Another Titanium Mazdaspeed
03-07-2004, 07:25 PM
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Another Titanium Mazdaspeed
I finally received my 3/4 Mazdaspeed kit. The reason I say 3/4 is because I did not buy the rear splitter. I most likely will purchase the splitter later on, but wanted to try the kit without it for now.
The installation was a pain, since I wanted everything to be as perfect as possible. It was a good experience, however. Having done this, I know every detail about my car, instead of worrying if a third party would install everything successfully.
The best part about this kit is the 100 extra horses it adds to my titanium bullet. :D
Check it out...
The installation was a pain, since I wanted everything to be as perfect as possible. It was a good experience, however. Having done this, I know every detail about my car, instead of worrying if a third party would install everything successfully.
The best part about this kit is the 100 extra horses it adds to my titanium bullet. :D
Check it out...
03-07-2004, 10:34 PM
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Beautiful! I have the exact same set-up -- just waiting to put my MS front bumper on next week. I also didn't get the rear bumper -- at least not yet -- didn't really see that it added much.
Can't wait til the weather is nice enough here in Nebr. to Zaino again and take some nice pics like yours. I am debating whether or not to put my Efini emblems on the front MS bumper -- it looks so nice and clean without any emblems -- I I really like the unique rotor shaped Efini emblems.
I lowered mine (JIC coilovers) and it really looks nice without the big wheel gap up front and gap in the rear.
Now just add the R-Magic eyelines, strakes, huper-optiks tint and coilovers and you will be set
Can't wait til the weather is nice enough here in Nebr. to Zaino again and take some nice pics like yours. I am debating whether or not to put my Efini emblems on the front MS bumper -- it looks so nice and clean without any emblems -- I I really like the unique rotor shaped Efini emblems.
I lowered mine (JIC coilovers) and it really looks nice without the big wheel gap up front and gap in the rear.
Now just add the R-Magic eyelines, strakes, huper-optiks tint and coilovers and you will be set
03-08-2004, 01:05 AM
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Cesar, the mazdaspeed back bumper (or splitter, whatever it's called) is actually the piece I like the best on that body kit. Though the resulting exhaust outlets would be so large you would really need beefy exhaust tips from Greddy or Borla to fill it out.
Looking at the 3rd Pic, If you don't go back bumper then I would suggest adding rear aero flairs to help the transition.
Happy trails with your modding.
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Looking at the 3rd Pic, If you don't go back bumper then I would suggest adding rear aero flairs to help the transition.
Happy trails with your modding.
-BV
03-08-2004, 01:35 AM
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IMO i feel like its totally incomplete without the rear bumper spoiler. I could do without the wing but not the bumper spoiler. But looks good nonetheless. Just incomplete IMHO
03-08-2004, 11:18 AM
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I see what you guys are saying. It does look incomplete. Well, I guess I will have to order it then. ;-)
Nobody really attempted this three piece version, so I thought I would try it out. Shoot I probably could have lived with the front bumper and rear spoiler only(which I did for a day). In any case, I finally have "some" Mazdaspeed parts, and the rest will soon follow. :D
Nobody really attempted this three piece version, so I thought I would try it out. Shoot I probably could have lived with the front bumper and rear spoiler only(which I did for a day). In any case, I finally have "some" Mazdaspeed parts, and the rest will soon follow. :D
03-08-2004, 11:32 AM
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I am still not sold on the MS rear bumper - I have the appearance package with the rear aero flares -- I am having the bottom painted in the darker grey to match the MS kit's two tone look.
I thought I read that the MS rear bumper required "shaving" part of the stock upper bumper -- I am not sure I want to do something that would prevent me from taking it back to stock if I wanted.
I thought I read that the MS rear bumper required "shaving" part of the stock upper bumper -- I am not sure I want to do something that would prevent me from taking it back to stock if I wanted.
03-08-2004, 01:20 PM
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If you are going to get the rear bumper you had better get a new exhaust at the same time -- those little stock pipes are going to look tiny in the MS rear.
03-08-2004, 02:22 PM
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Very true...
I have a friend who owns a performance shop. He as been wanting me to buy either the borla or b&b. It is very tempting, esp. with his prices, but I am going to wait. I will definitely buy an exhaust either way.
It looks like we will have similar sigs RXhusker. Man, I am going to have to come up with some more unique items to make my baby different.
I have a friend who owns a performance shop. He as been wanting me to buy either the borla or b&b. It is very tempting, esp. with his prices, but I am going to wait. I will definitely buy an exhaust either way.
It looks like we will have similar sigs RXhusker. Man, I am going to have to come up with some more unique items to make my baby different.
03-08-2004, 02:53 PM
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This may be a dumb question but....
What is the black part across the top center of the grill? I don't remember ever seeing that before. What exactly is that?
What is the black part across the top center of the grill? I don't remember ever seeing that before. What exactly is that?
03-08-2004, 02:57 PM
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I believe it is for the license plate, but I am not positive. I never noticed this before either. All the pictures I saw were pitch black, so I could never really see this piece. I would have taken it off, but the grill did not extend far enough from the base of the mouth to the top.
03-08-2004, 03:51 PM
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The black part is in the US spec Mazdaspeed kit as the US cars have a bigger front bumper than the Japanese. One thing I've been noticing in all MS kit pictures is the rear wing, does it have a lip spoiler under it?
03-08-2004, 04:48 PM
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The bumper behind the nose piece is larger on US cars? This I did not know. Is there any way to delete this item. I was planning on getting a MS kit but if that part is not deletable I probably wont.