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    quick brake Q

    Called the local dealer to price out some oem pads and brakes, fronts only, and I got quoted at $195 for the front pads (4 total at 2 per wheel) and $85/disk. Okay so grand total of about $280. Not liking that So I check out tirerack and find these pads. Now, i want to go ceramic for the pure...
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    campers and rvs!!!

    Hey....to all of you who have a camper or rv....let's see them! Trips, tips, towing vehicles, whatever! Uploaded with ImageShack.us Very intro camper....my family's first one. No bump-outs, both ends are fold-out beds. I'm not a fan after our first summer with it last year because canvas...
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    HOW TO: independent fogs on a GT

    i originally got this walk through from another site, but i found that there were several issues. the pictures weren't very good, and the descriptions could have been a lot better. i decided to make my own more comprehensive how to for making independent fogs for a GT. so here it goes...
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    photoshop phun

    boredom can lead to insanity or creativity...i chose the latter, somewhat lowered, bronze ms6 wheels, ms6 headlights. gumby was not shopped, he slid right in there as i was taking the picture. i almost whooped his ass for doing that too
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    RANT ALERT: wife's truck VS my ms3

    traded in the old tacoma just a few months ago for a brand newish (only because the dealer had to drive it a few hundred miles from another dealer) 2010 dodge ram from this: to this: crew cab, big horn package. the only thing we skimped on was the stereo option. it would have been nice to...
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    fess up...whose is it?

    went to get a cabin air filter from the local ms dealer and the parts guy and i started talking about whatever. so finally i started asking what the ms3's were coming in for (smoking turbo, mm, stereo, you know all the s*** i read about on here that i have not experienced) and he told me no, the...
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    anyone else skeptical?

    you can find the ms6 oem wheels for $1600-ish from sites, then i came across this one and thought it might be too good to be true: http://www.wheelsandcaps.com/w_selection.asp?_SUPPLIERSKU=ALY64889U&WandCRETURN=&_YEAR=2006&_MAKE=MAZDA&_MODEL=MAZDA_6 maybe if i knew the oem ms6 wheel part...
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    anyone interested?

    mazda2 stuff the mazda2evil concept looks pretty sweet
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    anyone painted the chrome flat?

    specifically the headlight chrome. i've seen the ones painted black, white, and the devil-eyes gloss red...but i want to see if anyone did a flat or matte finish in a silver or maybe even a magnesium type color, or maybe even a powdercoat? if i can get those clear lenses some day and break...
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    quick Q

    why am i only seeing 16 threads in the "how-to" section and no additional pages? i want to explore and i know there are a bunch of threads there, but im not doing any particular searches. the other sub-forums have pages are there settings i need to fix?
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    how are your bulbs holding up (GT)?

    specifically your bulbs like LED tails and OEM xenon low beams obviously a downfall of the gt package is cost to replace said items if they were to go out. xenon bulbs are considerably more than halogens, and i don't even want to look at how much it would cost me if one of the tail lights goes...
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    short story

    while driving i approached a red light and saw a white mazda6, no big deal right? well, it was in the right lane waiting in line at the light and i was in the left with room enough to come to a stop at the same light but just past them. as i went by i saw a "turbo" badge on the right side of the...
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    Wtb : Mazdaspeed cai

    breaking down in lieu of the dealer and their infinite problems with their cai situation. but if i get one this way im sure the next week the dealer will have them back in stock i'd like to just pick it up in person so i can take a look at it first, and no one would have to worry about shippig...
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    so...no low washer fluid warning light?

    went to hit the windshield washer and of course it spurt out nothing. i had thought the ms3 had a low fluid warning light, but as i looked in the manual it said "some models" i thought the ms3 was pretty top-of-the-line for the mazda3, and i also have the gt. so is my light/sensor broken...
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    any suckers looking for a used 09?

    specifically a 3400 mile BM gt with no nav. any takers as to how much it's listed as? $24,900!!! wtf? i realize the miles are low and it's an 09 but seriously isn't that more than you would get one for at the dealer with like less than 10 miles. or better yet, mine is an 08.5 which i ordered...
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    stock brake pad useage

    i have a how to on checking your own brakes in the "how to" section that i updated but i thought i'd post over here too, cuz im looking for some feedback
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    my pops got a g37S coupe

    so my dad got rid of his 2006 charger r/t a week ago so he could save up for a new car after the summer ended. he said he could survive with my mom's van and my grandmother's car because she doesn't drive anymore. at the end of summer he was gonna get a corvette lt3. i figured he couldn't last...
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    Wet/dry alcantera cleaning?

    Anyone had good results from this. Id like to do more than vacuum but im not sure how the material holds up to the amount of moisture from wetvac sollution. Alcantara feels like a chamois and i dont want it to hold water thus creating possible mildew. Carpets are one thing and this is a...
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    anyone else have the "wife" blues?

    so i say to my wife ealier "can i get a cobb sri"...to which she replies "how much is it?" and "why do you need it?" i say "it's the cheapest intake there is, and it has substantial gains." well...i guess it's still just too much money and i can't get it. all i have right now is some 5% tint...
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    "turbo" badge Q

    has anyone been able to find a "turbo" badge that matches the font and size of the "mazdaspeed" badge on the hatch? i have an interpretation of what it might look like (extremely crude)...unfortunately mazdaspeed and turbo share no letters, so the ones i made were based off of the other ones
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