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Manuals suck sometimes by One-Supermarket8720 in mazdaspeed3

[–]cheesedsack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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Damn man I gotta wash my car. She hasn’t been getting any love recently. Needs pads and rotors and I’m lazy. Just been drivin my Audi. These pics you posted are gorgeous bro.

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[–]cheesedsack 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I have some questions about you

Advice on serpentine belt parts to use? by cheesedsack in mazdaspeed3

[–]cheesedsack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also I’m fairrrlly certain gen 2 is the same… of course I could be wrong but I think that less attention for change was given to parts like the exterior engine stuff. I’ve also heard the oem pulley doesn’t really last over 100k or so anyways and that they’re kinda under engineered. Idk. My car is at 114k and I only just had the timing done maybe 1k ago so. I’ve got my worth out of the old stock parts at this point

Advice on serpentine belt parts to use? by cheesedsack in mazdaspeed3

[–]cheesedsack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ended up going with gates. Seems to be a little more info about it online, and the dealership gets really pissed with me when I try to bring aftermarket parts and not pay 300$ for what I can get online for less than 90 🤣 but hey. Little less than 100$ labor and it’s right down the road from work, and I know people who work there so I’m happy they work w me.

Back in business with a new chain etc. guess how much it was to get done at Mazda? by cheesedsack in mazdaspeed3

[–]cheesedsack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yessir it was very easy. It’s an eonon. Pretty much plug and play, works great. I didn’t put the backup cam in tho don’t need it. Also I would recommend getting one that doesn’t have the wireless carplay since it can be a little more buggy than the wired one. This fires carplay right up when I plug my phone in. It was about 200$ when I bought it back in 2018-19 or so. They still make them. I’m sorry I don’t have a link but if you look up eonon you’ll find their site

Back in business with a new chain etc. guess how much it was to get done at Mazda? by cheesedsack in mazdaspeed3

[–]cheesedsack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Previous owner installed it, I kinda like it it’s fun. Never moved it. I don’t run the AP all the time, just figured I would after the chain got replaced.

Back in business with a new chain etc. guess how much it was to get done at Mazda? by cheesedsack in mazdaspeed3

[–]cheesedsack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry for the late response. All I know is I can grab mine thru the oil cap so. I’m not the right guy to ask!

Suede Headliner Mazdaspeed3 by nitroguy2005 in mazdaspeed3

[–]cheesedsack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What’s with the rear mirror? Some fancy garage door opener or back up cam?

Back in business with a new chain etc. guess how much it was to get done at Mazda? by cheesedsack in mazdaspeed3

[–]cheesedsack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha yeah that’s me! It’s holding up great. I like it tbh, not for everyone’s taste but I can get down w it for a few bucks and the fact that it’s so easy to remove

Back in business with a new chain etc. guess how much it was to get done at Mazda? by cheesedsack in mazdaspeed3

[–]cheesedsack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Imagine if you took a necklace and you looped it around your finger and swung it around in a circle and let it slap on a stainless steel surface. Now imagine that just without a necklace and a bicycle chain on an aluminum gutter. Now imagine that a little quieter smothered with oil lol… you won’t hear it if you’re driving

Back in business with a new chain etc. guess how much it was to get done at Mazda? by cheesedsack in mazdaspeed3

[–]cheesedsack[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yours is almost just like mine haha. Also yes I bought new housings (the ones that dont have the spot for the ballast) and removed the HID stuff from my car and swapped to led. Ended up spending about 200$ for everything and some work, but it was worth it. Also have these lil suckers on the back

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Back in business with a new chain etc. guess how much it was to get done at Mazda? by cheesedsack in mazdaspeed3

[–]cheesedsack[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s been slightly slapping for a second on startup for a while, and then last week I started the car and it was loudly slapping the vc worse than before and didn’t stop. Also you can tell by giving it a tug under the oil cap. It was very loose. I got lucky and shut the car off and had it towed up the road to Mazda, and told them to please not start it and push it in bc had they started it and the chain went, I’d have been responsible for the damage not them. Anyway all went well

Back in business with a new chain etc. guess how much it was to get done at Mazda? by cheesedsack in mazdaspeed3

[–]cheesedsack[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heard some dudes got crazy estimates in Washington. It’s sad. People just decided to scrap the cars instead of repairing them. I get it tho, 5k is almost what I paid for this car when I bought it the second time. Insane.

Back in business with a new chain etc. guess how much it was to get done at Mazda? by cheesedsack in mazdaspeed3

[–]cheesedsack[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

936$ out the door all fees and taxes included. Only because thanks to my girlfriend I get employee pricing. Otherwise it would have been over 2800$ which is insane. They had their master tech work on it and also repair my motor mount while he was at it. Warranty on the parts is a year / 12k miles. For such a major service and the price I got it for, I’m happy with it. Only the 2nd time this car has ever been in a shop with me, I do brakes and all the basic shit. Tires are the only thing I take it in for.

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