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Thread: nameless :: 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage DE (Garage entry)

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    nameless
    2014
    Mitsubishi
    Mirage DE
    blue
    5 speed

    base model without any options

    Details

    lower grille and letter slot partially blocked (depending on outside air temps), hood gap sealed with bicycle inner tube and pipe insulation, fog light gaps covered in aluminum tape from the inside

    LED bulbs at parking/side marker/license plate lights

    Weathertech side window deflectors

    antenna removed

    removed back seat for sleeping/hauling capacity

    added sound deadening material to back seat/trunk area and hatch door (Protecto-Wrap)

    Weathertech front floor mats

    ScangaugeII, flash drive loaded with music attached to the USB port in the glove box

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    warm air intake made of 3" dryer duct running from intake snout to exhaust manifold heat shield, wrapped in duct insulation

    also insulated the intake tube and airbox

    engine blanket

    Ultra Racing rear anti-sway bar purchased from Evan at NextGenTuning.com

    stock steel wheels have holes covered with aluminum tape, smooth wheel covers made by Hella

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    Hope you don't mind I copied the sway bar review posts to a separate thread to get some more eyeballs on it:

    Thread: UR rear sway bar / stabilizer bar review


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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 63.2 mpg (US) ... 26.9 km/L ... 3.7 L/100 km ... 75.9 mpg (Imp)


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    fifteenwindow, What exactly was involved when you removed the back seat?

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    Get your 14mm wrench and socket out. Fold the seats forward and start unbolting the seat brackets and seat belts from the rear platform. The seat back comes out in one piece, so it'll be easier if you get your buddy to help you lift it out of the car, but you can do it yourself, too. It's just awkward.

    I cut some cardboard to fit the space, then covered that with a blanket and a tablecloth so it looks like a cushion. I also put a little cardboard as spacers up where the seat bench was, to level it out.

    Hope this helps.
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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2014 Mirage DE 1.2 manual: 53.1 mpg (US) ... 22.6 km/L ... 4.4 L/100 km ... 63.8 mpg (Imp)


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    Awesome!!! This will be perfect with that seat outta there. It is just me and the wife so there is no need for that extra seat. I would definitely prefer a completely flat surface to work with. I just got done putting the back seats in my mazda van which have been out for the whole time I owned it(10+years). All we needed was the front two. Now hopefully they look at the backseats and say hey, these are new, I'll give him alot for his trade!! Thanks again for the info and wish me luck on the trade in. By this time next week I will probably be driving a new Mirage with no back seat!

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    I meant to do a DIY thread on this with pics when I had the loaner Mirage from Mitsu Canada, but I ran out of time.

    I've owned so many little hatchbacks, and I've had the rear seats out of ALL of them at one point or another... either for extra cargo space, or weight reduction. (Does make it a bit louder in the cabin though.)

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        click to view fuel log View my fuel log 2014 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 63.2 mpg (US) ... 26.9 km/L ... 3.7 L/100 km ... 75.9 mpg (Imp)


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    Nice smooth wheel covers. They remind me of the electric cars that use them. If I ever need replacements, I'll go with them. My stock covers on the ES are the most aerodynamic of the factory trims.



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