70NYD
14-02-2011, 03:44 PM
OK
so i had this car for nearly 4 months now, bought it in November '10
i couldnt beleive my eyes when i found it cus it had not a single mark on the body, perfect condition.
it is a 05 Velocity Red RX8 with leather interior and no sunroof.
i wanted a sunroof model a great deal, but unfortunately, those of you who have seen me have seen i am vertically challenged, so the sunroof lowers the roof lining just enough for my head to hit it when i sit in a conferable position with the seat all the way down but not leaning back too much..
so that went out the window. i was also aware that most pre05 models have a radio firmware less than such and such making it incompatible with a iphone adapter.. this was one of my deciding factors as well because changing a headunit in this car costs around 400 just for the fascia with the climate control computer that gets lost once you remove the stock HU (i actually love the stock HU and was not intending on changing it anyway)
i had plans to keep the astina for a much longer time, but after standing back and thinking about it, i really wanted a more powerful car, and especially RWD. now i know nothing is impossible, but those dreams in the astina would have cost me too much time and money, so i opted for a upgrade.
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee177/70NYD/RX8/DSC_00035.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee177/70NYD/RX8/DSC_00164.jpg
the 1st day i saw the car i put a deposit down immediately following a test drive and inspection, and after i negotiated the price of course.
i picked the car up the very next day with a full detail and a full tank of v-power
the dealership managed to loose the logbooks between the time they bought the car and the time i saw it, which was 4 days.. but the car was originally bought from them and was only ever serviced there, so fortunately all the service history was in the computers, and i got the copy off it. and the car passed the safety cert with flying colors of course.
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee177/70NYD/RX8/DSC_00135.jpg
so i bought it home, admired it for a few hours and decided to buy a bodykit.
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee177/70NYD/RX8/DSC_00112.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee177/70NYD/RX8/DSC_0010.jpg
found one on ebay, took a amazingly short period of time to come from the states, and after some time getting it painted and repainted i finally put it on the car :D
also i get a set of front fender strakes as well as the rear and front accents (all brushed alu finish, dont really like chrome) and these should have been a standard on the car, but anyway (btw mazda wants $500 JUST for the fender strakes.. thankfully there is rotary13b1 and rotaryfx ;))
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee177/70NYD/RX8/DSC_0009.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee177/70NYD/RX8/DSC_0004.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee177/70NYD/RX8/DSC_0001.jpg
in the meantime i have done a few much needed upgrades to the stereo.
first and foremost i needed a way to do all - charge my phone, listen to the music of it and use the gps on it to help me when going somewhere the 1st time.
so i bought a grom iPhone/iPod/iPad adapter with a secondary line in to plug any mp3 in there (again thanks eBay) and installed it in the car. i dont have any photos of the finished product, its not much to look at, just a wire :p but here is the actual adapter
http://www.carputer-shop.co.uk/images/grom-ipodv2.gif
secondly, while the bose stereo has 9 speakers, 2 of which are 9" woofers in the doors, however these are freeair and their lower frequency response is just not all there.. thye provide great mid and midlow bass, but no no low bass which is what i was missing.
so i installed a 12"kicker CVR in the boot, it was quick and easy to be honest, longest part was placing the grommit back in to the firewall after the wire went through. most of the interior comes of by just the grab and pull method so that made everything SO much faster
anyway here is the finished product :)
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee177/70NYD/RX8/IMG_0513.jpg
it is not as low as legaly possibly, its still stock height (body kit didnt actually lower it)
next up i will be getting a tint finally, followed by either cat-back exhaust (or a full decat from the rotor housings) or some new wheels. in reality there is nothing wrong with the stock ones, they are light(ish) strong and look good but i just want different stile
found the wheels i want already just need to find some suppliers now :D
thank you all for visiting
so i had this car for nearly 4 months now, bought it in November '10
i couldnt beleive my eyes when i found it cus it had not a single mark on the body, perfect condition.
it is a 05 Velocity Red RX8 with leather interior and no sunroof.
i wanted a sunroof model a great deal, but unfortunately, those of you who have seen me have seen i am vertically challenged, so the sunroof lowers the roof lining just enough for my head to hit it when i sit in a conferable position with the seat all the way down but not leaning back too much..
so that went out the window. i was also aware that most pre05 models have a radio firmware less than such and such making it incompatible with a iphone adapter.. this was one of my deciding factors as well because changing a headunit in this car costs around 400 just for the fascia with the climate control computer that gets lost once you remove the stock HU (i actually love the stock HU and was not intending on changing it anyway)
i had plans to keep the astina for a much longer time, but after standing back and thinking about it, i really wanted a more powerful car, and especially RWD. now i know nothing is impossible, but those dreams in the astina would have cost me too much time and money, so i opted for a upgrade.
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee177/70NYD/RX8/DSC_00035.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee177/70NYD/RX8/DSC_00164.jpg
the 1st day i saw the car i put a deposit down immediately following a test drive and inspection, and after i negotiated the price of course.
i picked the car up the very next day with a full detail and a full tank of v-power
the dealership managed to loose the logbooks between the time they bought the car and the time i saw it, which was 4 days.. but the car was originally bought from them and was only ever serviced there, so fortunately all the service history was in the computers, and i got the copy off it. and the car passed the safety cert with flying colors of course.
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee177/70NYD/RX8/DSC_00135.jpg
so i bought it home, admired it for a few hours and decided to buy a bodykit.
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee177/70NYD/RX8/DSC_00112.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee177/70NYD/RX8/DSC_0010.jpg
found one on ebay, took a amazingly short period of time to come from the states, and after some time getting it painted and repainted i finally put it on the car :D
also i get a set of front fender strakes as well as the rear and front accents (all brushed alu finish, dont really like chrome) and these should have been a standard on the car, but anyway (btw mazda wants $500 JUST for the fender strakes.. thankfully there is rotary13b1 and rotaryfx ;))
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee177/70NYD/RX8/DSC_0009.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee177/70NYD/RX8/DSC_0004.jpg
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee177/70NYD/RX8/DSC_0001.jpg
in the meantime i have done a few much needed upgrades to the stereo.
first and foremost i needed a way to do all - charge my phone, listen to the music of it and use the gps on it to help me when going somewhere the 1st time.
so i bought a grom iPhone/iPod/iPad adapter with a secondary line in to plug any mp3 in there (again thanks eBay) and installed it in the car. i dont have any photos of the finished product, its not much to look at, just a wire :p but here is the actual adapter
http://www.carputer-shop.co.uk/images/grom-ipodv2.gif
secondly, while the bose stereo has 9 speakers, 2 of which are 9" woofers in the doors, however these are freeair and their lower frequency response is just not all there.. thye provide great mid and midlow bass, but no no low bass which is what i was missing.
so i installed a 12"kicker CVR in the boot, it was quick and easy to be honest, longest part was placing the grommit back in to the firewall after the wire went through. most of the interior comes of by just the grab and pull method so that made everything SO much faster
anyway here is the finished product :)
http://i228.photobucket.com/albums/ee177/70NYD/RX8/IMG_0513.jpg
it is not as low as legaly possibly, its still stock height (body kit didnt actually lower it)
next up i will be getting a tint finally, followed by either cat-back exhaust (or a full decat from the rotor housings) or some new wheels. in reality there is nothing wrong with the stock ones, they are light(ish) strong and look good but i just want different stile
found the wheels i want already just need to find some suppliers now :D
thank you all for visiting