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car is truly rust free. has been in Florence south Carolina and charlotte north Carolina since new. I don't believe its ever even driven north of the mason Dixon. ive owned it for 4 years and 80k. automatic, ABS, side curtain air bags, bi-xenon HID retrofit, lowered 1 inch on stagg struts...

So, since i am in the process of sound deadening and insulating the wifes new mazda5, i want to add a backup camera with a auto dimming rear view mirror and monitor unit. There's a lot of different brands that I have never heard of. Lots of price points as well. So, what is a good, simple...

So kenmore, the new to me 03 protege5 got 24mpg with me driving for economy. My wife's car, an 02 protege5, gets 27 with me behind the wheel. Both are stock automatic, the lower mpg car only has a cat back exhaust. Did the timing belt and a tune up as soon as I bought it. The 03 is...

spec says it requires mv fluid. only thing I can find that meets the spec is oriellys brand global atf. any ideas? or is there something elso I should be looking for?

So, I own and 02, and 03 p5. 02 has a jvc deck, 03 pioneer. Both have stock antennas. Both suck. We live in a very rural area, about 60 miles from the nearest stations. My other cars have no problem with picking up our favorite stations, but the mazdas are all but incapable of doing so...

so if im reading all the info right, the dot needs to be at the firewall, towards the center of the car. car is an 02 protg, just wanting to confirm that I've got my info right before I start my alignment procedure.

after looking through the how to's, I still have a couple questions. 1. which version of the fog light mod makes them stay on with the high beams, but turn off with the switch for headlights like stock? 2. is there a 4 high headlight mod? where low AND high beams come on when you click high...

so, my backup ligts suck. this was definitely an issue earlier tonight when backing down a long driveway with culverts on either side. finally wound up opening the door and looking back that way, while riding the brakes just to get enough light to see where the hell I was headed. anyway...

so while changing out a bad headlight bulb, I discovered that the wire bail that holds the low beam bulb in on the passengers side is no longer retained in the housing. the housing has cracked at the casted in spot, allowing the bulb to flop around. so, if an attempted repair doesn't work...

so im going to pull-a-part tomorrow, and they have quite a few 97-02 standard proteges. no p5's though. do any suspension parts interchange? particularly struts/springs/sway bars? im looking primarily at these components. i "think" 98-03 all share common spring rates, sway bar diameters, and...

so this starts with a story from back in 2009. I had, for a few years, an 03 protege5 5 speed that I loved. great car. loved almost everything about it. unfortunately, the ergonomics of the seat/clutch pedal angles didnt love my knee. shortly after getting in it to go anywhere, my knee...

so, im doing 2000 626 v6 front brakes on my 02 p5. looking at upgrading the rear disc as well, and don't like the complications involved with the mazda6 setup. what are my other option? using the search, it seems that msp rear disc and 626 rear disc are the same parts (functionally, minus...

so i picked up a 2002 protege5 with 123000 on it, orevious owner stated that they had done the timing belt, but i want to be certain it was done. is there an inspection procedure for this? id rather not believe them and have it snap, causing me to need to put a lot more work into something that...

discovered that my new daily has the srs logos on the seat sides, which leads me to believe that there are airbags inside. that, and the po stated that it had side airbags. ive never had a car with airbags in the seats. what the hell do they do, other than deploy? what sets them off? also...

in good shape, and with as much of the wiring to them as possible. please let me know how much shipped to 28001. these are just the stock ones im looking for. Michael

Im wanting to say that my last p5 had factory tweeters in the little triangles in the front doors by the outside mirrors. did they come with that? my new one did not, and im looking at upgrading the audio package. the factory tweeters (if they exist) would be preferable to some aftermarket...

i know someone has to have had this happen to them before. driving last night, i notice my temperature gauge is pegged to full hot. i pulled over, assuming that it was overheating due to a failure. it wasnt. fans werent even on, radiator cap cool to the touch, full of coolant. no evidence of...

ok, my new rings just arrived in the mail last night. but they dont match my autometer ultra-lights like i was hoping. so my question is, how do i get them to? i was thinking that if i used the brown SOS pads in a linear motion, that would give it a brished look, but grainy. in a circular...

i need to admit, im lazy. i dont want to pull the factory stereo out of the P5, measure the radio opening, and put it back in, only to do it all over again when i put the new deck and stuff in. anyone have the measurements? reason i need them is that im planning on building a lexan plate to...

ok, i know this may be a little ambitious, but i think thay are pretty simple questions. and before suggesting it, i tried the search function a couple of weeks ago, and did not come up with what i was looking for. 1. i am installing a pair of gauges when i do my head unit. Autometer electric...