Pictures of my baby

[Kurt07]

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c262/kurtbliesener/front.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c262/kurtbliesener/frontangle.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c262/kurtbliesener/frontangle2.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c262/kurtbliesener/rear.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c262/kurtbliesener/rearangle.jpg

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c262/kurtbliesener/side.jpg

She turned 3 weeks old yesterday. It has been a fun 3 weeks. Considering this is my first car with a turbo, boost is addicting and I am a junkie.

[Wuz Ranger]

Good looking car man!

[shamrock]

looks good, but take those door moldings off and it will look better

[nate0123]

looks good, but take those door moldings off and it will look better
gotta disagree with you there...

the moldings help to break up the otherwise endless vertical slabs of door the car has

that, and they might save your doors from dings

[Wuz Ranger]

gotta disagree with you there...

the moldings help to break up the otherwise endless vertical slabs of door the car has

that, and they might save your doors from dings

I agree and disagree with this statement. The car sits low on top of that, the moldings are lower on the door...at least they look that way.

[SwampAss]

gotta disagree with you there...

the moldings help to break up the otherwise endless vertical slabs of door the car has

that, and they might save your doors from dings


I'm with you. I removed mine and the car looks "different". I can't say it's better or worse, just different.

[Kurt07]

Are the on there with double sided tape? If so, I might remove them.

[BSTD3]

looks good, but take those door moldings off and it will look better

+1 on removing the side moldings.

My TR with them removed :)
http://i87.photobucket.com/albums/k159/nopstnz/Mazdaspeed3/De-molded/DSC01083.jpg

[Kurt07]

It would make the doors easier to wax.

Off topic; BSTD3 nice wheels.

[SwampAss]

Are the on there with double sided tape? If so, I might remove them.

yes. They come off in about a minute.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1410/1225599356_49e94199fa_o.jpg

[Kurt07]

I might just do that tomorrow.

Off topic again. I like your wheels too SwampAss.

[SwampAss]

danke.

[ALIEN3T]

i disagree opn saving the doors. i found a chip small hard to see but in the drivers door handle. lol

there i feel is enough curvature int he side that the moulding actually make it look ore busy! to me that is.
(but i also knwo everyone had diffrent opinoins)

but car looks good reminds me fo yeah my driveway


god job on the car and be carefule boost junkie! lol

[MS3ICA]

nice man congrats!

[BSTD3]

Danker! I love my rear clear side markers too :) Muuhahahaaha...

[pirdo]

I think removal of side-moldings is an acquired taste. From the pictures I've seen of people's ms3s, some look "improved" compared to stock. It makes the car look like a mini-lexus suv (for me), though. And I don't like lexus or suvs. (dunno)

[Kurt07]

I have a new favorite picture.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c262/kurtbliesener/enginebay1.jpg

[shamrock]

Nice color Kurt07. I think it's the best of the four. I think that removal of the door moldings looks good on the black with black wheels only. It helps break up the huge door panels on the other colors. Just my opinion though.


It would have been nice if Mazda would have continued with the bright blue they had on the 07's

[importgirl212]

hmm looks like my car lol....looks good...nice and shiney...are you ever in the harrisburg/mechanicsburg area, kurt07???

[AllLostThings]

Very nice congrats! That was my first color choice but they had red and black on hand.

[chronus377]

Congrats on the sweet ride, looks like mine :).

I removed my moldings, I was torn on it I wanted to or not. The pics I saw didn't look that much better, but in person I like it when I saw it. It makes it look more like a newer designed car, like an Acura, or Lexus.

Here's how mine looks:
http://www.polycreator.com/mazdaspeed3/IMG_3542.jpg

Oh, I just got my first door ding! But I know exactly how it happened, its from an SUV, so its WAY above my door moldings, around the door handle. Worst part of all, its only because this b*tch manager at a crappy hotel I was in made me move my car over 1 foot because I parked on the line into an empty area (no reason for me to need to move it).


Have fun with your car, I still look forward driving mine all the time.

[Kurt07]

hmm looks like my car lol....looks good...nice and shiney...are you ever in the harrisburg/mechanicsburg area, kurt07???

Not really.

[importgirl212]

Not really.

too bad....would be nice to see more speed 3's out here....other than at the dealership....but i guess that's the beauty of these cars...far between

[AllLostThings]

I think debadging is an acquired taste. From the pictures I've seen of people's ms3s, some look "improved" compared to stock. It makes the car look like a mini-lexus suv (for me), though. And I don't like lexus or suvs. (dunno)

I like leaving the Mazdaspeed adn having the JDM badge on mine. Lets people know what kicked their ass...

[Kurt07]

too bad....would be nice to see more speed 3's out here....other than at the dealership....but i guess that's the beauty of these cars...far between


If there is any meets in the area, let me know in advance and I will show up.

[pirdo]

I like leaving the Mazdaspeed adn having the JDM badge on mine. Lets people know what kicked their ass...

Ooops, mistake on prev post. I meant side-molding removal. [fixed]