Lara's Sexy CWP Mazdaspeed3!

[LaraS]

engine
- AutoEXE Top Mount Intercooler
- Borla Catback Exhaust
- Cobb Tuning Shifter Weight
- CP-e™ Nviscid™ Turbo Inlet Pipe
- CP-e™ Rear Motor Mount
- CP-e™ XcelNANO™ Short Ram Intake
- Engine Bay Covers Painted Flat Black with White Lettering
- NGK Iridium IX Spark Plugs
- Optima YellowTop Battery

exterior
- 35% Side / 20% Hatch / 20% Windshield Strip Window Tint
- Badges: Front Badge Painted White
- Badges: Rear Badge Painted White and Black Two-Tone
- Calipers (Front and Rear) Painted White with G2 Paint
- CP-e™ Tow Hook Plate Painted Graphite
- Critical88 Eyelids Painted Crystal White Pearl
- Custom Carbon Fiber Rear Bumper Diffuser
- Hella Horns Supertones (Custom Painted Candy Red)
- Lamin-X Gunsmoke Fog Light Overlays
- OEM EUDM Mazda3 Hatchback Red Tail Lights
- OEM Mazda Rain Guards
- Red Overlay for Third Brake Light
- Red Overlay for Side Markers
- Rolled Rear Fenders
- Southern Surfer Blackout Reflectors (On Rear Reflectors Only)
- Speedline Blue Tinted Side Mirrors w/ Heated Capabilities
- Xenon Store Clear Reflectors

interior
- Carbon Fiber E-Brake Cover
- Carbon Fiber Round Shift Knob
- Corksport LED Interior & License Plate Lights
- OEM Mazdaspeed Carbon Fiber Mirror Cover
- Redline Goods Center Console Boot in Alacantra with Red Stitching
- Redline Goods E-Brake Boot in Alacantra with Red Stitching
- Redline Goods Shift Boot in Alacantra with Red Stitching
- TWM Performance Base Bushings
- TWM Performance Short Throw Shifter
- WeatherTech Digital Fit Floor Mats (Black)

lighting
- 4500K DDM Tuning Slim Ballast Fog Lights
- Chrome Dripped Front Turn Signals w/ Parking Light Delete
- Chrome Dripped Rear Turn Signals
- Head Lights: Chrome Accents Painted Graphite, Shield Painted OD Green
- Head Lights: Custom LEDs
- Head Lights: Retrofit-Source Clear Lens Swap & Color-Mod Spacing
- Independent Fog Light Modification
- Nokya Arctic Hyper Yellow High Beam Bulbs

oem options
- Bose Premium Audio System w/ 7 Speakers
- Mazdaspeed Alcantra Seats w/ Leather Bolsters
- Xenon High-Intensity-Discharge (HID) Low-Beam Headlights

suspension
- GTSPEC 4-Point Ladder Brace
- GTSPEC Complete Trunk Cage System
- GTSPEC Front Lower Tie Brace
- GTSPEC Link Reinforcement Panel
- GTSPEC Rear Lower Tie Brace
- GTSpec Rear Upper Brace
- Hotchkis Front & Rear Sway Bars
- H&R Coilovers

wheels & tires
- 17 x 7 Mazdaspeed Protege Racing Harts Powdercoated White with Dunlop SP Winter Sport 3Ds [205/50-17] *winter
- 25mm Hubcentric Wheel Spacers for MSP Racing Harts
- 18 x 8 BBS RG-R in Diamond Black ET40+ with Goodyear Eagle GTs [235/40-18] *summer [ENTERTAINING TRADE/SALE OFFERS]
- Black BBS Lug Nuts

GTSpec Front Lower Tie Brace [link]
GTSpec Link Reinforcement Panel [link]
GTSpec Rear Lower Tie Bar/Brace [link]
GTSpec Rear Upper Brace [link]
GTSpec Trunk Cage Installation [link]

camera equipment
Body
Canon EOS 5D Mark II

lenses
Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L
Canon 50mm f/1.8 II prime
Canon 70-100mm f/2.8L IS
Canon 100mm f/2.8L

accessories
Canon BG-E6 Battery Grip
Canon Speedlite 580EX II Flash
Canon Speedlite 430EX II Flash (x 2)
Cokin Filter System w/ 8 Filters
Gary Fong C4 Cloud Lightsphere II
Harbor Digital Bounce Diffuser
Impact Digital Flash Umbrella Mount Kit
Magnet & Clamp Operated Automotive Rig (AutomotiveRigs.com)

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July 27th, 2011

July 19th, 2011

 

[LaraS]

New toys FTW!!!

