JS + XES

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^ Yeah hyung..

I really love it. They did a lot of little bitty detail thingys too. When I turn the temperture knob, the red/blue arrows blinks three times in the direction of my choice. When I turn the volume knob, the entire blue lighting on the dash blinks to the direction of my choice. It's pretty cute.

JediMindTricks

nice.

i liked the previous gen's interior too, but this is really nice.

JS + XES

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Whenever my friends ride in my car, they can't believe that this car is priced around $23,000.

It even has bigger rims than my then-$33K TL.

JediMindTricks

are you gonna change your sn to JS + MS3?

JS + XES

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^ I wish...

Can we really change our sn though?? I'd love to change mine to JS + MS3 !

JediMindTricks

i don't think you can do it yourself. a mod or maybe an admin has to. i believe some folks have gotten it changed. dunno how or under what circumstances. (i believe a few have gotten their sn's changed because they got new cars.)

JS + XES

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hmm.. I don't know who to PM since we have so many Mods...

JediMindTricks

JS + XES

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just kidding Mods. please change my sn to JS + MS3 ......

charliemike

How about JS + Sellout since Jesal isn't using it anymore

princelybug

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^

JS + XES

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Costco

pm Astro for a name change

Eoanou

Yeah, I was taken back when I took a seat in my friend's MS3, I'd say it's comparable to the 3G TL, probably better. The fact that this car is only 23~24K is beyond me, I'd say it should be more like 28K.

FiveLiterCheater

I thought that front bumper was a photoshop at first....

civicdrivr

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Looks awesome

Now murder that bish out!

Crazy Bimmer

sexy!

JS + XES

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I researched thoroughly enough and made up my mind that the FIRST modification for my MS3 will be the BC coilovers. Then, probably some more suspension upgrades such as sway bars and etc.

The main reason is that putting down more power on the front tires will not be a great idea, imo.

Also, I personally don't really care about the straight line performance. I just love going fast in the corners!

CLtotheTL32

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^

Good choice man.

And I see you got your username changed. Nice

JS + XES

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Anyone heard of plastidip?

I saw a lot of people over on Audizine using this to black out their front grille and emblems.

charliemike

Yup. Works really well. You thinking of plasti-dipping your teef?

Costco

Plastidip is that stuff people dip their tools in to give it a nice textured surface I think. hmmm.... didn't know you could use it to change up the look of your emblems. Should work I guess, since its made to hold up well on tools

v6cord2k5

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Plastidip is super cheap, easy to apply and if you mess up or need to take it off... it peels right off!

I would do sway bars before coilovers since they're more affordable.

civicdrivr

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x2, I love Plastidip!!

v6cord2k5

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Be warned, some have been known to get carried away with teh plastidip

SwervinCL

I would just drop it and call it a day. Those rims are nice.

charliemike

I was at a Mazda dealer for service yesterday and saw a MS3 there.

Really wish I had been able to get that and not what I did. Bleh.

JS + XES

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I'm thinking of plastidipping my emblems and foglight shrouds. And my gf's front grille/rear valence and her emblems.

Yeah, I'll post some of the pictures from Audizine tonight just to show you how well it looks like. It gives you this textured matte black look and if you don't like it, you can just peel it off. This member had it for more than 6K miles and it seems like holding up pretty well. He has it on the front splitter as well.

Maybe Cobb RSB then.. seems like it's the most popular brand for MS3. Since it's FWD like my previous 3G TL, I just gotta installed a RSB and then done right?

I can't wait.. because CT RSB really changed the handling characteristics of my 3G TL. It's amazing how these little modifications can do so much for a car.

Yeah, I think I'm just going to powder coat them in gun metal and drop it. That's it.



Maybe next time?

charliemike

I'm thinking maybe for my 40th. I don't think I want that to go by with a whimper

civicdrivr

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Yea, Id suggest you do the RSB first. Then coil overs. Thats what I did.

Also a good set of tires is the best investment you can make for handling.

JS + XES

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This MSF member just ran 13.6@102.62 with Cobb SRI, Cobb Inlet, BOV.. damn

v6cord2k5

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Do any companies make a front sway bar? I did front&rear sways from a 6MT TL on my Accord and they dramatically affected the handling characteristics. Something as small as polyurethane mounts will also affect the suspension.

JS + XES

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^ Yeah, there are a few companies make a front sway bar too. But I thought it's not a good idea to put a FSB on FWD car? Correct me if I'm wrong though.

Maybe it's just personal preference as it creates different characteristics, rather than bad characteristics.

civicdrivr

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I prefer not to do anything with the FSB.

Thicker rear causes more oversteer, thicker front causes more understeer.

I prefer my car to oversteer some so I can rotate the ass end around tight corners.

Costco

There's a limit to everything... some companies offer just a rear bar that's not too thick/doesn't have too much roll stiffness. Some will have a front/rear set that is made to balance for each other. More oversteer is good on most FWD cars, but too much will make it skittish at the limit.

The MS forums should have some input on that. Every car is different.

charliemike

Obviously, it has a FSB but getting a thicker one may not be what you need.

My guess would be better tires could benefit more than a FSB in terms of predictable driving behavior.

v6cord2k5

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Every car is different.

I only had the upgraded RSB on my car for a week while the FSB shipped. I went out and took a sweeping freeway onramp, oversteer prevailed and I had to ease off the throttle. I got the FSB on and took that same onramp, I was able to enter the turn and accelerate all the way through it...

I am able to make all four tires squeal on high-speed turns, something I would never attempt with only an upgraded RSB. It all depends how your car handles weight transfer with different modifications/settings, and how comfortable you are dealing with it.

Shoofin

gatrhumpy

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The tint looks good. That has got to be the ugliest front end of a car I have ever seen. I would rock the '09 TL before that front end!

JS + XES

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^

Yeah, a lot of people hate the front end.