10 Modifications & Upgrades You Should Do To Your ND (2016+) MX5

Here is a short list of modifications that we believe are totally worth doing to your 2016+ ND Mazda MX5 Miata. This list was made after doing a trip throughout the whole USA (17,000+ KM) and racing the car at Laguna Seca Raceway (check out our blog section The Road(Ster) Trip). It’s not a list entirely for racing, nor entirely for street use, it’s to have a good overall balance.

Safety

As we always say, safety first! Let’s talk about some modifications that we believe will just improve your safety and will be worth it (as a wrecked MX-5 is not as valuable as the one who’s never been in an accident).

1. ZOOM Wide Blue Mirrors

This is one of the mod that we ALWAYS do on ALL of our Roadsters. Why? Because our cars are super low and these mirrors have 2 functions : wide depth of view (so you can see what’s in your dead angle with your roof is up) and blue mirror (anti-glare). It’s pretty awesome when driving at night and being followed by a car with bright lights. We also recommend getting the Jupiter Blue Rear View Mirror to minimize glare from cars at night! If you want something a little different, check the JoyFast Wide Mirrors.


(Photo : ZOOM Wide Blue Mirrors)

 

2. Mazda Backup Camera

This is a very popular item. It’s coming standard on the 2019+ models, but for those of us with a ND1, it’s a great mod to have. It takes a few hours to install, but it’s so worth it to be sure never to back up on anyone or a curb. The optional cleaner is really nice as the camera can get dirty/get humidity as it’s not covered.


(Photo : Mazda Backup Camera)

 

3. Aftermarket Muffler

Why is a muffler a safety device? Our cars are hard to notice (very low/small) and the factory exhaust is quite silent. A muffler is a good way for others to know we are there (loud pipes save lives). Although there are performance gains from it, they are very limited without ECU tuning. Our favorite in term of sound/looks is the Integral Kobe Type-US Muffler. You want to control the noise? Check out the Fujimura Dual-Sound Muffler! Want a totally different look? Check out the Autoexe Dual Center Exhaust!


(Photo : Autoexe Dual-Center Muffler)

 

Performance

4. Coilover Suspension

The OEM suspension on the ND MX-5 is great, but you will reach its limit at one point. Body roll is quite big on the car and we just love to see lowered Miatas! Our pick for street suspension would be the Cusco Street Zero which will reduce the body roll while making the car even more comfortable than from factory. For racing, it really depends on your goals, but you can check out our Coilovers for ND!


(Photo : Cusco Street-Zero Coilovers)

 

5. Lightweight Wheels

Changing wheels greatly affects the dynamics of your Roadster. The vehicle is very lightweight and does not have the huge power that most sports car have. This means that keeping weight low is really important, and even more important for rotational mass. Our best pick for street wheels are the 16×8 +35 Rays TE37 Sonic Wheels that are forged, light weight and really mean looking. If you’re more racing oriented, we believe that the 17×8.5 +40 Rays TE37 Saga Wheels would be your weapon of choice, allowing you to run wider tires and bigger brakes. If your budget doesn’t allow for forged wheels, we think that the Enkei PFM1 17×8.5 +40 Wheels are awesome stylish, lightweight and high quality wheels for the price. If budget doesn’t matter and you want the lightest wheels available, check these 16×7.5 +28 JoyFast T66-F Wheels or 17×8 +34 TWS T66-F Wheels (if you need bigger brake clearance).



(Photo : RAYS TE37 Saga 17″ Wheels)

 

6. Chassis Bracing

The ND MX-5 is super lightweight. Unfortunately, making the car so light had a small drawback on the chassis rigidity. It’s not so bad, considering it’s quite easy to fit with strut braces and underchassis bracing. Our recommended solution is to run the Autoexe Strut Tower Bar Set combined with Autoexe Member Brace Set for maximum rigidity. If you want to try a very simple mod that you’ll feel right away, try the Nielex Pro-Spec Knuckle Support that will fix a very weak point of the ND. The Nielex piece has sold over 3000 units in Japan as it’s a very inexpensive mod that will make the steering feel much more stable/solid.  If your car is lowered, don’t forget to change your Front & Rear Sway Bars to bring back suspension geometry to how it should be (our pick : Autoexe Sway Bars).

