Trent188's SP20
 

Hey Guys,

After finally getting my car loan approved I bought my first car a blue 02 Mazda 323 Astina SP20 :). I bought it in april 2010 and am loving it.
Mods are slowly getting there struggling for cash on a first year apprentice wage as an auto electrican.

Mod List:

Brakes & Suspension
Front - Super Stiff No brand Lowered 55 mm
Rear - Lovells Lows Lowered 45 mm

Interior
Tuning Expert Alloy Gear Knob With Blue LED's
Tuning Alloy Pedals
2x 9 White SMD LED's In Roof Interior Light Sides With a 12 SMD White LED In Centre
Central Dash Backlight Changed to Blue Single SMD LED's
White 5 SMD LEDs Put In Glove Box
White Festoon 2 SMD LED Put In Boot Light
Instrument Cluster Back Light Changed To SMD LED BLue
Carbon Fiber Cluster Surround
Carbon Fiber JBS Customs Shift Boot
Short Shifter

Exterior
13 SMD LED Parker Globes
Phillips Crystal Vision H1 High Beam
6000K 35w HID H7 Low Beam
6000K 55w HID H3 Fog Lights
T10 Precision 5 SMD LED Number Plate Lights
Blue Valve Caps
Removed Black Side Trims And All Sp20 Stickers
Smokey Side Indicators
Black Altezza Headlights With SMD LED Reverse Lights And Indicators
Center Of Bonnet Sprayed Black
18" Mazda 6 MPS Wheels Powder Coated Black With Nankang 215/35/R18 Tires
Sprayed Front Grill Badge Black
Blue Mushroom Doll On Tow Point :)
LED Headlight Indicators
Carbon Fiber Streetline Stubbly Antenna
2 X Sickspeed Red Horns
Subaru WRX Front Lip
Sprayed Rear Spoiler Gloss Black


Engine
Injen CAI
Painted Matt Black Extractors Heat Shield
X Force Mini Cannon
Blue Mazda Speed Oil Cap

Audio
JVC KD-G845 Head Unit
Focal 6.5" 165A3 Splits In Front Doors With Custom Wooden Bracket
Focal 6" 165CA1 Speakers In Rear Doors
Kenwood 640 Watt 4 Channel Amp KAC8401
Kenwood 12" Subwoofer In Kenwood Box KFC-W3010
Fusion EN-AM4502 2 Channel Amp Bridged

Plans:
Paint Calipers Red Or Blue
New Steering Wheel Mazda MX 5
Blue or Black Number Plates
Front 2 Windows Tint As Dark As Back 2
Carbon Fiber Or Black Mirror Covers
Carbon Fiber Passenger Panel Above Glove Box
Hose Cover Kit

Pics
This Is What I Started With
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z...nt188/car3.jpg
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z...055105a2_o.jpg
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/m...g/DSC_0417.jpg

Installed a Sub
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z...8/IMG_4042.jpg
Installed Rear Door Speakers
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z...8/IMG_4041.jpg
Installed Front Door Speakers
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z...8/IMG_4036.jpg
Installed Tweeters
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z38/trent188/144.jpg
Installed a 2 Fuse Splitter
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z...8/IMG_4032.jpg

Cheers Guys

Need pics. Sounds like a good project car. I did the full blue led replacement inside the car but went back to normal as the brightness was lacking for usefulness. The black in the bonnet looks hot, just look at brisbane boys ride as he has done this.

Any performance mods planned?

Pics or bannage. (well not really but seriously pics :p)

What kind of rims should i get im tossing up between 5 spoke ones like these

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z...nt188/sp20.png

Or black ones like these

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z...mg7107copy.jpg





And with the door trim how do you take it off ? Do you need to paint where it used to sit ?

nice car man :) to take the trim off use a heat gun or a hair dryer with a tub full of patience. u wont need to paint it after u take it of assuming u didnt yank it of and striped the paint :p

Those black ones are in fact Mazda MPS 6 rims powdercoated black, and they would indeed be hot :D

so if i can find a set of Mazda 6 MPS rims they will fit in all proportions ?

yep, actually all the new mazda rims will fit our cars, you probably need tyres to remain within legal requirements ;)

is this going to fit ?

http://carmate.com/product_details.p...id=MZPRO02MNFG

because im thinking of getting this and making it black so it looks like this

http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z...8/IMGP1343.jpg

is any one selling an autoexe grill ?

for the love of god, stay well away from Carmate...

