it's been a long while since i've posted. i finally got some web space, so now i'm gonna show off a little bit. i bought the car in may of 2002 with 86k miles, and now she's got 155k on the odometer.
Performance:
rebuilt engine (@115k miles)
ported & polished head
ACT stage 1 clutch
home built cold air intake
2" exhaust w/ 2 resonators and high flow cat
ractive strut tower brace
tokico HP struts(blues)
H&R springs
Falken Ziex 512 tires (205/60R14)
Impostor lightweight wheels (good luck finding these!!!)
55 watt driving lights
custom lexan headlights ICE: (all installed by yours truly)
kenwood CD player, 55Wx4
kenwood door & deck speakers w/ passive crossovers
stinger RCA cables
300 watt JBL amp
12" 400 watt MTX sub
rear mudguards would be nice, i'm thinking about the GS front spoiler before i would do the mudguards. given that my front rotors are almost shot, i think i'm gonna put the money to new cross drilled rotors instead i can't have all show and no go. i'd rather be ugly and fast.
if anyone wants to know how i got my headlights to be the crystal clear that they are, i can post pics and a small tutorial. kick on the brights at night and it's like the headlights of God lol.
clean? forget clean. it's time to MODIFY, and fix mazda's screwup with poor material selection. i am not responsible for anything that happens if you try this. one of my lenses got smashed a while back. mazda wanted $300 a piece for new headlight buckets. i said forget it. went to home depot, bought a sheet of 1/8" thick lexan and clear silicone caulk. i used a dremel tool to cut out the remains of the lens, and then cut a piece of lexan to fit. i used a few screws to keep it in place, and sealed it with the silicone caulk. the caulk starts out white, but it dries clear. it worked so well, i decided to hack up the remaining headlight and do the same. i've driven over 50k miles with my headlights like this with no problems from rocks or any other road debris. THEY ARE TOUGH. the only thing is, because the lexan doesn't have the scattering effect that the original diffuser does, the beam does get a little narrower than stock headlights-- but the increase in light output MORE than makes up for it. while i was at it, i removed the black metal piece that covers the bulb. tired of waiting for a projector headlight kit? try this.
Nice but isnt replacing the lens with a clear one illegal? anywho...i also like gatorade
-hec
MX-3 w/ curved neck millenia klde, boosted @ 5 psi. /bov and wastegate are good!/ nitto drag radial/ gutted interior/ millenia red top injectors, vortech fmu/aem wideband/ all bolts ons/ Car put together 100% by me. Mechanic? who needs a mechanic? ew.. real men work on their own cars!
hgallegos915 wrote:Nice but isnt replacing the lens with a clear one illegal? anywho...i also like gatorade
i'm sure it's frowned upon, but with all the HID and blue bulbs running around now adays, i don't get looked @ twice. i've had my headlights like this for almost 3 years now.