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miata goodness

Posted: June 3rd, 2009, 5:35 pm
by s1zzl3
for those of you who wanted to know how well the miata lip fits on the mx3..
well it doesn't.
there's a lot of work involved in getting it to work
its not that the lip is too small, its that the front opening is too big compared to the mx3
so it needs to be cut in half and fitted, leaving the sides a bit smaller
it really doesn't affect me cause i was planing on molding and repainting
here are sum pics of what i have so far
don't mind the oil stained driveway haha :shock:
ill get better pics up later..

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Re: miata goodness

Posted: June 3rd, 2009, 5:47 pm
by marcdh
Shaping up, looks like some effort though! I take it you're going to extend to the wheel arch?

Re: miata goodness

Posted: June 3rd, 2009, 6:43 pm
by Muzzled
looks good so far. been thinking bout doin this too. leme know how it turns out !

Re: miata goodness

Posted: June 3rd, 2009, 8:54 pm
by colinsmx3
hmmm you mean like this??

I did mine about 2 yrs ago now... Yet I didn't section the middle at all!
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Re: miata goodness

Posted: June 3rd, 2009, 9:40 pm
by RS_OBD'oh_2
how does that old saying go?
"Search twice, cut nonce"

Re: miata goodness

Posted: June 4th, 2009, 12:52 am
by s1zzl3
yeh exactly like that :D
ive always loved that look!!
it looks like u forced it into the middle
mine came sawed in two so it would cut down on the shipping cost..so i kinda had no choice
i trimmed an extra inch off the middle so the lower part didnt stick out as much
i think i pretty much got the height right tho

the sides i cant see fitting tho
did u mold it into the wheel well colin?

Re: miata goodness

Posted: June 4th, 2009, 6:07 pm
by mazda___mx3
looks sick sick sick!!!

Re: miata goodness

Posted: June 5th, 2009, 12:37 pm
by s1zzl3
after hours of sanding this is what i got so far..
it still needs more work
ill be shaving the top vent in between the headlights and maybe shaving the turn signals (and instead use the LEDs in the projector housing)
its a bit more stock looking than colins
but i think it still looks good
with lowering springs and some HID projectors itll look mean :p
might have to scrap the rear bumper and opt for a rounder styled one... wat do u guys think?


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Re: miata goodness

Posted: June 5th, 2009, 1:16 pm
by Mooneggs
wow that's looking really good! it seesm like there is a film over your camera lense? unless it's just really smoky there? :lol:

Re: miata goodness

Posted: June 5th, 2009, 1:51 pm
by s1zzl3
HAHA
its my really crappy camera phone
i dont have a digital camera
so i cant get any good shots
i have these too
its pretty low and my cars not even lowered :shock:

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Re: miata goodness

Posted: June 5th, 2009, 5:16 pm
by tehbrookzorz
I like it.

Re: miata goodness

Posted: June 5th, 2009, 6:37 pm
by RS_OBD'oh_2
very nice... I might have to call dibs on your bumper if you were to upgrade... Need the erebuni rear???? c'mon... be your friend

Re: miata goodness

Posted: June 8th, 2009, 8:24 pm
by Josh
man I really love the look. im almost thinking of getting rid of my Jspec front lip after looking at this again....

Re: miata goodness

Posted: June 9th, 2009, 7:49 pm
by s1zzl3
progress so far...
molded the miata lip

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Re: miata goodness

Posted: June 9th, 2009, 8:06 pm
by cstott282
very nice i realllly like this look maybe i will do it to mine eventually what is the aprox. cost ont that lip.