Mazda Protege Owner Photos

[red95_240sx]

u fooled me. i thought u was some kick ass top secret protege with that intercooled front. is that photo edited too or what? those colors wud be very unique, but probly ugly to those that are not into jdm styling. also wer u get that lip? and what kinda springs???

 

[vgo]

nice...thanks for the info marshall.

 

[StealthWyvern]

^w3rd

how is the DGM front lip held into place? Screws? double sidded tape?

 

[SubXer0]

both theres a bolt on the inside of the wheel wells and double sided tape everywhere else

 

[red95_240sx]

does that DG lip fits rip up on the 99-00 front?

 

[njaremka]

does that DG lip fits rip up on the 99-00 front?

check my signature - i might have something that could work out for you.

 

[red95_240sx]

whats a good way to clean an engine? is powerwashing safe.

I added a bend to get my filter away from all the hotness. (first) is it safe to keep my coolant reservoir there? its bolted in place. is the hose that comes from it have to be a certain way?

 

[Donny]

Some random pictures of the protege...

Hooray snow storm in October!

Also looking to get some new tires/wheels this spring. Any suggestions regarding brand/color/size?

 

[02PROTEGE2.0]

nicest sedan ive seen... ever

Some random pictures of the protege...

Hooray snow storm in October!

Also looking to get some new tires/wheels this spring. Any suggestions regarding brand/color/size?

 

[Donny]

nicest sedan ive seen... ever

Thanks!

Tons o' "little" flaws though (peep)

 

[D-rock240]

Looks nice to me, some 16s would look and handle better. You could do black with a polished lip or an alloy. Too bad you have 4 lugs, some Racing Harts would be perfect (I feel your pain )

What kind of suspension setup do you have (springs and struts)?

 

[redrims]

Looks nice to me, some 16s would look and handle better. You could do black with a polished lip or an alloy. Too bad you have 4 lugs, some Racing Harts would be perfect (I feel your pain )

What kind of suspension setup do you have (springs and struts)?

Or some black GT3s (naughty)

 

[Donny]

Just installed Tokico Blues + Eibach Pro Kit. Very nice, except a mysterious clunk in the driverside rear. If I were to hazard a guess, it's either play between the shock and body or a bad strut. But everything was tightened/retightened/checked/rechecked, so I'm at a loss.

Not too low either, I've only scraped the front lip once or twice - thankfull it's on the underside.
/tangent


I'm seriously considering buying gold or bronze rotas - either torque, boost, or grid but I'm just too hesitant. I'd like something a little lighter that what I have now, just not sure exactly what color. Also I know there is a hub diff, ours being 54.1 and the wheels being 63.1 or something like that, so I could just use hubcentric rings to flush everything up I believe. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Who makes GT3s, they sound familiar?

 

[D-rock240]

Thanks, I wanted to know if the pro-kit with the Tokicos had an even drop, but it looks higher in the back. I am sick of my uneven gap and want to make sure when I upgrade the suspension that I get a balanced gap, while keeping good performance.

 

[redrims]

Who makes GT3s, they sound familiar?

Rota..duh lol

But they look sick in black. Drag also make these wheels. They are called DR16 or Drag 16s and cost a little less.

 

[Donny]

lol, I knew they sounded familiar! Thanks redrims, I'll look into those.

I'll dig around and see if I have any true side shots so you can get a better idea, if not I'll take some whenw e get some daylight. Those were taken with stock rear springs and tokico fronts. (lacked the parts to finish the rear) I just went out and quickly measured - got pretty close to 23 3/4" from ground to center of wheel well on both front and rear.

I think the tokico ones are 1 1/4 all the way around, that might give you an even drop.

 

[D-rock240]

 

[redrims]

Looking good as always...

 

[marshall-BJ-VE]

yeah... looks good I'll be happy if after installing racing beat springs my allegro looks like d-rock's car...

 

[3TnT]