Smokehouse
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- 2008.5 Mazdaspeed 3
Ripped some garbage off my car and changed some bulbspics inside! (white MS3)
Okremoved some junk that was bothering me
First of, I was going to go with black emblems (Mazda M and the Mazdaspeed emblem) but I decided I actually like the chrome/white combo. Not all cars look good this way and some look better with black emblems (*COUGH* Black*COUGH* Red) but I like the chrome
What I dislike however is that damn goofy 3 following the Mazdaspeed emblemoff it goes:
Secondthe damn door mouldingonce again, thanks Mazda American for putting a goofy add-on to a car the Japanese had dialed in, way to domesticate your "Speed" line...Off they went:
NOWthere is a bit more to this story
First off the removal was easy, its rather cold out today (around 40Fnote I didnt say freezing) but I did have to warm up the front of the strip to get it to start coming off. After that I pulled slowly and in a steady manner and it popped off no problem. What IS a problem is the slight yellow left on the paint. No, its not glue as I cleaned and even ran a clay bar over the areaits an actual discoloration. It may be because my car is white but up close, if you really look hard, its there. From a distance however, if you didnt know what to look for, youd never see it (it doesnt show in pics, its that faint). Im going to give it time, let it sit in the sun this summer and post up on this later to see if the yellow fades with time. Personally, although being rather analit doesnt bother me. Id rather have a faint yellow area over those bad rails any day of the week.
LastlyI replaced the front turn signals with Silverstar bulbs (P/N 1157A ST). This my friends was a pain in the dickA ROYAL PAIN. Refusing to remove the bumper I did the pop out the wheel liner trickIm a larger fellow so my arms a bigger and I can say I tore the holy **** out of them getting them between the liner and the fenderOUCHseveral scrapes and cuts later I replaced both of them. I guess without pain theres no glory, I love the outcome no matter how sore my arms will be tomorrow. If I have to look at a jenky 1980s socket bulb on a modern car, I for ***** sake dont want it to be a glaring yellow one. Ill get to the rear turn signals later, they dont make that bulb in a Silverstar so Ill put chrome ones in to at least make them disappear while keeping legal:
(pretty cool pic huhI was messing with the camera flash and shutter settings and got this one)
Nextwhen the weather breaks, pitch black window tint
Okremoved some junk that was bothering me
First of, I was going to go with black emblems (Mazda M and the Mazdaspeed emblem) but I decided I actually like the chrome/white combo. Not all cars look good this way and some look better with black emblems (*COUGH* Black*COUGH* Red) but I like the chrome
What I dislike however is that damn goofy 3 following the Mazdaspeed emblemoff it goes:
Secondthe damn door mouldingonce again, thanks Mazda American for putting a goofy add-on to a car the Japanese had dialed in, way to domesticate your "Speed" line...Off they went:
NOWthere is a bit more to this story
First off the removal was easy, its rather cold out today (around 40Fnote I didnt say freezing) but I did have to warm up the front of the strip to get it to start coming off. After that I pulled slowly and in a steady manner and it popped off no problem. What IS a problem is the slight yellow left on the paint. No, its not glue as I cleaned and even ran a clay bar over the areaits an actual discoloration. It may be because my car is white but up close, if you really look hard, its there. From a distance however, if you didnt know what to look for, youd never see it (it doesnt show in pics, its that faint). Im going to give it time, let it sit in the sun this summer and post up on this later to see if the yellow fades with time. Personally, although being rather analit doesnt bother me. Id rather have a faint yellow area over those bad rails any day of the week.
LastlyI replaced the front turn signals with Silverstar bulbs (P/N 1157A ST). This my friends was a pain in the dickA ROYAL PAIN. Refusing to remove the bumper I did the pop out the wheel liner trickIm a larger fellow so my arms a bigger and I can say I tore the holy **** out of them getting them between the liner and the fenderOUCHseveral scrapes and cuts later I replaced both of them. I guess without pain theres no glory, I love the outcome no matter how sore my arms will be tomorrow. If I have to look at a jenky 1980s socket bulb on a modern car, I for ***** sake dont want it to be a glaring yellow one. Ill get to the rear turn signals later, they dont make that bulb in a Silverstar so Ill put chrome ones in to at least make them disappear while keeping legal:
(pretty cool pic huhI was messing with the camera flash and shutter settings and got this one)
Nextwhen the weather breaks, pitch black window tint
. I think it looks awesome. Take a look at qwik 6's pictures. He has a white speed 6 with blacked out rear emblem. Those front lights look sick.
