Racing Beat Strut bar?

[ONRAILS]

Sorry... not sure what it's called. I believe the 2003 has it... the bar that's under the hood that connects at the struts? I saw that they had the red one, with the Racing Beat logo on it. Where can I buy that? I guess the 2003.5's have a generic silver (my car color) one.

Thanks,

[chino]

Just paint yours and then stencil the logo on or find a sticker. I just finished repainting mine today. I used sandable primer and orange engine block paint. 8.00 bucks for both and wet/dry sandpaper. I will probably end up painting Mazdaspeed on mine in gray once i get somebody to cut me small stencil, I am shitty with scissors!

[melicha8]

I'll trade a red one for a silver since I have a silver car. PM me if you want to trade

[alexlitov]

All P5s come with a red one...

[ONRAILS]

Are they the Racing Beat one? I believe it's a bigger bar... right?

[Zray]

Originally posted by chino
Just paint yours and then stencil the logo on or find a sticker. I just finished repainting mine today. I used sandable primer and orange engine block paint. 8.00 bucks for both and wet/dry sandpaper. I will probably end up painting Mazdaspeed on mine in gray once i get somebody to cut me small stencil, I am shitty with scissors! Use an exacto and some mylar.

[alexlitov]

I think they are the same..size wise...

[chino]

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Use an exacto and some mylar.


I suck CUTTING anything out. In my design classes I would do the plans then pay somebody to build my project so it wouldn't look like a 3rd grader using elemers glue and safety scissors

[chino]

heres what mine looks like BTW. I am not completly sold on the color. I am definetly doing the engine bay in orange but maybe not that deep.

/members/chino/dsc00948.jpg

[alexlitov]

Looks about the same size as p5 bar...I think the only difference is that in p5 there is some difference for cruise control...

[brianseto]

Uh...

I have a 2003 and my bar is grey.

It don't say no "Racing Beat" on it or nuttin.

Methinks I doth been screwed. Somehow.

[brianseto]

Uh...

I have a 2003 and my bar is grey.

It don't say no "Racing Beat" on it or nuttin.

Methinks I doth been screwed. Somehow.

[brianseto]

Sorry about the double post. :(

[chino]

You did not get screwed. All Mazdaspeeds have silver/gray sway bars. Only red ones I have seen were on P5s

[Dr.Sound]

and yellow on MP3's ;)

[rocketspeed]

I like the idea of painting it another color. Maybe I'll do that.

What color, though. My car is Ti Grey. Maybe red?

I wonder if you can get it powdercoated? That would be even better.

[www.03msp.com]

Ahhh, I bought my car new at it looks like this:

http://www.rtekimports.com/mazda/engine.jpg

...actually, I painted the stock silver bar anodized blue (plastikote at pep boys, $6 bux and added some clear coat for further protection $4 bux. It comes pretty damn close to matching the car.

- Brian

[chino]

No need to powdercoat too much time and effort and it costs alot more than than the 6.00 bucks it'll cost you to do it yourself

[rocketspeed]

Ahhhhh, but the powdercoat is so rich and luxurious. Mmmmmmmm, powdercoat.

But, money talks. I'll paint it.

[TXMazdaSpeeder]

Originally posted by alexlitov
Looks about the same size as p5 bar...I think the only difference is that in p5 there is some difference for cruise control...

i can verify for a 100% fact that the MP3/MSP/P5 strut tower braces fit each other, we swapped my yellow mp3 bar for a red p5 bar at a gas stattion in north oklahoma city at 1 am, i think its pretty compatible if it can be done in such a haphazard manner ex.....

http://www.mazdamp3.com/vbb230/_handler.php/TXMazdaSpeeder/jvn08.jpg
^STOCK


http://www.mazdamp3.com/vbb230/_handler.php/TXMazdaSpeeder/dsc01638.jpg
^P5

[Dr.Sound]

yeah, they are the same
we did an MP3/P5 swap at our meet one night

[MarkSpark]

Racing Beat makes the strut tower bars?

[03MSP]

ummm, I have an 03.5 and both of mine are red.

[03MSP]

ooops, sorry, I was thinking sway bars

[KyRaceFan]

Originally posted by brianseto
Uh...

I have a 2003 and my bar is grey.

It don't say no "Racing Beat" on it or nuttin.

Methinks I doth been screwed. Somehow.


the one that says racing beat is the front and rear sway bar. Get down and look at the car from the back, and you will see the rear sway bar.
The one under the hood is the "STRUT TOWER BAR"
It is silver/gray.

[Dexter]

its heatens car with the red strut tower bar and the racing beat logo. its a sticker.

[dj JINX]

yup i think ur right dex
it looks real good there is a pic somewhere