 
(Photo : Autoexe Strut Tower Bar Set)

 

7. Brake Pads

This is a mod that anyone doing spirited driving will enjoy right away. Please be careful, though. We found out that most street brake pads will not survive intense circuit racing. If you don’t plan on racing your car at the track, our pick would be the famous ACRE Light Sports Brake Pads which produce minimal brake dust and give the car a very nice and direct brake feel. If you intend on racing, depending on your racing category, we have a variety of Racing Brake Pads available! Need more braking power than the OEM brakes can offer? Check out the Runduce Big Brake Kit!


(Photo : Runduce Big Brake Kit)

 

Styling

8. Performance Steering Wheel

We think one of the weak point of the fourth generation MX-5 is the thin and easy-to-scratch leather steering wheel. Upgrading to a thicker steering wheel will feel A LOT better during spirited drives, it’ll improve the look of your interior and most likely give you more leg room as most of them are D-Shaped (this means that the bottom part is flat). The replacements steering wheels that we offer (look for pictures of steering wheels with airbag) will retain the OEM airbag and all your buttons (radio/cruise control) and can be used with paddle shifters as well (for automatic transmission). Our favorite is definitely the KenStyle Leather Steering Wheel (for street use) or KenStyle Suede Steering Wheel (for racing). If you want the most advanced steering wheel on the market, don’t forget to check out the DAMD Performance Steering Wheel! Honorable mention to the Autoexe Sports Steering Wheel for those who want to upgrade without going too thick.


(Photo : KenStyle Leather Steering Wheel)

 

9. Japanese Style Floor Mats

The ND’s interior is so minimalistic and perfect that it’s hard to make it look much better. A neat upgrade that most enthusiasts will love are the upgraded floor mats. Our personal favorites are the Zero X Pattern Floor Mats that will match the red stitching on the interior, but for the more old school lovers, Zero Checkered Floor Mats (Small) or Zero Checkered Floor Mats (Big) will just do the trick! All the floor mats that we sell are manufactured in Japan and are made to last very long.


(Photo : Zero X-Pattern Floor Mats)

 

10. Short Antenna

It’s one thing that most owners hate to look at. The OEM antenna makes the car look like a RC car. A very cheap investment will make your car’s exterior look much more luxurious. If you like the look of Honda S2000 OEM Antenna, check out the TUCKIN99 Short Antenna. If you want the shortest antenna on the market, look at the Arrows Super Short Antenna!


(Photo : TUCKIN99 Ver1 Short Antenna)

 

Bonus Upgrades

BONUS 1 : Custom Finish Emblems

All the custom emblem kits that we sell include the OEM JDM “Roadster” Emblem that fits right in the holes of the original MX-5 one and shows your knowledge of the Japanese culture! It also confuses the people who never saw the ND MX-5 and think it’s a new model. Those emblems are brand new and will replace your OEM ones. Our most popular are the REV9 Black Chrome Emblems, followed by the REV9 Flat Black Emblems and the REV9 Gloss Black Emblems. If you like the chrome emblems and just want more JDM touch to your vehicle, get the Mazda OEM Roadster Emblem.


(Photo : REV9 Black Chrome Emblems)

 

BONUS 2 : Seat Covers

If you bought a ND with fabric seats and want to upgrade your interior (and keep the OEM seats looking brand new for better resale value), consider putting some nice and tight fit Seat Covers. The Seat Covers that we sell are made so that if you get into an accident, the seat airbags will deploy without any problem due to the construction of our seat covers. Our favorite choice is the Autowear Seat Covers followed by the DAMD Seat Covers and for those who want a more custom option, check out the Nakamae Sports Seat Covers and Nakamae Quilted Seat Covers! Installation of any of these 4 just take under 30 minutes and makes the seat much more comfortable.


