Recent content by CHICO2003

ETS TMIC MS3 ETS TMIC for the MS3 no reasonable offer will be refused nothing wrong with it. Selling car so I need to part it out first. $595 new http://www.extremeturbosystems.com/ETS-MazdaSpeed-3-Top-Mount-Intercooler-TMIC.html List Date: 9/25/2013 For more info, click here to view...

I'm not sure if it's compatible but I was about to put mine (I have an '07 MS3) up for sale. PM if you're interested.

I was about to put mine up for sale. PM if you're still interested.

It'll probably get the new grille from the '13 3 as well. That alone makes it worth the wait.

well... this sucks. the shop just called and said he doesn't' want to powder coat it as he feels he might damage it in the process. Said something about the oven getting to 400 degrees or whatever. Obviously this has been done before so perhaps they did it differently. if anyone knows...

It has a shade over 100k miles.... yes, bought it from a dealer. When you say fins, are you talking about the wavy metal pieces?

So I'm probably getting screwed on the price (and may even be rolling the dice a bit as far as any possible issues go) but... yeah, I told them to powder coat the damn thing black. I figure after being without my car for a week+ (I have the absolute worst loaner possible) I better get something...

For the past month or so my '07 MS3 had been making a strange sound when starting it up cold. This isn't my car but mine made a pretty similar sound.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yV6AXcAhotM Every mechanic I brought it to shook their head. Since it didn't seem to affect how it drove, I just...

FWIW, I have 225/45/18's on my car (3 sets for a combined 80k miles) and haven't had any issues whatsoever.

Also in the same clunky boat. I replaced my rear sway bar last year (with the Cobb) and exchanged tighter handling for a squeaky bed sound. Nothing jacking up the volume can't solve. As for the front clunk, that's far more annoying. I had all the struts replaced so it's definitely the...

Most people generally don't like change. Since there's really nothing that can be done about it, there's not much of a reason to b**** imo. Did I like the old version better? I guess. Will this one grow on me? of course. ONE thing that MAY need to be addressed is the fact that this board...

thanks guys. turns out there was a little play in the bar. the shop loosened the bolts... pulled it back as much as they could and then tightened it back up. so far so good.

yeah... the shop that did it is mainly a car audio shop. They installed a few other things for me (all of which didn't require a lift) and did a great job. I thought nothing of it having them install this as well. Never did I think this was the true cause... but I can definitely see now how...

the shop that installed it didn't have a lift. I didn't watch them install it but I'm pretty sure they just used jacks or whatever. Unfortunately, the guy that installed it is gone and they appear to have lost interest in helping me fix this problem. Will suck to have to pay another shop to...

I'm not sure what that even means. Guess it's something to ask them... As for the foam strips... I feel like that type of solution won't really hold up. Just a matter of time before they come off. I'm actually leaning towards taking the bar off and filing the frame down a bit.