newbie front end, HID advice and other Qs for 2002 Protg

[Joe Cool]

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, clear corners, 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/im...rille-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

 

[sam1]

check out protegegarage.com and corksport.com. they have almost everything you could want for the protege. also check the for sale & av sections. there are always good deals to be found.

btw MSP=mazdaspeed protege



edit in: also, the grill that you posted the link to only fits on the p5/msp. if you really like that front end (and since you have to get a new one anyways) you can always retro-fit it to the sedan. There are tons of threads on the msp conversion, especially in the 3rd gen appearance section. do a quick search for "msp conversion" and Im sure you will find plenty of info about it.

 

[Joe Cool]

Awesome; thanks! Keep 'em comin!!

This forum is kewl...

Joe

 

[NoVa 2.0]

Yea i agree, i would look in the For Sale section of the forum, or Corksport/ProtegeGarage.

 

[Joe Cool]

front end conversion

Hello again, everyone.

The complete conversion seems to be too much for my wife, but the front end only could be convincing. Can anyone send some links on this procedure alone, please? I searched "msp conversion," and got 17 pages of stuff, so it was hard to narrow it down.

This forum is killer. (headbang)

Joe

 

[sam1]

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23762