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Pic of my rear end debadged and w/spacers

Old Mar 23, 2005 | 08:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Intrigue 8
im getting mine done in a week for $150.00
Did you have this done, and how do you like it?
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Old Mar 23, 2005 | 09:13 PM
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I don't understand why someone would want to "debadge" their car. Can you please explain? I'm kind of proud of the job Mazda did with the car. And, I guess if I saw a car without the badges I would think that it just had some body work done, and the shop didn't install the badges yet.

Is it because you want people to ask you about what kind of car it is?
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Old Mar 23, 2005 | 10:32 PM
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Some people just prefer the cleaner look of the rear. The 3 logos in such a small space do create a bit of clutter. I think I would prefer just the 'flying wing' logo in the center, or maybe taking all 3 off and just getting a Mazdaspeed one where the Mazda is.
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 04:24 AM
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I don't really understand the concept of the spacers or what they do...I have 19x9.5s in the back with a +45mm offset and 275/30/19 tires in the back, does that mean i made my handling worse? It kind of does feel a little worse, maybe it's supposed to bebetter and i have it backwards but it doesn't feel as solid. Could be my tires are too new?
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Old Mar 24, 2005 | 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by Speed-ER doc
I put on 18 X 8.5 Fittipaldis with +22 offsets, with 275s on the back and 245s on the front, but the back wheels are rubbing real bad, so Discount Tire is going to replace them with 18 X 8 with + 42 offsets and 245s all around (8mm from stock).

Rubbing sux. They should have checked the proper offsets before putting them on. Of course, now I learned a lot about wheels and offsets.

Here is a pic.
do you have any pic to see the wheels on your car
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Old Apr 28, 2005 | 10:32 AM
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Where did you guys buy your spacers from?
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Old Apr 29, 2005 | 12:23 AM
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Photography tips for everyone.

1. Take pictures with the sun at your back.

2. To let people see how your wheels fit, stand as far back and use the telephoto mode of your camera.

3. You are shooting tires which are near black underneath the vehicle. It might be a good idea to increase the exposure compensation of your photos to allow for longer exposure times.

It is difficult to get a good feel of how the fitments are with these photos.

Sorry to be picky.

-Mr. Wigggles
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Old Apr 29, 2005 | 07:16 AM
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I have thought about debadging my Shinka as well. I'll probably leave the Mazda logo in the center, add the the brake mask, and eventually get one of those darker color license frames from Mazda.
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