Holy Crap

[TYLERM7]

whats up to all. im new to this forum and recently new to the whole "MAZDA" scene and i love it! its my new hobby! im a member on one other mazda 3 forum, but i heard that this is a better forum just b.c of the ppl here. so i decided to check it out. anyways, i have an 05' rally white mazda 3 S. tenzo dc5 18x8 +45 w/ kuhmo ecsta 225/40/18's. cosmo racing SRI (for now). removed side moldings and emblems. custom painted engine bay and interior trim pieces. also blue LED conversion and pioneer system. aftermarket grill, and on the way eibach pro-kit.

[Xerox]

i heard that this is a better forum just b.c of the ppl here.

Really....where the heck did u hear that?! :chuckle

Welcome.

BTW, interesting title for the thread.

[SpeedBaby]

welcome!

and show us some pics!

[TYLERM7]

haha im in a car club here in kentucky and the guy that runs it said that most of the ppl if not all were really cool on here, and he has learned a lot from this forum as opposed to others. and yea i figured ppl would look with a title like that

[Tokic_o]

My guess is 3astice?

lol, welcome man. I'm interested in some pics too

[b]

Welcome to the club.

[TYLERM7]

this is so far....
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/autumn_rider_1/l_439cd7baac3f5f4c3daacea763984b0a.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/autumn_rider_1/CIMG0050.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/autumn_rider_1/CIMG0052.jpghttp://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/autumn_rider_1/DSC01087.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/autumn_rider_1/CIMG0060.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/autumn_rider_1/CIMG0061.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/autumn_rider_1/CIMG0104.jpg
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/autumn_rider_1/CIMG0100.jpg

[Gizzmo_jr]

bah...legal scanners :complain

[Tokic_o]

Nice, I say paint the grille body colour and get some LED tails :chuckle

[TYLERM7]

WOAH... sorry those are so big. didnt mean to do that. thanks for all the welcome's and idk what his name on this forum is, but ill find out. lemme know what you guys think. thanks!

[TYLERM7]

LED tail lights are coming, but i gotta have the money first and then ill sell my stock ones on ebay

[qycxzerqp]

I like those white rings on the dash, they match your car very well.

[TYLERM7]

thanks man. those were a big pain actually but i think they turned out good.

[3GFX]

Welcome! I'm a rear fan of the look you've achieved. The interior looks great!!!

You need a drop though ;)

[dentinger]

nice, i was actually looking at those rims a while back...
do they rub at all?? but then agian, your not lowered...yet
im on sportlines....so there is a difference there.
im still thinkin i might get some 18x8.5 rims, and stretch some 215's on there...

[TYLERM7]

thanks for the compliments. THE PRINGS ARE COMING!!!!! ALREADY ORDERED! so im just waiting on them to arrive and then comes the install and fenders rollin' party. as of right now, i dont rub. there only 18x8's but i ordered the PRO-KIT from eibach so its not gunna srop it to much that i should rub. if i do, its only at full lock, and i dont race or anything like that so the only time im at full lock is when im turning out of a parking spot or something like that. so im not too worried about it. i think 8.5s might be pushing it though, depending on the offset, b/c mine are +45 and my front sticks out like a 1/4 of an inch. not enough to look bad, but i think and 8.5 might be pushin it. idk though. im STILL a rookie at the whole "car" thing. im learning though.

[baymoe]

I'm really digging the nice gauge rings that you painted in white. It contrasts well with the rest of the dash. Might have to steal that idea... heh Hope you don't mind.

[TYLERM7]

go for it man! THATS AWSOME THAT SOMEONE WOULD USE AN IDEA OF MINE. it seems like im the only, if not one of the VERY small % of ppl that has done that. a lot of ppl that see it didnt ever think to do that, but i think it stands out really well. but thanks for the compliment. hope it turns out nice. OH, and that piece just pops right off by the way.

