Do you have any bochures of the Protege5 or even a Mazdaspeed laying around?
If so perhaps get a piece of wood or something that is about the height of the bochures, use that to prop the hood up. Then place the bochures (2 if possible) to hide the prop.
Be a "creative" way to hide a otherwise ugly prop.
Or if you have some springs laying around, give them a quick blast with paint that perheps matches your car or contrasts it.