Contents

• External appearance mods
• Interior mods
• Performance mods
• Computer and Audio System
• Pictures

My Car

I have a 2008.5 Mazda MAZDASPEED 3 (affordable and speedy) with a growing list of modifications. These include a full custom Car PC/carputer setup, a new audio system, a bunch of appearance mods inside and out, and some engine mods next on the list.

This page is a summary of what I’ve done to the thing in general.

External Appearance Mods

• Mazda RX-8 rims, painted black, custom plexiglass center caps
• Smoke-tinted side markers (custom)
• Smoked headlight reflectors (custom, required baking open the lights)
• Chrome-dipped front and rear signals
• Parking light delete mod (yellow lights are off unless signaling)
• 35% tint sides and back (including front sides)
• Debadged, remaining Ms painted black
• Side moldings removed
• AutoExe stubby antenna
• White license plate and side marker LEDs
• JDM rain guards
• Bosch frameless wipers
• Rear wiper removed and plugged
• SilverStar Ultra bulbs, low and high
• 4000K yellow fogs
• Black-painted calipers
• Partplaza eyelids
• Hella Supertone horns

Some pictures of the exterior:

Interior Mods

• TWM short shifter
• TWM aluminum shifter bushings
• TWM aluminum shift knob (matte black)
• Full interior white LEDs
• Red Line Goods custom e-brake boot
• Red Line Goods custom shift boot
• Red Line Goods custom armrest cover
• Lots of cutting and fabrication for the CarPC and audio setup
• Mazda all-weather floor mats

Here’s a shot of most of the interior:

And some more pics:

Performance Mods

Waiting for the warranty to lapse first, here’s what’s planned:

• Cobb short-ram intake
• Cobb turbo inlet
• Cobb AccessPort ECU flasher
• Some kind of coilover setup, not sure yet
• A full catback exhaust replacement

Computer and Audio System

There’s a lot of stuff going on here, including an audio and carputer setup.

Take a look at my ELECTRONICS PAGE.

Pictures

Interior, exterior, PC, and install pictures are all in MY FLICKR STREAM.

Thanks

This kind of thing is easy once you find people to talk to about it with you. Specifically, many thanks to all of the good people over at:

• MP3Car Forums
• Mazda3 Forums
• Mazdas 24/7

Also, though it can get a bit spammy, its nice to be able to find other installs on CarDomain.