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Old 03-15-19, 02:57 PM
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Mazda trim pictures and final result - I am very pleased.


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Old 03-26-19, 09:50 AM
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Thank you for all the nice compliments everyone - 4 years in the making...totally worth it - in my opinion the sexiest cars ever built
Old 03-26-19, 09:53 AM
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Paint looks WET, that is just amazing. I'm sure you're over the moon with it!

SOMEDAY I'll get my damn car painted!

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Always nice to see a VR car that doesn't look like it's got 3 different maaco paintjobs on different panels (like my slow going barn find ) !
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Always nice to see a VR car that doesn't look like it's got 3 different maaco paintjobs on different panels (like my slow going barn find ) !
Mine needs a paint job - ticks me off every time I clean it and see up close how bad the paint is, but from 10 feet away, it looks great when I wax it.
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The only down fall now is...I'm a little paranoid to drive it
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Mine needs a paint job - ticks me off every time I clean it and see up close how bad the paint is, but from 10 feet away, it looks great when I wax it.
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The only down fall now is...I'm a little paranoid to drive it
^^^ That is one of the main reasons I've been putting off getting it done!
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Looking Fresh, ah so nice.
Old 04-04-19, 10:43 PM
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Old 04-05-19, 03:37 PM
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Great job, looks stunning - and replacing all the trims is the finishing touch.

Mine's going in for paint soon and I can't wait!!
Old 04-05-19, 04:06 PM
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Nice paint work.

I like your stock size RB brake upgrade. Those rotors are unidirectional, as per RB. Looks like you need to flip the rings on the drivers side. Curves should bend backwards.




https://www.racingbrake.com/RB-Brake...3-p/2099-k.htm
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Old 04-06-19, 02:55 AM
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Wow! Good catch on the rotor.
I missed it being busy admiring the paint and body work.

Beautiful!
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Thank you Narfle for the heads-up, I really appreciate it! I will get the rotors corrected (barely driven the car since install) - the vehicle is getting corner balanced this week and new Mazda front fender liners installed. The RB brakes work really well...I purchased them because I wanted the lightest possible brake set-up...I don't plan on tracking the car but wanted better braking...if any of that made sense.
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Looks amazing!!! Car goals!
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Hey guys...spoke with RacingBrake directly - rotors were installed correctly. So the slots on the rotors do point that way for our cars (not the way mentioned in the diagram above). Cheers
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On a blue floor paint looks so much lighter but outside it's much darker.

Old 05-01-19, 11:03 AM
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Hey guys...spoke with RacingBrake directly - rotors were installed correctly. So the slots on the rotors do point that way for our cars (not the way mentioned in the diagram above). Cheers
Good deal, thanks for clearing that up. Car looks great.
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about how much did it cost to paint the whole car?
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Old 05-07-19, 08:33 AM
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$10,200.00 plus 13% tax - grand total was $11,500.00 taxes in for the paint job...that included paying a specialist to remove the front & rear glass (and re-install), having the front fenders and rear quarters rolled by hand and removing two layers of crappy tint on side windows and rear hatch window. On top of that I paid Mazda parts department approximately $1,500 for new door handles ($600), new side spoilers ($600), new front R1 spoiler ($200), new rear bumper black plastic ($150) and windshield wiper arms ($140). Additional costs were $1,000.00 to purchase all new Mazda trim & screws/bolts. A couple of the trim parts from Mazda were garbage quality which I had to return multiple times...quality control at Mazda is not that great. I brought my car to a shop that charged insurance rates - not sure that made a difference. I could be missing a few things that I paid for...keep in mind everyone I live in Canada so the costs could be different in the United States. Hope this helped.
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Looks like a nicely done paint job and adding new trim etc...... is the icing on top.

LOVE IT!!!!
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Thank you Fritz - forgot to mention...I had the rims e-coated black included in price of paint job.
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Thank you Fritz - forgot to mention...I had the rims e-coated black included in price of paint job.
Yep, if you want your car properly painted it's going to cost 10k

Money well spent on this CLASSY CLASSIC!!!!
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