How's the plasti dip holding up after washing? Just did the same to my bumper and I'm worried about washing it and pulling up the edges of the plasti diped section. It seems fine in your last pic there...
How's the plasti dip holding up after washing? Just did the same to my bumper and I'm worried about washing it and pulling up the edges of the plasti diped section. It seems fine in your last pic there...
I had to add a layer to the dip on the edge after my first application because some rubbed off. Now it is holding up fine but I didn't rub directly on the edge while washing.
Muffler delete and single exit exhaust (resonator has been gone for a while already):
I used my leftover Mazda 3 exhaust (slightly smaller diameter ) because that made the install only $75. 3.75" resonated tip. Still pretty quiet, but can hear the exhaust now when in boost instead of just "tssssssssssssSSSSSS".
I will try and get one up soon. It sounds really nice (though not very loud) in the cabin, except when you hit more than 10 pounds of boost you can hear it start to whoosh a bit. Look up @swerv0428 's YouTube clips, it sounds similar to his. You can hear the whoosh on his 0-80 clip.
Finally mounted my Accessport! I found this $6 cell phone vent mount at Walmart. It works really well! It has a hole in the bottom for the cord to plug in, and I have access to the entire screen and all buttons.
The pic of the clunking issue, where is that located? And did you get it fixed? I've had a clunking issue coming from the rear of my 2.5 for what feels like forever, wondering if it's the same. Then you could place that clunking into the "similarities" section of your ms3/mz3 list ha.
I am thinking of reinstalling my stock muffler. I like the exhaust note of the muffler delete for the most part, but the gap in the bumper on the right side kills me inside now. Maybe I'll sell the muffler delete portion.
Side note, it's been a long time since I've been on M3R!
The pic of the clunking issue, where is that located? And did you get it fixed? I've had a clunking issue coming from the rear of my 2.5 for what feels like forever, wondering if it's the same. Then you could place that clunking into the "similarities" section of your ms3/mz3 list ha.
I didn't have that issue on my 2011 hatch as far as I can remember. The MS3 was obviously not tested much in sub-freezing temperatures. It is the loudest creakiest clunkiest winter car I've driven.
Reinstalled my stock muffler. The "kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk" sound under heavy boost was just getting too annoying. I like the smooth sound of the stock exhaust, just wish it was louder. I'll probably just save up for an off the shelf solution.
Howzit from the Aloha State.
Not very active on this forum as I used to be when I owned my 1.5 gen 6 & was on 6Crew or Mazda6Club. Figured I’d try to change that.
Purchased this car back towards the ending of March in 2017 after my Mazda6 was involved in a car accident. Bone stock automatic...
Thought I start my build since I've started modding my car more. Bought the car a few months ago, it is a 2011 Mazda 3 S, Pearl White. Yes, there are a lot of pictures haha.
This is how she looks when I first got her.
Started with DDM 6000k HID's for headlights, swapped out all the stock...
Greetings. I've been a member here since 2015, but mostly lurked. I bought this car for my wife, but we recently had a child so upgraded her to a 2017 CX-5, sold my 2 door and took over the 3 as my daily.
Here it is:
Bought stock (PO tinted windows)
18" Drag DR-33s.
Wife got rear ended...
1 x BP Astina
1 x Kuroi Sports Kit
2 x Work Euroline DH 19x8 +38
2 x Work Euroline DH 19x9 +45
4 x Pirelli PZ4 Sport 235/35/19
4 x H&R Sport Springs 30mm
4 x 35% window tint
1 x Gloss roof wrap
2 x Remove rear badges
#Stage1Done
Yesterday a close friend of mine came over and since I've been out of the detailing loop for a number of years, he was kind enough to loan me his random orbital polisher and a couple clean finishing pads as all I have is a rotary and that's way too powerful for what my car needed. I dug out some...
) because that made the install only $75. 3.75" resonated tip. Still pretty quiet, but can hear the exhaust now when in boost instead of just "tssssssssssssSSSSSS".
