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So i've neglected the MS6 a little bit. But yesterday, washed the car, it was terribly dirty and did a couple of things to it which i'll be adding to the list. I'll also be making a list for the FC as well.
1. Right Rear window will not fully roll down, most likely bad motor gears 2. No Floor Mats 3. Some of the door card leather is becoming undone 4. Hazard Lights do not work 5. Front overhead light (driver side) doesn't work
- Corksports LED bulb kit didn't fix this, got another overhead light from ebay but not in good condition for me to swap it, tried to remove the board/circuitry from the ebay one to put in to mine but running in to hiccups. 6. Driver Side Running Light out - Purchased Corksports LED bulb kit and got this taken care. 7. Bunch of door dings 8. Rust spot on the passenger side rear rocker 9. Minor surface rust on the underbody 10. Leather seats (front passenger, rear seats) have some tears 11. Expected but hazy head lights 12. Rear tail lights have signs of water seepage (completed on 7/27) 13. Install OEM Acrylic Visors (completed on 7/27)
Debris inside tail light but other than that, not bad condition. Gasket failed at one point and water flooded the light. Brand new lights i got from Japanparts.com (was pictured previously) Before the replacement. After the replacement. Very satisfying for small things. Next step will be LED tail lights.
Now time to install the Acrylic Visors. Need to clear some space in the garage and get rid of boxes, lol. Brand new OEM Acrylic Visors from Japanparts.com (was pictured previously) Before the install After the install Another view of it Got to love OEM fitment
If anyone wants to buy the tail lights, I have them available! Let me know! Lol
Been doing a few things here and there and of course getting too excited and not taking pictures.
So got another shipment from Japan thanks to @Ka Kui once again. I'll take some pictures but it wasn't a big haul.
One of the things I got was a Mazdaspeed Strut Bar for the 1st gen Mazda 6 / Atenza. I took a chance to see if it would fit and on the first attempt, did not fit at all. Luckily reversing the mounting brackets and bar, it was able to fit though its very tight and making contact with the intercooler cover. May cut the cover a little later on. There is no benefit to this strut bar other than clout and will pair well once I install the Mazdaspeed Intake.
Last edited by Mazdaspeed RX8 ver2; Jan 19, 2026 at 09:36 PM.
Sometimes, its the small things that matter. Got a couple of small items installed on the FC.
- New Hood prop, satisfying to clip it on to something
Out with the old In with the new
- New oil dip stick
Super small updates but just satisfying to have. I did order new headlights for the FC from Racing Beat, waiting for that to come in sometime this week. Thinking or getting the LRB undertray for the FC as well and painting it flat black but still on the fence. I still need to pull out the windshield wiper switch as it's currently only working at regular speed and no other speed. The next big job for the FC is getting the fuel injectors cleaned out and hoping that solves the hot start issue on the car.
Went to @Sakebomb Garage last Friday to get their new LED headlight kit installed. I originally had their HID kit installed on the car which was purchased back in 2013 I think and it did well for a long period of time. Just last year though, the lights went out and changed out the ballast. It worked for a few more months then it went out again while driving. It intermittently worked before fully going out on the passenger side. I originally planned on changing out the wiring but decided to get the LED kit and I'm glad I did, it performed way better than the HIDs did and overall am just very pleased with the results.
Just another rotary meet at Sakebomb. LED Kit housings are identical to their older HID Kits, not much of a difference there. Just another view of the LED kit installed. LED kit outshines their previous HID kit. Literally outshines. That cutoff, love it.
Did a couple of more things with the FC, i purchased a Mazdaspeed Strut Bar but didn't inspect the pictures fully (no mounting pictures) and didn't notice a bend on the driverside. Both the bar itself and the mounting bracket were bent/stretched. It bugged me enough and was able to source another Mazdaspeed Strut Bar which is straight. So, I exchanged it and now have a bent Mazdaspeed Strut Bar sitting in the garage. I also was able to get another privacy cover but with intact pins (i guess thats what it is?) and the compartment separator so installed that on there. I have a loose privacy cover now available for a 2+2 or for those who don't care to have a compartment separator.
