2014 Mazda 3

[charlie021]

Thanks brah James and Congrats for being Mazda3skyactivclub's featured Car of the Month!

I missed the forums! Please bring back the app.

To sir charlie, we're here to help you with your minor scratches and swirls! You could have it detailed at your trusted detail shop as well. But after detailing, make sure to learn how to avoid those so it won't come back quickly. The usual culprit is improper cleaning methods so be careful everytime you touch that paint. Hehe

Any recommended shop sir? Pero ung mga gasgas ko eh not minor. Nakuha ko po sa pagpapark eh [emoji24]

[sparcom2]

Bigberts


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[Walter]

PDR - Paintless Dent Repair

[charlie021]

Thanks sir sparcom and sir walter [emoji106]


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[DarthChaser]

Refresh as expected will be minor...Spyshots showed console:


Steering wheel:


Don't mind the camo'd grille plastered into a Lexus hourglass, it'll still retain the kodo 5point grille but will have bumper tweaks:




Sad it's unlikely happening for the gen3....

Sir, question lang din po. Is this for m3 2.0 only? Or standard siya for all including 1.5? Saka this year po ba lalabas? Sorry po madaming tanong, pakuha na din po sana ako kaso nabasa ko tong sa forums.

Thank you po


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[travajante]

Sir, question lang din po. Is this for m3 2.0 only? Or standard siya for all including 1.5? Saka this year po ba lalabas? Sorry po madaming tanong, pakuha na din po sana ako kaso nabasa ko tong sa forums.

Thank you po


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Nothing official on facelift launch from Mazda....but having no mechanical E-brake lever is a turn off in my book.

[squidol]

For your temp plate, you can find sign & sticker shops in malls who can do you a decent plastic 1. I could've pointed you to a good 1 if you were local to me. Here was mine 2yrs ago.


For clear bras, go Xpel. Reach out to fellow Mown3r Manskee over at Manskee-Motoring FB. He can help you w/ great deals.

Don't worry too much if your dealership says you'll void suspension warranty if you switch to 18s. This makes no sense as 1.5s & 2.0s share identical suspension systems...& besides, the M3 suspension is solid, well designed & will last way beyond warranty period before needing any attention.
It's your call to bear the painful sight of 16s or do what you gotta do to squeeze all the joy out your Mown3rship.
Happy Motorin', squidol sir.

I saw your posts at 2015 Mazda6 19"s - Page 2 - 2004 to 2016 Mazda 3 Forum and Mazdaspeed 3 Forums and it gave me a sense of gratification having those rims in my first car.

M6 19s really look good for m3's large frame but i can't find anyone selling their oem 19s.

I got the image below from conceptone website. BBS sr 18s/19s was my 2nd option but they only had stock for 19s which cost 82k for the set of 4 rims.



What are your inputs on this? Is spending 82k too much and i should've saved and bought the 2.0 variant instead?

[JohnM]

....but having no mechanical E-brake lever is a turn off in my book.

Getting old there Travs

[travajante]

Getting old there Travs

Hahaha...Gran Torino...I soooo can relate there.:D

[Juan Martinez]

Refresh as expected will be minor...Spyshots showed console:


Steering wheel:


Don't mind the camo'd grille plastered into a Lexus hourglass, it'll still retain the kodo 5point grille but will have bumper tweaks:




Sad it's unlikely happening for the gen3....

it's still good (better) looking brah. the e-brake is the in thing now i suppose, so if i were getting the m3, i wouldn't think twice though. 😎

[travajante]

it's still good (better) looking brah. the e-brake is the in thing now i suppose, so if i were getting the m3, i wouldn't think twice though. 😎

They're all trying to make cars more dealership dependent & less DIYable. This just saddens the tinkerer in me.

[go-to-guy]

Sir, question lang din po. Is this for m3 2.0 only? Or standard siya for all including 1.5? Saka this year po ba lalabas? Sorry po madaming tanong, pakuha na din po sana ako kaso nabasa ko tong sa forums.

Thank you po


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Just like Travs said no official statement or release yet but based on the spyshot, the speedometer looks like a 1.5 and it's also without the heads up display (HUD).

[squidol]

For your temp plate, you can find sign & sticker shops in malls who can do you a decent plastic 1. I could've pointed you to a good 1 if you were local to me. Here was mine 2yrs ago.

For clear bras, go Xpel. Reach out to fellow Mown3r Manskee over at Manskee-Motoring FB. He can help you w/ great deals.

