What have you done to your Mazda3 today?
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ZoomZoomFan
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It was teeny tiny, but it still bothered me. It took the guy about five minutes to fix it. (nana)
Here's what I did yesterday:
Mazda3 steering wheel audio controls pop right off with like no trouble. Who knew?
Got some Coca-Cola in there like three weeks ago when my large drink from McDonald's exploded. The seat took the brunt of it, but a few drops got in there and made the buttons stick and pop and crack and be retarded. So, I took it all apart to do some cleaning.
I LIKE those, Man!! 'Course, I've been partial to SSR wheels for a while now. That's some meaty rubber ya' got ther' too.
Thanks Rich!
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Update RE: low-beams installed back in January
Well.. they BOTH went out within the past 3 days -- roughly half the time the OEMs lasted; left went out on Weds., right went out yesterday. Good thing they're satisfaction guaranteed for 12 months, but since that requires returning them to the manufacturer I went ahead and bought replacements already: Sylvania SilverStar Ultras (4100K) w/ a $10 rebate so they will have been the same price... in ~8 weeks..
Installing them tonight... or tomorrow (Sat.).. Hopefully with less drama this time. (glare)
P.S. Now that I've seen what it looks like with just the side markers and the fogs, I'm reeeally wanting to do the independent fog light mod! I'll probably mod it so the fogs can come on with the side markers instead of with the low-beams and I may keep the fogs-off-when-highs-on functionality.
Replacement extra-bright low-beam lamps (Sylvania Silverstar (4000K)): $40
Losing (and retrieving) a retaining pin for the driver's-side cover panel: $0
Discovering that the retainer clip for the passenger's-side lamp assembly was improperly installed at the factory, resulting in it freeing the assembly from the housing while it was still attached to the power socket and the rubber gasket, prompting me to attempt to reseat it in order to remove the power socket from the lamp assembly: ~2 hours, 3 scraped knuckles and 10 nearly frozen fingers
Changing strategy and instead trying to free the lamp assembly/gasket/socket from the head light housing and retainer clip: ~20 seconds (hand)
Successfully performing routine maintenance on my own car rather than paying someone else an exorbitant sum to do it: priceless
BTW: low-beam brightness much improved over the OEM bulbs. Assuming they last at least as long as the OEMs (~18 months) they'll be well worth the extra $5/bulb.
Well.. they BOTH went out within the past 3 days -- roughly half the time the OEMs lasted; left went out on Weds., right went out yesterday. Good thing they're satisfaction guaranteed for 12 months, but since that requires returning them to the manufacturer I went ahead and bought replacements already: Sylvania SilverStar Ultras (4100K) w/ a $10 rebate so they will have been the same price... in ~8 weeks..
Installing them tonight... or tomorrow (Sat.).. Hopefully with less drama this time. (glare)
P.S. Now that I've seen what it looks like with just the side markers and the fogs, I'm reeeally wanting to do the independent fog light mod! I'll probably mod it so the fogs can come on with the side markers instead of with the low-beams and I may keep the fogs-off-when-highs-on functionality.
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Mine just turned 130K yesterday. You're supposed to change the oil? (scratch)
Bought mine used in March of 2007 with 28k on the odometer. That's what a 102 mile round-trip daily commute will do to ya! (That's 510 miles/week for those mathematically challenged!)
102,000 miles in 3 1/2 years of ownership! Have I mentioned that I love to drive my car?! (drive2)
Who says you can't drift a FWD car?!
Got a little sideways on an off-camber, right-handed sweeper at the Nebraska Region autocross in Lincoln, NE yesterday (check out the right rear tire--barely touchin' with my wheel turned to the left!)...I didn't hit any cones!!
Not here eiether!
Maybe I wasn't trying hard enough! I never stopped or slowed down during the drift, just mashed the gas and pulled out of it just like that! That guy (David Cosseboom, the one who takes the pics) always seems to be in the right place with his camera!
3's are fun to drive! I'm sure you guys/ladies already know that!! Zoom-Zoom!!
Got a little sideways on an off-camber, right-handed sweeper at the Nebraska Region autocross in Lincoln, NE yesterday (check out the right rear tire--barely touchin' with my wheel turned to the left!)...I didn't hit any cones!!
Not here eiether!
Maybe I wasn't trying hard enough! I never stopped or slowed down during the drift, just mashed the gas and pulled out of it just like that! That guy (David Cosseboom, the one who takes the pics) always seems to be in the right place with his camera!
3's are fun to drive! I'm sure you guys/ladies already know that!! Zoom-Zoom!!
infamouszoltan
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- 2008 Mazda 3 sedan speed:)
I vinyled the top part of my grill and eyelids
I painted my strut bar white
I painted my strut bar white
Finally replaced my scraped up LF RX-8 rim, from when an elderly lady ran me into the curb a few weeks ago, with a shiny new one that her insurance company bought for me! Since I was doing that, I had the worn out Yokohama S-drives replaced with 4 new 225/40/18 Dunlop Direzza Sport Z1 Star Specs!(cabpatch)
ShelbyGoat
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For the money you spent on those over priced bulbs you could have gotten a HID kit, or just stuck with factory bulbs and saved a significant amount.
Not too mention HIDs and factory bulbs last a lot longer. You didn't seem to learn your lesson when they blew, so I guess you will when they blow the second time.
ShelbyGoat
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I vinyled the top part of my grill and eyelids
I painted my strut bar white
your car is not white
it looks like ass
wtf is on the side of your car
wow. its his car. he can do what he wants with it. to each is own.
im sure he cares less if u dont like it
