MY 2003 PH5...not sure what to do next...

[seijae]

So i have 2003 PH5. body has about 143k, engine has about 66k. Got in a car accident and decided to take advantage of it sitting duck so replaced the whole front end, Got the polyurethane DGM lip, urethane west wing side skirts and then a fiberglass back end. Painted the car hot rod flat black. Paint the rims, added a red stripe, got a aftermarket steering wheel, short shifter and sedan headlights, aftermarket tail lights, and a few CF interior pieces...i am not sure what direction i want to start pursuing in my car now...i am married with a 2year old...so money isnt extremely tight but its also not wide open either...suggestions on my next mod...if you have anything for sale let me know...i want to start gearin twds performance or handling,now that exterior is almost done...need to tint and replace windshield (spring) and redo the paint job (spring) paint job was rushed by the guy i painted. *Long story*

So heres what i had and where its at today...

 

[tweety2300]

Lower it

 

[Brian_K]

looks good, i like the grill. but get rid of the altezzas and replace them with some U.S. OEM ones or some JDM/EDM OEM ones

 

[seijae]

looks good, i like the grill. but get rid of the altezzas and replace them with some U.S. OEM ones or some JDM/EDM OEM ones

not a big fan of the U.S ones. I do however like the JDM/EDM lights. I went with these altezzas because they are black...wish they didnt have the clear bubble plastic on them. would like a more 3D effect. Goal is to black out all I can with some red accent...hence the red on the rims. now if i can find someone willing to trade a set of tinted lights...then i am all game for that...

 

[seijae]

Lower it

suggestions on a decent lowering kit that isnt going to piss off the wife because of price...everything i have seen is well close to a grand and the wife is wanting a new vehicle. There is no way i could justify a grand when she hasnt gotten her new car yet the cons of being married :\

 

[2003.5_MSP]

tint windows

 

[Neal]

A grand.Bloody hell.Just get some springs,or do you want to get coilovers?

 

[Barrelsnbeer]

yeah good springs can be had for under $300 then maybe add in some tokicos and some sway bars to get it handling right

 

[AzteCypher]

If you peruse the the 4-sale threads so should be able to find some springs or coilovers at a decent price. Most of the parts I've bought for my car have either been used, bought on this forum, or from fleabay. First set of springs and first set of coilovers I bought used on this forum.

 

[Errnee]

Keep an eye on club323f.com for some tails

 

[seijae]

Ok so I purchased a set of Mazdaspeed 3 17s that are already satin black!!! Price I paid....90 bucks!! Need new tires on all 4 but rims aren't going on until spring time. Decided to go with stagg struts with Magen springs. Then slotted/drilled rotors with new breaks

 

[Mookhaasa]

Nice score on the wheels.

Also its Brakes, not Breaks.

Brakes stop your car, Breaks are what b-boys dance to.

How much are you thinking of dropping the height?

 

[seijae]

Well i take breaks at work too... It was an auto correct... Damn phone thinks it runs s*** sometimes.
Not too sure if I am goin to lower it much. From what I have heard the staggs with the Megan springs will drop it 1.8 an inch but once i put the 17s on ill probably only drop an inche. I don't want to go to low with the thought of bottoming out somewhere. I've already bottomed out twice in the rear which rear is fiberglass. I have another rear that I'm currently glassing now and it isn't as low as my current rear.

 

[Mookhaasa]

That's not bad at all.

Yeah autocorrect is not very intuitive.

 

[hitncry]

I have these on mine.

http://www.protegegarage.com/282-product-282.html

 

[seijae]

I have these on mine.

http://www.protegegarage.com/282-product-282.html

What kind of struts are they on? hows the handling? how much did they lower?