'08 Galaxy Grey Sport GT!

Hey All,

Got my 2008 Mazda 3 Sport GT used about a month ago, been modding it here and there, decided it was time for a thread!

The day I got her (notice the RX8 rims already on! ;))
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/7443/photoyjm.jpg

After a visit to Joe at MoT (for a valence and stubby!)
http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/4483/img01701.jpg

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/3331/img0169gn.jpg


What I've done so far (pics coming soon!):
Exterior:
RX8's on Falken ZE912's
Eibach Prokits (thanks Jimmy & Nextmod!)
SPC Camber Kit
30% Formula1 Pinnacle all around (thanks Autolinks!)
Magnaflow exhaust tip
CX7 stubby antenna
MS3 Rear valence

Interior:
Weathertech Digitalfit front+rears (thanks Nextmod!)
Leather seats + door panels
Caska 3635 DVD/GPS
Aluminum pedals
LED's everywhere!

More to come ;)

looks good :)
rx-8's are always good

Looking great! You've done quite a bit already. Can't wait to see what you do to your ride.

Thanks! One thing I dislike is the amount of red lighting in the interior... Since I'm an electrical engineer, its only natural that some tinkering shall ensue!

Looking good so far! I have the same ride, looking forward to seeing you spin on it.

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Originally Posted by k13

Thanks! One thing I dislike is the amount of red lighting in the interior... Since I'm an electrical engineer, its only natural that some tinkering shall ensue!

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I don't really like the red lighting either, but it makes sense since red doesn't mess with your night vision

More goodies today:
Aluminum HVAC knobs
Mazda 6 leather shift knob

Crappy pictures this time... iPhone...
http://img808.imageshack.us/img808/3982/img0232gu.jpg

http://img806.imageshack.us/img806/2227/img0233t.jpg

And a pic of the exterior as she sits!
http://img805.imageshack.us/img805/7376/img0234a.jpg

Nice ride...keep it up! :)

Nice! I have the same ride too, one year older and no lux package. looking sharp!

What deck is that? and what did you use to black out your reflectors?

Really nice ride! :)

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Originally Posted by hgmahaha

Nice! I have the same ride too, one year older and no lux package. looking sharp!

What deck is that? and what did you use to black out your reflectors?

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Its a Caska 3635, and they are smoked with vinyl, however I might sell them and go a different route soon...

Is that in mississauga?

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After a visit to Joe at MoT (for a valence and stubby!)
http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/4483/img01701.jpg

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/3331/img0169gn.jpg

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Originally Posted by hgmahaha

Is that in mississauga?

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Yes sir! (ugly condos, btw...)

:DVery nice. Any plans on whats next?

I too do not understand architecture like that. Wow it was a challenge to build it differently like that.. Its still an eyesore.
KW has quite a few ugly buildings too. Google Kitchener's rubik's cube er i mean townhall. Its the prettiest of the at least 3 other god awful buildings that come to mind as well lol

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Originally Posted by Mitchell3

:DVery nice. Any plans on whats next?

I too do not understand architecture like that. Wow it was a challenge to build it differently like that.. Its still an eyesore.
KW has quite a few ugly buildings too. Google Kitchener's rubik's cube er i mean townhall. Its the prettiest of the at least 3 other god awful buildings that come to mind as well lol

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Downtown Kitchener is an eye sore lol

Although the rubix cube is a lot nicer than OCAD's building in downtown toronto...

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Originally Posted by chris.joh

Downtown Kitchener is an eye sore lol

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lol Im content with the other buildings downtown other than the one @ King and Victoria :bang

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Originally Posted by k13

Although the rubix cube is a lot nicer than OCAD's building in downtown toronto...

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LOL wth. Its almost like our perimeter institute inverted and jacked up in the sky.

The red purge begins...

White backlit LCD (unlike the M3F how-to, I didn't have to file, sand or destroy anything to do this mod. Just patience and precision!)
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/57/img0240de.jpg

Shifter LED mod (easiest mod ever! it wasn't even a red bulb... just a red rubber cap...)
http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/4443/img0241et.jpg

looks good :)

Modified the AUX jack to run my iPod cable (Caska doesn't have an AUX anyway)
http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/5717/img0250bw.jpg

Modded the Caska to rid it of the red lighting...
http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/8198/img0282nq.jpg

Cluster, HVAC (so hard to remove!), steering wheel controls (such unique LEDs...) and other misc red lighting to be changed over soon!

would you mind explaining how you did it with out destroying anything? car looks very good btw

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Originally Posted by Kappa

would you mind explaining how you did it with out destroying anything? car looks very good btw

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I should have taken pictures while I was doing it... Basically the reason why they file everything down is to get the casing off so that there is enough room to work with. I just bent the pins slightly to create enough room to work with (I'm an Electrical Engineer, so I'm professionally trained to solder AND i do a ton of soldering, so minimal working room is good enough for me). Afterwards I just bent it back. Took an hour or so.

i like the pictures!

looks bright as hell! But :like

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Originally Posted by k13

I should have taken pictures while I was doing it... Basically the reason why they file everything down is to get the casing off so that there is enough room to work with. I just bent the pins slightly to create enough room to work with (I'm an Electrical Engineer, so I'm professionally trained to solder AND i do a ton of soldering, so minimal working room is good enough for me). Afterwards I just bent it back. Took an hour or so.

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see its times like this i wish i lived in toronto so i could just pay you to do this hahaha