J-Protege

Doesn't look too bad, that's the 9 piece kit right?

I agree that bigger rims would look better, but that's the case for any stock 15/16 inch rims.

I went with the kit mainly for the back lip.... it's just so nice!

Liquid_Ag

the lx's are 14s arent they? or 15s?

J-Protege

15's. I had LX rims when I first bought my car.

_Kansei_

I do really like the design of LX wheels

D-rock240

Me too, but the small size makes it look wierd on our cars (especially with a kit)

J-Protege

Too bad you can't get custom order OEM rims from the factory. Most rim companies will offer the same rim in multiple sizes.

I think it would be a great option from the factory to pick your rim style and size; rather than just 'trim level 1 has 15", trim level 2 has 17"' etc.

Jackelope

yes, it was an automatic (original bought for my wife) - and YES, a guy in ATL bought it from the dealer a week or so? after i traded for the 03.5 msp

aMaff

I really think it's the same car. Now it's got a not-widebody kit (fender flares that run all the way down the side of the car), strobes, led ground-light-*****, cf hood w/ carbon fiber hood w/ 'functional' (according to him) hood scoop. Apparently, functional for cooling... theeeee....... top of the valve cover? The wing's what tipped me off, b/c that's the same. And it's also got m4d tyt3 16" wheels. *pukes*

_Kansei_

yeah I guess that might function as cooling when you are moving.. oh wait, that's what the front grilles are for :P

Jackelope

He's using the term loosely? air goes *through* the hood, so it functions? my hood functions... it keeps the rain out

the only thing added after that pictures was tinted windows w/ a big ol' windshield decal on the front...

aMaff

apparently so.

Jackelope

guess that means in the miata's, your gas pedal has TWO functions.

_Kansei_

mine does not.. at all..

but it sure does vent out a crapton of heat.

Jackelope

*if* i had a garage i'd get another hood to vent out the massive MSP heat... but mine sits out in the wide open yard...

_Kansei_

today I drove her to Toronto

then I came back.

oh then I did this:




My car originally came with silver metallic face gauges.. I bought some 2002 gauges (my car is a 2002.5, didn't realize the 2002.0 had the off-white (yellowy) gauge faces ) because I screwed up my stock ones modding some stuff. I kept my board (and therefore odometer reading) when I swapped to the off-white gauges.

I came across a for sale thread on toprotege with the silver face gauges, and as an added bonus they use km/h as the primary reading (I <3 the metric system longtime). I swapped lots of parts around and now I have a hybrid USDM/CDM gauge cluster. The silver face canadian gauges, but on a USDM circuitboard (my original board) so the odometer and trip odometer are in miles (though it of course doesn't indicate this). It's also using the speaker from the 2002.0 gauges (it's a different speaker).. but it sounds the same, because yeah the tone is set by the board not the speaker (doh).

and of course my polished DaveB rings

I haven't installed it on the car yet, probably won't until the AM I don't plan on going anywhere else today.