Next order of business on the MS3 is a brake makeover. Our research has brought us to this list of items:
Stop Tech Stainless Steel Lines Front and Rear
ATE Typ 200 or Motul 600 (Leaning Motul although I know ATE Top 200 is great)
EBC Yellow Brake Pads
Centric Plain Hi-Carbon Fronts (series...
So today was eventful with the kids MS3. Took it to our local trusted mechanic to see if he could diagnose the front end clunk that has returned and he said everything looks good but the steering rack seems to be the culprit. This was replaced at the Kia dealer prior to purchase and my...
Just wanted to give a heads up to anyone thinking of placing an order. I placed an order back on 3/21 for two end links. On 3/24 received message saying items would ship in 3-5 business days. No updated since so I sent messages on 3/31 and 4/4 asking for an update and no replies.
As Im...
My son bought an OBDII bluetooth dongle that can connect to the radio and display real time info on whichever sensors are available to OBD. You can have up to six parameters displayed and was wondering which ones would be best to be displayed. My top six are coolant temp, vacuum/boost, AFR...
Until kid has money for wheels we have been trying to figure out best spacers to bring stock wheels as flush as possible with fenders. Stock wheels on stock ride height on 2011. From researching and some YouTubers it seems you can go with 25mm spacers at all 4 corners with no issues or fender...
Just wanted to share with fellow members how I was able to get a new dash for $123.44.
My kid just bought a 2011 1 owner 64k MS3 last week. Just like all the MS3s we looked at it had the dashboard bulge, this one probably being the worst of all of them. From reading I knew they had extended...
So I'm the old head helping my 19 year old son. He had a BMW 335xi and all the sudden decided to want to learn to drive a manual and targeted purchasing a MS3. Took us a few weeks but we were finally able to pick up a 2011 1-owner car, with 64k miles with tech package. Only modification is a...
I'm looking to purchase a 2013 MS3. The car is some hours away so I asked for a few videos of the car before making the trip. What caught my eye was that it doesn't have the typical Red Mazdaspeed oil filler cap and doesn't look like a Gen2 valve cover as it isn't a raised neck. Other than...