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    Need Help (and lots of it)

    First time installer, and I probably did a lot of things wrong. Okay, yesterday I installed an Alpine MRV-F340 in the trunk and some new Kenwood Excelon X699C, I think (whatever their 6x8 speakers is). I use the David Navone N774 for my LOC. Everything's working, except I get bad hissing, but...
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    Pro Tint (Temple City) or California Tint (Rosemead)

    Does anybody here know anything about these shops? They're really close to where I live and I read some good reviews about them from other car forums (Acura and Honda sites, mainly). I wanted to see if anybody with a Protege had their tint done at one of these two places. Thanks!
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    first car audio planning

    This is sort of shopping list of questions. Any educated responses are much appreciated. Thanks! 1. Speaker location: I want to put the rounds (6" or 6.5") in the front doors and the longs (5x7" or 6x8") in the rear doors. Has anybody done this or know if this configuration will fly with the...
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    Any A/C people?

    So I have this weird little problem with my A/C. For the most part, it works fine, but there's a little area when I switch the speed setting to 2 where the LED flickers, and if I catch it just right, the A/C won't come on at all. When that happens, I just play with the speed setting knob a...
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    tape deck wires

    I have an HU with no tape deck or MD deck in it. It has that spacer piece to cover up the blank space. I'm sure you know what I'm talking about. Anyway, I was wondering if there are still wires in the HU for installing the tape deck or if that's an entirely different HU. The reason I'm asking is...
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    intakes again

    Hey. I'm new to intakes and I've been digging as much as I can on intakes so far, but still had a few questions. Looking at the pictures, I've gathered that HKS is not a cold air system, but more of a short ram that has a fancy filter to try and regulate better flow. Is that correct? Also, I...
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    mesh question

    Does anybody know anyone who makes this type of mesh besides Foliatec and where I might be able to find it easily? I'd like avoid having to pay for shipping if I can just pick it up at some local store. Foliatec Round Hole Mesh Thanks.
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    rear license plate holder

    Has anybody taken off the back license plate holder? I like to look of the license plate flush against the car without the holder, but it looks like I'd have to fill the existing holes and drill new ones. Has anybody done this mod? For those of you in California, I found this DMV publication...
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    dumb newbie question?

    I'm really really new at this. I'm picking up my P5 today and it's the first car I've bought and first new car I've ever owned. How much mileage should a new car have on it? Besides the paint and leather and general interior condition, are there other things I should take a look at and inspect...
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    another new P5 thread

    $16,100 (includes TTL) silver P5, manual with leather and auto-dim mirrors. 5.99% for 60 months, but I'll be looking online for better deals. I'll just take another loan and pay off this one in a day. I think I can get under 4%. I take delivery later this week, but right now I'm driving a...
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    newbie question

    I'm pretty new to the car modding scene. Can someone explain the tire numbers (ex:215/45/15) and offset to me? And besides the bolt pattern, what dictates whether or not a rim/tire combination will fit my car? Lastly, I should note that I don't really want to lower my car because I plan to...
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    prospecting

    I'm new to the forum, and I don't actually own a Mazda yet. I'm trying to decide whether or not to get the P5 and was hoping to get some questions answered by people who own them. 1.) I've heard a lot of good things about the P5, but I was wondering about what's bad about it. Other than the...
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