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2002 Proteg5
Hey Guys!

My name is Cameron and I live in NC. I bought my P5 last year and we are inseparable. I have a 2002 Midnight Blue metallic, all the options, 100% stock.
Since then, I've installed:
Alpine CDA Head unit (runs off my Ipod)
New radiator
8k HID headlights
B&M short shift kit
Short Ram Intake
Sick speed Horns
Grill Delete (putting in grill insert when I change bumpers)
New Transmission (old one broke and was stuck in 3rd)
Tuner lugs
Painted Factory wheels Gunmetal
Replaced rear calipers and painted all four red
Replaced rear rotors
Painted Valve cover red with sanded logos
Painted Exhaust manifold cover low gloss black
Made a custom Flying M emblem, painted it gunmetal and installed it on the back.
Tinted rear Brake lights. (original tint was black and too dark, sanded them down, did about a 25% tint and clear coat. beautiful)
Just put on some Kumho 4x's
Full Custom exhaust. (2 1/2" straight pipe from headers to a flowmaster 2 chamber muffler)
This exhaust sounds sick! The two chamber muffler provides enough back pressure so I don't get any O2 codes even though I don't have a cat or the resonator. The tone is deep due to the larger pipe size and you don't get that raspy ricer tone.

Planned mods*
Looking to Change to the MSP bumper and grill delete insert the begining of next month
Lip for the bumper
Lowered 1 1/2"s on tein s-springs
Sportmax 17x7 941 gunmetal rims.
8k HID foglights
tinted windows (around 25%)
Low profile hood scoop

Anyway, I'm just rambling. There's more, but I mostly want to say hi to everyone!
Also in my driveway is a 2004 mazda3 2.3L 5-speed sedan (staying stock), and a 1966 Mustang (restore project)
It's great to be a part of such a helpful community, I hope I can help someone! Pics below.

Thanks,
Cameron
 
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Welcome! you need pics and to clarify "Low profile hood scoop"
 
Welcome! you need pics and to clarify "Low profile hood scoop"
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like protwins scoop, low profile, not the massive subaru scoops
 
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Nice and welcome to the forums!
By the way, pics or it didn't happen (stash)
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The day I got it
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Body Work
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8K HID's
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Custom JDM plate ('02 JDMP5)
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Going barefoot
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Wheels with primer
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Painted center caps
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New painted wheels are on
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Me and my friend at the Blue Ridge Parkway
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Grill delete, sickspeed horns, ugly bumper
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Exhaust tip
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Stock tail lights
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No tail lights
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Tinted tail lights - take 1
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Tinted tail lights - take 2
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Intake with a new filter
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Night shot under the hood
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New Kumho Ecsta 4x's
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Is that a natural camber?
 
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Nice, I really like the direction you're going with this. Nice and clean. (2thumbs)

You need a Mazda6 rear wiper. (boom06)
 
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Nice, I really like the direction you're going with this. Nice and clean. (2thumbs)

You need a Mazda6 rear wiper. (boom06)
Oh! you rock! my stock wiper is a little weak on the spring so it only grabs one way and skips in the other direction.
 
This Saturday, if everything goes as planned, I'll be changing my valve cover gasket, painting the heat shield flat black, and painting my valve cover red to match the strut bar.

I'm also considering painting the interior pieces. Any ideas on color? I was originally thinking color match, but that blue is rather dark. Maybe the red accent color (too bright?), how about the gunmetal?

I'll post pics if it happens.
 
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Looking good! The only reason you should be considering painting the interior plastic is if the silver is marked up. I would either go with silver or car color matched. PLEASE do NOT paint anything else :)
 
Looking good! The only reason you should be considering painting the interior plastic is if the silver is marked up. I would either go with silver or car color matched. PLEASE do NOT paint anything else :)
I hear ya, my plastic is in great condition. I'd had alot of mixed feelings about painting it because it matched the ceiling and such.
 
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DOHC = Yumm
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New Gasket for $29.99...came with screw inserts
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That's with a $6 can of gloss red engine enamel
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Low gloss black engine enamel for the exhaust manifold cover
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Sand the Logos
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Full Shot
 
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