Thanks guys! unfortunately ill no longer be able to post in this thread... lol

there was a color change since i posted her up

 

[QUOTE=Zerotide;2731127]Thought I'd finally throw some pics of my stocker in here. Taken this fall before my fugly winter rims.

What part of Nebraska you at ?

 

Whooo... those rims look so nice ive been thinking of getting the exact same style but with the spokes silver but wow nice picture!

 

small updates to the car.

 

What do you guys think about these rims on a VR?

 

No idea, you gave us very little info. As a wheel it looks fine. The specs are really the important part. For all we know it's a 16x6 + 54.

 

Your right sorry i was just asking if it would look nice of the VR but this wheel is 18x9.5 with a 35 offset

 

zoom zoom

 

Are those dipped R3 Rims? Looks good man!

 

Those are not R3 wheels, just stock S2 18's.

 

Gonna replace that fender vent asap.

 

Just got the rims on Black Friday, $114 a piece

 

Well here goes mine! Had a buddy of mine took these snaps with his DSLR, all after a good waxing!





Mazdaspeed kits all the way around








Hella Extreme Yellow fogs up front!

 

rainy day photo shoot

 

Is that the autoexe s2 front bumper? Looks great!

 

Yes it is. The fit and finish was very good. You get what you pay for - I would definitely recommend it.

 

Recently installed Bilstein PSS9 and eibach 20mm spacers.
I have the R3 sideskirts sitting at home and will also get an r3 front bumper.







Not really sure what to do about the paint, my rear bumper, front end, mirror caps and sideskirts have fresh VR paint, but the rest of the body is faded with a stronger orange tint. What is an acceptable price for a quality paint job of the doors, quarter panels, roof and trunk lid?

 

If the paint is fading then chances are, it was wrecked. The factory paint is very good, mine has held up very well and looks great after 11+ years. A good quality respray will run you $4,000-$5,000.00

 

No, the fading is consistent over the entire car (except newly painted areas). Also the car was bone stock and had no sign of body work.

I got rear ended and at first I blamed poor body shop paint matching, but the factory painted Mazda parts I have look the same as repainted parts.

My only guess is the previous owner kept the car out in the Texas sun and/or didn't maintain the paint.

 

In this picture you can see where the fender and door meet how the doors look orange Vs the fenders and mirror caps. Looks very ugly under certain lights.

 

My car has been in the Texas sun it's whole life but mine is cared for diligently. I know plenty of Texas VR guys who have not though and their cars look fine.

That said, you would be surprised what a qualified detailer can do in terms of a paint correction. It may cost $1,000.00 but I have seen these guy do some magic.

 

Cut and polish is the answer. Use a mild polish to polish out the faded area. It'll return to its former color.

 

That looks more than just "faded factory paint". Velocity Red Mica will look almost orange under certain lighting. The front section of the car looks like it has no mica what so ever... That's actual common amongst repainted (half assed) mica original finishes.

 

Holy cow! SaNoToPistons! How are you man? Remember me? It's been too long

 

She's my never ending project car #R3S1