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WOw, I just discovered anotehr diference not listed.... critical for those w/ small kids. LATCH child safety system. It was required for vehicles after 9/1/02. Seems '03 models have it (thus 03.5 would as well), however 02 do not. not sure about 02.5 but I'd be suspicious they might.

Hey, I'm just pointing out food for thought, no negative intentions. I had ab uddy who did the same thing once, bought back his car and spent alot of time/$$ fixing it... then a year later, went to sell it and got all POed that he couldn't get any real $$ for it due to the salvage title. Yeah...

unplug ignition coil wire. Place socket on bolt. Attach slip breaker bar on one end of ratcher, otehr end propped against floor, ground... somethin greally strong. BUMP ignition 1-2 times, do NOT let it fire.

Napa orbital FWIW, gel cell but waaay cheaper than Optima, and better reputation. And it's black so it matches anything.

"a while"? yeah a year and a half, that's definitely awhile lol. Nice job. Keep in mind that while you have $3k in pocket, you also have a car that technically has greatly diminished value due to a totaled title... that's prob ~ a 2k knock off lol. I'm still perplexed as to why that would have...

I never touched mine... at the moment I don't have a P5 so I can't play with them. But IIRC (at work now) there's 2 switches. One is to set the phase, pos or negative - I assume this is to ensure you are in phase w/ teh otehr speakers in the car. Unless you're changed speakers or HU and know you...

So I spent a good chunk of the afternoon fetching the subwoofer from my car, which was recently totalled. The hatch was crunched in pretty good, so the handle was useless and it wouldn't open. It was pushed in enough that I couldn't lift the sub up over the bolt sticking up through the spare. W/...

That's what I'd assume as well. However - I've been scowering AutoTrader and Craigslist ads all over the East Coast. I have not yet seen a single picture of an '03 5spd that did not also have a sunroof. Plenty of auto's w/o them though. If anybody has this combo, speak up! So if the subwoofer...

That's really curious - Mine was sold in April '03. It had 6 spk stereo + sub AND a roof rack - everything - except I'm almost positive no ABS, and I was in a side collision and only airbags that went off were the front. So that must have been an optional upgrade. Anybody know if all the '03s...

I know this comes up alot but I cannot seem to find it consolodated anywhere... if there is a trhead, i'll take ap ointer. I'm looking for a replacement for my "bent" P5. It was an '03.5 (sold in April), 5spd w/ all options... 6 speaker sound + subwoofer. Curious what exactly the differences...

I really like the 5 door hatch, so the only way I could go MSP is a Speed3 - which would be AWESOME - but that's a rare vehicle around here. Plus I really need better gas mileage, and not sure I trust myself w/ that fun/power lol. My insurance is gonna go up enough as it is! Oh yeah, re...

Unless I suddenly get a lot of offers for drivetrain parts that REALLY make it worthwhile, no. I've parted out vehicled before and it sucks... currently I have only a small 1 car garage w/o heat too, even more suckage. If somebody wants to throw an offer on the whole thing, I'll consider...

Well a little more than bent, actually... Jan 2nd I was going to work, at the last minute discovered the main gate to the mil base was closed... pulled a U-turn ad headed for the other gate on the other side of town. Was pondering this (Why closed, it's not a fed holiday or anything?) when I...

I haven't ever looked at my Protege5, but on many cars, if you look at the backside of the pedal assembly, the pedal can be removed from the swing arm (e.g. a few bolts holding it on). People swap out pedals for snazzy racing ones all teh time, so it can't be too difficult. Anyway, I'd bet that...

I agree but for a different reason... Actually, no, I'd disagree. Any vehicle that is reasonably-well built for off-roading is, by default, worse for street driving and especially in the snow. And I'm not seeing any mods that are really all that pricy - all bolt-ons - body lifts are cool for...

I also have (well had, now - just totalled!) an '03, w/ both roof rack AND spare tire subwoofer. Actually I was quite happy w/ the sound system, mine had seperate tweeters in the front corner window sills, plus the ones in te hdoor (does teh tsock HU have a crossover?), 7 speakers (well 6.1 I...

Hi folks. Unfortunately, a few weeks ago I was i na pretty bad wreck and totalled my beloved '05 Protege5. Finally have a resolution w/ the insurrance, and looking for a replacement. I'm considering moving up to a 3, depending on cost/benefit tradeoff. What are the differences between the '04...

High folks. Wife is looking for a new car, wants a small-ish 5dr... I love my '03 Pro5 and she likes it enough, so a Mazda3 5dr is a contender. Possibly new('09) but lightly used '07-08 probably prefered. One big concern for her on this will be MPGs... 2.3L and A/T comes at a price. For...

I agree it's a good idea to try another MP# player just in case. Seriously doubt it's a ground loop problem, that would cause engine noise. That said it's a good idea to have one anyway, I had to have one. You can get an RC cable w/ it built in at RC for about $8. Regardless, Syflex should be...

Nay. Eyelids look stupid.