Future P5/MP3 swaps!

[big_ben]

Well, the new and improved 2002.5 P5 is now out at dealers. And guess what, the Mazda engineers listened to us b****. They have made some improvements. The swaps I plan on incorporating into my MP3 are these.

Factory clear sidemarkers
Deeper cup holders
Tweeters - I'm not sure where they located them. Hopefully they will be on the spot behind the side mirrors like in civics.

As for the P5 owners, you can get the activmatic tranny, better leather seats, better looking rims, and other stuff.

 

[gene in cincinnati]

Here are some pics that I took of the new changes. The tweeters are exactly where you said they are.

http://forum.protegemp3.com/vbb225/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4124

 

[Gyre]

The new clear markers are in addition to the yellow ones so I don't think they really help me any.

I was wondering how much of a change the sports automatic is compared to the 2002 automatic. Is there an indicator on the dash to show which gear you're in (isn't it just an up/down when in "manual" mode?)? Is it just a change in the shifter and some electronics? A lot of electronics? I'm guessing it's not worth the cost.

 

[MP5215]

I agree that is not worth the cost.

 

[hondasarge]

I agree that is not worth the cost.

Besides the 2.0 liter really isn't a superstar in the performance department so a manual really should be the only option