rsquared's "All show, no go" 2004 Mazda3 Sport GS in arctic white

Bought a used 2004 Mazda3 Sport GS in Arctic White from Mazda of Toronto back in December 2005, otherwise known as the "BTB era" (before the Biz :chuckle). I joined this forum before I bought my car, so I got bit by the modding bug early on.

That being said, I've always been more into the cosmetic mods than performance mods.

Here's a look at some of the major changes through the years

Part 1

Summer of 2006: window visors, chrome turn signal rings and sharkfin

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Then I changed up the rims in Fall 2006

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Added aftermarket led tails in Spring of 2007:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/...2m3tailson.jpg


Summer 2007: tints, replica GV lip, angel eyes

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/...m3-side2-1.jpg
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Finally got a spoiler in Spring of 2009, replica Mazdaspeed3 spoiler

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/...s/spoiler1.jpg

Part 2

Fall 2010 - new rims - GP Racing GR7s

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/...s/501394b8.jpg


And then came the crazy summer of 2011. I have been stockpiling parts for several years and finally had the chance to get stuff painted/installed.

Here's my current full list of mods and my most recent pics:

Interior

• Pioneer F700BT double din nav/multimedia unit
• Mazda3 branded door sills
• weathertech front floorliners
• oem leather seats

Exterior

• replica autoexe front bumper & grill (Nextmod)
• replica sideskirt add-ons (Nextmod)
• led mirror covers (speedline)
• replica Mazdapeed3 spoiler (ebay)
• oem Mazdaspeed3 bumper & exhaust tip
• oem rear bumper step plates
• oem window visors
• red painted calipers (SimplyTire)
• RallyArmour mudflaps (Nextmod)
• GP Racing GR7 wrapped in Akina ties
• McGard red cap splinedrive lugs

Suspension

• Mazdaspeed accessory shocks/struts
• Racing Beat springs

Lighting

• HID low beams
• angel eyes & whited out reflectors in headlights
• aftermarket fogs (blinglights)
• smoked turn signals
• oem led tail lights
• chrome dipped turn signal bulbs front/rear
• interior leds

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/...69d5b781-1.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/...65d85c06-1.jpg
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Wow the ride looks great Ryan! More goodies to come!;)

Good job Ryan. I love the MS3 rear spoiler. :)

Haha ryan...last time i met you..you wer mentioning about the front bumper...and then boom!! Here it is!! Very nice..coming along very well since last time ive seen her!

Wow!!! What a change! Glad to see you put some more, and by more I mean a lot more work into it. Looks great! :thumbsup

Car looks awesome

Awesome ride. It came a long way.

Car looks great !

Love it!! The autoexe front looks better than I had originally thought it'll turn out!

P.S. you forgot to mention that you've got the 'Fish' exterior mod! haha!! :thumbsup

Nicely done sir! :) :thumbsup

Great job with the mods and getting it all installed! Read your other posts about installation.

Pretty awesome man. Glad I'm not alone on the visual>performance outlook lol. I'm getting there though..
So you went from Aftermarket to OEM tails? any reason? :P im more of a fan of the aftermarket ones tbh.

I asked the same question when we were doing the trade :chuckle

He just said he got bored of it....i told him i also got bored of my OEM so the swap was successfully done LOL

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Originally Posted by Mitchell3

Pretty awesome man. Glad I'm not alone on the visual>performance outlook lol. I'm getting there though..
So you went from Aftermarket to OEM tails? any reason? :P im more of a fan of the aftermarket ones tbh.

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Originally Posted by Mazdy

I asked the same question when we were doing the trade :chuckle

He just said he got bored of it....i told him i also got bored of my OEM so the swap was successfully done LOL

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Lol idk its hard to get bored of those, their much more unique.
I guess I have to talk to rsquared to find out what parts hes getting bored of ;)

Im very bored of these tail lights anyone wanna trade? LOL
http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z...toshoot025.jpg

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

Mitchell3 - Mazdy pretty much summed it up, got bored of the aftermarket look and always loved the circular look on the oems. Trade worked out well for both sides. All my parts are fairly new now, so won't get bored for a while :chuckle

2nd gen MS3 rims powdercoated Argento by Metal Coaters. Just need to paint the center caps. Hmm, should I paint them red with a white logo or gunmetal with red logo? :)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a6/...s/cdc74da0.jpg
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That combination - red and argento - looks absolutely fantastic! :hawt

I vote for argento cap + original chrome logo. Keeping a few chrome accents here and there doesn't hurt.

If you're set on painting both though, then argento cap + red metallic logo.

EDIT: Another easy option if you make the badge red might be to simply paint overtop the chrome with red VHT niteshades.

Wow they turned out great.

looks awesome.

i say paint the center cap same color as the rims and the logo in red.

i did sort of the same idea. just not same color. and i get TONS of ppl that look at my rims and think they are aftermarket rims. i used the metal cast paint from dupli color. http://duplicolor.com/products/metalCast/ got it at CT

http://i354.photobucket.com/albums/r...r/DSC_9892.jpg

Damn Ryan!! They look so nice!!

Looking awesome!! Love Gen 2 MS3 rims in Argento!! Too hawt.

Looks good bro! Photoshoot? LOL

:) Looks sweet. Gunmetal w/ red logo imo.
I am also eying your Autoexe bumper cause Im thinking of getting one :P

so that how my car would look with gen2 ms3 rims :D