I just picked this up tonight.. it'll be installed Saturday.

These arrived from Poland:
I'll have better pictures tomorrow in the daylight. I need to fix the arm rest cover so the creases go away... and redo the shift boot. xD

 

[CWPspeed3]

Looks really good. wow so many pictures. I thought I took a lot of my car. Keep up the good work.

ooOo borla cbe nice addition.

 

[LaraS]

Thank you.

 

[GoFast]

i think we need to merge all your picture threads you have! it would be a sexy white ms3 extravaganza!

 

[LaraS]

Yeah, I'll be keeping everything in here now for better organization!

 

[NRRfrogmanP5]

nice pics!

 

[altspace]

Looking great as always Lara! Just curious as why you did not go with matching red stitching? We should have met up at OCC.

 

[LaraS]

Thanks.

Truth be told... I am not a fan of red on my car and wanted something different. Hahah.

 

[altspace]

Seriously I'd love to have you do a rig shot with my car. Your work is amazing. My inspiration.

 

[LaraS]

Oh my, you are a sweetheart. I'd love to do some rig shot work with you! Maybe I'll make it over to Cape Cod this summer... if so we'll definitely do some rig photography!

Anyways...

Here is how my car currently sits:

The story: I had to take the car to get the ClearBra re-done for a third time on Monday. They had the car until Wednesday night, when I was finally able to pick it up. Thursday morning it started to rain and the ClearBra edges started lifting up... so I've been rolling around with painter's tape all over the damn car in hopes that it'll hold the edges down long enough for the adhesive in the ClearBra to cure. >_> Argh.

 

[daonly1around]

hahaha, thats funny

as for the shifter boot and armrest cover, the LOOK good, but don't match the rest of the stitching in the car...

 

[sanblaster]

Love it!

 

[CWPspeed3]

Why did you have to have it redone a 3rd time? Mine has been on a year no 0 problems (knock on wood)

 

[Outlawstar98]

Haha love that Lol, should of did, LOLWTF

 

[sanblaster]

Why did you have to have it redone a 3rd time? Mine has been on a year no 0 problems (knock on wood)

Where did you guys buy them (website?) and does dirt get trapped between the crease, along the edge of it? ANd how much would I expect to pay if you don't mind me asking?


And yeah, why 3 times?

 

[LaraS]

I paid $700ish to get the hood, bumper, mirror caps, head lamps and fog lights done. Unfortunately the first two times the shop did it, they were using a bad roll... so the edges kept coming up and dirt and road grime kept getting underneath it.

 

[CWPspeed3]

Where did you guys buy them (website?) and does dirt get trapped between the crease, along the edge of it? ANd how much would I expect to pay if you don't mind me asking?

And yeah, why 3 times?

I paid $700ish to get the hood, bumper, mirror caps, head lamps and fog lights done. Unfortunately the first two times the shop did it, they were using a bad roll... so the edges kept coming up and dirt and road grime kept getting underneath it.

$700 is a good deal, what brand of film were they using? I got a quote for $750 for venture shield but ended up paying $820 for Avery. Every other quote I got for 3M or whoever was around $1,000. I get a little dirt around the edges by the fog lights but not too much.

 

[LaraS]

It is called StoneShield I believe. It comes with a 5-year warranty against bubbling, yellowing, cracking, etc.

 

[CWPspeed3]

Mine came with a 5 year warranty too but it doesnt cover labor. If the entire thing had to be replaced at 7.5hrs to do it plus the time to remove the old one, probably cost more than I originally paid.