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Old Jul 11, 2003 | 01:01 PM
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anyone know if its heavier than stock...

and how to determine difference for assurance that the part wasnt just painted red...
Old Jul 11, 2003 | 11:53 PM
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its a lot lighter than stock, you can also check the welds.. they are a lot better than stock as well. It will be red and also have a Mazdaspeed Gold Plaque and i think a part# on it or something.. my friend has one.. very sweet.
Old Jul 11, 2003 | 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by twinturborx7pete' date='Jul 12 2003, 12:53 AM
its a lot lighter than stock, you can also check the welds.. they are a lot better than stock as well. It will be red and also have a Mazdaspeed Gold Plaque and i think a part# on it or something.. my friend has one.. very sweet.
i didn't know it was lighter but i posted about the welds and plaque thing on the evil forum for jio
Old Jul 12, 2003 | 12:02 AM
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yeah its a lot lighter.
Old Jul 12, 2003 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by twinturborx7pete' date='Jul 12 2003, 01:02 AM
yeah its a lot lighter.
my reinforced PPF weighs like 20-30 LBS
Old Jan 25, 2007 | 10:43 PM
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to answer my own question and as for reference... as ive managed to finally score one..

heres a pic of that plaque for verification.. and she weighs 18lbs..
Old Jan 26, 2007 | 11:36 AM
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sunuvabitch thats nice.



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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 02:17 PM
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Is that used? How much do used ones go for?
Old Jan 30, 2007 | 08:34 AM
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Looks cool.

Where did they manage to save the weight? Is it different material, construction or maybe both? And aside from better welds, where is it stronger? I've never seen one in person or a side by side picture, so I'm curious.
Old Feb 6, 2007 | 12:51 AM
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Nice, but they still break, just not as bad or as often as the stocker.



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