Crimson's True Red 3 (CTR3)

[Crimson]

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2007 Mazda 3 GT Sedan with luxury package in True Red.

I got some stuff already and I will be getting the tires+suspension installed on monday!

Mods:

KONI FSD struts (Installed)
Eibach Pro-Kit (Installed)
Eibach Rear Camber Kit (Installed)
VG Sharkin Antenna (Shipped, but wrong color..ugh..)
RX-8 Wheels with Nexen N3000 tires (Installed)
Pedal Set from http://www.xenonexpert.com/mazda_pedals.html (Installed)
Clear bra+tints (20%) (Installed by FX Auto)
Remove door moldings (Done)

Mods coming within the month:

Fujita F5 CAI (From SSG)

Future Mods:

Powder Coat RX-8 Wheels hypersilver (similar to BMW M3 alloys from www.carcone.com)
TWM Shortshifter
Rear Lip Spoiler
G2 Caliper Paint Kit
Eyelids
Mazda 3 matte silver door sills
LED 3rd Brake Light
I'll think of some other stuff..


Here are the pictures. The red is really nice! I thought I would be disappointed because its non-metallic unlike the Velocity Red, but this red is incredible. It's just as bright in real life as it is in these pics.

Here are some pics of the car with the door moldings off, 20% tint all around + Clear bra (both done at FX Auto)

Some more pics I just took in the evening. How ghetto am I? I had to use a ladder as my tripod :)

http://aycu22.webshots.com/image/19901/2001714203024614290_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2001714203024614290)
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*PICS* UPDATED June 16, 2007

Last couple of shots are of the underside of the front and back right wheels (sorry for the dirt).

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- Crimson

[James_N]

Thats a nice list of mods to come!! Cant wait to see pics man

[Crimson]

Thats a nice list of mods to come!! Cant wait to see pics man

Thanks dude :) I'm a little bummed out about the '07 grill. I don't understand why they made it one piece with the bumper. That sucks for me...I really wanted to change the grill. :(

[WeatherB]

Wait a minute... I thought all the '07 had the grill tied to the hood.

Is it different for the hatch and sedan?!?

Very nice colour though, catchy.

[Wild Weasel]

Car looks hot! Very nice!

[Crimson]

Wait a minute... I thought all the '07 had the grill tied to the hood.

Is it different for the hatch and sedan?!?

Very nice colour though, catchy.

Nope..definitely not the GT '07 Sedan. It's not stuck to the hood..but it's stuck to the bumper..So I think the only way to replace is it to cut it, or replace the bumper..not sure.

[yearoftherat]

Nice pics...velocity red is nicer in person

On the GT sedan the grille is part of the bumper.
On the GT hatch the grille is attached to the hood and is removable.

[Wild Weasel]

If the MS3 came in Velocity Red, I'd have bought it in that. :)

[Crimson]

LOL me too actually. :) But I'll wait until the '09 Sedan MS3 comes out.

[faibs]

paint those calipers!

[KenYork]

gone fishing.:chuckle

[Crimson]

paint those calipers!

Will do! Is the G2 Caliper Paint Kit good? I only see G2 and Dupli-Color caliper paint kits. I'm gearing towards G2 since it's available at a lot of places like www.tirerack.com

[faibs]

i got the dupli kit at CT., it actually wow'd me
pretty thick and dried fast!

[majic]

Nice pics...velocity red is nicer in person


agreed :chuckle

[Jeff-TheBiz]

gone fishing.:chuckle

May wanna get the stubby before anything else..


LOL me too actually. :) But I'll wait until the '09 Sedan MS3 comes out.

Not seeing that happen too soon.

[sanmaz3_84]

Very noice! luving the 20% 35% tint job!!!

[Crimson]

Thanks dude! But it's 20% all around actually :)

[Crimson]

Updated pics! Check last few pics of my 1st post.

- Crimson

[Broli]

looking good

nice changes

[James_N]

gotta love the rx-8 rims on our 3's..look so damn good.

car is looking niiice

[Jeff-TheBiz]

Lookin really good..



Powder Coat RX-8 Wheels hypersilver (similar to BMW M3 alloys from www.carcone.com (http://www.carcone.com))

http://aycu07.webshots.com/image/17886/2000683582170670573_rs.jpg (http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2000683582170670573)


They didn't hyper finish them??

[MajesticBlueNTO]

Lookin really good..

They didn't hyper finish them??




Mods:

RX-8 Wheels with Nexen N3000 tires (Installed)

Future Mods:

Powder Coat RX-8 Wheels hypersilver (similar to BMW M3 alloys from www.carcone.com) (http://www.carcone.com))

not yet

[Jeff-TheBiz]

not yet

I saw the Future Mods.. :whoa

just thought 'who would install the rubber and then get them coated afterwards?'

[Crimson]

I saw the Future Mods.. :whoa

just thought 'who would install the rubber and then get them coated afterwards?'