[MikeyGT]

TYLERM7.. i was just wondering.. what kind of paint did you use for the interior?.. i'm just simply amazed at the coloring... i colored my OEM floor mats with water base paint and when it dried.. it was rough :S

[TYLERM7]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/autumn_rider_1/415NDV4DMKL_AA280_.jpg


FIGURED THIS WAS THE EASIEST WAY TO SHOW YOU... obviously i used white though. you can pick it up @ wal-mart. cheap cheap cheap! thanks for the comment by the way.

[eqlso]

I like that painted interior...looks very nice. I wonder how it'll look with my beige interior.

[TYLERM7]

true..... thats the ONLY reason i didnt buy a new 3. i am not a fan of the beige interior at all. no offense. but the dark interior looks much better to me i think, and it came on the 05' so thats what i got. but dont let me stop you. go for it man! lemme know how it turns out

[Broli]

welcome to the club man!!

i like the black and white theme looks pretty good bro!!

[TYLERM7]

thanks man! i seriously wish they made your lip for the sedan's.... so many pl have it for the hatch, and i want it so freaking bad. but i have a sedan....

[jaM3ican]

FIGURED THIS WAS THE EASIEST WAY TO SHOW YOU... obviously i used white though. you can pick it up @ wal-mart. cheap cheap cheap! thanks for the comment by the way.

Hi TylerM7,

just wanted to know if you removed the trim peices before you painted them or did you use a brush to paint.

Maybe seeing that you are new here you can post your first DIY.

Always looking for cheap mod's

Thanks
JaM3ican

[TYLERM7]

man i wish i had a camera at the time that i did all these mods, but it was when i first got my car. everything is pretty simple though. the cool thing about our cars is that most of the pieces just "pop" right off. center console, all trim pieces, etc. when i painted everything, i took everything apart. its much easier to get a nice clean look when you spray something as opposed to brush painting it on. lemme know if there is anything that you might want to do, and ill take pictures to see if i can help.

[Cardinal Fang]

Welcome to the board TYLERM7. Nice ride.

[TYLERM7]

Thanks Man. Appreciate The Complement!

[MikeyGT]

omg.. thanks TYLERM7 for the paint. I'm gonna fly over to walmart this weekend or something. i won't get a chance to do the spraying until probably summer. hope it turns out nice.

Thanks again:D

[dj_chinaman2097]

How did you go about painting/masking the symbols on the battery lid and fuse box lid? I think the reversed color symbols are a nice touch.

I'm going to be painting the battery and fuse box lids and engine cover the same way, but in satin gold. Mine is an '06 so I don't have the cool engine cover.

[MikeyGT]

TYLERM7, can you post picture of your gauges?. is it me, or did you also colored some parts of the gauges?

[TYLERM7]

MIKEY... is this what your talking about? http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/autumn_rider_1/DSC01087.jpg

[TYLERM7]

How did you go about painting/masking the symbols on the battery lid and fuse box lid? I think the reversed color symbols are a nice touch.

I'm going to be painting the battery and fuse box lids and engine cover the same way, but in satin gold. Mine is an '06 so I don't have the cool engine cover.

well the easiest way to do it is to just paint what you want to paint, and then i took a little bit of sandpaper and just sanded it away.... but ppl have said that they have used paint pens and stuff to just make little things like that black. its up to you though.

[MikeyGT]

MIKEY... is this what your talking about? http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/autumn_rider_1/DSC01087.jpg

yes sort of.. i was thinking that you'd take a picture where i can see your speedometer rather than at an angle... it looks like you colored parts of your tachometer

[TYLERM7]

OHHHH.... no i havnt taken apart the guage cluster YET!!! i plan to do it soon, b/c i want to swap out all the LED'S on the circuit board to match the A/C unit. i havent done anything to the tachometer or anything like that, but i may do something like change them to white. who knows

[fred333]

That would look very cool.

[TYLERM7]

well thats my plan atleast, but idk how i would even go about doing that. gunna change the LEDs for sure, but the tachometer, im not sure how. anyone got any ideas?