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I picked up my 2003 Speed Yellow V6 last year, with 120k miles on it. This has been the first car that I've owned, and I really have enjoyed spending time learning more about it and working on it. The only modification that I didn't do myself was the window tint. It was completely stock when I purchased it, here is what it looked like.
Since then, These are the modifications I've done to it
April 2014 6 Of the Month Winner
Exterior
- Removed door guards
- Removed pinstripes
- Removed door "V6" badges
- Debadged "6" from "Mazda6" and added "Atenza"
- Tinted rear reflectors
- Smoke side markers w/ orange LEDs
- True JDM tail lights
- Painted sport grille
- HD Lip
- Plastidipped rear bumper
- 35% Tint all around
Interior
- Mazdaspeed6 door sills
- White LED swap (domes, glove box, vanity mirrors, doors)
- Red LED strips in trunk
- Red LED strips in footwells
Under the Hood
- AEM short ram intake
- Water pump tensioner bypass
- Painted engine cover & fuse box
Exterior Lighting
- Kensun 5000k low beams
- Kensun 5000k fog lights
- Custom lower mesh LED DRLs
- White LEDs on license plate & amber LEDs in side markers
- Brake light mod
- Reverse light switch
Audio
- Sylfex Auxmod (aux input on stock stereo)
- Infinity basslink powered subwoofer
Suspension
- Painted calipers red
- Racing Beat springs
- ASA AR1 18x7.5 +48 Wheels w/ Kumho Ecsta PA31 215/45 w/ locking lugs
And now it looks like this:


Since then, These are the modifications I've done to it
April 2014 6 Of the Month Winner

Exterior
- Removed door guards
- Removed pinstripes
- Removed door "V6" badges
- Debadged "6" from "Mazda6" and added "Atenza"
- Tinted rear reflectors
- Smoke side markers w/ orange LEDs
- True JDM tail lights
- Painted sport grille
- HD Lip
- Plastidipped rear bumper
- 35% Tint all around
Interior
- Mazdaspeed6 door sills
- White LED swap (domes, glove box, vanity mirrors, doors)
- Red LED strips in trunk
- Red LED strips in footwells
Under the Hood
- AEM short ram intake
- Water pump tensioner bypass
- Painted engine cover & fuse box
Exterior Lighting
- Kensun 5000k low beams
- Kensun 5000k fog lights
- Custom lower mesh LED DRLs
- White LEDs on license plate & amber LEDs in side markers
- Brake light mod
- Reverse light switch
Audio
- Sylfex Auxmod (aux input on stock stereo)
- Infinity basslink powered subwoofer
Suspension
- Painted calipers red
- Racing Beat springs
- ASA AR1 18x7.5 +48 Wheels w/ Kumho Ecsta PA31 215/45 w/ locking lugs
And now it looks like this:





