Small but very nice upgrades

First upgrade - McGard weel locking nuts

You just can't do without those..............

I got them from Mazda dealer in USA.

Mazda part number is 0000-88-120C-BP - it's the same for NC and for NB.

I think they also the same for NA - but i never went to check it.

Sadly i lost my locking nut.

A phone call yo US customer service - they said me to speak with their Europeian office in Germany.

A phone to Germany - they siad no problem - just to enter replacement order via their Europeian web site.

30 Eur for 2 nuts including shipping - reasonable.

It took it about 6 weeks to arrive - way too long.

But both keys fit - so it's a happy end after all............

Clear Side blinker lights

Those look so much better than orange ones

Rear de-badge - i think it looks much cleaner and so much better

Both installations went easy.

Plastic trim was removed from A-pillar and upper windshield frame to hide there the wires.

For the Scangauge i used 50$ mirror mount - it's too expensive and not that perfect - but it's OK.

Valentine's wires were really confusing - red+black didn't work. Eventually we found out that 2 center wires out of "phone cable" are used.

New floor mats

I hated stock carpets that i got with the car.

Those are probably locally made. They're quite durable but too thin, hard, wrong color and texture.

This how they look:

New carpets are stock USA ones and cost ~60$.

The fit is perfect (we wouldn't expect otherwise), color and tecture fit perfectly and, the most important bit, they quite a bit thick and fell soft - my anckle likes new carpet very much :-)

Very nice bonus is that back side is rugged rubber which makes them keeo in place without sliding:

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