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    Upper grille trim removal?

    How do you take off the little trim piece on the top grille without breaking the little slots? I've tried going slow and using a flathead to pry but i still ended up breaking a piece off. please help
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    cell phone car dock

    Just got a new phone. I also got the car dock for it. Just wanted to see where anyone else has mounted Theirs? My dock has a suction cuo or sticky pad mount, I don't want to skrew up my dash tho. Please post up pics if you have them. Also has anyone ever hard wired in their charger. I would...
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    Do all P5s come with Keyless?

    After a mini wrench meet the other day with brian_k and Jigabro it was brought to my attention that i should have keyless entry on my car. I don't have any remotes and I have read all the threads about programming new remotes. But I cant find something that says that Keyless was STANDARD on all...
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    Sweet Silver P5 spotted in Fullerton, CA

    Today I saw a silver P5 turn left right in front of me on Euclid and Valencia in Fullerton. It had a sweet sounding exhaust. I want to know what setup you are running, I hope its a members car. Let me know thanks P.S. I know there is a form for this but not a p5 specific one.
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    Protege5 Grille

    I need the upper grill for a P5. I found out the hard way that sedan grills are not the same as wagon grills so let me know what you have. I'm hoping to not have to pay too much because this will be my second grille purchase. Also if possible any hardware that goes with it. (screws, pop tabs...
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    HID problem

    I installed an hid kit today and when I turned them on the passenger side flickers then tuned off. And now the high beams are on at like 25% power even the high bean indicator on the gauge cluster is faintly lit.. I swapped the old bulbs back in and it is really dim on just the passenger side...
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    burned cd-r in stock radio

    Has anyone else had problems playing cds burned off the computer in the stock radio? I've tried all the different formats and it just says cd error.
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    WTB: P5 stock suspension. Southen Cali perferred

    Need new suspension. Im hoping to find some gently used stock suspension. I need struts and springs. I dont have alot to spend so i am hoping someone will let them go for around $150. Shipping would be a lot i think its around 70lbs total so I am hoping for a local seller around Southern Cali...
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    OE Radio volume issues!

    Bought a used radio from another member to replace the crappy aftermarket one that came with my 02 P5. Seller said it was working when shipped (good guy no reason not to trust him) but when I installed it today the volume knob does not work. When you turn the knob no volume increases both in...
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    OE Radio volume issues!

    Bought a used radio from another member to replace the crappy aftermarket one that came with my 02 P5. Seller claims it was working when shipped but when I installed it today the volume knob does not work. When you turn the knob no volume increases both in sound and on the screen. pushing it in...
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    Hood Support Struts

    Does anyone have a link to a write up or how to on putting struts on your hood to prop it up. I saw the corksport kit but $370 seems a little high. I just wonder if someone's found a cheaper way.
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    Protege5 Outback?

    Ok I am sure I will be flamed to death for this but this is my idea for a build on my car. I want to move away from the "street racer" look that a lot of people go for (lowered with big wheels and low profile tires, body kits, etc.). I was thinking of trying to make it more of what the Subaru...
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    Picture Challenge Thread!!!

    I Picked this up from my old Crown Vic Forum. It was a lot of fun so I thought introducing it here would be a good idea. The idea is, A challenge is set. You have to go out and take a picture of your car to fulfill the challenge scenario. Once you do that, you post a new challenge for someone...
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    wheel wont come off

    So I'm trying to paint my wheels but my rear wheel will not come off. The inside of the rim has a little corrosion and I think it has fused the rim to the car. I tried some liquid wrench but it won't budge. Any ideas to get it off?
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    Suspension Issues. w/pics

    OK so i bought my P5 about 2 months ago and I noticed this issue. I'm just getting around to figuring out what's wrong. at first look it seems like my drivers side is really low. the distance between the tire and fender on the drivers side is about 1" and almost 3.5' on the passenger side. so...
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    H.I.D. conversions.

    I have tried searching for this but haven't been able to find anything helpful. I am looking into getting conversion HID kits for my headlights and I would kind of like my Fog lights to match. It doesn't seem like many people have done this so I wanted to get some opinions. My main concerns are...
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    WTB: protege5 front grill pieces.

    I am missing the trip piece that goes on top of the upper grill. I also need the front Mazda emblem.
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    Theremostat or ECT valve codes?

    Hey first post on here since i bought my P5. It is a 2002 with 145k miles. The a-hole I bought it from must have reset the ECU before I came to check it out because the day after I get it home it throws a CEL. I took it to Jiffy Lube and the hooked it up to a scanner. He didn't give me specific...
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    249k mi P5?

    I'm looking at buying a P5. I found one for $3k but it has 249,000 miles.... no rebuilds but he claims to have been on top of all maintainance. Any suggestions? Is that too many miles for a p5?
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    WTB Mazda Protege5 Southern Cali

    I really want a P5. Manual transmission. I'd prefer it to be local. Please let me know.
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