MP3 / Mazdaspeed Protege Conversion Guide

[1garnetredlx]

Here are the part numbers and dealership prices to do the MP3/Mazdaspeed conversion:

Front bumper cover--BN7H-50-031-AA--MSRP--$204.25+paint
Lower mesh grille--B30P-50-1T1A--MSRP--$27.00
Front lisence plate bracket--LC62-50-170C--MSRP--$33.55
Radiator grille--BN7H-50-710A--MSRP--$58.10(not needed but you'll have a little gap between the grille and the bumper cover)
Right fender splash shield--B30P-56-140A--MSRP--$66.05(not needed but you'll get water/snow in your engine compartment if you don't)
Left fender splash shield--B30P-56-140A--MSRP--$66.05(not needed but you'll get water/snow in your engine compartment)
Bumper reinforcement--BN7H-50-070A--MSRP--$204.55(you can cut your plastic bumper to fit the fog light pockets of the bumper cover)
Fog lights--BN5V-51-680--MSRP--$125.60 each(cheaper to get PIAA 540 kit. I recomend getting the PIAA ones.)
Fog light jumper harness--B30P-51-688A--MSRP--$40.10(plugs into factory fog light connectors)
Spoiler--0000-88-C01-KT--MSRP--$320.00+paint
Side sill kit(pair)--B30K-V4-910F--MSRP--$200.00+paint
Mazdaspeed Springs--0000-8M-C13--MSRP--$300.00(can get aftermarket ones much cheaper)
Mazdaspeed struts--0000-8M-C14--MSRP--$575.00
Stabalizer bar kit--0000-8M-C15--MSRP--$450.00(clunk included)
Strut tower bar w/ cruise--0000-8M-C11--MSRP--$133.00
Strut tower bar w/o cruise--0000-8M-C17--MSRP--$133.00
Rear skirt--0000-8M-C16--MSRP--$300.00+paint(this is the MP3/2003 MS style, not the 2003.5)
Satin badge kit--0000-8R-C07--MSRP--$37.00(these are the two Mazda mascot emblems and the Mazda logo on the trunk lid)
Satin "Protege" trunk emblem--0000-8R-C13--$50.45
Mazdaspeed exhaust--0000-8M-C09--MSRP--$220.00

The conversion can be labor intensive. If you don't have any patience don't try it!
I may have forgotten a thing or two but this is a good start.
When you are done your car should look like this:

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[MazdaProbeGT]

Excellent write up. Wow! Now, if someone actually spends all that on their conversion, I'll personally smack them.

 

[SpicyMchaggis]

Yea im just getting the MP3 side skirts and rear valence..MAYBE the mp3 front end and grills..but that remains to be seen...

 

[Volley2six]

THREADJACK. Sorry.

1garnetredlx,
How'd you install your reverse gauges?? I ordered some and I guess I'll have to take them to a body shop. Is that what you did?

 

[1garnetredlx]

THREADJACK. Sorry.

1garnetredlx,
How'd you install your reverse gauges?? I ordered some and I guess I'll have to take them to a body shop. Is that what you did?

Damn you threadjackin' MO-FO! J/K.
The cluster comes out very easily. Do not try to remove the temp and fuel needles! The speedo one will come out but if you pull it out then you'll have to have a Mazda dealer hook up a computer and put it back so that your speedo is correct. To avoid breaking your needles or having to have the dealer reset your speedo needle, cut the holes bigger. Make sure whatever you use is very sharp. It doesn't look the best but at least you'll have fully functional gauges. Also if you want to see your low fuel light you may have to cut a little hole to see it. If you want pictures let me know. That way you'll know how big to cut the holes.

 

[Volley2six]

I've taken the cluster out before. I've just heard horror stories about the needles. The only way around breaking the needles when doing it yourself seems to be to snip the faces to fit the needles.

 

[uclap5]

add:

painted side mirror attachement thing.

 

[TheMAN]

add:

painted side mirror attachement thing.

 

[blackp5]

do you know if the 03.5 mazdaspeed bumper is the same price?

 

[InitialDMP5]

I beleive he is talking about this part, and he is correct. also you need to switch out the mazda logos with the satin finish one, and paint the upper grill piece to match the paint. but that is just if you want to be critical. By the way, that car looks good!!! Is that the color that comes available on the sedan already? or is that a custom paint job? Nice job with the parts list also, thats awesome

 

[uclap5]

heh, i couldnt for the life of me recall what that part should be called.

 

[LoS]

damn thats pretty expensive for the spoiler and the rear valance :wtf:

 

[MP3skaterNC]

wow garnet, your protege looks great. nice job on the conversion.

 

[alexlitov]

Also if you have lower trim level then you need to paint your door handles and your mirrors. Remove door molding...

 

[alexlitov]

Isn't there also a wind splitter? Like $85

 

[StreetPreacher]

White Side Lights?

How much just for the two white oval side lights? I want to change my 2002 into a 2.5, but I don't see them on the list.

-Sp

-getting jealous of all the Jetta's in the parking lot.

 

[alexlitov]

like $30-45

 

[alexlitov]

EACH

 

[InitialDMP5]

I talked with a dealer about those turn signals, and he was like "we can't do that, the metal there is not strong enough to support us cutting a hole into it" or something like that.

 

[1garnetredlx]

do you know if the 03.5 mazdaspeed bumper is the same price?

The 2003.5 bumper is just a regular MP3/Mazdaspeed bumper with an added lip. It isn't avialable and probably won't be for a while and their is no pricing on it yey.