Ok...I just got my inverted CF hood this past thanksgiving weekend. I won't be content with my car until I fix the front bumper which is all ****ed up with holes and whatnot from the previous owner and I was thinking of getting a bodykit.
First lemme show you the hood I got...this is a pic of it on a Red MX like mine:
Now my options for a bodykit are abundant...since there are like 10 kits for the MX3, but most every one of them are FUGLY or too ****ing low to be practical. My car is lowered about 2" so keep that in mind.
HEre is a pic of the mazdaspeed front end (besides the one shown above)
This front retails for $300 from Corksport and apparnetly will cost like $120-150 to ship to me...kinda expensive seeing how mild it looks.
The mazdaspeed kit also has side-caps:
These barely cover 1/3 of the side of the car and are VERY MILD IMO
Here's the full mazdaspeed kit on a white MX3:
All-in-all this kit will cost me $600-650 shipped which IMO is ridiculous seeing how little it adds to the styling of the car.
Now there is a new kit being developed for the MX3 that MIGHT look good...but so far it isn't looking too great. THe guy is designing 3 front ends (drift, EVO5 and blitz) and "drift" skirts and a "drift" style rear end which is almost completed.
Here are some links to how the kit looks:
Completed front and sideskirts:
Rear bumper in progress:
EVO5 bumper he's going mold onto MX3:
My issues with this kit are how ****ing low the front sits. I like how the front looks, but look at the wheelgap and compare it to how much clearance the bumper has. If the car had no wheelgap, the front would be touching the ground.
The EVO 5 bumper on the other hand...looks like it might not be nearly as low to the ground...and personally, i like how it looks compared to the Mazdaspeed bumper, but again, he hasn't even started the molding process yet.
Also..the rear is kinda fake looking too.it doesn't go with the flow of the car. I don't like how the side things stick out and how much the bumper sticks out from the back. I doubt i'd even use that if I bought the kit.
THe skirts however...I think I would rather get then the mazdaspeed side-caps even if I do end up getting a MS front bumper.
Anyways that 4-peice kit will cost $500 and there won't be shipping since the guy lives in PA and i'll go pick it up. THe skirts by themselves are $175, and the front bumper (any of the 3 styles) is $200
Anyways my questions to you guys are:
1: What do you think is a better value, the MS kit (knowing it has decent ground clearance) for $600 shipped or the 4-peice kit for $500? Which would you get if you owned a MX3?
2: Which skirts do you like better...the MS caps for $150 or the "drift style" for $175?
3: Which front bumper would you get MS or EVO5? Assuming the ground clearance on the EVO5 turns out to be identical to the MS?
4: If you think the drift skirts and EVO5 bumper are better, would you pay the extra $125 for the rear bumper? Or do you think its too ugly?
First lemme show you the hood I got...this is a pic of it on a Red MX like mine:
Now my options for a bodykit are abundant...since there are like 10 kits for the MX3, but most every one of them are FUGLY or too ****ing low to be practical. My car is lowered about 2" so keep that in mind.
HEre is a pic of the mazdaspeed front end (besides the one shown above)
This front retails for $300 from Corksport and apparnetly will cost like $120-150 to ship to me...kinda expensive seeing how mild it looks.
The mazdaspeed kit also has side-caps:
These barely cover 1/3 of the side of the car and are VERY MILD IMO
Here's the full mazdaspeed kit on a white MX3:
All-in-all this kit will cost me $600-650 shipped which IMO is ridiculous seeing how little it adds to the styling of the car.
Now there is a new kit being developed for the MX3 that MIGHT look good...but so far it isn't looking too great. THe guy is designing 3 front ends (drift, EVO5 and blitz) and "drift" skirts and a "drift" style rear end which is almost completed.
Here are some links to how the kit looks:
Completed front and sideskirts:
Rear bumper in progress:
EVO5 bumper he's going mold onto MX3:
My issues with this kit are how ****ing low the front sits. I like how the front looks, but look at the wheelgap and compare it to how much clearance the bumper has. If the car had no wheelgap, the front would be touching the ground.
The EVO 5 bumper on the other hand...looks like it might not be nearly as low to the ground...and personally, i like how it looks compared to the Mazdaspeed bumper, but again, he hasn't even started the molding process yet.
Also..the rear is kinda fake looking too.it doesn't go with the flow of the car. I don't like how the side things stick out and how much the bumper sticks out from the back. I doubt i'd even use that if I bought the kit.
THe skirts however...I think I would rather get then the mazdaspeed side-caps even if I do end up getting a MS front bumper.
Anyways that 4-peice kit will cost $500 and there won't be shipping since the guy lives in PA and i'll go pick it up. THe skirts by themselves are $175, and the front bumper (any of the 3 styles) is $200
Anyways my questions to you guys are:
1: What do you think is a better value, the MS kit (knowing it has decent ground clearance) for $600 shipped or the 4-peice kit for $500? Which would you get if you owned a MX3?
2: Which skirts do you like better...the MS caps for $150 or the "drift style" for $175?
3: Which front bumper would you get MS or EVO5? Assuming the ground clearance on the EVO5 turns out to be identical to the MS?
4: If you think the drift skirts and EVO5 bumper are better, would you pay the extra $125 for the rear bumper? Or do you think its too ugly?
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