Hey guys,
I have been roaming on the forums here for a while and I thought that I could post a build thread about my car. Its not as crazy as others and I wont be able to update it everyday since I'm on a very tight student budget lol.
The story behind the car... The car was my dad/mom daily driver every since they bought it from Mazda. They got themselves a new Honda Civic 2012 and they sold me this car for 4000$...
It currently has 45 000KM on it (~28 000 miles) which is amazing for a car that is over 10 years old! It has almost no rust, except for the driver side front wheel area where the factory mudflap was. I will probably be changing that part next summer knowing that it probably will start chipping the paint off in the super salty roads here in Quebec.
Other than that, the car runs like new, and looks like new
My current mod list is as follows:
Interior:
-Kicker 500.1 AMP 500watts
-JBL P1222 1200watts
-JVC KW-AVX740 7' double din
-Parking brake "watching video while driving" switch
-LED lightening near feet area
-LED bulbs in dome light area
Exterior:
-Antirust treatment every year
-55W 6000K High/Low headlights
-6000k/Amber switchback turn signal LED
-5000k Fog lights
-5 ohm resistor (Fix superfast blinking)
-Painted red callipers
-Mazdaspeed Protege sideskirts
-MP3 rear lip
-A few stickers
Engine:
-Mazdaspeed strutbar
-Ebay Short Ram Intake
-Painted valve cover
Coming Soon:
-RacingBeat catback exhaust
-Tokico Hp Blue
-Eibach sedan Prokit lowering springs
-Tinted Windows
-New tires
-Mazdaspeed Spoiler
-Washing the car
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So now that all my mods got listed, its time for some pictures.
My blinding lights
When I first got the car
Montreal Racing event
Was carrying 200 pounds of sand that day...
My friend
Painted valve cover
Painted valve cover and battery holder
Valve cover lettering sanded
My epic winter tires
And the fun begins...
Adding a little "extra"
It turned out pretty good
It looks way better in person... stupid lighting
Short Ram Intake
SRI Installed, Pretty happy with the end result
SRI
The side skirts
Sanded and primed
Painted, Im going with a black front lip-sidekirt-rear lip look
Installed on the car
Different angle
Lights and skirt
More lights and skirt
Callipers and skirt
Rear lip...
Rear lip and strutbar
My ghetto painting booth
Cleaned/Sanded/Primed
Almost done painting the brackets
Almost done painting the other bracket
Just missing the clear coat
That is pretty much it for now... I will be posting more pictures as I advance in my project. Its getting cold here in Quebec and I do not have a closed garage
Any suggestion or any other feedback is very much appreciated
I have been roaming on the forums here for a while and I thought that I could post a build thread about my car. Its not as crazy as others and I wont be able to update it everyday since I'm on a very tight student budget lol.
The story behind the car... The car was my dad/mom daily driver every since they bought it from Mazda. They got themselves a new Honda Civic 2012 and they sold me this car for 4000$...
It currently has 45 000KM on it (~28 000 miles) which is amazing for a car that is over 10 years old! It has almost no rust, except for the driver side front wheel area where the factory mudflap was. I will probably be changing that part next summer knowing that it probably will start chipping the paint off in the super salty roads here in Quebec.
Other than that, the car runs like new, and looks like new
My current mod list is as follows:
Interior:
-Kicker 500.1 AMP 500watts
-JBL P1222 1200watts
-JVC KW-AVX740 7' double din
-Parking brake "watching video while driving" switch
-LED lightening near feet area
-LED bulbs in dome light area
Exterior:
-Antirust treatment every year
-55W 6000K High/Low headlights
-6000k/Amber switchback turn signal LED
-5000k Fog lights
-5 ohm resistor (Fix superfast blinking)
-Painted red callipers
-Mazdaspeed Protege sideskirts
-MP3 rear lip
-A few stickers
Engine:
-Mazdaspeed strutbar
-Ebay Short Ram Intake
-Painted valve cover
Coming Soon:
-RacingBeat catback exhaust
-Tokico Hp Blue
-Eibach sedan Prokit lowering springs
-Tinted Windows
-New tires
-Mazdaspeed Spoiler
-Washing the car
-------------------------------
So now that all my mods got listed, its time for some pictures.
My blinding lights
When I first got the car
Montreal Racing event
Was carrying 200 pounds of sand that day...
My friend
Painted valve cover
Painted valve cover and battery holder
Valve cover lettering sanded
My epic winter tires
And the fun begins...
Adding a little "extra"
It turned out pretty good
It looks way better in person... stupid lighting
Short Ram Intake
SRI Installed, Pretty happy with the end result
SRI
The side skirts
Sanded and primed
Painted, Im going with a black front lip-sidekirt-rear lip look
Installed on the car
Different angle
Lights and skirt
More lights and skirt
Callipers and skirt
Rear lip...
Rear lip and strutbar
My ghetto painting booth
Cleaned/Sanded/Primed
Almost done painting the brackets
Almost done painting the other bracket
Just missing the clear coat
That is pretty much it for now... I will be posting more pictures as I advance in my project. Its getting cold here in Quebec and I do not have a closed garage
Any suggestion or any other feedback is very much appreciated