Hehe ya..but there's this thing called money that just happened to run out this month :)

I'll get them powdercoated probably next year..unless $930 lands on my lap somehow.

[nicker]

hey nice setup, those pedals you got, what does the foot reset screw into? right through the floor board?

[Crimson]

hey nice setup, those pedals you got, what does the foot reset screw into? right through the floor board?

Yep..that was the easiest piece to install. My recommendation for the pedal install is to start from the right and work your way left. It took me a couple of hours just to install the frickin things. Drilling through the metal was not as easy as I thought.

[Crimson]

Just updating with a couple of new pics of my newly painted RX-8 wheels. I'm extremely happy for how they turned out. I didn't want them to be too dark like gunmetal. I was mainly looking for a couple of shades darker than stock to give it that shinka/hypersilver look.

I had them painted at Carcone's in Aurora. The gentleman there was extremely patient and nice enough to take me around their shop and show me all different kinds of wheels and colours. They definitely aren't the cheapest but because they are literally 10 minutes from my house, the convenience was too good to forgo.

Let me know what you think.

- crimson

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[Slade]

HOLY **** that is clean! The rims look nice, im stuck between getting RX8 or an aftermark rim.

[Axelariation]

NICE RIDE! Now I know how the RX8 wheeels will look on my ride! :chuckle Very nice!

[matt9]

Really good looking. What colour is that?

[Mafty]

wow nice car. never seen it around. recocknized the plaza though

[Crimson]

Really good looking. What colour is that?

hi matt9,

the colour according to carcone's is 4056 - Dark Silver.

Ya I'm really happy how it turned out. I'll come out to a few meets if anybody wants to check them out.

- crimson

[matt9]

hi matt9,

the colour according to carcone's is 4056 - Dark Silver.

Ya I'm really happy how it turned out. I'll come out to a few meets if anybody wants to check them out.

- crimson

how much it cost?

[Crimson]

HOLY **** that is clean! The rims look nice, im stuck between getting RX8 or an aftermark rim.

Hey Slade,

I don't want to seem like an advocate for the RX-8 wheels, but they suit the car perfectly in my opinion, even more so than the RX-8 itself. It's a classic design, clean and simple.

I really looked for alternative wheels that would look good on a True Red, and I found maybe 1 or 2 such as the Tenzo R Type-M Black with red lip. But I kept coming back to the RX-8's because they just looked stock, and that's sort of the clean look I'm going for.

- crimson

[matt9]

+1

No aftermarket wheel is better looking than the RX8s :)

[Crimson]

how much it cost?

Total with tax was $659.

$125 per wheel (Sandblasted + powdercoat)
$20 per wheel (dismount/balance tires)
$3 (some sort of environmental clean-up fee)

Like I said, it's not the cheapest place, but they were so close to me that I couldn't say no. I was originally going to go to Quy's Powdercoating in Brampton but I found Carcone's close by and opted for them instead.

- crimson

[FLIPDADY]

Wow they turned out great!

Good choice on the color.

[Mafty]

Total with tax was $659.

$125 per wheel (Sandblasted + powdercoat)
$20 per wheel (dismount/balance tires)
$3 (some sort of environmental clean-up fee)

Like I said, it's not the cheapest place, but they were so close to me that I couldn't say no. I was originally going to go to Quy's Powdercoating in Brampton but I found Carcone's close by and opted for them instead.

- crimson
ahhhh you could have almost bought new wheels. expensivvveeee. but the results look flawless. they look brand new

[Crimson]

ahhhh you could have almost bought new wheels. expensivvveeee. but the results look flawless. they look brand new

Yep! I totally thought about it, but I couldn't find any wheels that I was happy with. Who would've thought that stock wheels would get so many heads turned.

Go figure. :)

[Crimson]

Wow they turned out great!

Good choice on the color.

Ya not too bad eh? I remember mentioning to you I was getting them painted. It turned out better than I had expected as well.

[Dan Da Man]

Yeah True Red! i need to put pics of mine, were almost twins except you have sweet rims and i do not good sir.

[LockOut]

VERY NICE colour, and nice ride all around. The Pro Kits give it a nice, subtle drop. Looks great.

[RX9]

woooo....clean,simply,shine. true red FTW! btw, you need a catback to match the wheels, muhahahaha....

[b.rabbit]

Your car looks great! Wow!

[Crimson]

woooo....clean,simply,shine. true red FTW! btw, you need a catback to match the wheels, muhahahaha....

LOL...ya I think I may get one...might be in the budget for next summer however considering I just bought a house.

- crimson

[Crimson]

Crimson: Your car is looking frickin' amazing. Good job.

Thanks Lars :)

Any suggestions on what else I can do on the outside? I'm planning to upgrade the audio next summer but as far as outside is concerned, maybe a nice exhaust system and some sway bars and stuff.

Not sure...what do you think?

- crimson