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    Knocking noise from engine compartment.

    There is a knocking noise (like someone knocking on a door) coming from the engine compartment of my car. It's not detonation or pinging. The rate of the knocking sound seems dependant on road speed, not engine speed. It knocks about once every 2 seconds at 40km/h, once per second at 80km/h...
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    Mazdaspeed Shift Knob on a Protege.

    I got my MSP shift knob and it doesn't fit on my 99 protege. It seems like the plastic disc at the top of the shift boot is preventing the knob from going all the way down. I know this has been asked before but would rather not do anything permanent to the car. Does anybody have any suggestions?
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    Wrong ignition wires?

    I replaced the original ignition wires when I bought this car a couple years ago. The parts store gave me NGK ZE36 wires instead of the ZE52 which are the correct ones. The ZE36 are for 97-98 protege 1.8L and are a couple inches longer in length. I didn't really think too much about this...
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    Gonna buy speakers tomorrow.

    I have a 4x50w panasonic cq-c5301 deck. Right now I've got a crappy 10" sub connected to a crappy 4x100w amp. I have stock fronts and really crappy aftermarket 6x9s at the back. I have a little money to kill so I'm gonna replace the door and rear speakers tomorrow. What do you guys think of...
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    How to get alarm remote?

    I bought a 99 protege that had an aftermarket clifford alarm. It has the blinking red light on the dash. However the previous owner lost the remote. I have no idea what model the alarm is nor do I have no idea where it is located. How would I go about getting another remote for the alarm?
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