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Long story short, I'm in a bit if a pickle. I ended up remembering to put the parking brake into service mode AFTER removing the caliper, and the process requires you to step on the brake pedal, so it pushed piston to it's travel limit and bound it up. In a fit of despiration, a backed the small...

Hoping someone has removed their stock radio and is willing to part with the two small, black, vertical trim pieces that cover the holes where the removal tools are inserted.

2002 Mazda Protege5 5Spd 2002 Mazda Protege5 Mileage: 145,000 VIN: JM1BJ245421628695 Title: Clear and in-hand Transmission: 5 speed manual Interior: Black Exterior: Red Full gallery of high resolution images...

Any sage advice about how to tighten up the water pump pulley bolts? Finishing up a timing belt and water pump job and that's the last remaining hurdle. Best to just get them finger tight, install the belt with a lot of tension, snug them down, then re-set the belt tension. Use a strap wrench...

Doing a timing belt job currently, and both the upper and lower timing covers are totally shot. Brittle, moutning tabs broken, etc. Looks like Dorman reproduces the covers and they can be bought for under $30 from RockAuto. The covers I removed have what looks like a rubber gasket along the...

These are in good condition, having spent most of the last decade in a box. They allow you to remove the crossbars from the factory roof rack for a cleaner appearance or better highway fuel economy, and fill in the resulting areas. Unlike a full roof rack delete, these allow you to...

Raxles builds OEM quality CV axles (maybe better). They are far, far superior to the re-manufactured units sold over parts counters. This was purchased for the drivers side of a 2002 Protege5 with a manual transmission. I bought this back in 2010. Never installed it. Never even opened the...

I built this subwoofer enclosure way back in 2007 when I bought the car. You can read the build thread here, but all the pictures are gone now. This subwoofer enclosure is made of fiberglass and tucks into the recess in the cargo area on the drivers side. The cargo light is removed, and this...

I have a 2003 Protege5 with about 140,000 miles. All stock, 5 speed, sunroof, good physical condition. We had planned on keeping it through the end of the year, but decided to lease a Nissan Leaf since the deals are essentially free here in GA right now. I was planning to trade the Mazda in...

Recently had the alternator belt fail and just got around to investigating the cause and fixing it. I noticed that the passenger side motor mount was looking really bad, and that one of the male "studs" coming from the engine block had actually snapped off. The broken stud is the one that...

Looking to buy a nice set of all 4 black floor mats for a Protege5. Would consider Mazdaspeed ones as well provided they are a similar fit. Also hunting for a clean black rear cargo mat. Willing to pay good money for very clean or new condition mats. Also on the hunt for a spare key FOB.

I'm replacing most of the wear items on the front end of my car. As it's my daily driver, I'd like to minimize downtime. I'm hunting for a set for P5 front strut assemblies that I can disassemble and put back together with new strut mounts, struts, and spring isolators. So really I'm just...

Ordered a buncha new parts to replace essentially all the wear components in the front suspension. These strut mounts were ordered from RockAuto and are Monroe "Strut Mate" brand. They don't have any paint indicators like the factory units to set the correct orientation. There is a small...

Just crossed 135k and the front end on my protege5 is getting noisy and sloppy. The car is entirely stock, and I'd like to more or less keep it that way. Looking for suggestions as to what I need to be looking at replacing. Is there anything missing from the list below? Anything I can omit...

As I was getting off the highway last night I noticed the battery light came on. I drove the a nearby parts store (~1 mile) and when I parked I was puking coolant from the overflow bottle. Had them test the battery, 97% charge. Had them test the alternator . . . nothing. The alternator belt...

SOLD! I purchased these around this time last year from another forum member (see thread here). I will be moving back down south in the next couple weeks, so I'd like to unload these as I will have little use for them in GA. I have a 100% feedback score on Ebay, with 10 transactions as a...

I had my timing belt, water pump, and associated accessory belts and gaskets changed last Friday by a local independent mechanic who has a good reputation. After picking the car up I drove to the post office (~ 1 mile away) and noticed while sitting at a red light it seemed a little rougher...

I'm guessing I should run as fast as possible from that quote, right? I was expecting more in the $400-500 range.

Looking for the driver and passenger side plastic a-pillar covers for a Protege5. Anyone have a set to sell?

Looking for the front plate bracket for a P5