Mazda Protege Owner Photos

[SprNater]

Yeah the guy had insurance so I will hopefully find something out tomorrow what will happen with my car. The grill I got off of ebay for $60-80 shipped from Japan. MSP swap isnt a bad idea I am gonna have to talk to the body shop about that.

Damn man that sucks! Is their insurance going to pay for it?

The plus side is that if they do pay for it you can do the MSP swap.

What kind of upper grill is that?

 

[Zero_Type_R]

Here's my ride!!

 

[Hughes412]

That looks sharp, but there is no way in hell those lights are legal! lol.

 

[kudakev615]

hoping there just city lights.

 

[MTXPROTEGE509]

would get pulled over in no time, but looks pretty sick though.

 

[red95_240sx]

Zero ur front end looks nice. i definately have to do something to mines. Im asking what is the best way to paint the chrome upper grille part along with procedures? If i have any paint left from my recent fix, i plan to paint this peice. Also ive noticed some clear corners for the 99-00 are outline with black plastic instead of whitish. i beleive this helps make the corner lenses appear smaller than the ones made of white plastic, am i right? The ones i have now are slightly too big.

 

[jster28]

Zero ur front end looks nice. i definately have to do something to mines. Im asking what is the best way to paint the chrome upper grille part along with procedures? If i have any paint left from my recent fix, i plan to paint this peice. Also ive noticed some clear corners for the 99-00 are outline with black plastic instead of whitish. i beleive this helps make the corner lenses appear smaller than the ones made of white plastic, am i right? The ones i have now are slightly too big.

You would have to take the chrome part out prep it to paint. It just snaps on to the black grille part. sand it down smooth and spray a primer and the base color and clear coat and reinstall. you can also pop out the mazda logo so it easier to paint that part in the middle and remove the ugly black pastic thing acting as a background for the logo. the black clear corner look smaller but they are the same size. If you wanted to make yours black you would have to buy the black ones, you cant open the clear ones and paint them. I know i've tried can't get the glue to melt like the headlight.

 

[Zero_Type_R]

The blue ones turns on with my parking lights and it looks like this

but if I turn on mi lights completely it looks like this

No prob with the cops(first) (ughdance)

 

[red95_240sx]

yea u got illuminators in ur headlight. ive seen that done before. :-D

 

[Hughes412]

The blue ones turns on with my parking lights and it looks like this

but if I turn on mi lights completely it looks like this

No prob with the cops(first) (ughdance)

That's pretty cool, but what a bout the blinkers? I know in tx they have to be amber.

 

[red95_240sx]

my car is finished, but now its locked in school for the weekend plus monday.(pissed) i plan to paint the chrome on the grille red. wud of got the instructor to do it, but i cudnt get it off. im adding more pix. how do u add pix like slap on with this message??? like right below here

 

[jster28]

my car is finished, but now its locked in school for the weekend plus monday.(pissed) i plan to paint the chrome on the grille red. wud of got the instructor to do it, but i cudnt get it off. im adding more pix. how do u add pix like slap on with this message??? like right below here

its called the signature. just host a pic some where like photobucket.com and add the url in the sign section in your User control panel.

In the pics you posted i noticed, the driver side of the car still has the door molding and the passenger side doesnt have it. other then that its looking good

 

[nate0123]

its called the signatue. just host a pic some where like photobucket.com and add it to the sign section.

In the pics you posted i noticed, the driver side of the car still has the door molding and the passenger side doesnt have it.

um you can host up to 100 mb of files right here on mazda forums... just click User CP, then Upload Files

 

[jster28]

um you can host up to 100 mb of files right here on mazda forums... just click User CP, then Upload Files

i haven't been on the forum for a while. Didn't know that. usually host files on my online harddrive.

 

[DiS]

um you can host up to 100 mb of files right here on mazda forums... just click User CP, then Upload Files

yep, just make sure to follow the "Signature Rules" when you do that. Sig Rules are available through the link in my sig.

 

[red95_240sx]

ahh ur sharp. the right side has been repainted. i never stopped to put them back on or take the left side off. its gonna leave glue everywhere? ive changed my mind to paint the grille peice black.

 

[D-rock240]

um you can host up to 100 mb of files right here on mazda forums... just click User CP, then Upload Files

I was surprised when I found that a year and a half ago, but since most people just advise adding attachments or hosting on putfile.com I thought that it was a perk for those who knew.

 

[jster28]

ahh ur sharp. the right side has been repainted. i never stopped to put them back on or take the left side off. its gonna leave glue everywhere? ive changed my mind to paint the grille peice black.

You don't use glue to put them back. You use double sided tape, like the once made by 3M. Or to take the other side off, here is the how to http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4737

painting the grille black would look better then red

 

[red95_240sx]

so if i pull them off for the first time, theres gonna be messy glue?

 

[GMONEI]

Clearer Pictures

Here Are Some Better Pictures Of My Pro. The Only Changes Are That I Went Back To The Stock Taillights And I Have Clear Corners Now .