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

**rsquared** · 08-08-2011, 11:39 AM

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

). 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

Then I changed up the rims in Fall 2006

Added aftermarket led tails in Spring of 2007:

Summer 2007: tints, replica GV lip, angel eyes

Finally got a spoiler in Spring of 2009, replica Mazdaspeed3 spoiler

**rsquared** · 08-08-2011, 11:50 AM

Part 2

Fall 2010 - new rims - GP Racing GR7s

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

**FLIPDADY** · 08-08-2011, 12:46 PM

Wow the ride looks great Ryan! More goodies to come!

**RedRaptor** · 08-08-2011, 07:35 PM

Good job Ryan. I love the MS3 rear spoiler.

**Mazdy** · 08-08-2011, 07:45 PM

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!

**cwp_sedan** · 08-08-2011, 07:54 PM

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

**aris** · 08-08-2011, 07:59 PM

Car looks awesome

**ottoyu34** · 08-08-2011, 08:17 PM

Awesome ride. It came a long way.

**yearoftherat** · 08-08-2011, 09:51 PM

Car looks great !

**SatoTatsuya** · 08-09-2011, 09:45 AM

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!!

**rzapata** · 08-09-2011, 09:58 AM

Nicely done sir!

**Jackal** · 08-09-2011, 02:33 PM

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

**Mitchell3** · 08-10-2011, 01:39 AM

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?

im more of a fan of the aftermarket ones tbh.

**Mazdy** · 08-10-2011, 01:45 AM

I asked the same question when we were doing the trade

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

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?

im more of a fan of the aftermarket ones tbh.

**Mitchell3** · 08-10-2011, 01:55 AM

Originally Posted by Mazdy

I asked the same question when we were doing the trade

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

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

**rsquared** · 08-11-2011, 10:43 AM

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

**rsquared** · 09-12-2011, 06:12 PM

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?

**Fuyuzora** · 09-12-2011, 06:18 PM

That combination - red and argento - looks absolutely fantastic!

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.

**FLIPDADY** · 09-12-2011, 06:48 PM

Wow they turned out great.

**gabbygenier** · 09-12-2011, 07:09 PM

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

**Mazdy** · 09-12-2011, 07:12 PM

Damn Ryan!! They look so nice!!

**Jackal** · 09-12-2011, 09:26 PM

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

**jonjon72** · 09-12-2011, 10:31 PM

Looks good bro! Photoshoot? LOL

**Mitchell3** · 09-12-2011, 11:49 PM

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

**Jaysan** · 09-13-2011, 12:49 AM

so that how my car would look with gen2 ms3 rims

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