cwp mazdaspeed3 / work rezax rebuild

[sixspeedthree]

here is my progress thread for my speed3. its a little slow going since im doing the wheels and everything myself so bear with me








original photoshop i did to see how it would look...



roof rack and bike trays added...



boost gauge reinstall/customizing . the silverface, white edge lit autometer gauge doesnt match my oem gauges worth a damn. sooo, since the boost line broke behind the gauge i took it out, ordered new line and a red led bulb. then i took apart the boost gauge to make the face and needle different...








DDM 4500k hids and DDM yellow fog bulbs...



wheel painting supplies...







from when i did the test fit:





















comments and questions welcome!

[staytuned05]

wow the duplicolor bronze looks awesome. i dont know why they dont make gold, but i like bronze anyway and will look sick on ur ride. i want to get 18x8 G35 7-spoke OEM rims and paint them with this color, and im glad i saw actual pics using the color. cant wait to see installed!

and props for takin the wheels apart and all, doin it correct!

how many coats did u use for primer, color and clear?

[MrRolla]

awesome ms3!cant w8 to see it stanced! i own a 3 too you on m3f much? oh btw if you need help engine n mod wise give me a hola!

[KenSpec]

great work! Cant wait to see more updates

[sixspeedthree]

wow the duplicolor bronze looks awesome. i dont know why they dont make gold, but i like bronze anyway and will look sick on ur ride. i want to get 18x8 G35 7-spoke OEM rims and paint them with this color, and im glad i saw actual pics using the color. cant wait to see installed!

and props for takin the wheels apart and all, doin it correct!

how many coats did u use for primer, color and clear?

yeah after seeing a lot of pics online in my research for the right bronze color i decided to go with the duplicolor. in the sun it looks amazing.

its a pain in the ass to take the wheels apart and everything but itll be worth it in teh end

after sanding the wheels i do just over 1 coat of self etching primer, then 2 solid coats of bronze, then wetsand, then another coat of bronze, then 2 coats of clear.

awesome ms3!cant w8 to see it stanced! i own a 3 too you on m3f much? oh btw if you need help engine n mod wise give me a hola!

thanks! i used to go on m3f, never really posted much at all though. ill keep you in mind of i ever want more performance haha :p

[OSSHWA]

Looking forward to seeing the new wheels mounted.

[filter524]

freakin Dustin! slowest wheel rebuild evaaar!!! LOL that one wheel looks good tho!

[shippedout]

Wheels came out nice man. I like where this thread is going

[sixspeedthree]

the wheels are finally done







and as of today bc racing type br coilovers

[JasperThomas]

Can't wait to see how it looks.

[sixspeedthree]

rear




front:













215/50 on a 9


205/50 on a 8

[hinrichs]

its getting there, looking good so far tho

[firelizard]

Not too shabby. The wheels definitely turned out nice. The tires look pretty chunky though. I'm assuming you went 215/50 to keep the stock O.D.?