The 1993 Mazda MX-3 GS 25th Anniversary Special Edition ?

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The 1993 Mazda MX-3 GS 25th Anniversary Special Edition ?

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Can anyone tell me for sure if my car is one of these? You can see pics at my sig website. Thanks, Vinny
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My vote says no.

Does it have a SE sticker in the door?
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Where are you located? If the car is from the US.. then no.. its not a SE. If the car is from Canada.. its possible. More info can be found about the SE model on the main MX-3.com home page.

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Hmm, i found his FS thread...those look like SE leathers, no? If it was an SE, woulnd't the door panels be black however?

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Its possible someone swapped in leather seats. My se is US spec SE, they had some SE's released in US, even though it was 25th anniversary for mazda in Canada.

In the door jamb look up your paint code, see what it says, should have a letter and a number.
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Canadian SE's came in Blaze Red, Laguna Blue, Brilliant Black and Raspberry Metallic. Thought I had seen a white one on the boards here a while back.. but I dunno if that was stock or not.

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the US car can still be an SE, it will say on the door tag not advertized on the car like in CAN.
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Post by ElectricEnergy »

It's got the same wing as my SE... And leather interior... But the door panels look wrong to me and its got GS rims. I don't think you could get SEs in blaze red... could you?

My vote is that its not an SE, but the previous owner found some leather seats for it. You can probably get mazda to look up the vin for you to confirm.
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I don't think you could get SEs in blaze red... could you?
Didnt see my post eh? Or check on the MX-3.com home page eh? ;)

Here is the link for the SE info off the home page..

http://www.mx-3.com/se/


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Tunes: Yep, I saw your website and my interior and exterior appears to be identical to the one you show there. It appears to me that the door panels are carpeted in some areas. There pics are a little far away to tell for sure but do appear it is possible. That is what is throwing me off so much. I have studied your pics and descriptions and cannot come up with a 100% conclusion so I figured I would ask some of you mazda gurus. The previous owner of the car was a 17 year old girl so I doubt changing seats to be leather out of an SE would be her thing. Also, I am located in Phila, Pa area.

Mitmaks: I will have to check that tomorrow when I am in the garage. Do you know what I am looking for? I know the car was repainted 2 years ago so I hope the paint code sticker is still there. I remember seeing the sticker that specifies the tires size.
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Body code

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Sorry for that stupid question about body code.. I knew where to find that on the website. The code is SQ
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as of now the only thing you have it to be a Special Edition would be the seats correct?
my question is if you had a canadian special edition.. removed and painted over the decals, changed the rims and it was black or red do u not have a SE anymore? in all technicallity you could change everything on an SE and still stay its an SE with proof of the vin being originally an SE it should be a two way street
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Good point. Maybe it is just the seats but I am looking for a VIN decoder to try and find out what I can from the site. If anyone knows where one is available it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, VIn
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If its truly an SE, it will say Special edition on the door frame sticker. every SE iv seen says it on the door frame sticker.
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Good enough for me

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Sounds good to me. I will assume it is only special addition to me. lol. I hope to get some slim visors soon for it. I think they really make these cars sharp. Thanks for your help.
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