What have you done to your MS3 today?
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(attn)so as far as the Continental ExtremeContact DW's go, i've already put about 560 miles on them in about a week and a half. for daily driving, they're excellent. they're much quieter than the stock bridgestone re050a's and handling and braking hasn't changed much so they do have good grip. when it comes to "spirited" driving, i don't do much, so i can't say how well they do on hard launches, cornering, and braking. no summer rain here in central coast of cali either so i don't have any feedback on how well they perform when wet. but it's an all-around great tire for my use. guys at the tire shop said they do wear out pretty quick so they said to bring it in every 3k for rotation and balance
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oaklandopen
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Eww...and I thought my 40k miles on my 08.5 was bad. Yeesh
oaklandopen
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Did a semi-diy trunk floor mat out of a kit my wife got me from khols for $20. Came with a 14 led flashlight and an emergency blanket. Only took a little bit of trimming to shape. Unfortunately my phone doesn't allow for uploads so I can show a pic at present
Also looking at front plate options. Gonna do something in the form of a towplate and maybe a marine corps plate like a plain ega or something
Also looking at front plate options. Gonna do something in the form of a towplate and maybe a marine corps plate like a plain ega or something
Yeah I bought the car used at 45,009 miles the first week of August last year. I guess 15,000 isn't too high for one year of DD, but it certainly isn't low either. First owner bought it brand new in late 2007 when the '08s first came out. He drove it for two years and put 45,000 miles on it!
BTW, buy PG's Towplate and let me know how it is. For $50, you can't go wrong, but I saw a few complaints about it (but I doubt them since PG is very good at providing high quality products, good prices, and customer service!)
Saskatchewan17
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Makes me feel better about 15,750 on mine.
oaklandopen
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I was just planning on fabricating the already existing tow piece the car comes with. It really has no other use after the initial traveling the car took by way of ship to keep it from moving around.
I cut my tow hook and tapped it for a 1/4-20 screw and bent a piece of sheet metal (.200 thickness I believe) and drilled some holes and done. Now just need to replace the tow hook..
Since those pictures I took it off, cut off that corner that was exposed and painted it flat black so its not as noticeable.
haha haven't tested it at that speed. I have kept an eye on where the bolt is on the back for the license plate to see if a mark appears. I have taken it to 120mph and it hasn't had a mark or flew off.. You can force it to touch the bumper but it does take some force.
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looks good, but why don't you just delete the bolt on the left?
The plate attaches only at the top, so it would probably flop down if it was only held on with just the right bolt.
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ah, i see. in the first photo it looked like it was only attached on the right side.
oaklandopen
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I cut my tow hook and tapped it for a 1/4-20 screw and bent a piece of sheet metal (.200 thickness I believe) and drilled some holes and done. Now just need to replace the tow hook..
Since those pictures I took it off, cut off that corner that was exposed and painted it flat black so its not as noticeable.
Totally stealing your idea.....haha
mr_mazda329
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- 97 Mazda Miata; 09 CWP Mazdaspeed 3
On the weekend, but yea
Saskatchewan17
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- 2008 TR Mazdaspeed 3
No more TMIC OR Forge BPV? You've changed man... CHANGED.
Lol... looks good. PG kit?-
Lol... looks good. PG kit?-
Saskatchewan17
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- 2008 TR Mazdaspeed 3
Freaking sweet. Specs on the new motor/turbo set up?
