The 1999-2000 Protege Pic thread

[steve_protege]

then he'd need the headlights blacked out to match. is it finished or still at the shop?

The car is finished for right now. I think Im about done with all my exterior modifications. Im going to start working on the engine/performance aspect of the car next. Im waiting out the OBX header and cams for the 1.6. That will hold me over till I get my turbo kit in the far far future. So, she's not done done yet by no means.

 

[MIA protege]

definately waiting to see FINSIHED pics. wish i could make the state meet. damn car wont make it that far

 

[steve_protege]

Pics

Here are a couple pics of the finished car, for right now. If it appears the car looks dirty, its because it is. Its been due for a wash, but its rained everday I've thought about washing it. It'll be cleaned (for sure) before the meet on Saturday. Until then, here are some of the pics I have.

 

[Shane5425]

nice, break out that sony cybershot, it takes much better pics..

 

[P2K]

Looks good.

 

[jbiird317]

car looks good, not the biggest fan of the tails though, a blacked out version of those may not be too bad, but with the dark color and dark rims, the clear tails stand out and take away from all the awesome work u just did...

 

[Shane5425]

oo one more thing, GET CLEAR CORNERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[P2K]

oo one more thing, GET CLEAR CORNERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Definately a must.

 

[TampaSport20]

damn steve..that car looks familiar...I wonder why....

 

[Shane5425]

i am not knockin ya car steve, looks great, but u cant really see the curves as well as u would a light color, that dark green hides alot of it..

 

[mazpro]

yeah the darker color does hide a lot of stuff, but the car looks awsome man, great work.

2 things though, the tails should be changed, or night shade or tint the silver stuff, leaving the circles red. and second, get the clear corners or night shade them like mine.

good work!!

 

[MIA protege]

good job steve ... i got some clears for u if ud like

 

[steve_protege]

OK OK ALL!! I HEAR YA! (hear ya) I WILL BUY DARKED OUT TAILIGHTS AND CORNERS, GEESH!!! (Just Jokin)

But in all seriousness, I think I may have mentioned this in a previous post (maybe?) my regular tails were sent to Rock Blocker to get blacked out. Same goes for my clear corners. Depending on how they look, I'll send my headlamps as well. Thats why I have my altezzas on the car. For the sake of taking pictures for you all, I put the old lights back on and took some quick photos of the car. Both (the tails and corners) will be off as soon as I get the blacked out lens back.


About the color, I didn't want to get a light car because then it shows EVERYTHING! Plus when the car is washed and waxed, it just looks so damn Pretty! That Emerald Green Mica flake in the paint gets me all the time!! Maybe if I get my Cybershot digi cam and take some pics you all will be able to see the car better? Only reason I had the pics on a regular camera was because I wasn't going to leave a 200.00 - 300.00 digi camera with a bunch of wrench heads and have them break/lose/mishandle/pawn it. I'll try to get some better pics when I wash the car and hopefully get my tails back. Im also going to put on my LED kit today and possibly switch out my old OEM rotors for my new Power Slot slotted rotors!! I want to get some other things done before this meet on Saturday. If not, it will be the day after since Im off work.

 

[steve_protege]

damn steve..that car looks familiar...I wonder why....

I wanted to ask ya, what fog lamps are in your bumper? I wanted to put my set in (7 color LED lamps), but my bracket was too small. Would you know perhaps where I could find a place to fab me a bigger bracket for the bumper to mount my fogs?

 

[Shane5425]

OK OK ALL!! I HEAR YA! (hear ya) I WILL BUY DARKED OUT TAILIGHTS AND CORNERS, GEESH!!! (Just Jokin)

But in all seriousness, I think I may have mentioned this in a previous post (maybe?) my regular tails were sent to Rock Blocker to get blacked out. Same goes for my clear corners. Depending on how they look, I'll send my headlamps as well. Thats why I have my altezzas on the car. For the sake of taking pictures for you all, I put the old lights back on and took some quick photos of the car. Both (the tails and corners) will be off as soon as I get the blacked out lens back.


About the color, I didn't want to get a light car because then it shows EVERYTHING! Plus when the car is washed and waxed, it just looks so damn Pretty! That Emerald Green Mica flake in the paint gets me all the time!! Maybe if I get my Cybershot digi cam and take some pics you all will be able to see the car better? Only reason I had the pics on a regular camera was because I wasn't going to leave a 200.00 - 300.00 digi camera with a bunch of wrench heads and have them break/lose/mishandle/pawn it. I'll try to get some better pics when I wash the car and hopefully get my tails back. Im also going to put on my LED kit today and possibly switch out my old OEM rotors for my new Power Slot slotted rotors!! I want to get some other things done before this meet on Saturday. If not, it will be the day after since Im off work.

yeah, i think picture quality has alot to do with it, and smart move, i wouldnt leave a camera with the body shop either.. cant wait it to see high res pics of ur car..

 

[Protege00dogg]

heres one from this weekends show at UCF

 

[Shane5425]

nice.... the intercooler looks so itty bitty in there.. lol..

 

[TampaSport20]

I wanted to ask ya, what fog lamps are in your bumper? I wanted to put my set in (7 color LED lamps), but my bracket was too small. Would you know perhaps where I could find a place to fab me a bigger bracket for the bumper to mount my fogs?

They are some 5" truck driving lamps....cost like $40 at walmart...when I see ya I'll show you how I attached them

 

[steve_protege]

Sounds good!

They are some 5" truck driving lamps....cost like $40 at walmart...when I see ya I'll show you how I attached them

 

[P2K]

Steve, I would suggest you go with P5/MP3/MSP fogs. They are a direct bolt-on, kinda expensive, but you won't have to worry about rigging something up just to make them fit or worrying about disfiguring that EXPENSIVE, HARD TO COME BY, ONE OF A KIND, ONLY CAN GET AT CORKSPORT, JDM bumper. Plus you're screwed if your rig falls out all over the road.

Reason I say go with a set of these fogs is for the mounting bracket. If you want to get different fogs later(which I did) you can do that. But you need that mounting bracket. I can't remember how much I paid for my set from Mazdastuff. I think it was a little over $250, but you can get them used from MazMart for around $110-$150. I don't know if you want to pay that much for fogs, but to me it's worth it, IMO.

You might want to see if you can just get the mounting bracket.