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Finally decided to do a worklog on my MX3. Well.... I got her in 2003 with 114,000 miles. Since then I put on about 25,000 miles and lots of $$$.

Here are some of the most recent pics.






Current Mods List

Exterior
CF Altezza Tail Lights
Rear Hatch Spoiler
PIAA Extreme White Plus Light Bulbs
Rain-X Latitude Wipers
Red Painted Calipers
Mazdaspeed Windshield Decal
MX-3.com Decals
Smoked Slim Visors (thanks fowljesse)
Clear Corner Signal Lights


Engine, Exhaust
Pacesetter Cat-Back Exhaust System
Mazdaspeed Oil Cap
NGK Spark Plug Wires
NGK G-Power Spark Plugs
Fidanza Short Shifter
Corksport Bronze Oil Bushings


Suspension, Brakes, Wheels
Continental ExtremeWinterContact Tires
Eibach Springs
Tokico Shocks
KYB Strut Mounts
KYB Strut Boots
Whiteline Rear Anti Sway Bar (22mm)
Brembo Sport Slotted Rotors
Hawk HPS Front Brake Pads
EBC Green Stuff Rear Brake Pads


Interior
Custom Alarm
Keyless Entry
CF Guage Bezel
Mazdaspeed Door Sills
Sparco Stripe Pedals
Smoke Cluster Rings (thanks Ryan)
Redline Suede Shift Boot
Redline Suede E-Brake Boot
Razo Sphere Shift Knob


Stereo
Kenwood KDC-MP225B Head Unit
Infinity Kappa 50.7CS Speakers
Infinity Kappa 52.7i Speakers
Alpine MRP-F250 Amplifier
Street Wires PSK08BI 8-Gauge Amp Kit
Street Wires ZN5250 Zero Noise 5 Patch Kit


Items Bought but Not Installed
Pakfeifer Side Skirts
Pakfeifer Rear Apron
Reverse Glow Guages
ATE Super Blue Brake Fluid


Sold Items
17'' Enkei 5 Plus Wheels
205/40 R17 Fuzion ZRi tires
Corksport Front Strut Bar
Corksport Rear Strut Bar
Mazdaspeed Protege Badge Kit
Alpine MRP-M450 Amplifier
Sparco Mugello Steering Wheel
Sparco Steering Wheel Adapter
Custom Aluminum B-Pillar Bar (thanks JWMX3)
Hella Optilux Fog Lights
Corksport SS Braided Clutch Lines
Goodridge SS Brake Lines
5000K HID Kit
Spyder Black Projectors
Mazdaspeed License Plate Frames
Mazdaspeed Front Bumper
Mazdaspeed Side Skirts
SRD Billet Aluminum Battery Tie Down
HKS Super Mega Flow Intake
CF Radiator Support

Couple days ago decided to install the new stereo thats been sitting around for a couple of months. It turned out very nice, but was ALOT more work then I excpected lol. The worst was try to get all the wires from the door into the interior of the car through the little rubber tube. I had to drill holes in the harness for the door wires in order to fit my speaker wire. I put in all new wiring but still left the stock ones in case I ever decide to switch the speakers again.





heres the old speaker next to the new 5.25'' Infinity Kappa





doing the tweeders





crossovers



alpine amp mounted on the back seat


now I just need to figure out how to adjust the amp

got some sparco stripe pedals on ebay




yes, I do need some new floor mats

CF gauge bezel. I did this a couple of months ago

I'm a bit picky when it comes to rims, but I really like yours. Car looks good and I esp. like how the tweeters look.

I definitely have to steal some of your audio ideas.

npspears wrote:I'm a bit picky when it comes to rims, but I really like yours. Car looks good and I esp. like how the tweeters look.

the only bad thing about those rims is cleaning them, they have so many places for the dirt and dust to accumulate lol

decided to clean up the MX3 today

Slim Visors (thanks to fowljesse)

Very easy to install and look awesome

I think those visors really tie in well with your rear hatch wraparound spoiler thing!

The car looks great! Keep up the hard work!

Looking good!
Yeah, the visors go well with the hatch shade! I'm glad you like them.

jesse, got anymore of those ?

Finally got some free time, have a bunch of parts to install, but decided to start with the steering wheel. Bought it used about 6 months ago but just never had time to put it on.

Before


with horn taken off


everything taken off


harness for the horn that came with sparco hub didn't fit right, and horn didn't work so I decided to use tha factory one (for horn, plus i left the wires for cruise control which is disconnected for now, but I'm hoping to make it functional again)


so I modified the sparco hub to fit the stock harness




finished product

Mothers Power Ball works well on wheels for getting into those crevases. Nice to see you spent the time to route your speaker wires properly. Routing them through the rubber tube can be a bit of a challenge but definitely better than drilling stupid holes. Why don't you give us the step by step on how you did your CF gauges. Wonder if Ryans rings would look good there? You can relocate your PS switch to foreword of the ignition switch. Dremel out a rectangular hole and epoxy the switch in place. Keep up the nice work.