Recent content by jesse_ohio

Nice!! Where'd you find that one? Looks very sharp. Makes me wonder if I shoulda waited :D Even though I'm a sucker for red, I love that blue as well. Plus it already has tint, HU and wheels. Nice score!

Hope this fixes everything for you. Sucks to go through all that. Hopefully the latest battery light/acceleration issue is unrelated. I don't see how it would be related but who knows... sounds like you've got the worst luck this year :D

Cool. I work in Middletown so I'm not far from you. Maybe we'll bump into each other :)

O HAI, OHIO Just bought an 03 P5 last week so I'm joining the ranks here. Any other Daytonians around?

Wrong section, but anyway... There is no "DVD Wire", the unit is probably locked out due to restrictions on watching DVDs in vehicles unless the parking brake is engaged. There should be a wire that you have to connect to your vehicle harness that sends voltage when the parking brake is pulled...

Indeed! I've read a lot of the Protege rust horror stories and it does have me worried. Those were the first spots I checked when I looked at the car. All look new to me, I didn't see any sign of rust in those spots whatsoever. I did notice that there is something happening on the door hinges...

Ha! That's crazy! I was wondering if anyone on here would recognize it. Yeah, he was a nice guy, a little older, very anal about maintenance. He was detailing it before I came and when I pulled up a few minutes early he was still going over it, and I could tell he just wasn't "done" -- it...

This is a question I've been wondering too. 50W RMS from the factory HU can't be per channel, I don't see how... there are few aftermarket decks that pump that kind of power out at 4-ohms, you typically need a dedicated amp for that. 50/4 = 12.5W/channel which sounds a lot more realistic and in...

Ah, cool - I didn't even realize there were regional sections on the board. Thanks!

Thanks man! I've been driving my wife's Toyota Avalon for about a year (we had 3 kids so now she drives a minivan) and it was such a soul sucking experience driving that thing day in and day out. My P5 is like a punch in the face (in a good way)! O...m..g... LOL!!!

Cool. Yeah, road noise on the p5 is an issue. Part of me (the 18 year old that drove a mk1 GTI) loves it for the raw sound, but the older, more curmudgeonly part of me wishes it was quieter so I could hear my dang music (lol) Problem is I definitely don't have the motivation to gut my door...

Cool, will give it a shot. I haven't used seafoam since my first car, an ancient Chevy Corsica! I probably paid too much. I gave $5700, which is a bit less than he was asking. I know I could have gotten him down if I waited, but I didn't want to risk losing the car to another buyer. I know he...

Thanks man. Appreciate the info as well. You have good taste and are detail oriented, which I like :) How's your audio setup coming along? Did you get your new amp? The stock stereo in my p5 was kind of a let down. Tone wasn't terrible, but power seems awful...they distort quickly and there...

Wow man, your car looks great and is pretty much how I want to treat mine. I've got a red 03, looks just like yours when it was stock. I just got a Pioneer touchscreen head unit, similar to yours but a slightly newer model, and I'm doing tint soon too. Did you ever decide on what % tint to...

Hey all, just checking in with the obligatory first post. I just picked up a cherry (as in condition) red (as in color) 2003.5 Protege5, 5-speed manual. The previous owner was pretty meticulous about maintenance and record-keeping, so I have all the paperwork and history on it. Clean as a pin...