Theme Tuesdays: Mazda 3s Part 2

Jan 3, 2012

It’s been awhile since Mazda 3s have been the subject of a Theme Tuesday. The last one for the naturally aspirated 3s was in September 2009 and the boosted Speed3s last got their time in the spotlight July of 2010.

Since then a lot has changed in the land of Mazda 3s.

A whole new generation was released with a lot of people jumping ship to the happier generation and those who have stayed with the first gens are pushing the limits in regards to ride height and aggressive fitments.

If only they didn’t rust…

Fist generation hatchbacks, sedans, and speeds

mazda3_6 — From the Lower And Wider crew, nice clean stance and fitment

mazda_3_25 — From the same group this three has custom widened front and rear flares but the side profile is my preferred view

mazda_3_24 — My friend actually had this photo blown up for me and it is now mounted in my office

mazda3_19 — Dominant Engineering camber have opened up a whole new world of possibilities for the 3

mazda3_18 — Perhaps one of the most unique and recognizable 3s ever put together belongs to Rocky of Royal Origin

mazda33_5 — This car is retired to street duty now but spent a lot of time tearing up autocross courses

mazda3_4 — This car is a big reason I am a fan of RPF-1s

mazda3_16 — Not a mask, Wills actual face

mazda3_7 — This car you've probably seen recently but not like this...

mazda3_8 — ...probably not like this either (my favorite stage)

mazda3_8a — ...this look however ran across the internet fast

mazda3_20 — This sedan from Lower And Wider has very nice custom bumpers front and rear

mazda3_21 — I've posted this speed before, incredibly nice and simple

mazda3_11 — These wheels work much better than I expected on the 3

mazda3_22 — The last time I posted this car it was on purple LMs

mazda3_13 — ...is this car a few revisions previous

mazda3_14 — The difference in camber is a bit much for me but there is no denying those wheels look great

Second Generation

mazda3_10 — The second gens can go quite a bit more aggressive

I know Shea is planning to go more aggressive next year as he got this setup together near the end of the season then took off to BC (jerk)

mazda3_23 — I don't know a lot about this car but I like what I see

Note: I didn’t include JDR’s because I featured it, and I didn’t include Sum Thai Guys because he got his own post here and I don’t think he is really messing with it anymore.

Really there are a lot of cars I left off but there is always room for part 3.

11 COMMENTS

J. Kirby_ Jan 3, 2012 At 2:40 pm

I’ve never seen the red hatch with the autoexe front end before. (2nd pic). Custom flares?!? Are there any more pics of this?

go kart tyre fitment oliver Jan 3, 2012 At 2:47 pm

sweet!

Mark Armstrong Jan 3, 2012 At 5:33 pm

You forgot a big player in the mazda3 game…. Very recently completed and Hella-wide…. John Weatherbie’s custom mazda3 sitting on 20’s

Nathan Jan 3, 2012 At 6:20 pm

The red sedan with the ass shot is my car 😀

- DaveT Jan 3, 2012 At 8:16 pm
  
  @Mark I didn’t forget John just waiting for him to finalize a few things before he goes up 🙂
  
  @J.Kirby – http://lowerandwider.com/subject-of-dispute/
  
Neil Jan 3, 2012 At 7:19 pm

Never really gave these cars much thought until this post as when it comes to HBs I am a vw guy for obvious reasons. TBH they are very fresh when done right.
Good post.

-Keeping it Neil

Schnitz Jan 4, 2012 At 1:18 pm

Rocky’s is my favourite with the Super Advan’s coming in a close second.

Mike(works8) Jan 5, 2012 At 1:22 pm

Hoping to see something like this for rx8’s 🙂 1st and 2nd Gens

Fastphil Jan 5, 2012 At 7:35 pm

Nice set. Any plans for a Scion xB (pref. 2nd gen) Theme Tuesday?

Carlos Urbina Dec 30, 2013 At 5:02 pm

What years are the 16th one (balck and blue rims) and 19th one (white with blue rims)? Thanks 🙂

- DaveT Dec 30, 2013 At 5:55 pm
  
  Those are factory Enkei Evo-X wheels and CCW LM-20s I do believe.