What have you done to your P5 today?
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- 2002 Protege5(sold) 2015 Mazda 6 Touring
Pics please. I'm in the process of doing this also
you can use a jack with a very small cup, just use a 2x4 to put between the jack and the car, distributes the weight much more efficiently and no worries about the jack going through our rusty floors!
CheeseHelmet
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I just bought my 2002 P5 2 weeks ago and I'm in love!!!!! I made a HUGE upgrade from my 1995 Protege LX with ~213k miles... which started my Protege fire.
Today, I ordered LED headlights (high- and low-beams) and some new gauge cluster LEDs. All are in "Xenon White." I had the 8000K HIDs on my last Protege and I'm wanting to try something a little newer and direct. However, I do have a new set of 3000K HIDs for the fogs that will be going in soon. As soon as I get everything in, I will post before and after pics. I'm hoping the white LEDs offset my Pioneer head unit's blue color nicely.
Today, I ordered LED headlights (high- and low-beams) and some new gauge cluster LEDs. All are in "Xenon White." I had the 8000K HIDs on my last Protege and I'm wanting to try something a little newer and direct. However, I do have a new set of 3000K HIDs for the fogs that will be going in soon. As soon as I get everything in, I will post before and after pics. I'm hoping the white LEDs offset my Pioneer head unit's blue color nicely.
Jackie chan
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I think he means HID
Now that's a good idea, I'll run a few pieces of 2x4 over a table saw that way I'll have a nice groove to lock the wood onto the frame rail. That should distribute the load much better, thanks!
BTW, nice to see another local 'round here
That's a good idea too. Coming from a guy who may have a rustier P5 than you do... I usually use any solid suspension mounting point when this is the case. I usually support the car on jack stands where the front control arm bushing bracket is located in the front. For the rear, I use the place where the TTL's attach to the rear subframe. It seems to work for me there.
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Hey guys 
. Looks like this thread is still around. I miss the long long ago 
. Looks like this thread is still around. I miss the long long ago - :
- 2006 Infiniti M
Oh harro! Now all I haves is this
you mean this?
Wow. That was from the long ago. The fun times.
Had a recent run in with snow. Our first snow all year. It was 60 Saturday, snowed 2 inches Sunday, then it was 53 Monday. WTF!!!!
Just enough to get salt errrwhere. Cleaner her off good as to remove stubborn, rusting, salt. Waiting on my license Plate LED's to come in the mail
Here are some pics BEFORE it got bad
Just enough to get salt errrwhere. Cleaner her off good as to remove stubborn, rusting, salt. Waiting on my license Plate LED's to come in the mail
Here are some pics BEFORE it got bad
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CheeseHelmet
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Thanks Phen!
I actually mean LED. LEDs are becoming more of a practical application than a showpiece. Similar to how HIDs were purely luxury before you could buy a conversion kit from Amazon for $50 (which I had on my last protege). I have a friend with a Toyota Avalon with LED headlights and they look amazing and have excellent output compared to the stock halogens. Nevertheless, I will find out for sure when the arrive and I will put up pictures.
CheeseHelmet
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There are some pretty awesome LED headlights out there, but you get what you pay for. Cheap ebay LED headlights either won't have much light output initially or the light output will degrade over time because of poor heatsinking. A properly made LED bulb will be brighter than most conventional lighting systems, consume less power, and will generally outlast the life of the car, but it'll also leave a nice hole in your wallet