Don't worry too much if your dealership says you'll void suspension warranty if you switch to 18s. This makes no sense as 1.5s & 2.0s share identical suspension systems...& besides, the M3 suspension is solid, well designed & will last way beyond warranty period before needing any attention.
It's your call to bear the painful sight of 16s or do what you gotta do to squeeze all the joy out your Mown3rship.
Happy Motorin', squidol sir.

Thanks sir trav!

After a whole day of research, I've decided to get bbs sr 18" to replace my stock 16s. Canvass for the set of 4 rims was 55k w/o tires(authentic).

I got the image below from a german forum(BBS SR 8x18 Et50 with 225/40)





I can imagine what it would look like on my titanium metallic sedan



16s look like big donuts!

[travajante]

Thanks sir trav!

After a whole day of research, I've decided to get bbs sr 18" to replace my stock 16s. Canvass for the set of 4 rims was 55k w/o tires(authentic).

I got the image below from a german forum(BBS SR 8x18 Et50 with 225/40)





I can imagine what it would look like on my titanium metallic sedan



16s look like big donuts!

So true, tell me about it....
To let you picture how a similarly inspired set looks on silver, lemme share the ModFath3r's legendary M3 here....



These are real SSR GTV03s 18x8.5 et48 w/ 235/40s.

[travajante]

Squidol sir, here's another silver on twin star spokes....BlackMouth circa2015...on 19x8 et49 w/ 245/35s....no BBS tho.

[travajante]

New batch of M3 & M2 No-drill plate relocators ready....


For details, please email
satravajante*gmail.com
Thanks....A blessed weekend!

[dinJ]

I'm currently on the lookout for replacement wheels for my 3. I found one but I'm not quite sure if the specs will fit.

Model: HRE P40
Specs:
18x8.5 Offset +38 front
18x9.5 Offset + 38 rear

Will this cause some major rubbing? I'm worried if it will poke out too much.

[travajante]

I'm currently on the lookout for replacement wheels for my 3. I found one but I'm not quite sure if the specs will fit.

Model: HRE P40
Specs:
18x8.5 Offset +38 front
18x9.5 Offset + 38 rear

Will this cause some major rubbing? I'm worried if it will poke out too much.

Yup, those will rub.
Stay 8.5" under & et45 up, dinJ sir.

[ragdoll711]

Heya,

I got my M3 1.5V HB on April 8th with a 14km run prior leaving casa. Im just a bit confused as I observed my odometer advances way too fast. Today is the 8th day since I got my M3.

Atm, odo shows 356km run.

The farthest I have only travelled since it left casa was from my residence(filinvest, marcos hi-way) to Mckinley Hill, Taguig (1way ~ 20km > 1 trip) and Forest hills Subd. in Antipolo (1 way ~10km > 1 trip)

My usual daily routes is going to my filinvest to Cubao area (1 way ~ 9km).

I have not even travelled either in SLEX or NLEX going to any provinces yet.

I’ve tried to look at the manual and it says that odo may not show an accurate reading but I find this is too much. Given the distances I have travelled, I was expecting about 210-250kms run thereabouts instead of more than 350kms.

Did any M3 owners have this issue? Any advise on this? Would appreciate if someone can enlighten me on this…

This is my 1st brand new car(it’s an awesome car, btw!) but I never had this issue with my 2nd hand bought Ford e150.

Thanks!

[chiezee]

Heya,

I got my M3 1.5V HB on April 8th with a 14km run prior leaving casa. Im just a bit confused as I observed my odometer advances way too fast. Today is the 8th day since I got my M3.

Atm, odo shows 356km run.

The farthest I have only travelled since it left casa was from my residence(filinvest, marcos hi-way) to Mckinley Hill, Taguig (1way ~ 20km > 1 trip) and Forest hills Subd. in Antipolo (1 way ~10km > 1 trip)

My usual daily routes is going to my filinvest to Cubao area (1 way ~ 9km).

I have not even travelled either in SLEX or NLEX going to any provinces yet.

I’ve tried to look at the manual and it says that odo may not show an accurate reading but I find this is too much. Given the distances I have travelled, I was expecting about 210-250kms run thereabouts instead of more than 350kms.

Did any M3 owners have this issue? Any advise on this? Would appreciate if someone can enlighten me on this…

This is my 1st brand new car(it’s an awesome car, btw!) but I never had this issue with my 2nd hand bought Ford e150.

Thanks!

Congrats on your new Mz3 sir. I havent experienced this but can you take a pic of your odo reading?

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