Hope for the hatch [Archive]

mEtH

01-18-2006, 09:41 PM

http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=37525.0

It looks sick!

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/2099000-2099999/2099686_15_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/2099000-2099999/2099686_21_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/2099000-2099999/2099686_20_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/2099000-2099999/2099686_19_full.jpg

Junior

01-18-2006, 09:46 PM

that\'s a sharp looking mazda3... it\'ll be hard to clear driveway ans shit, but DAMN i can\'t stop looking at it.

great kit, that\'s def. something i would do if I had the 3 sport... rims look pimp and in the first pic I thought that reflection along the side of the car were decals of the same colour as the rims. for a show car, the decals would be the final touch!

smoking hawt!

S.F.W.

01-18-2006, 11:29 PM

The rims are really close to the colour I had mine done. Mine are a little lighter, but I really like the colour. It is crazy low with the body kit. I wouldn\'t drive that around TO in the winter..heck maybe even the summer given some of the potholes.

///M

01-19-2006, 12:41 AM

mEtH

01-19-2006, 12:48 AM

Yah that one is wicked too. Hes swapping out his clutch and flywheel now.

dredd2099

01-19-2006, 01:28 AM

sweet

Spyder01

01-19-2006, 01:49 AM

Any pics of a modded white 3 hatch??

Hazy

01-19-2006, 10:11 AM

Now thats a nice hatch!

Cardinal Fang

01-19-2006, 10:38 AM

MERAH\'s car (the Velo Red Hatch) was one the first modified hatch I saw when I began lurking the boards for a car. When I saw his colour rims with that body paint colour I was amazed. I\'ve scene the colour scheme on other cars but with the Mazda 3 body type it just seemed so much better suited. MERAH has put so much sweat equity into his car and should be commended for the creativeness and level of finish.

Great post methodyst. I\'ve seen a few guys mentioning powder coating their stock rims but I was always concerned about the cost and well as whether the application would hold up given our climate and roads. Anyone have any ideas as to the cost? I\'ve toyed with these two colours for my Copper Red Mazda but always assumed I\'d buy new rims for it.

I need to learn PHOTOSHOP and test out some rim colours.

majic

01-19-2006, 10:51 AM

Originally posted by Cardinal Fang
I\'ve scene the colour scheme

lol.. wtf?

Originally posted by Cardinal Fang
Anyone have any ideas as to the cost?

$300ish.. sandblast and powdercoat.. SFW and a few others have done it..

Cardinal Fang

01-19-2006, 10:58 AM

1. I\'m still mourning over the squirrel I killed.
2. I haven\'t had my morning coffee.
3. Thank you for making light of it.
4. Careful not to upset your campaign manager.
5. Thank you for the quote I will PM SFW.

Originally posted by Spyder01
Any pics of a modded white 3 hatch??

There are many on the M3F site.

dr_sarcasm

01-19-2006, 11:02 AM

The darker 3 looks aggressive, yet clean. The red one looks a tad overdone, but it\'s all in the name of \"show\". Not sure if I\'m completely sold on the hood and the smoked headlight covers though. Overall they both deserve recognition for time and effort put into making their whips, unique.

dr_\"The GTS headlight covers feel soo 80\'s\"_sarcasm

Broli

01-19-2006, 01:41 PM

i am not a huge fan of the purple
i think the car looks clean
but his wheels look small, it looks like he went to a lower profile tire
it does make the rims look bigger but
now he still has big wheel gaps and he is sitting on the floor!

i was thinking of powdercoating my rims
i have also heard 3 bills
there is a place in aurora
they do good work, my friend had some rims refinished there
(well he ram em thru two winters and 3 accidents so he only had two refinished
the others were fuct)

still if u want me to look it up i will,
i think it is a place that Diddy from TOP told us about!

chinsterr

01-19-2006, 11:10 PM

Originally posted by Broli

i am not a huge fan of the purple
i think the car looks clean
but his wheels look small, it looks like he went to a lower profile tire
it does make the rims look bigger but
now he still has big wheel gaps and he is sitting on the floor!

i was thinking of powdercoating my rims
i have also heard 3 bills
there is a place in aurora
they do good work, my friend had some rims refinished there
(well he ram em thru two winters and 3 accidents so he only had two refinished
the others were fuct)

still if u want me to look it up i will,
i think it is a place that Diddy from TOP told us about!

Hey, I REALLY want to get my rims powdercoated this winter ... seeing as i have winters on the car right now and the stock rims are free !!! Would you mind pm\'ing me the contacts ? much appreciated. I have tried messaging SFW, but no response :(

Chinsterr

Broli

01-19-2006, 11:30 PM

Originally posted by chinsterr

Originally posted by Broli

i am not a huge fan of the purple
i think the car looks clean
but his wheels look small, it looks like he went to a lower profile tire
it does make the rims look bigger but
now he still has big wheel gaps and he is sitting on the floor!

i was thinking of powdercoating my rims
i have also heard 3 bills
there is a place in aurora
they do good work, my friend had some rims refinished there
(well he ram em thru two winters and 3 accidents so he only had two refinished
the others were fuct)

still if u want me to look it up i will,
i think it is a place that Diddy from TOP told us about!

Hey, I REALLY want to get my rims powdercoated this winter ... seeing as i have winters on the car right now and the stock rims are free !!! Would you mind pm\'ing me the contacts ? much appreciated. I have tried messaging SFW, but no response :(

Chinsterr

i am getting my friend to ask him
i will hit u with the info as soon as i get it!!

mEtH

01-20-2006, 12:12 AM

There is a guy off of Vitalmotion that does powder coating.

His screen name is Jedi_Car_Fan
http://www.fancypantspowder.co.nr/

Broli

01-20-2006, 07:52 PM

this is the place i was talking about

http://www.carcone.com/