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What have you done to your 3rd Gen today?

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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 10:36 AM
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um your 1g didn't have an FS-DE so I fail to see the point. IT HAD NO SOUL



I was really daring and didn't feel like paying for one of the underground city-run parking garages so I street parked my car right smack in the middle of downtown.

Luckily I was only in the bank for about 5 minutes to close my account with them
Old Sep 28, 2007 | 11:44 AM
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washed and waxed but when it got time to do the inside i just couldnt get myself to do it lol darn 90 degrees at 1030 with almost no breeze. maybe tomorrow morning i will finish it. and of course theres a 30% chance of rain all weekend so washing my car will make it 100%.
Old Sep 28, 2007 | 03:11 PM
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Care to post pics of the 4 spoke wheel? I dont think I've ever seen that!
Old Sep 28, 2007 | 03:14 PM
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really?!?!?

not my car, but it looks like this....
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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 03:40 PM
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IIRC no sedans came with the leather steering wheel. Surprising since the ES and Pro5 are the same mechanically (and cosmetically in the interior). I do have both a Nardi MP3 wheel and a Nardi Miata wheel. Just have to decide which I want to use (the MP3 wheel will require a dye job on the silver, I have found a place that sells leather dye but now I am on a tight budget until I go back to work). I have a black and silver Mazda3 shift **** so the MP3 wheel would match the best. Then I just have to get my gf to stop using this hand cleanser crap she likes (turns the wheel and **** white over time). At least she doesn't use it (much) when she drives the Speed.
Old Sep 28, 2007 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by njaremka
really?!?!?

not my car, but it looks like this....
Weird!
I mean, it's a normal looking wheel, just looks so out of place having only seen my 3 spoke there for so long, haha!
Old Sep 28, 2007 | 03:55 PM
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3 spoke FTW ... 4 spoke FTL
Old Sep 28, 2007 | 04:11 PM
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Burn.
Old Sep 28, 2007 | 04:18 PM
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The 4-spoke looks like it's definitely a larger diameter. That means there's actually a performance reason for getting the 3-spoke
Old Sep 28, 2007 | 07:27 PM
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I washed, clay barred, washed, dried, and waxed my P5 today
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Old Sep 28, 2007 | 07:31 PM
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^ u make me jealous
Old Sep 28, 2007 | 09:04 PM
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That's actually a really interesting way to fit the old evo grille onto the P5 hood.

mine just curves up right in front of the grille, but on the sides and back it is kinda the same.

in front of the bulge for it it's basically exactly the stock hood, with the slight crease in the middle and everything.



I think I like the way yours does it more
Old Sep 29, 2007 | 11:11 AM
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20%chance of rain, so I go out to finish what I started yesterday, armoralling the inside and look at the windshield it started drizzling...
Old Sep 29, 2007 | 01:40 PM
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I did that today.. I did other things, importing photos now
Old Sep 29, 2007 | 02:14 PM
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tucking tire yo!


it'll be even worse with new tires that have lots more tread on them



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