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A Proper Uppercut posted:Did you do it yourself or go to the dealer? I found this video helpful for the dash disassembly; there are videos on YouTube from other people for the other Mazda models.
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Apparently it's quite a lot more difficult if your hub is back in the armrest (rather than under the AC controls)
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dissss posted:Apparently it's quite a lot more difficult if your hub is back in the armrest (rather than under the AC controls)
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Guys, I'm a Mazda 3s haver (2014) and a fairly green self-taught shade tree mechanic. What are some fun, middle of the road things I can tinker with in this car? It is my daily driver so nothing too involved.
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vulturesrow posted:Guys, I'm a Mazda 3s haver (2014) and a fairly green self-taught shade tree mechanic. What are some fun, middle of the road things I can tinker with in this car? It is my daily driver so nothing too involved. I changed all my interior lights and my reversing lights to LED. Oh wait, by tinkering you mean something harder?
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Perhaps a bit tougher than that. 
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vulturesrow posted:Perhaps a bit tougher than that. OK...how about lowering springs? Or have I gone too far the other way?
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Dogeh posted:OK...how about lowering springs? I'm open to it. What are the pros and cons?
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Pros: Car is lower Cons: Car is lower Seriously though you aren't going to improve how the car drives with just springs, it's a purely cosmetic thing
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vulturesrow posted:I'm open to it. What are the pros and cons? Pros: Lowered Mazda 3s look cool Cons: You can only drive on asphalt! Ramps are an issue. It's quite a bit of work! This guy like to mod his car a lot. I want the spoiler! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFq6EXLt8x0
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I think I have enough issues with the car as low as it is already. 
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vulturesrow posted:I think I have enough issues with the car as low as it is already. Then raise it up!
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REMEMBER SPONGE MONKEYS posted:Then raise it up! And stick big knobbly tires on it. Wonder what that'd look like! Never ask goons for advice 
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Got those Potenza RE980AS tires: Quieter than the worn out stock Dunlop Sport 5000s but not by a lot. Where the Dunlops conveyed a lot of vibration into the car on lovely pavement the Bridgestones dampen it for a much smoother feeling ride, but they seem to be somewhat noisy in general. Dry and wet traction are great and steering response is outstanding. Maybe the Michelins would've been quieter but probably not $250 worth of extra quiet.
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Well its official, I'm taking possession of my brother's project MS3 on Friday (he took delivery of a brand-new FiST over the weekend.) Its actually been fairly tastefully modded - HPFP internals, TIP and aftermarket intake, Koni yellows, big fuckoff swaybars (can't remember who they're from) and he had it professionally tuned. I've done almost all the work on it too, so I know what I'm getting into. Comes with three sets of wheels (stock 18s, Enkei 17" and forged 17" lightweight TSWs) and a shitload of new/spare parts - which he values around $2k, and is all he's looking to get back. The bad: some rust in the passenger-side wheel well (just cleaned up the DS this past summer) and he dipped it teal in July and it didn't come out well - lots of fuzz, probably going to leave it over the winter and peel/re-dip in the spring. Clutch has about had it too, but there's a clutch/flywheel set in the parts I have for it. Going to need a front bumper eventually - he has a predilection for running into parking space barriers and curbs.
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That's loving awesome.
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Now that you mention the clutch... I guess I should be thinking of replacing this since my car is at 135k right?  And I'm guessing while doing this work, it's worthwhile to upgrade over just getting OEM?
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air- posted:Now that you mention the clutch... I guess I should be thinking of replacing this since my car is at 135k right? If your clutch is working, there’s no reason to pull the engine to change it. My last mazda6 had 220k miles on the original clutch when I sold it, but the car was always on the highway. It really depends. eddiewalker fucked around with this message at 22:34 on Nov 21, 2018 |
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Rhyno posted:That's loving awesome. Yeah I'm pretty excited. I had custodial possession of it when he was deployed in Korea between 2014-15 and drove it fairly regularly, but haven't had much wheel time since he tuned it.
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I lost one of the bolts of the 3 that hold in the front strut to the body. I'll retrieve it but meanwhile does anybody know if #11 here is the right one? Is #12 supposed to be a washer? https://www.onlinemazdaparts.com/a/Mazda_2006_3-S-Hatchback-23L-MT/_51506_5973866/SUSPENSION-COMPONENTS/5417370.html I can't get the strut loose out the bottom. I think I will just have a shop do it. :[
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 This should be fun. '19 Touring CX-3. Bought it for my wife, but I've been driving it this last week and really enjoying it.
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gently caress yes! I've had my 2013 Touring for 2yrs now and I love it very very much. Hope your wife doesn't mind you borrowing it often!
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the spyder posted:
Is that Deep Crystal Blue Mica or Eternal Blue Mica?
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Well I knew my front tires were bald, but then I picked up a drywall screw in the edge of my rear passenger tire that discount couldn't patch. So I made an unplanned purchase of some Michelin Pilot Sport AS3s today. Hopefully they're good. Bye bye any other Black Friday purchases I had planned.
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Franco Caution posted:Is that Deep Crystal Blue Mica or Eternal Blue Mica? Eternal Blue Mica
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Thanks! The color selector on the Mazda website sucks, and the colors look nothing like they do in pictures or in person. I am thinking of going to look at the 19 CX-5s with the turbo when they start showing up, and I like that blue a lot.
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Three days into MS3 ownership - power everywhere in the band is great. Its prodigious thirst for premium fuel is not.
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Oh good, loud clunking when I make low speed turns.
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Pls diagnose and tell me what it is. TIA. (My guess is front struts bearing things)
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It's definitely coming from the rear. And it started out of nowhere. Dude who's been helpful in the past says it might be the diff mount as it is known to fail.
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Rhyno posted:It's definitely coming from the rear. And it started out of nowhere. Dude who's been helpful in the past says it might be the diff mount as it is known to fail. What Mazda is this?
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2007 Mazdaspeed6. Mazda wants $180 just to put it on a lift so gently caress that, my wife's go to place will look at it for free and is staffed by a couple enthusiasts I know.
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UPDATE: they are pretty certain it's a rear strut as they are lunatics and one guy road in the back with his head hanging out the window while another drove it so they could pinpoint the clunking. I love these guys. They also put it on a lift and tugged, pushed and tapped on every component and there's nothing loose, cracked or outright broken. Quoted $360 to replace the rears struts. Now to decide if I should have stock replacements put in or have some fun with upgrades.
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I'm envious of you knowing a good local shop-- that will also do a free diagnosis.
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It's a chain! Belle Tire. But they do a free safety inspection which all this fell under. As I've said, my wife has had fantastic service there to date so I figured I'd give them a go.
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Rhyno posted:UPDATE: old man yelling at clouds here: lowered cars ride like poo poo, the roads are poo poo and flat and boring where you are. Just put in stock replacements. 
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Rhyno posted:UPDATE: Get MOOG endlinks while you're at it.
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air- posted:Get MOOG endlinks while you're at it. Ehhhhhhhh. The moog endlinks were a huge PITA to install on my 1st gen MS3. I don't know how the rear suspension is situated in the MS6, but since the bolt isn't keyed for an allen key like the OEM endlink, you have to use a crowfoot wrench, wedged up in the swing arm (or whatever it's called) to tighten the nuts without spinning the bolt. I did not enjoy replacing mine, and I need to go buy more grease and regrease mine.
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I was just going through available bilstein products because they have some supply issues and noticed I have B6s and B8s for those. Those with stock springs or like, eibachs would be fine for street driving. Also tokico HP fronts for like $40 a piece. But no rears. jamal fucked around with this message at 23:51 on Nov 27, 2018 |
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The new Mazda 3 https://jalopnik.com/here-is-the-2019-mazda3-1830695647 The hatch side profile looks slightly off but digging the rear (those taillights!) and swanky interior. hmmxkrazee fucked around with this message at 02:00 on Nov 28, 2018 |
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