(Photo : DAMD Quilted Seat Covers)

 

BONUS 3 : Lightweight Flywheel

If you had a NA or NB Miata, one thing you might miss is the very quick throttle response from the cable throttle. Unfortunately, the ND has an electronic throttle and it’s not as quick to react as the good old cable. We found out that changing the flywheel to a lighter weight flywheel just does the trick. Be careful, though, if you pick a flywheel that’s too light, it’s going to affect the driveability of the car. If you want the perfect balance, we recommend the Autoexe Sports Flywheel (which is also available for the 1.5L Engine) which is perfect for street or race use.


(Photo : Autoexe Sports Flywheel)

ND’s at Tokyo Auto Salon 2019

January of every year is a special time thanks to Tokyo Auto Salon.  We saw a few ND’s this year but overall nothing too exciting. Despite this, Mazda did surprised us with a new ND part many of you were asking for.

Let’s get started!

Autoexe

Autoexe brought out a sweet looking Machine Gray Metallic RF.  It’s sporting a ND-05S Front Bumper.

The car was also rocking 17” Rays Gram Lights 57XTREME Wheels which looked really nice with the paint color.

The back of the vehicle was showcasing their ND Rear Spoiler , Rear Diffuser and their Dual-tip Centered Exhaust.

Inside the interior, we saw some goodies that we just added to the web store recently. Like this Autoexe Smart Key Cover.

Also, the Autoexe Carbon Paddle Shift Covers.

Lastly, the Autoexe Fuel Cap Cover. My favorite!

Leg Sport

Leg Sport came out again with the same Mariner Blue ND we’ve seen the past 3 years. Never gets old to see it though!

Here we see the Leg Sport Front Lip and Carbon Cooling Grille.

Gotta love carbon fiber!

In the rear, we see the Leg Sport Club Sport Rear Diffuser painted to match the body and the Ducktail Spoiler in carbon fiber.

The Leg Sport Club Sport Side Skirts were also on display. They are very small but they flow with the body lines very well.

Their ND Roll Bar was also on display which comes with carbon fiber panels to fill the gaps created from the install. Super nice.

Garage Vary

Garage Vary brought out their Demo car which everyone is familiar with by now. This time with with a few new parts.

The new super aggressive Front Bumper is hard to miss.

I’m wondering how it would look with the integrated canards painted.

Also new are these Fender Canards!

They look so good with the Vented Fenders!

This is a nice view of the Garage Vary Side Steps.

Out in the back, we see the Garage Vary Ducktail Spoiler, Rear Air Duct, and Rear Diffuser T-2. Also shown is a padded Carbing Roll Cage.

Inside we see the super cool Garage Vary Meter Gauge Hood.

Under the bonnet, we see the Garage Vary’s Ram Air Intake System with carbon fiber housing.

R-Spec

R-Spec made a appearance again.

Their ND Half Bumper is still very striking.

Their ND Rear Spoiler comes with a integrated back up camera!

The blue 18” Work Meister Wheels matches the company’s color scheme.

Mazda

Mazda had a large booth with a few ND’s. The most exciting unveiling was on this ND.

Carbon Fiber Hard Top !

It’s perfect!

Also in the Mazda booth were a few ND race cars from HM Racers and Cabana.

 

We hope you enjoyed our (short) coverage of Tokyo Auto Salon 2019! We can’t wait to see what 2020 brings for the ND roadster.

If you are interested in any of the parts shown, please don’t hesitate to send us an email for pricing and availability. Subscribe to our newsletter for update on new car parts for your car!

 

 

The Road(Ster) Trip – Las Vegas

It’s Vegas Baby! It was  my next stop after going to the awesome Phoenix meeting. I decided to do a quick stop at the Grand Canyon and then continue my journey to the Sin City!

