MS3 lookin good!

[ZooZoom]

Car washed my pride & joy. Took a few beauty shots down by the pond.

'07 Cosmic Blue 36K miles (zero issues)
Rota P1 18 x 8 Hyperblack
Falken Azenis RT-615's in 235/40/18
Mazdaspeed red springs & rear camber links
Koni Yellow adjustable shocks (rear only)
35% tint
Hawk HPS pads
Corksport braided brake lines
Clear bra
Cobb SF intake
ETS 3.25" TMIC
few more little goodies

Heading back to Big Willow Raceway on Thurs. 3/27
that will be my 8th track event driving the MS3

I must say that I've never been this fond of my car well after a year of ownership.
That's quite a statement since this is my 10th car in my life (so far). A few highlights:

• 1989 Ford Probe
• 1991 Eagle Talon TSi AWD
• 1996 Nissan Maxima SE 5MT
• 2005 Subaru Legacy GT

 

[D_Roc7822]

pics look pretty bad ass... that wheel and tire combo really makes that car stand out.

 

[~JoJo~]

how much lower does the mazdaspeed springs lowers?

 

[ZooZoom]

a bit under an inch. certainly not the "slammed look" but a nice compromise over the stock gap. plus the ride is perfect. not hash 1 bit

 

[jbiird317]

likin the car man, looks good! Where did you get the koni adjustables from? I haven't seen ms3 specific application from them yet, so im curious...is it for a 3 or ms3? and how is the ride?

 

[ZooZoom]

The Koni Yellow rear shocks are for the regular 3. They fit fine. They ride great.

I bought them in an "emergency" when one rear shock blew an oil seal after hitting a nasty pothole. The dealer was going to replace it under warranty but the OEM part was a 2-3 week wait. I got the Koni's in about 2 days. I don't remember where. But just Google it and find the best deal you can.

 

[Ferdball]

Whew! Good to know they mounted the outside of the tire correctly. How do you like them? I'm in the market for replacing the stockers.

 

[TurboWagon]

Wonderful Cosmic Blue you have there. The pictures you took actually capture some of the different colors CB can look like. I think your pics also helped with my Tint decision. I have been trying to decide on what % for my CB and I think your 35% looks very clean, as does the overall car.

 

[cosmic_spd3]

Nice look man..what wheels are those..i think they go great with the cosmic blue..maybe u'll have a twin oneday..loll..

 

[stephani3]

nice! it took a while for me to like cosmic blue but it's definitely a nice color!

 

[ZooZoom]

Nice look man..what wheels are those..i think they go great with the cosmic blue..maybe u'll have a twin oneday..loll..

Rota wheels P1 style Hyperblack color 18 x 8.0 (+48) 19.2 lbs

bought them from Zoeb at Subiedude.com I think he recently changed names to Wheeldude since he widened his audience from just subarus.

They had to be custom machined to fit the Mazda hub size. Zoeb took care of it for $25 bucks extra per wheel. So all four wheels were $850 shipped.

 

[cosmic_spd3]

I suppose thats just the rims right??not bad tho..i'll check out the site..thanks .

 

[daonly1around]

man, i hope my CB looks that good one day... i never saw cosmic blue in person until the day i bought it, first look in person and i was sold...

 

[stephani3]

daonly1around, I drive through Harrisonburg all the time, it's exactly 1/2 way between where I live and York, Pa where my boyfriend lives. I always stop at that Sheetz on Market street... if you ever see a TR MS3 with dark tints and WV plates, it would be meeee

 

[daonly1around]

i'll look out for you, although i'm not on that side of town much, but maybe i'll see you on the interstate...