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    what are all these wires and relays doing behind me headllamps

    Yeah, looks like those relays are for the sedan/MSP swap and for the foglight mod.
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    Protege5 Problem!

    I'm gonna be that Captain Obvious guy today. Please don't beat me for it. I'm just trying to help. :) Try replacing the thermostat. Happened to me once. Car drove perfectly (more or less) for a couple years, then one day, starts overheating. I was close enough to home that I was able to prevent...
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    Flav's Mazda Protege5

    +1 I wish I could have them. First couple days I had my car I *did* have blue marker lights, courtesy of the previous owner (and the dealer that didn't replace them). Also got pulled over twice and told they have to be amber. I love Missouri sometimes. (whistle)
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    what are all these wires and relays doing behind me headllamps

    That is correct. The factory P5 headlights look like this: (picture borrowed from this post.)
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    what are all these wires and relays doing behind me headllamps

    Based on what I'm seeing in the sig pic and the third pic, I'm going with ^this.
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    Stupid audio question

    Personally, I would be wary. Not necessarily of the wire, but of the insulation, which is designed to withstand speaker-level voltages and currents. In my day job I do failure testing for electrical insulating materials - if there's a UL sticker on it there's a very good chance that my...
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    What have you done to your P5 today?

    Neon engines always were interference design. VERY interference. The Neon forums I used to frequent were vigilant about reminding people to replace the timing belt every 50-60k miles, specifically because of it. It used to be a frequent occurrence, also, when Neon owners would have their...
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    Wheels tires suspension advice please

    You may be right, it was years ago, but IIRC, they looked pretty new - or at least had decent tread depth on them. The tires didn't *need* replaced when I got the car, but it was required in the terms of the tire package I got. I wish I'd never gotten the package, as I paid quite a lot of...
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    No Joke Pro5

    Very nice! I'm super jealous of the deal you got. Mine cost 4k+ more, had 20k more miles - and that was 5-1/2 years ago. This is NOT a criticism, just a statement of personal taste - but seeing your pics made up my mind about black headlights on a laser blue P5. I think I'll stick with the...
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    Wheels tires suspension advice please

    I'm not 100% certain what model they were, but when I first bought my car in 2007 it had Falken tires on it, and something about ZE 512 is sticking out in my head; that may have been them. I came from a Neon with Douglas Xtra-Trak 185-65-14's on stock steelies, so I didn't have a basis for...
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    Im looking for ideas for a project car. Help?

    How about an electric conversion?
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    Need help refinishing my terrible rims!!

    Can you pass emissions with that aftermarket cat?
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    Shooting/firearms collecting anybody?

    I heart the 91/30 - waaaaaaay better than the M44. I'm more of an SKS guy though. I have a Chinese one that's been "bubba'd" a bit (aka "Tacticool") and the Marlin .22WMR bolt-action I've had since I was 16.
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    PC Gaming Anyone?

    I might as well chime in on this. I'm pretty much solely a PC gamer. Last console I owned was an original xBox, which I bought secondhand, AFTER the 360 came out. Before that, my last console was a SNES. I built my computer for gaming though. AMD Phenom II x3 2.8GHz (OC'ed to 3.6), 4gb...
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    Im looking for ideas for a project car. Help?

    If you're looking for something to eventually transplant into your Mazda, I dunno really. But if you're looking for an inexpensive and readily available car that is a great platform for mods, despite the snickers I may be about to get for such a suggestion, I recommend the first-gen (95-99)...
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    FocusFest @ Gateway Motorsports Park Madison, IL/St. Louis, MO

    I'm right across the river in St. Louis. Is there a cost for attendance if we're not planning to avail ourselves of the hotel? (Also - wow, this subforum is *dead*. lol)
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    Spicy Orange MSP spotted in St. Charles MO area - was it you?

    Spotted a really nice looking orange MSP going East on 370 in St Charles this morning, around 7:40. I think they got on at Elm. Was it someone from M247? I was the laser blue mica P5 that passed you, and that you subsequently passed as I prepared to exit.
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    new build

    Looking forward to seeing that, too. I also have the same intake and have been trying to figure out a way to keep it secure - right now, it's held with the liberal use of zipties - and no, I'm not posting a picture, lol. Does yours rub on the master cylinder?
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    Brake issues

    ^this. Go in and ask for a "brake caliper hardware kit". Should have all the clips and springs and such that you need, for both rear (or front) wheels. I'm about 99.7% certain you won't find just one of the metal clips, but it ought to be pretty cheap for the whole kit, and if you've got the...
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    Lewis7789's 2003 Protege5 build thread

    :( You're 86 pages in, man, you can't give up now! Just keep reminding yourself how awesome it's going to be when it's done.
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