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I'm in the process of shopping for new wheels. It looks like it will likely be Rota Sub Zeros in 17 or 18" (haven't decided yet) in either silver or bronze. Does anyone have any pics of red P5s with bronze wheels? Doesn't have to be sub zeros...just wondering if I like red/bronze combo. I'm...

Hey all. After 1 year + 4 months and 24k miles I FINALLY lowered my car. I went with the Tein S-Tech springs since everyone seemed to like them and folks said they ride near stock. Installed them yesterday with a buddy's help and only ran into a few snags along the way (damn those swaybar...

Hey all, been a while since I've posted here. I got a killer deal on an Alpine CDA-9813 head unit from a buddy. However when I go to Crutchfield to order a wiring harness, their page and tech guy say it won't fit my '02 Protege5. They say the deck opening is too short for this deck. Their...

It aint the prettiest fix, but I think it works so far. Like many owners I had a very annoying "tick tick, tick tick tick, tick tick" noise in my driver side door when driving along. It didn't only happen on bumps and was very annoying. Happened most often when the moonroof was open, or when...

Hey guys. Car now has about 1300 miles on it and I have just started noticing an annoying little dash rattle over on the passenger side. It only happens on rough pavement (like really pebbly stuff, not nessisarily broken pavement) and not over bumps. It's not bad enough to rush down to the...

I'd like to have a few words with them :D Just got done doing my first oil change on my P5. What a PITA. If you plan on doing this MAKE SURE you have an oil filter wrench. Not the strap type, the type which is a little cap which fits over the end and accepts a ratchet handle. You aint...

Hey guys. Just had the Stongard clear bra product installed on my P5 today. Took some pictures and posted my reactions on my page. See http://www.nramsey.net/ and click either on the link at the top of the main frame or on the "My Protege 5" link on the left. The product is a bit visible if you...

Hi guys. New to the board here. Just picked up my new 2002.5 Protege5 (classic red) last Friday. I love this car! I've got some pics on my page http://www.nramsey.net This is actually my 4th Mazda. My first was an '87 626 which I drove in highschool, my second was my '91 Miata which I...