Non bent Mazdaspeed Strut Bar installed Only thing is...its missing a small rivet Good looking Privacy Cover though the area where it pivots are damaged. This privacy cover was one for a 2+2 so no compartment divider. Put the "new" privacy cover, mounting area is intact, only flaw is the hole on top. Got the compartment seperator!
Did something small on the FD before the Rotors & Boba meet. Decided to finally install the Mazdaspeed Titanium Strut Bar i got so many years ago. Another shoutout to @Ka Kui for sourcing me this. I think this was the start of our rare parts partnership. Haha. Anyways, I wanted to know what you all think about it? I prefer the red R-Spec strut bar, it pops out more but will keep the MS strut bar on for the time being just to freshen it up.
Old photo just for reference on the R-Spec strut bar (which I know you all are familiar with)
Another small updated for the FC!
- Purchased a set of floor mats on Ebay. Was going to get the ones from Garage Alpha but the seller lowered the price on these to under $100 and it has the blue outline which matches the blue interior. Thought to myself, got to do it!
Out with the old (driver side). I feel that these were meant for a 1st gen. Out with the old (passenger side). I feel that these were meant for a 1st gen. In with the new (driver side). Lets see how long these will hold up for! In with the new (passenger side). Lets see how long these will hold up for! I'm liking the blue though!
Another small update, but this time for the MS6.
- It bothered me that the trim piece for the driver side rail was missing the trim piece but new pieces was more than I was willing to pay, finally came across one though on eBay. Actually, the 1st one i came across was from 541 Motorsports but it got lost in shipping and after a few weeks, decided to just give up on it. Then i found this one for under $10. Something small but makes a huge difference to me.
- My front passenger side window motor was going out as well, it was not stopping when fully opened and fully closed and now that the weather was getting better and I wanted to drive with all windows down, finally decided to get a "new" / used motor and installed it. Didn't take any pictures of the install but the only struggle was getting the door card out. Luckily i had a bunch of spare clips from when I did the rear door card and replaced the three or four that i ended up breaking. Everything else was straight forward and I got a working front passenger side window again.
I do have something awesome coming for the RX7 though. Will post up a teaser photo tomorrow or something.
Friday evening, I had the time to install something that came in last week. Special thanks to @Ka Kui for getting me this from YJA.
Purchased a set of BBS LM wheels for the FC. After much research and patience, I was able to find the fitment that I wanted. Got 18x8 +35 for the fronts and 18x9 +35 for the rears, the last thing I had to settle on was what color I wanted. I was in between the Diamond Black, Gold and Bronze. I know I didn't want the silver but after much deliberation, I settled for Gold. I was also limited on what I can find on YJA but I got my first choice luckily. The wheels came with tires, about 30% tread life left which was perfect so I can test fit the tire size as well and make adjustments for when I end up getting new tires for it. Fronts are wrapped with 225/40/18 and the rears are wrapped with 255/35/28. I also picked up some McGard lugnuts with key locks for obvious reasons and chose their black ones to match the center caps. Hope you enjoy the before and after!
Enjoying the last moments with the S5 T2 Wheels. First BBS LM wheel on the car!
Purchased some McGard Lug Nuts and wheel locks for the wheels in black. That rear wheel gap though...
After installing the wheels, I'll eventually find coilover kit for the car but there is no rush on that at the moment. She'll eventually get the S5 conversion as well and will put the Mazdaspeed spoiler on her too. Still a few more items to switch out like the window belt moldings and upper trim (still need to purchase) as well as a sunroof weather seal too. I do plan on getting a new windshield weather seal and trim set too.
- I do have a question for those who may know, will the Infini aluminum undertray fit on any FC's. I'm assuming it will but don't want to purchase it and find out the mounting is different for whatever reason, she needs an undertray and was in between LRB Speed's aluminum undertray or the Infini one.
Lastly, may have a set of S5 Turbo 2 wheels up for sale. Not sure yet if I'll be sitting on them or not but one of them is leaking out air around the inner bead, its a slow leak that I had to put air in the tire weekly but it drove perfectly fine. Would lose about 8 PSI of air every 7 days depending on weather.
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