newbie front end, HID advice and other Qs for 2002 Protg
Good morning, everyone!
I am now part of the Mazda camp, since I married into one; my wife has a plain Jane 2002 Mazda Protg. Im just coming out of the worst Thanksgiving weekend I ever had - or probably will ever have. Part of the reason was a high-speed wreck on the highway we had in the Pro on the way across country to visit a friend whos in the hospital from, you guessed it, a car wreck. (He was a pedestrian, when a F150 ran him over - damn!) Since the Pro has bad front end damage, I would like to take this opportunity to do some upgrades like HIDs, custom grille, foglights, etc. Since Im normally from the Honda and BMW camps, Im pretty clueless on moding Zoom-Zoom (but have always been a big fan!). I am doing the research, but Im kind of in a hurry to purchase these items, because I need to get them sent to the bodyshop in Ohio where the car is currently. I am not looking for a complete front end, since its my wifes ride, but I would like something that looks slick and not overly done. I like the look of this grille where theres no logo, for example:
http://mazda3online.web.aplus.net/images/graphics_p5-grille-cf-2.jpg
Can you offer suggestions where to get this type of grille (not the carbon fiber part), please? Or some other grille that looks good? Which HIDs work best for this Protg? (Im not looking for which looks the best from outside, but which lights up the road the best.) Any more suggestions? Anyone have anything for sale for this car?
And also, I apologize for all the newbie questions, but what kind of a Pro do I have? I know its not an MP3, MazdaSpeed, or anything like that. Is it considered an MSP?
Thanks for all the info!
Joe
here_is_joe@yahoo.com
Good morning, everyone!
I am now part of the Mazda camp, since I married into one; my wife has a plain Jane 2002 Mazda Protg. Im just coming out of the worst Thanksgiving weekend I ever had - or probably will ever have. Part of the reason was a high-speed wreck on the highway we had in the Pro on the way across country to visit a friend whos in the hospital from, you guessed it, a car wreck. (He was a pedestrian, when a F150 ran him over - damn!) Since the Pro has bad front end damage, I would like to take this opportunity to do some upgrades like HIDs, custom grille, foglights, etc. Since Im normally from the Honda and BMW camps, Im pretty clueless on moding Zoom-Zoom (but have always been a big fan!). I am doing the research, but Im kind of in a hurry to purchase these items, because I need to get them sent to the bodyshop in Ohio where the car is currently. I am not looking for a complete front end, since its my wifes ride, but I would like something that looks slick and not overly done. I like the look of this grille where theres no logo, for example:
http://mazda3online.web.aplus.net/images/graphics_p5-grille-cf-2.jpg
Can you offer suggestions where to get this type of grille (not the carbon fiber part), please? Or some other grille that looks good? Which HIDs work best for this Protg? (Im not looking for which looks the best from outside, but which lights up the road the best.) Any more suggestions? Anyone have anything for sale for this car?
And also, I apologize for all the newbie questions, but what kind of a Pro do I have? I know its not an MP3, MazdaSpeed, or anything like that. Is it considered an MSP?
Thanks for all the info!
Joe
here_is_joe@yahoo.com
