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    zhy's progress followup [student budget!]

    Tein takes the p5 down about 2 inches and no you dont need the struts, but your OEM struts will wear out faster and i had a good deal on them, so i guess ill wait for my rear struts to blow! hahah
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    How Low Can You Go?

    205-60-16 WILL RUB. you should go 205-45-16 or 205-50-16 to minimize impact on your speedo and not rub! best of both worlds ^^
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    What causes rust in some P5s but not others?

    no problem pcb! and OP, if youre a chemist like I am, you shoud know that rust is aluminium oxide forming (Al2O3), and alkalin ions such as Ca+2, Fe+3, Mg+2 are catalists in oxidations (notice I mentionned calcium?!) few tricks not to get well rust is 1- Rustproof once a year 2- wash your car...
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    Beginners Guide to Modifying a Protege5

    Loving the idea, needs sticky when its all added up!
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    zhy's progress followup [student budget!]

    you win :)
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    zhy's progress followup [student budget!]

    ...Ohh look what came in today.... :)
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    Need imput on summer tires

    Looking for people who had rubbing & fitment issues on tires/aftermarket rims I will run on 16x7 rims, +40offset, and I plan on running 205/55/r16, also with dropped suspension (Tein S-tech + KYB G-shock) now.. will this cause rubbing issues? thanks for your input guys
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    zhy's progress followup [student budget!]

    Did a throughout cleanup of my p5 today! vacuumed + cleaned all plastic parts & windows with my Armorall stuff also decided it was time to complete the blackout of my car! Plastidipped the window control bezels & door handles Boom! overall interior. All she needs now is a window tint!
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    Hmmmmm.... anyone remember that Bigwoofer guy???

    its a showcar, not a race car.. unique style, i like it!
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    Eibach Pro kit spring/strut question

    I bought tein springs & KYB front struts only, so my rear struts will be running on lowering springs... ill have them installed soon but im expecting to spend a few bucks to replace the rear struts
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    Eibach Pro kit spring/strut question

    because if you use lowered springs on the stock struts, its going to cause premature damage to the struts because it hasnt been engineered for the new ride height and spring rates, so yes it is preferable that you buy aftermarket struts for lowered springs if you're an idiot like me, put...
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    Driver's footwell filled with water

    theres a hole designed specifically to be able to let water out of the driver's footwell if theres a flooding or something like this. just remove the whole carpet, and you'll see this circular metal plug, you can remove it to let most of the water out, or seal it with urethane if its the cause...
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    acc.com?

    You can get beefier endlinks for the p5 from a Ford Escape, I think thats the way to go (unless you want adjustables endlinks) !
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    I broke it

    I have one laying around, working condition E : sorry, didnt read you bought one already! its a purge valve, recirculates the fuel fumes to the intake
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    Ice's N/A Build

    good work on the custom exhaust! and I love the classical gold/blue scheme on your car, keep it up!
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    Official P5 wheel thread.

    16x7, +40 scored 4 of those beauties for ridiculously cheap, dont know the brand tho. can i have any1s input/wisdom on what color to use on them so my silver P5 looks better? I was personnally thinking about White!
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    zhy's progress followup [student budget!]

    thanks man! appreciate it
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    zhy's progress followup [student budget!]

    Today was a SUPER productive and a WONDERFUL day overall. first of all, I hit the 160,000 km milestone (100'000 miles!), made me feel old! secondo, secured myself a set of Tein springs & front KYB struts for MAD cheap (thanks jamie!) third of all, i got accepted at the University of Sherbrooke...
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    Wtb 03.5 carbon fiber lip

    MSPM1chele had a CF lip below her 03.5 lip, not sure if thats what you want tho!
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