Recent content by Charcoal

I upgraded and amped my speakers and still found the sound lacking.I redid each component on my van one at a time, headunit, upgraded speakers, amp, sound deadening, subwoofer. I found the best bang for my buck ended up being a good head unit (I went with kenwood) and an actual subwoofer to fill...

A Kenwood KSC-SW11 will fit under the passenger seat. I tried out a bazooka tube and while it was great I thought it took up too much usable space. The kenwood works well enough for me but it's more of a low end range filler. It doesn't have much punch to it...

I used the fog light accessory instructions to remove and install my front bumper. There is a link on this thread. http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123655215-Fog-Light-Instructions I looks like you might need a "bumper slider"? and some bolts.

Fantastic job with the vinyl accents. It all looks really sharp. Are you using knifeless tape to get those clean lines?

Thanks phunky.buddha. Little update. Cleaned up the edges on the grill and wrapped the front emblem piece too.

Ya, I just covered the center area above and below the grill.

Playing with some 3m vinyl on the front bumper. Not a great job, but it's my first time working with this stuff.

Got this from ebay and I actually like how it turned out quite a bit. Now I match my wifes subaru with her oem cf emblem.

Nice review on your upgrades sac02. I recently went from the stock 17's to rpf1's similar to the Kosei's. I now believe in unsprung weight making a nice difference. It wasn't a crazy, but acceleration, braking, ride all seem a tad better. Made me feel my car handles a little nicer all around. I...

http://www.rogeroda.com/post/Little5B.jpg Here are some better pics of it. Good luck with the little one.

My wife got me a little toy Mazda Premacy off Ebay. It's the generation before the 5 came to the US, but it's much more affordable. More of a pull back toy a kid can play with than an expensive scale model. looks similar to this one...

17 x 7.5 +48 Enkei rpf1 205/50/17 Hankook Ventus S1 noble2

I installed the short shift plate in my 5 also. I do like shorter throws but it does get a bit stiff in the 5th and reverse gears. I have been playing with different knobs to get a good balance between ease of shifting and feel. I do think a lot of it is a matter of preference. I ended up with...

phunku.buddha. I thought about the trunk tray for a bit, but I didn't consider the dash. This was a simple install, but it'll be rad to see a more custom set up. Tony C. There is more room under the seat, but I've had good luck with Kenwood in the past so I went with that. After driving...

I have h&r springs with koni shocks and stock 17 wheels. I find it fine for daily driving. My friends with modded cars forget I even have anything done at all when riding in the van.