What a beautiful scenery!

I then organized my event at Tenaya Creek Brewery in a very odd but interesting neighborhood. It was a last minute event (as usual), but an astonishing number of people showed up! I was not used to the time change and daylight wasn’t with us for very long

My favorite car of the event must be Eddie’s Pit Crew NA! This car was so perfect, at so many levels!

From the exterior, you can easily spot the Pit Crew Front End, (Discontinued) Project-G G-Fusers, Runabout M2 Mirrors and awesome & super rare SSR Longchamps!

Not only did it look good from the outside, but the engine bay was also worth a look (I really failed at taking those pictures):

The car was running a wild sounding IRTB Kit as well as a very nicely designed header (the Right Hand Drive cars can have sweet designs due to the steering column being on the other side).

And let’s not forget the interior that’s really Nakamae inspired! It’s featuring a SUPER RARE Nielex Stainless Console, the Nardi Classico Wood & Polished Steering Wheel and the neat KG Works Door Handles.

Let’s not forget the rear. The car really was a perfect complete build… it had the Pit Crew Rear End, Pit Crew Dual Center Muffler, ZOOM Back Lamp Kit and a very cool and discontinued Kanspo Hardtop.

What a cool car!

Another unique car came up, a cool NA with carbureted 13B rotary engine!

 

A lot of people showed up as well!

(Intruder!)

(Thanks for the REV9 Sticker!)

 

At that point, the meeting was going pretty well!

 

I have to apologize for the bad quality pictures! I’m no photograph, but I try to do my best with the lighting that’s provided by mother nature~

 

At one point, it looked like a drift crew showed up!

(This one was pretty neat looking)

(Gotta love the SUGOI license plate~)

 

Fitment specialist, anyone?

He was rocking the Jet Stream Lower Diffuser very nicely!

 

Gotta love the old school SSR Mesh wheels here~

 

And more people showed up!

(Did I say some were pretty low…!)

 

Lastly, some fellow ND showed up as I was starting to feel lonely!

This one has the beautiful Garage Vary Rear Spoiler.

Showing that the Autoexe Rear Diffuser even looks great in the dark!

This customer also had installed the DAMD Seat Covers in his left hand drive (LHD) ND which looks spot-on!

The REV9 Side Stickers were shining even at night, I was pretty happy with the result. Some other parts noticeable on this image are the Advan RZ 17” Wheels, TK Style Carbon Front Lip, Beatrush Tow Hook & REV9 Katakana Windshield Banner!

 

It was an awesome meeting and I’d like to thank everyone who showed up!

The Road(Ster) Trip – Phoenix

The Phoenix trip was one I was really looking forward to. First of all, I’ve never been to Arizona and second was that I had many customers from that area and I wanted to see how was the scene.

The place is really nice (and dry). Weather was great and I’ve had lots of fun climbing Camelback Mountain.

The sunset was pretty early, so pictures are not the best, unfortunately! The even was held at Helio Basin Brewing Company parking lot.

 

That’s pretty much the only Miata I’ve seen that doesn’t mind hitting a curb! Offroad baby!

 

Lowered ND & NA looking good~

 

It’s funny to see that just a few months ago, my gold ND was exactly the same as the car it’s parked next to. Also, notice the SUPER RARE Wataru NA!

 

The Wataru NA has just been imported by the owner who owns several Miatas. This one is a factory built (means they put the kit on a brand new NA) and I believe the total production of this model was only 20 or so units.

It’s crazy to see that the engine opening is so small and the rear so different than OEM (really cool dual muffler setup). It’s such a cool looking NA, I was amazed to see this in Arizona!

 

Those 2 NA’s were super neat!

 

The 15×8 Enkei RPF1-RS Wheels & ZOOM Fuel Lid look really nice on there.

 

And maaaany people showed up too!

