im sure its just a knackered seal or something silly like it. its just a ball ache to try and find.

iv found green cars to be unlucky.... .....*mumbles something*.....

and dude, why?! why the haire femal chest picture??? dear god why?!

[quote="mazz"]

iv found green cars to be unlucky.... .....*mumbles something*.....[/quote]


odd that, i aint had much luck since buying it im not the type who salutes magpies so i wont let it bother me my mrs is though


that image will be stuck with you now. thats how much rust bothers me welcome to my world

youve opened a can of worms now
http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/in ... 354AA6BZ2i

you git.....

well we all know red cars are faster... fact

i will stick a red go faster stripe on it then, laughing!

...... i will pm you my first thought!

im affraid to say its dead well not exactly but the list of jobs it needs is long and MOT is due on the 8th of next month but sadly it wont get the chance. due to it burning oil (again) and still leaking the stuff so im just not into the idea of spending money on it anymore plus with all the rot i found i dont see the point so i have given up on it

in order to get it up to scratch, as in where i want it to be, it would need:
valve stem seals doing again
oil leak fixed
a front wheel bearing
rear anti roll bar links
welding to suspension area on rear drivers side (see pics earlier in thread)
possibly a new CAT
clutch pedal sorting (it squeeks like mad)
tracking keeps straying out on its own
1 tyre
a new drivers door
new rear bumper
drivers seat leather fixed
rear arches de rusted and sprayed
and is showing signs of over heating, it stinks and fans are always on!

so rest in peace mazda
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but it dont matter because..............






i got another one
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this one is an absitute minter its in amazing condition with only 63,000 miles. and it shows in the body work interior.
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my new one has no MOT but has been in for one and needs hand break sorting as is not working very well. both rear anti roll bar links and a headlight so basicly all i need to buy are the anti roll bar links. everything else i already have on mine as mine will be broke for parts. i may sell some of it. including an electric aerial and my old leather.

its in much better condition than mine, a real steal got it for £480 working aircon! and remote locking with what looks like a mazda 6 key fob with flip up key and works from along way away from the car.

happy to also report the new one uses no oil, which is something i havent been able to say for ages

the fun begins tommorow

looks like problems solved matt

Your new one looks really good mate it's rare to see an interior that good. I don't think you will but if you break your old one and for some crazy reason you don't transfer your rocker cover over can I have first refusal please.

certainly is problem solved

yes you get first dibs if i dont reuse it

best bit is the engine shows no signs of ever being messed with everything is how it should be. only thing slightly bothering me is that it needs a service and a new cam belt the one on it has been there for 7 years but no priority as its non interference i know but i want it doing along with the water pump. i will also need to put all my discs and pads on it.

going to transfer all my goodies onto it tommorow

hurrah! you said you was gonna get another

nice one matt

Looks good mate , looks like they wern't far apart on the production line

[quote="Roy le Waa"]Looks good mate , looks like they wern't far apart on the production line [/quote]


cheers yeh probably not far off each other. it was either scrap it and buy an astra or adopt its brother

head lights swapped

handbrake sorted

just got to wait for my anti roll bar links now

first thing i did was take out the slack in the handbrake cables and doing that freed up the drivers rear caliper so thats sorted its self out but other side wont have it so i had to swap it for mine. got to change pads all round anyway but for now im just aiming to get it through mot.

even though i own two cars i wont be able to drive either of them after tuesday as im reclaiming the tax back and gota wait until i can afford to re tax it on pay day which is a week away

tomoz its swap colour coded door handles, mirrors, brake light surround. swap chrome interior door handles, passenger door and front bumper then i got an absolutely mint body work. (apart from rear arches ofcourse)

looks really nice mate.... good find

been busy past few days, gettin ready to strip down my old f so built me a make shift shelf at the back of the garage for all the parts im going to end up with. hope it holds made crates and an old bed and sits above bonnet. its a rented garage so cant drill walls
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double
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rear passenger doors swapped over the other day. next day passenger door swapped along with window motor, colour coded handles, crome interior handles and locks. a whole day just to do one door!
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my suspisions about my old car being down power has been confirmed. my new one is alot quicker the difference is unbelievable. dont know what the problem was maybe just a worn engine i knew it wasnt me imaginin it.

fog lights and splitter off and posted

new one now has MOT (no advisories and im told underneath is realy good ) just waiting for tax now and can you belive my insurance company wanted money to swap from one car to the other even though they are identical! new insurance due in september so might change company if anyone has any recommendations.

saddle soaped my leather seats and 1001 my matts today woow what a difference, seats looks new! relaxed day over all although my right wrist is achin!
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perfectly soft leather. saddle soap about a quid from all leading pet shops

that leather looks amazing

Well Matt, I have taken the damaged seat back cover off and I will show it to a helpfull local seamstress in the morning. I could not remove the cover from the seat base because I was scared to detatch all those mechanisims with their powerfull springs. I detached the fixing rings all round and poked foam into the bolsters which sat them back up again....not quite the right shape but firm. I have re attached the cover with cable ties. I scrubbed the seat base with liquid hand soap then mixed up cream acryic paint which I applied to the scuffed areas. When dry I treated it with a leather polish. I also scrubbed the passenger seat. Together they are looking good. I think you sold me a bargain! Thanks.

[quote="tickler"]Well Matt, I have taken the damaged seat back cover off and I will show it to a helpfull local seamstress in the morning. I could not remove the cover from the seat base because I was scared to detatch all those mechanisims with their powerfull springs. I detached the fixing rings all round and poked foam into the bolsters which sat them back up again....not quite the right shape but firm. I have re attached the cover with cable ties. I scrubbed the seat base with liquid hand soap then mixed up cream acryic paint which I applied to the scuffed areas. When dry I treated it with a leather polish. I also scrubbed the passenger seat. Together they are looking good. I think you sold me a bargain! Thanks.[/quote]

i think you did get a bargain! glad you have them lookin better. i knew a good scrub would get them looking half decent. think they realy needed it.
i given my new leather a good hard scrub and thats looking like new. however when i loaded the back of my car with all the scrap metal i built up while stripping my old car, i managed to put a bit rip in one of my side pillars on the back seats. realy annoyed with myself, gutted aint the word

post man brought me something today
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find of the century


and i fitted some chrome vent covers
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Looks good, where did you find the headlight protectors?

on ebay they were on a zxi for sale i emailed the guy offering to buy them

On a red one?

no, dark blue. i know which one you mean though.

Didn't you have some on your last car? What have you done with them?

yeh with vinyl on but its now been removed. mazz has laid claim to them already

Damn I'm always to late, mayb I'll get the next pair

few updates
got ahold of some mazda kick plates
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fitted BG window switches...(why?)....coz i can
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new centre caps and polished up wheels
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new key fob
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bg fabric sun visors, so much better than the tacky vinyl plastic ones as standered in the ba. plan to dye them black and stitch a mazdaspeed logo on.
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and few things keeping me awake at night that needs sorting.
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rear arches are starting to go so want to get on them as fast as possible.
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am not happy with myself about this! i could have cried! need it repaired or replaced not sure whats best.
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and i realy want to fit one of these. got one on order. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320928906079? ... 1423.l2649


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