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- 2002 Mazda Protege
So Ive been a member on here for years, probably since 07-08....and never once clicked on the classified tab at the top. Just did and it blew my mind. How long has that been there??
What have you done to your P5 today?
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bpt323
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- Madison, WI
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- Mazda 5, 323
did some gauge cluster work to my P5. picked up some even brighter LED's too.
link here: latest update
link here: latest update
bikingpro5
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- 03 Protege5
its not that old and most people are unaware its there.
Flat black on the fabric. Mother's Back-to-Black was used on the vinyl.
Replaced a fog light. That was kind of easy and kind of not. There are three 10mm nuts to remove, but one of them was not easy to get off. A regular 10mm double-ended wrench won't fit because of the spoiler, and a regular 10mm socket and wrench won't fit either because of this piece of sheet metal. I just happened to have this Kobalt wrench that is his pass-through design that is lower profile so it could fit over the nut and not run into stuff around it.
Replaced the rear mid pipe and muffler and gaskets. There weren't any rust holes but the gasket in the flange between the muffler and mid-pipe was corroded and the flanges were rusted beyond re-use. It's much quieter now.
Replaced the rear mid pipe and muffler and gaskets. There weren't any rust holes but the gasket in the flange between the muffler and mid-pipe was corroded and the flanges were rusted beyond re-use. It's much quieter now.
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- 2003 Mazda Protege5
So my battery died in traffic today, left me stranded in an intersection. Jumped it twice and only held charge until i turned it off. Have a battery coming thatll be installed later today.
Nouse4aname
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- 2003 Mazda Protege5/2007 Legacy GT Spec B
When ours did that turned out to be the alternator's ground cable had corroded and wasn't charging because of that. Battery was fine.
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- 2003 Mazda Protege5
It was the battery though. It hadn't been changed in my whole time of owning the car (4+ years), and the alternator was fine because when jumped it would continue to run as long as it wasnt turned off.
When batteries start to go bad, the alternator has to work extra. The extra workload is often enough to cause the alternator to fail. I typically see that for people within two week after replacing their battery. At a minimum, get the charging system tested before you end up stranded again.
Bright_White
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Plasti dipped the summer wheels, fixed some headlight wiring and also fixed the blinky the airbag light.
Nouse4aname
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- 2003 Mazda Protege5/2007 Legacy GT Spec B
Read as fixed Blinky, the airbag light. As if it had been around so long you named it.
Bright_White
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- P5
Haha 2 weeks is long enough to drive me crazy and give it a name!
Jackie chan
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- Pro5
Salt
Is that vinyl or spray on those Tails?
fortworthmatt
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- Mazda Protege 5
I was contemplating selling my P5 but decided to keep it and put more money into it instead of buying another used car and starting over with potential problems. Got some new Falken Pro G4 A/S tires at the recommendation of the discount tire guy as I was not going to get the cheap Khumo Ecsta again. They ride better and are quiter but have not had them on long enough to give a full review. Finally took off my EGR vavle and cleaned it and changed the spark plugs and that seemed to fix my erratic idle. Now I just need to fix that dang spoiler rattle (brake light) and replace my cracked driver's side mirror.
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- 2002 Mazda Protege5
So im looking at buying an exhaust but I noticed that just about everything I find is from the axle back. The only one I have found so far that is full is the Racing beat exhaust. I would love to get the Racing beat but lord knows that at the $500 price tag, I would like to get something a little more wallet friendly ( unless someone can get me a good discount on it, that would be nice 
). Anyone have an suggestions on what to get or what works well? I like the look and sound of the HKS Hi-power ( I had one on my ae86 ) and they sound great, esp in the higher RPS but I also noticed that for our cars they open up at the tip to almost 4 inches.
). Anyone have an suggestions on what to get or what works well? I like the look and sound of the HKS Hi-power ( I had one on my ae86 ) and they sound great, esp in the higher RPS but I also noticed that for our cars they open up at the tip to almost 4 inches.- :
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Well the Corksport exhaust was the best bang for our buck that i could find but unfortunately Corksport now only makes the 80mm exhaust for the MSP, and thats it.
My guess would be for a full catback thats cheap still, the Megan Racing one is cheaper than RB but that has a 4.5" tip and if 4" is too big for you than Megan would be a no go.
Unfortunately a lot of Protege stuff has been discontinued.
My guess would be for a full catback thats cheap still, the Megan Racing one is cheaper than RB but that has a 4.5" tip and if 4" is too big for you than Megan would be a no go.
Unfortunately a lot of Protege stuff has been discontinued.
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- 2002 Mazda Protege
Yea, the megan exhaust tip looks gigantic on the P5 bumper. I had it and wasnt a fan
