I heard a while back something about a stronger Kia part for the Protege but I'm unsure if that's for the 2nd gen or the 3rd. Just out of curiosity how much hp are you pushing? Sorry I couldn't be more helpful.
You can buy gauge overlays like these but be warned they were a pain in the @$$ to install. I broke my coolant needle when I first tried to install it. I had to buy a replacement cluster to replace my broken gauge.
One extra note, I ended up cutting the circuit on the overlay where the...
If you remove that black surround you'll see that the flap is attached to it. My idea was to get a piece of plastic and seal it to that black surround and then seal the surround to the metal. Since it hardly ever rains here in Texas I've been pretty lax about getting to it though. I believe...