 

It was a really fun meet and I’m so happy so many people decided to drive to come and see our demo car!

 

I also ended up on Youtube!

 

The next day, I decided to do some sightseeing, I was not disappointed!


And this photo is one of my favorite of this trip. Showing nicely the 17×8 Advan RZ Wheels, Rallybacker Ducktail Spoiler, Beatrush Tow Hook & Odula Rear Diffuser!

 

I hope you enjoyed this other episode of The Road(Ster) Trip! Next stop… Grand Canyon & Las Vegal!

The Road(Ster) Trip – Santa Fe

This post is about the mini-meet we organized in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Let me first begin by saying that it was the very first time I went that far by car in USA.

I was really impressed by the scenery in New Mexico, but also, by how slow my car felt. My car is a naturally aspirated built, getting its power mainly from the Autoexe Ram Air Intake. When I started going uphill and uphill and… uphill in New Mexico, my car felt like it lost 50hp. It didn’t help that no premium gas was available where I needed to fill up and my car was also running on 86 octane (I didn’t even know that existed…).

 

My car was also having terrible MPG (for a ND…) :

 

I gotta say that I’ve had one hell of a good lunch, gotta love the BBQ scene in USA:

 

It was such a long day of driving that I just took a few quick photos :

 

Then, I arrived at Santa Fe Brewing :

 

The sunset was pretty early. At one point, a few enthusiasts made it to the event and I took pictures (the very worst…)! I have to thank the person who used his flash to help me take all those pictures. They are really bad, but at least we tried!

 

This one had the really cool fender mirrors mounted!

 

 

It’s not often that you see 2 cars running the same purple at a meet! It also had Car Make Corn’s Retro Mirrors installed!

 

It was getting pretty hard to focus… super dark!

 

And this heavily modified NB came up with many of our REV9 Stickers on his car ^_^

 

Engine was definitely not stock!

 

Funnily enough, while showing off the engine bay of my ND, we found a wrench sitting on the rain guard… no wonder my hood didn’t fit properly! That probably happened when we installed my Beatrush Front Strut Bar in the dark… haha!

Well, it was now time to take a little break and enjoy some delicious beers~

We hope that you enjoyed this short blog post! We know we are really late posting it, but we believe it’s worth documenting the best trip we’ve ever done!

The Road(Ster) Trip – Dallas

Our Dallas event was not supposed to happen (this city was not in my route in the beginning), but many people asked for it and we decided to organize it. It became one of the biggest event we’ve hosted!

The event created a lot of “controversy” because it happened at the same time as an other regular event (hosted at a fast food joint called Keller’s) which had been going on for a very long while. We almost cancelled the event due to many people criticizing our choice of location (we’ve always been doing events in Microbreweries), but we decided to give it a go. For those who didn’t come to our event or those wondering why we didn’t go at their regular location, it’s an easy explanation. The REV9 USA Tour goal was to bring people who want to see our demo car, and share the same passion as we do. We didn’t want to just show up at other’s meeting. We wanted to promote the legit cars and see our valued customers from everywhere in USA!

Anyways, as we said, no need for drama and let’s enjoy each others! When I arrived at Community Brewing, many people were already there. The parking lot was huge and we parked the cars in a nice line…

 

 

(As you can see, A LOT of people showed up)!

 

I decided to take a photo of pretty much everyone who decided to join the event, before the sunset :

 

(Very neat 1993LE here!)

 

(Spot the Enkei Big End Barrel 15” Wheels on this NA)

 

(Lots of power in this picture!)

 

(Interesting NB with red top!)

 

(Sweet NC2 on Enkei RPF1 17” Wheels!)

 

(That NA was battle-ready!)

 

Really, a lot of people showed up!

 

By a lot, I mean a lot…

 

Some people showed late and couldn’t make it in the group image…

 

I met some awesome people, and had a really great time at a small after-party in Intrinsinc Smokehouse & Brewing (my 2 favorite things)!

