slap a turbo on this thing haha but that's way off, the girlfriend needs persuading before any sign of a turbo mods begins
PICS

Accident I had recently put most ideas on hold, this is before I got it repaired
The drivers side, how its supposed to look

Passenger Side, how its not supposed to look

Let me know what you guys(and gals) think of the story so far

Chris

 

[323F Rock]

KYB shocks... hmmmm might have look into that!!

 

[Font Motorsports]

Your front bumper will surely get American Mazda 2 owners excited... and then depressed.

 

[cosh68]

Chris_uk....

Nice set of mods, good to see another M2 from "over the pond"....

Shaun....

 

[Chris_uk]

Your front bumper will surely get American Mazda 2 owners excited... and then depressed.

Haha yes im sure a lot of you guys will be realllllly jealous

Chris_uk....

Nice set of mods, good to see another M2 from "over the pond"....

Shaun....

Yea its good that you finally been posting on this mazda forum, I prefer this one over the UK forum because theres more mods and more help, yea the mods are getting there slowly but surely lol, I sent you a reply to your PM

I'm liking the mods you got going on with the tablet etc, btw how did you get the centre console out to be painted, thinking of maybe adding some colour onto that myself

Chris

 

[Chris_uk]

Just an update to the build, got a couple of goodies on the way from the good ol US of A, thank you to Derrick for setting that up, I shall post pics n stuff when they arrive, for now just have to leave it there

Chris

 

[chesty]

where did you get the aerial from chris ?

 

[Chris_uk]

I got it when I bought the car, asked the dealer to steal it from a msp3 lol I think he just took it from a 3 though

Chris

 

[chesty]

 

[thebigted]

Looking nice, how are the better brake rotors compared to standard? Thinking about upgrading mine to some grooved and drilled ones.

 

[Chris_uk]

The combined use of the EBC Greenstuff pads and grooved discs work a treat, braking is much better and quicker compared to standard, only thing I advise you on is that the pads need a little warming up before any hard braking is done, by this I mean just a few short bursts of hard brake, otherwise they're a little less efficient when cold. I do recommend the grooved discs over the drilled stuff, did some research and many people with similar sized cars (corsa, fiesta) say noise was an issue with drilled discs. I went with EBC as they're sold on mazda aftermarket sites so saved me some time finding info for different sets and then choosing one.

Sorry to babble, hope this helps you

Chris

 

[thebigted]

Thanks for the heads up, might do this and add in braided brake lines too haha =]

 

[ezzym2sport]

Hi Chris,
Im thinking of lowering my m2sport just wondering which lowering springs to get.... H&R 30mm or Apex 40mm drop. Have you got a picture of your car lowered on the Apexs it would be great if you could.

Thanks

ezzy

 

[eyeballs]

Have you got a picture of your car lowered on the Apexs it would be great if you could.

Thanks

ezzy

I see 2 such photos in the 1st post.

 

[Chris_uk]

Hi Chris,
Im thinking of lowering my m2sport just wondering which lowering springs to get.... H&R 30mm or Apex 40mm drop. Have you got a picture of your car lowered on the Apexs it would be great if you could.

Thanks

ezzy

I have indeed got them pictures, as already mentioned by ezzy, check out my 1st post, the 1st pic shows standard car height, further down I have a pic from the front lowered and from the side lowered, im using the Apex 40mm and tbh, they're great, I thought i'd be in for a harsher and firmer ride but they seem to have the same feel as the standard springs, just be careful of speed bumps and high kirbs, have had a few close shaves lol

 

[Chris_uk]

Thanks for the heads up, might do this and add in braided brake lines too haha =]

No problem, I was thinkin of the braided lines but never did it, let me know if theres a noticeable difference with the braided lines

Chris

 

[Chris_uk]

Update

Parcel arrived today, will update with pictures when I get items on the car. Hopefully sometime this week

Chris

 

[Chris_uk]

Ok so this just a couple of pics I took on my sh*tberry lol

Package


Stupid Import Duties (VAT)


Shiny


Perk of the job, sitting in this car, owner is one of the customers I deliver to


Chris

 

[Chris_uk]

Well finally installed the Airduct for the SRI and the Short Shifter, and the airduct is helping in this UK heatwave but the biggest shock was how much difference the short shifter makes, there is no lost time between shifts now, literally out of 1st and into 2nd, its taking some getting used to though.

Some pics

Never have to many tools for the job


Got this in after nearly an hour of working out what the instructions were saying, as it just didn't seem to make sense lol


Airduct


View down the airduct


Well that's it for now, up next Exhaust

Chris

 

[MzDemio]

Nice !!!

i have full intake injen in my 2 , i feel the difference ufff !!