Thread: 2005 Blue Mazda 3s

Originally Posted by vcbb5

rsd212- 8" won't fit in the ash tray (had to cut to fit 7"). 6.5" works the best, but no 6.5" has touch screen

And to make matters worse, there are no 6.5" screens with VGA.


Nice install man!

Peace,

Rafster

I really like how you put the case in between the two sub... if you have any tips or pics of the process of making the sub boxes please post them

You really need to smooth out the cuts on the bezel a little.
So far sooooo goood

CornToeGoblin- I used 3/4" mdf (heavy duty crap) for the boxes.

Here are the tutorials I followed:
Box:
http://forum.sounddomain.com/forum/u...;f=11;t=070786

Carpet:
http://forum.sounddomain.com/forum/u...;f=11;t=070780

As for the bezel, I've thought about making it look better, but I would have to make a custom plexi piece for it, with weird angles for it to fit right. I also have no room to spare in that area, so the task would become more difficult. I also just got to college a couple weeks ago, and don't have any tools, or time to work on my car.

A little update:
Everything is running fairly smoothly, except I had heating problems when it got hot. I had to add 3 fans to the case:

http://store.yahoo.com/xoxide/sunbea...mod-clear.html
^that with two case fans (mine are on the outside, because the inside is so tight).

I also put a fan on the back that pulls air out (on the outside of the original 80mm fan to help it). I did this based off a tutorial found on google, but i can't currently find it.

I also added two 12" blue cold cathode lights in the corners of the shelf that holds the computer. I rigged these to only turn on when the trunk is open.

Originally Posted by vcbb5

I also added two 12" blue cold cathode lights in the corners of the shelf that holds the computer. I rigged these to only turn on when the trunk is open.

PICTURES PLEASE!!!!!!

Lights give it a cool effect. I did the same thing on my sunfire adding in 2 red cc. http://mysunfire.com/2005/07/picture...ra-part-2.html
Those pictures on have one of the lights installed. I put a second on next to it.

vcbb5, nice car and sweet install. My girlfriend and I both really like the Mazda3s and have been thinking about buying them after school. Any advise to a potential buyer?

Originally Posted by heezer7

Lights give it a cool effect. I did the same thing on my sunfire adding in 2 red cc. http://mysunfire.com/2005/07/picture...ra-part-2.html
Those pictures on have one of the lights installed. I put a second on next to it.

vcbb5, nice car and sweet install. My girlfriend and I both really like the Mazda3s and have been thinking about buying them after school. Any advise to a potential buyer?

go to www.mazda3forums.com for all the info you would ever want on the mazda3.

I don't have pics of the lights, and i'm at college, but we'll see this weekend, i may be going home.

Originally Posted by vcbb5

go to www.mazda3forums.com for all the info you would ever want on the mazda3.

Thanks, I will check it out!