What do you think of my p5 so far???

[socal5]

Hey this is going to my protege5 build tread, kinda wish i started it when i got the car but didn't know of the forum til about a week ago D:
But i do have a lot of things i want to do to it suck as front lip, tein lowering springs, camber, etc... let me know what you think so far i know its not much but hey gotta start some where lol. also i would recommend looking at the compatible parts thread cause wow it gave me more little projects like the big brakes i could use!

 

[Brian_K]

looks good, are those civic si wheels? for brakes you could go with 06+ mz6 calipers and rotors. the fronts bolt right on

 

[MasonMetcalfe]

clean indeed.

 

[SilentBarbarian]

Running si wheels! looks clean! I was about to do that but didn't feel like getting spacers... Looking forward to what is coming next.

 

[JiggaBro]

Is that how the stock shifter sits? I've had a short shifter for so long i don't remember it being that high!

 

[socal5]

thanks for the for the feed back ! yeah those are civic si rims lol, i actually had to machine the center of the rims just so it would fit over the hub on the p5 and like silentbarbarian said you need to get wheel spacers too... but yeha im definitely going to go w. the bigger brakes in the front, thats my next project xP and yeah thats how the stock shifter looks -.- lol i already ordered the short shifter. Jiggabro, what kind do you have and are you happy with it??

 

[booboo0809]

I cant speak for jiggabro but i love my short shifter. Probably one of the best mods you can do to your car imo! i got the twm ss and the weighted shift nob and i absolutely love it! nothing bad to say! looks super stealthy, and you can match the thread color to your car!

 

[JiggaBro]

I got a good deal on ebay on a megan short shifter with shift knob and kartboy bushings. i got it for around $25.
For a daily driver its more than enough. it makes the car feel tighter. i would highly recommend it if your on a budget

 

[socal5]

Sweet good to Knw! I bought t
he tam short shifter

 

[socal5]

Twm *

 

[socal5]

 

[socal5]

^ my gf's suby and my protege5 just lowered it on tein s techs also! what do you think?

 

[MazdaSport20]

Pretty sweet man I like!

 

[i12drivemyMP5]

What happened to need new lower control arm on the driver side? I spy fresh mazda part number tag on it. What kind of struts? The bottom of them in the brake pic look white. Probably could score a steering wheel in better shape off the FS section here. Did you score lower grill yet? Looks cared for for it's age tho. Score!

 

[visiongt9506]

she looks really good, better now that you lowered it lol, keep us posted on updates

 

[hat1018]

So have you done the brake conversion? Or is that pic just a shot of what you want to do? I saw that someone mentioned the M6 swap. Are the rotors part of the swap or just calipers? Lastly, does the swap apply to the front and rear?
I appologize for the thread jack.

 

[socal5]

@MazdaSport20- thanks !
@i12drivemyMP5- im not to sure about lower control arm, i got it like that lol!, those are kyb struts. im thinking about putting on the nardi i have laying around at my house and yeah i got the lower grille on amazon for 30 bucks!
@visiongt9506- i definitely will
@hat1018-nope i havent done swap those are my rotors and calipers though. all i did was get new rotors and pads and paint my calipers and thats how it came out lol! i did all this before i know about the swap i know for the swap bolts right up to the front but the rear needs the caliper to be relocated (pretty much play with it til everything bolts up) but pretty much bolts up (from what i understand)

 

[i12drivemyMP5]

I thought I read the caliper upgrade thing for the rears is just using the caliper upside down on the opposite side, IIRC.

 

[hat1018]

I tried a search for the swap and found a bunch of nothing.

 

[HellaMazdaFive]

Where is everyone getting these Yellow fog lights? Looks so dope.
Is it just colored bulbs? yellow lamps? Covers?