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Paddock Style NB & ND Shop Cars at Karuizawa 2016

We are not supposed to show Paddock Style Demo Cars as “Karuizawa Shop Cars”, because they were not in the official area. However, the owner of the shop kindly found us and asked us to go check it out, so we figured out it was a nice gesture and wanted to encourage him. They had their NB and ND demo cars.

Let’s start with the NB Shop Car:

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It had their newly developed NB Front Chin Spoiler as well as their NB Coloured Headlight Covers. We could also spot their NB Carbon Fiber License Plate Holder and NB Front Bumper Duct as well as some Garage Vary Front Canards!

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One very cool touch to the vehicle was their NB Mazda Emblem Ram Air Intake which was inspired by Garage Vary’s version of it.

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The interior was not left unmodified. It had their new NB Center Console that was made especially to add room for the arm when driving and making it more comfortable for taller persons. The car also had a TUCKIN99 Type-RS Bucket Seat!

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They also had their new ND Demo Car that was really neat looking with the Advan RZ-II 17×7.5 +38 Wheels in Racing Gloss Black:

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The car was also featuring the Autoexe Rear Diffuser combined with their ND Titanium Dual-Center Exhaust Setup. It did look AWESOME and sounded great, too!

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The car also had the beautiful Integral Kobe Master Spec Rear Spoiler installed and it really reminded us of the original R-Package NA Rear Spoiler.

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We hope you enjoyed this Paddock Style coverage at Karuizawa Meeting! They are a very new company and we sincerely hope that they will continue bringing new cool parts to the market!

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RS Arrive Shop Car at Karuizawa Meeting 2016

Arrive is one very innovative shop making awesome parts for NA, NB, NC and recently for ND Miatas. They really make awesome products that look neat (OEM-like) and are very functional. I have to apologize for the bad pictures, but the place was PACKED.

They had their new ND Demo Car in Soul Red that is rocking some beautiful Advan RZ 16×8 +35 Wheels in Gunmetal Color. Car looked perfect and functional, as usual.

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The interior featured their Prototype ND Aftermarket Steering Wheel Controls that works with the OEM stereo and will control volume, information & change tracks. Pretty nice for those who want a racing setup, but still want to use the steering controls. It was all installed onto a Nardi Classico Steering Wheel.

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They also had some cool products for older generations MX-5 on display:

Arrive Air/Water & Oil/Voltage Gauge Combo that integrates into the NA or NB dashboard and looks OEM!

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Prototype Arrive Eunos VIN Plates that are customized for every customer. Available in metal or plexiglass finish as well as key chain!

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Prototype ND Steering Wheel Controls for MOMO Steering Wheel that comes with all possible controls for the ND Mazda Infotainment System such as calling functions/Bluetooth and audio.

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We hope you enjoyed our feature of RS Arrive Demo Car at Karuizawa Meeting 2016!

Nakamae Shop Car at Karuizawa Meeting 2016

Here is a post about Nakamae’s latest products shown at Karuizawa Meeting. Nakamae-san wanted to bring some ND products to the market for this year and totally delivered!

After asking the owner personally at least 20 times in the past year, he finally unveiled its ND Quilted Seat Covers (Black Leather & Red Stitching):

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The seat covers were finished just a few days ago and Nakamae told us that the bottom piece would fit better (deeper) once the driver has driven the car with these seats for a few weeks. The stitching color was 100% perfect matching with Mazda OEM one.
He also showed me the ND Sport Seat covers (Black Leather & Red Stitching) that was a nice reminder of the pattern used in the original NA Roadster V-Special seats. It has a very nice look and will sure improve the interior of anyone running fabric seats!

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As you can see, the airbag portion of the seat cover is not covered at all. This is a unique feature that Nakamae is really proud of and guarantees absolutely no interference with the airbag.

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He also tried to keep the “hole” feature of the OEM seats by covering it with a nice fabric mesh:

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Lastly, Nakamae showed me a comfort feature for the fourth generation Roadster, the ND Armrest Pad. It’s available in both matching Sport version as well as the Quilted version (shown in Alcantara here). It’s a very nice touch that makes the arm rest much more comfortable.

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We hope you enjoyed this feature on Nakamae’s latest ND products! We also took a quick shot of his personal NA car featuring the Type-GT Seats, Gate Console, 430D Leather Shift Knob, Round Handbrake Handle, Old Fashioned Handbrake Boot, Door Panels Type-2, DIY Aluminum Door Handles & Seatbelt Covers!

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