Check out ebay.com for protege grille

if u can make the trip to sydney than they arent bad to deal with, but dont go thruough post with them, they are total fuking bastards

Installed Blue LED Gear Knob, Central Dash Lights And Glove Box
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z38/trent188/064.jpg
Installed LED Boot Light
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z...8/IMG_4044.jpg
Installed Pedals
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z38/trent188/138.jpg

thanks you just saved me a bucket load of money

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/86-95...item20b14aa93b

would that fit ? i know it says only up to 95 but couldn't you just attach it with out the adapter ?
or would some thing more like these be better ?


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mazda...item439a44d919

if they fit ?

Grill:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-M...item20b105e0c8

defiantly buying a grill from the US but i am still deciding whether to make the car blue and black or blue and carbon fibre on the exterior. :)

Installed Crystal Vision Globes in hi beam low beam and fog lights.
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/m...g/DSC_0401.jpg
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/m...g/DSC_0416.jpg
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/m...g/DSC_0386.jpg

If your interested ill be making a big protege garage order in a month or two need to get some gear :)

Might be cheaper, would have to enquire.

Nice stance on it - lowered nicely :)

That's the grille i'm using in the pic you posted above, the seller is great to deal with, the only problem is the grille doesn't fit perfectly. There's a gap in the bottom corners and it took a bit of work to get it to sit level as it was a little twisted. Worth the money but not a great fit :D

For a short ram intake I'm now using this one. eBay intake. It comes with a K&N pod filter which sounds amazing. Much like this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpGN_PuFYyk Also given me a few more HP down low :D

It would fit, however you are better off getting something that fits your car:

Universal SRI
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/MAZDA...#ht_2785wt_802

AEM SRI:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AEM-S...#ht_2821wt_902

Injen CAI:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/INJEN...#ht_1730wt_742

Simota CAI growler:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MAZDA-PREMACY-...#ht_2979wt_930

are the first 3 legal if i get a heat sheild ? is the last one legal ?

im not sure if tha last 1 is technicaly legal but it dosent look like you can see the pod.

Im not sure on the NSW laws but if all you need around ur pod if a headshield then Yes the 1st three would be legal with a headshilds. as for power gains, well just say you wont be beating a lambo anytime soon. The best thing about them is the noise IMO.

oh and congrats on the car, look good in that blue.

P.S black rims all the way. (just check legal sizes ect.)

thanks :)
so wouldent i be better off buying a pod fiter that comes in a carbon fibre heat sheild so it is leagal from the start ? would i still get the same noise ?
cheers

thats what i have.
Yer you get a very similar noise (just not as loud).

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x...n/Image244.jpg

is that what ur talking about?

How so? The Pod is technically still enclosed, so would be legal ;)

where did you get yours from ? how much was it ?

autobarn. payed $80 on sale. i think i saw one there the otherday for $120.
check ebay aswell, iv seen them there aswell.

Im not sure if that other 1 is 100% enclosed marc? I didnt look at it that closly, does look like a good idear but, must be newish i didnt see that when i was looking for 1 for my car. (because not havin an enclosed pod will kill half the people of NSW)

The simota one is technically enclosed, as you cant see the pod ;) Also look at late model Commodoes, they have similiar designed intakes and are fine...

yer, was goin to say its similar to the newer falcon ect..
Id go the injen one if i had the money, it all depens on how much you want to spend.

simota growlers are legal AFAIK cus they enclose the filter fully from the engine bay. and they are aweosme for ppl with grills cus you get direct ram air effect as well :D (wish i could fit one to myn... )

hmm i want a k&n filter for the sound but i want to simota for the preformance :S such a hard decision.
Any one live in sydney want to help me take the side trims off this weekend ? im freaking out will it heat gun ruin the paint on the door ?

Any do you guys know any one who is selling mazda 6 mps rims ? i cant find them any where.

heat gun with wax and grease remover and you will be right.

whats the wax for ?

I'm pretty sure he means you need the following items:
- heat gun
- wax and grease remover

All the noted intakes will give you the same sound (think of a vacuum cleaner when you put your pedal to the floor :p), but can yeild different power figures, but would be pretty close to each other.

The side trims can be easily removed with some fishing line & wax & grease remover...

Also keep an eye out on ebay :)

bought these today
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MAZDA-323-SMO...item5ad4b7bf23

was looking for clear ones but they didint have any so i settled for smokey i am hoping it goes well with the carbon fibre on the grill when i get it.

Any do you guys know any one who is selling mazda 6 mps rims ? i cant find them any where.

Could try ringing some wheel shops like bob jane, jax quick fit.

Also keep an eye out in the marketplace at ozmazda, osmazdamps, ozmazda club.

whats the little breather/mini pod filter comming out of the side of the carbon fibre cylinder on the left ?

That breather doesn't come out of the filter, it comes out of the cylinder head.

That is the crankcase vent port. It allows gases that build up in the block and head (usually through blow-by) to escape.

Normally it is connected back into the intake piping.