 

After the event, I decided to drive towards a location I’ve seen on so many pictures, I needed to see it myself… Amarillo, TX!

 

The location itself is called “Cadillac Ranch” and is known for having many Cadillacs buried where you can just paint over it… really artsy!

 

Good luck getting a picture with no body in the frame…


(This shot shows nicely the TK-Style Carbon Front Lip, Advan RZ 17″ Wheels & Rallybacker Ducktail Spoiler)!

Gotta love the windfarms!

 

I don’t mind getting dirty for a cool shot!

(Good shot showing our REV9 Katanaka Banner as well as the REV9 V2 Stickers!)

 

A few more…

 

… and one of my favorite shot of the whole trip!

 

After that, I was heading towards Phoenix, AZ and decided to do some photoshoots during my drive…

 

(Calm before the storm!)

 

I hope you enjoyed this blog post! It’s 1 year late, but still, I’ll cover this whole Road(Ster) Trip as it was the best time of my life!

The Road(Ster) Trip – Austin 2017

Austin was the second city I visited in the great state of Texas.

A nice lineup of Roadsters came out to hangout and drink a beer or two at Circle Brewing Company.

The ND’s gotta stick together.

I parked up front 🙂

A neat ceramic ND with Mazdaspeed front lip and side skirts.

This Soul Red ND had a Mazdaspeed front lip as well.

Another NDRF !

Garage Vary Eyelids make this lowered Mazdaspeed NB2 look pretty nice.

This NB is a little rough but look at those wheels ! They are 15” Enkei RPF1-RS with Special Brilliant Coating(SBC).

The NA’s also came out for the meet.  This one has some nice aero fenders and wide wheels.

Montego Blue NA with 15″ 5-ZIGEN wheels.

By far the coolest Miata at the meet ! 15″ Star Road Glow Star MS-G look fantastic on the red NA! The Project-G Corner flare with fender flares is a nice touch. The car had lots of hard-to-find parts as well.

The interior is just as awesome! Look at all that Nakamae Quilted Interior Pieces : Quilted Dashboard, Quilted Top Cover, Quilted Door Cards & Quilted Seat Covers…. amazing!

Drool.

This race ready NA was very pristine from Austin of Austin.

Sunburst Yellow and 14″ Enkei’s RPF-1’s are such a good combo!

That red hardtop though !

Nardo grey paint on white wheels and red side mirrors make this one super cool and unique, also beautiful Garage Vary Front Lip. Funnily enough, the owner was at our first meeting of the year in Connecticut driving a Nismo 350Z!

The Texas sun is no joke. Great wheel fitment nonetheless.

 

I hope you enjoyed this post! Thanks to everyone who attended this meet in Austin. I had a great time. Met some awesome people and still love this city as much as last time. Next stop…….Dallas!

The Road(Ster) Trip – Houston 2017

After surviving New Orleans, I decided to continue my adventure to a place where I held a meeting last year : Houston, Texas. I knew that the cars would show up would be legit, as last year’s attendance was pretty nice.

I almost cancelled the event due to Hurricane Harvey. Half of the city was still under the water, but the location where we wanted to hold the event (8th Wonder Brewing) had been lucky enough to stay dry.

We decided to hold a fundraising at the same time and give free beers in return of a donation!

Oh well, enough talk and let’s get to the cool pictures!

When I showed up (late, as usual), there was already a bunch of people at the event (and some familiar faces from last year).

I parked the car and started taking pictures before it became too dark:

This car just keeps on getting better. It’s owned by Nic Johnson. The Barchetta Front Bumper, TRAP Front Lip, RS Watanabe B-Type, REV9 1028 Mirrors and Garage Vary Intake Lid just makes it super classy!

My car was finally clean, showing nicely the new REV9 Katakana Banner!

