Recent content by Raydioactive

I guess this is my first mod... Photos with the 17" Mazda3 wheels and Hankook V2's (205/45R17). This mod cost about $660 total ($200 for the wheels, $400 for the tires and $60 for mount and balance).

I like the Enkei wheels (both of the styles you listed), but also like the options with black center and polished lip. That's what I wanted to get for my car too, but I got a good deal on 2006 M3 17" 5-spoke wheels ($200). I might plasti dip them black (with gloss), idk. Anyway, I like how the...

Welcome. I'm new here too and also just recently purchased a 2003 silver P5. After doing many searches, I discovered there is a "How To" forum with lots of great stuff in it. I found a post regarding cleaning your engine bay. Hopefully it will provide some answers for you. There's probably other...

Just ordered my tires... I went with the Hankook Ventus V2 concept H437 size: 205/45R17. I heavily considered the Nexen N5000, but I got these Hankooks for about the same price, thinking that Hankook makes a better tire. This seemed to be backed up by the reviews I read. I wanted the ContiDWS...

Thanks everyone for your input. I thought I'd just take a quick look on craigslist before I bought tires and found a set of 4 Bridgestone Potenza RE050A. There is no photo of the tires, but the seller says they less than 2000 miles on them. He's selling them for $250 obo for size 205/45R17. I...

xitoxic, How long have you had the Nexen N5000's (how many miles have you driven on them)?

Oh yeah, I believe I can get the 912s for $99/each... So, if you had your choice, would you go with the V12s or the 912s?

I'm getting some 2006 Mazda3 17x6.5 5-spoke wheels for my car... I'm going with brand new 205/45 tires and wanted to see what everyone might recommend. Here are the choices: Nexen N5000 for $87/each Kumho Ecsta AST for $90/each Cooper Zeon RS3-A for $97/each Hankook Ventus V12 evo for $101/each...

No. It didn't which I don't understand why not, since it seems to have every other option. Any idea if all '03 P5's are wired for those? I had the cover off but didn't see anything as far as wiring or any evidence that there was ever a subwoofer there. What about yours? Does/did it have the...

I'm looking to get 17" wheels for my Sunlight Silver Metallic P5. I like the look of black wheels with the silver, but there is a set of 2006 Mazda3 17" 5-spoke wheels on craigslist for pretty cheap that I am considering. I was curious to get an idea of how they might look. Anyone with these...

Hello. I am a new Mazda Protege5 owner. I traded my 2005 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT 4x4 Quad Cab with a 5.7 Hemi for it (I still owed quite a bit on my truck). Anyway, now I no longer have a car payment, my insurance is less and I get at least twice the gas mileage. I am quite impressed with these cars...

Hank3 shared this on my thread. This tool is awesome. Here's what I did... I have stock wheels and tires on my P5, or at least I think they're stock (195/50R16, wheels are 16 x 6 with a +50mm offset). So, I measured to see how much clearance I have on the inside of my tire and top of the tire...

This tool is awesome. It lets you compare the stock wheels and tires to what you're thinking about getting and essentially lets you know if the new setup will fit. Very cool.

So, the Racing Harts were sold. But, I found some 17" MSR's that look cool, but they already have tires on them (Yokohama 215/50). I don't know the offset or the wheel width. Does anyone know if 215/50 tires will fit without rubbing with stock suspension? Pic below:

Thank you HatchKitten. Cool thread!