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- Winning Blue RX-8 MT and Aquatic Blue Mica 2 MT
It's official.... I drove her home last night. Got a fairly good deal worked out for it being a 2007 with brand new all seasons on it.
Now for the first mod.... tinting the side markers and changing the bulbs to match the HID color.
I might just need a CAI... but I'm going to need to research a bit to figure out which one I want. Know any good places to start??? Is this forum the best for speed6 info??
mysleeper6 - I wasn't sure I'd seen the Mazdaspeed sticker on the dash before either.. I'm guessing the previous owner did it? If Mazda did, they did a shoddy job because it's kinda bubbly. If I get sick of it, I'll take it off. Also, there are wind deflectors on it that make me sick... those are coming off as soon as I get access to a heat gun and a garage bay.
Probably clay barring it and waxing it this week when it gets nicer so that periodic washes during the winter will take everything off.
It handles amazing in the snow compared to the FWD I had before. I know that's a given but for someone who's only ever driven a FWD in the snow, this is a night and day difference.
OH YEAH, anyone with black mica want to trade me for a black mica gas door? There's a chrome one on there now, previous owner got that option from the dealer and I think it sticks out really bad on the black.. and I'm going for a blacked out look.. Might even slightly tint the taillights.
I'll post pictures of the old and new in a little bit once I get the stupid memory card to work.
Now for the first mod.... tinting the side markers and changing the bulbs to match the HID color.
I might just need a CAI... but I'm going to need to research a bit to figure out which one I want. Know any good places to start??? Is this forum the best for speed6 info??
mysleeper6 - I wasn't sure I'd seen the Mazdaspeed sticker on the dash before either.. I'm guessing the previous owner did it? If Mazda did, they did a shoddy job because it's kinda bubbly. If I get sick of it, I'll take it off. Also, there are wind deflectors on it that make me sick... those are coming off as soon as I get access to a heat gun and a garage bay.
Probably clay barring it and waxing it this week when it gets nicer so that periodic washes during the winter will take everything off.
It handles amazing in the snow compared to the FWD I had before. I know that's a given but for someone who's only ever driven a FWD in the snow, this is a night and day difference.
OH YEAH, anyone with black mica want to trade me for a black mica gas door? There's a chrome one on there now, previous owner got that option from the dealer and I think it sticks out really bad on the black.. and I'm going for a blacked out look.. Might even slightly tint the taillights.
I'll post pictures of the old and new in a little bit once I get the stupid memory card to work.