Francisco’s NB was now rocking a beautiful Autoexe NB Front Bumper, the Rays MTE37 16×8 +25, Jet Stream Aero Fenders, Jet Stream Clubman GT Side Steps and Garage Vary Eyelids makes it perfect in my opinion!

The interior rocking a lot of custom work just makes it even nicer!

This cool NA owned by Chris had Work GooCar 15” Wheels with Runabout M2 Mirrors and KG Works Front Turn Signals. Super classy.

The clean engine bay was showing a Jackson Racing Supercharger & Rare/Discontinued ARC Radiator Plate.

The interior was also very clean with subtle and elegant touches.

This ND on Advan RZ-2 17” Wheels was also rocking the Autoexe Fog Lights & REV9 Matte Black Emblems!

It also had the Garage Vary Rear Spoiler and TUCKIN99 Short Antenna!

This nice limited edition NA with newly added TRAP Front Lip & Enkei RPF-1 14” Wheels looked pretty good too.

A clean example of NA with Enkei Classic Compe 15” Wheels!

And I always reserve a small showcase on this car, because it’s so unique and clean! This NA owned by Marc has the beautiful Jet Stream Clubman R Front Lip, Car Make Corn’s Classic Mirrors, KG Works Rear Spoiler, Garage Vary Tail Lights, Project-G Hardtop Spoiler and so many cool other parts~

Some other people showed as well!

And some non-Miatas too~

It was a really fun meeting and I’m happy to have hosted a second event in Houston. Totally worth it!

Funnily enough, I ended up on local news a few days later because I was stuck in traffic…

I hope you enjoyed this post! I’m really sorry for making these blog post a year later…

The Road(Ster) Trip – New Orleans 2017

I’ve been to New Orleans quite a few times, but never did a proper event in the city of vice! After many request to do it, I decided to do it. It was totally worth it~

 

When I arrived, there were already quite a few people. The sun was hitting us HARD that day! Let’s say the night before was a bit intense for me, but I recovered nicely and met with some awesome people!

 

This sleeper NA with a big blower and interesting intake setup:

 

Neat NC on Work Emotion Wheels!

 

A NB with a very interesting looking hardtop:

 

Some cool looking NA & NB:

 

This dual center exhaust setup was really nice:

 

A slammed NA with super wide steelies & Runabout S800 Mirrors~

 

It was so hot, everyone had an umbrella to avoid the sunburns… I did not bring an umbrella unfortunately! I really like the neat look my car had when I was riding on those 17” Advan RZ Wheels.

 

This pretty cool NB with Mazda Big Lip Kit and additional ground effect was very nice:

 

This dark blue NB with Garage Vary Front Lip was also pretty sweet

 

At one point, cars were everywhere, but none were next to each other… so we decided to move some road cones and create our own parking :

 

Find which car does not belong in the lineup… (just kidding, we enjoy all type of Roadsters)!

 

… but we need a Mazda-only shot, too!

 

That was a lot of people for a last minute meeting!

 

Great parking job!

 

And the obligatory side shots (showing nicely our new REV9 V2 Stickers) :

(Why did that Kia come break our perfect lineup…)

 

And here are more photos of the event :

 

I hope you enjoyed this picture heavy post! I’m really sorry for making these blog post almost a year later (actually over a year later), but I really want to show how awesome this Road(Ster) Trip was!

Karuizawa Meeting 2018 – ND Edition

Welcome back for part IIII and final blog of our Karuizawa Meeting coverage. We’ll focus on the current miata, the ND. A bunch of ND’s were on display in the vendor section. Let’s check them out!

 

Shop Cars

AutoExe had two demo cars which were displaying many engine bay parts. We can see the beautiful Rays 57Xtreme 17″ Wheels on there.

Shown here is their Ignition Coil Cover, Intake Suction kit and Ram Air Intake.

The Strut Tower Brace stands out in the Autoexe signature red color.

Murakami Motors brought one of their race cars. Unfortunately, no hardtop. It’s rocking some nice Rays ZE40 17″ Wheels.

