What have you done to your P5 today?

[rednecks_r_us]

There is just a small nick in the paint on my rim. That can be touched up.

Allignment is still good. The headlight hit the rail and was pushed back into my inner & outer fender.

 

[NJP5Guy]

No RPF1s?! Also... see if they can get you the +50mm offset on those Koseis. That is what I had and they worked great.

the rpf1s wont be in until the end of august(backorder). i wanted a wheel and these where my second choice. the 50mm offset increased the weight of the wheel so i stuck with the 42. the 42 mm will give me a wider track anyway. i don't think i will have any rubbing probs. i really just needed some wider rubber for auto-xing. in time i might get the rpf1s and put competition grade rubber on them and use them just for racing.

 

[awsmp5]

haven't seen it for a little more than a week...
been sitting in the garage with no one driving it while i'm on the other side of the world(ughdance)

 

[awsmp5]

haven't seen it for a little more than a week...
been sitting in the garage with no one driving it while i'm on the other side of the world(ughdance)

 

[khaosman]

the rpf1s wont be in until the end of august(backorder). i wanted a wheel and these where my second choice. the 50mm offset increased the weight of the wheel so i stuck with the 42. the 42 mm will give me a wider track anyway. i don't think i will have any rubbing probs. i really just needed some wider rubber for auto-xing. in time i might get the rpf1s and put competition grade rubber on them and use them just for racing.

Ah, gotcha. Yes some 16" RPF1s with r-comps would be hot Hopefully you don't rub. I rubbed with 215/45/17 on my 50mm Koseis. Depends how low you are and the amount of camber you have. Rolling my fenders fixed that problem. You have a lower OD tire so that should help.

In other news, autocross today !!! yay

 

[aMaff]

haven't seen it for a little more than a week...
been sitting in the garage with no one driving it while i'm on the other side of the world(ughdance)

I know the feeling...I've been gone since June 28th

 

[JDM-P5]

Double Post Ownage!

 

[aMaff]

really? Where?

 

[JDM-P5]

La bastarda! (ughdance).
Okay...I'm going home!

 

[aMaff]

lol have a good'n

 

[JDM-P5]

lol have a good'n

Check the "About Gone...." thread.
-JDM

 

[wildo]

Headlight black out

Just blacked out the headlight bezels... Turned out better than I thought it would. Since I used 1200 degree black with ceramic in it, it kinda has a satin finish, instead of flat black. I used this how-to:

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=114394

One thing I hated about this mod is how the turn signal surround is also painted. To me, that just doesn't look good- I mean, the low and high beams have chrome around them, why shouldn't the turn signal? So with some very careful masking, I was able to keep it chrome. Sorry for the crappy pics- best my camera phone can do. I may be able to get some better ones near sunset tonight.

 

[Breeegz]

that looks really good with the chrome surround... I might do the same when I paint my headlights.

 

[wildo]

Thanks, Breeegz. It required about 30mins extra per light to mask it off, and a hella sharp knife, but it really wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. My advice would be to use small strips of tape rather than larger ones, and overlap by 50%. And, like always- it looks so much better in person than in pics. I really wasn't sure how much I would like the mod, cause i didn't want flat black- but I did want high heat paint. I used "Duplicolor High Heat with ceramic" black- #DH1602, and it has a nice satin finish. I put on abour 4-5 thin coats, which produced very nice results.

 

[Red5_02]

Mazdaspeed Springs...woohoo!

 

[aMaff]

(pics)

 

[bazooka joe]

Just blacked out the headlight bezels... Turned out better than I thought it would. Since I used 1200 degree black with ceramic in it, it kinda has a satin finish, instead of flat black. I used this how-to:

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=114394

One thing I hated about this mod is how the turn signal surround is also painted. To me, that just doesn't look good- I mean, the low and high beams have chrome around them, why shouldn't the turn signal? So with some very careful masking, I was able to keep it chrome. Sorry for the crappy pics- best my camera phone can do. I may be able to get some better ones near sunset tonight.

good job!! the pics are a bit crappy, but it looks like you work is first class!!

 

[kudakev615]

changed the oil and blacked out the rear emblems. tomorrow is washing it and cleaning out the interior. i'll have pics later on

 

[JDM-P5]

haven't seen it for a little more than a week...
been sitting in the garage with no one driving it while i'm on the other side of the world(ughdance)

Tell me about it it's been 2 whole months......grrrr.

 

[bazooka joe]

gave her a bath.....nice and clean again!