E. Tinker's Black Mica 2010 MazdaSpeed3

[StitcH]

Looks awesome Tinker! What are you planning on doing with the stock wheels?

[E.Tinker]

Might end up selling them...I'll probably post a for sale thread to gauge interest. If I can't get a reasonable offer for them they might just end up on the wife's 3 (though she's kind of indifferent to the idea) .

[twowings]

Congrats ! You have truly the best looking Black Mica I've seen so far......drive with pride !

[E.Tinker]

Thank you sir!

[ingram1225]

dont forget to paint your headlights! :P

[pepperdro]

DUDE! it looks like you are in Rocklin? I finished high school in Roseville. I will be down there in a couple of months with my MZ3. Car audio innovations is the shiz! Those wheels are looking super sweet, too, by the way.

[E.Tinker]

Originally Posted by pepperdro

DUDE! it looks like you are in Rocklin? I finished high school in Roseville. I will be down there in a couple of months with my MZ3. Car audio innovations is the shiz! Those wheels are looking super sweet, too, by the way.

I'm actually in Rancho Cordova...not in the old sketch part, but in a newer development (Anatiolia) off of South Sunrise.

I CAI. Great bunch of guys that are awesome at what they do. I'll be brining my P5 by there soon for a new head unit.

Thanks for the compliments!

[titleist]

Nice! Did you do the spring install yourself? I haven't done the labor on springs in a good decade. I need my broke college-aged friends to come over and dump mine. lol.

I sprayed my fog light surrounds over the weekend to match the matte black piece it attaches to. I've got a full can of paint if you want it. lol.



Here is a closeup of the paint. I did four or five passes to get all the nooks and crannies.



Also sprayed my Hella Supertones... I like red and all, but I like sleeper mode more.:

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[E.Tinker]

Originally Posted by titleist

Nice! Did you do the spring install yourself? I haven't done the labor on springs in a good decade. I need my broke college-aged friends to come over and dump mine. lol.

No...I had the guys at Les Schwab do the drop when I got the tires mounted on the wheels. Last time I did a sping install it took me the better part of 5 hours or so and it was a pain in the ass (it was my first and probably last time)...didn't feel like going through that again . Besides, I got to talking to the manager there and we kind of made friends (turns out he used to own a Gen1 Mazda3) so he cut me a pretty good deal on the drop/alignment/wheels...made me an offer I couldnt refuse, so to speak.

Originally Posted by titleist

I sprayed my fog light surrounds over the weekend to match the matte black piece it attaches to. I've got a full can of paint if you want it. lol.

I'd take you up on that if I didn't already have some! I've been toying with the idea of spraying them and the emblems a gunmetal color too (like the RX8 R3 rims)...decisions, decisions .

Your fog surrounds look sweet, BTW. Nice job!

[titleist]

For a ride in your newly dropped car, I'll spray them for you! I want to see what the ride quality is like before I drop mine. Your drop is not very obvious (I can slip it by my wife?) which I like. lol.