RS Factory Stage had their demo car on display. It was showcasing a Front Underspoiler and Gold 15” Enkei RPF1 wheels and a Duck Tail Spoiler. A Garage Vary Vented Hood can be seen as well.

Joyfast had a soul red NDRF with a Garage Vary Front Lip Type-2 and TUCKIN99 Bottom Line Side Skirt. It’s also rocking the limited TWS (JoyFast) T-66F 16″ Wheels!

Nielex had their ND on jack stands to display their Body Reinforcement Kit under the chassis. It also has a RallyBacker Hardtop installed on there.

The Esqueleto ceramic ND stood out with their blue bucket seats and their Front Lip.

Their new trunk spoiler got unveiled at Karuizawa.

Nakamae showed up with this Crystal White ND with some interior goodies.

The Nakamae Quilted Soft Top Headliner looked great!

ARRIVE’s demo car was showcasing their new KONI Suspension.

Inside we could see some red leather goods that matched the Soul Red body color nicely.

Jet’s Integral Kobe ND had their Front Lip and some Rays CE28N 16” wheels.

Car Make Corn’s demo car was quite simple with a Mazdaspeed Front Skirt and their bucket sets in tan.

S2 Racing showing off their front bumper.

Very aggressive. I quite like it.

Last but not least, Garage Vary. This car has gotten new wheels since the last time I saw it.  However, it still has the Vented Fenders, Vented Hood, Side Skirts and Front Bumper. You can also spot a cool Saito ND Roll Cage.

The rear is just as aggressive as the front with the Rear Air Duct and Ducktail Spoiler.

 

 

Awesome ND’s

Plenty of ND’s in attendance this year. Here’s a few that I liked.

An abundance of Rays TE37 Sonics 16″ Wheels were spotted. Bronze on Jet Black is always a good choice!

Another Black ND with 16” Advan RZ wheels and AutoExe Rear Wing Spoiler.

This Crystal White ND had Mazdaspeed accents. You can also see nice 2-tone Autowear Seat Covers.

Leg Sport Ducktail Spoiler and 15” Rays Sonic wheels complete the look for this ND.

More MTE37’s! The front bra is very unusual on Nds.

This a good back shot of the AutoExe Rear Wing Spoiler and Knight Sports Rear Diffuser.

17” Advan RZ-II wheels looking proper on this ND.

Still not convinced you need TE37 Sonics on your car?

The CF Damd Front Lip and gold 16” SSR Formula Mesh wheels look amazing on this car.

RS Factory Stage Front Underspoiler and 17” Rays TE37V’s can be seen on this beauty.

Gunmetal 17” Advan RG-D2 wheels looking good.

Last one…..I promise. Beautiful Formula Silver MTE37 16×8 Wheels shown here!

Blue 17” Rays ZE40 wheels on blue ND = awesome.

Love this rear end! Knight Sports kit all around.

Nice mods on this one. Garage Vary Front Lip Type-2 and 16” TE37 Sonic wheels.

Same wheels as the previous car but with a more flush +25 offset.

Finally, lets end this section with my favorite! Knight Sports Trunk Spoiler and Leg Sport Club Sport Rear Diffuser and awesome wheels set this one apart.

 

Unique ND’s

 

17” Work Goocars Hemi’s! You can also spot the nice Integral Kobe Ducktail Spoiler, Autoexe Rear Diffuser and Autoexe Dual-Tail Exhaust.

Duck’s Garden aero kit!

Digging the color scheme. Fujimura Auto Vented Hood flows nicely with the aggressive front bumper.

That’s a KUHL Racing Swan Neck GT Wing.

Found a NDRF with more KUHL Racing aero.

 

 

Craziest ND’s

Interesting choice in paint and wheels.

Lime green….

 

This concludes our Karuizawa Meeting Coverage of 2018. Hope you enjoyed the pictures and found some inspiration for your build! Can’t wait ‘til next year!