What have you done to your MS3 today?
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tsunami said:
I thought about doing that too, and in fact I haven't reinstalled it yet, but it does offer SOME level of protection. I will probably reinstall today/tomorrow. Vacation time this week, y'know.
I'm looking for help w/my springs and camber arms this week. I really, really wanna get this done, but so far no luck finding volunteers. Does this sound familar?
(ZoomVT)Hey Derek!! Where ya' been?? 'Haven't heard from you in a while.
Today... so far, I've removed the under hood insulation (clearance for the bar) and adjusted the hood latch.
For those of you who haven't seen the differences between the OEM & AWR mounts here's a picture.
Strut Bar.
It's been a coupla' days and here's what I've been up to...
1. Thanks to that stupid clip, the worst I have ever seen for a halogen bulb, I had to "fix" the RS low beam as the bulb was loose and not aligned.
2. Adjusted headlights and foglights. (Hope I did OK w/this one. Only time will tell.)
3. Touched up the calipers and rotor hats.
4. As someone put it once, I "completed the look," the look I've been going for, and painted the foglight surrounds in my now signature burgundy/red color.
5. While I was at that, I noticed my other badges needed touching up so the color would match.
6. While I was at that, I figured it was time for a detail. I washed and waxed the outside, but still have to do the inside (YUCK!!) and the door jams.
And there ya' have it... so far. Vacations @ home can be a wonderful thing.
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This morning I did a baseline dyno run in preparation for the Mazdaspeed CAI installation. Did the installation without problem except I had to move the Hella horns I installed the other weekend because they interfered. Also changed the oil (1100 miles). Worked some more on the useless fog lamps, trying to make them less useless. Tomorrow I will do the "after" dyno run.
Got my CEL checked! Stupid fuel cap! After the code was cleared though my car seemed to run better Also ordered a Cpe adapter flange for my HKS Bov, Hope to get that soon! also washed the car, OH and my latest mod is mounting my front license plate! Stupid Ohio and their laws, already got 1 warning and a ticket for it so I threw it on....
Also ordered a Cpe adapter flange for my HKS Bov, Hope to get that soon! also washed the car, OH and my latest mod is mounting my front license plate! Stupid Ohio and their laws, already got 1 warning and a ticket for it so I threw it on....voiceKoil said:
Oh, Man!! I hope you didn't put holes in your bumper that weren't there before w/o asking us for some suggestions??? I would give anything not to have the bracket holes in mine.
I don't know about Ohio, but in Texas you may display your front plate in the windshield instead of the front bumper.
What I did was get some really good suction cups designed to hold up an acrylic display @ my store. The slotted backs were a little big in diameter, which is a good thing. I trimmed off two sides and slipped the cups into the slotted holes @ the top of the plate. I then slid the plate between the dashboard and windshield and attached the suction cups to the windshield.
Now I can easily remove it any time I want, i.e. a Mazda Meet, it stays put and almost out of site most of the time and it doesn't look like ass on my front bumper. Best of all, it's perfectly legal!! The cops don't like it, but they can't give you a hard time about it either.
Check the laws on your states DOT website. You may be able to do the same.
