What have you done to your P5 today?

[amsgator]

i changed my stock p5 knob for a mazda3 know w/ a steel insert (so it weighs more). however, it wont screw all the way down to the boot...there is about a 1.5 cm distance btwn the know and the boot...anyone know how to fix this? Hopefully i'll be gettin my ss here soon but does anyone know how to fix the knob-boot epidemic?

 

[altspace]

Damn it...I'm inching my way to 33K miles.

 

[dave45090]

i changed my stock p5 knob for a mazda3 know w/ a steel insert (so it weighs more). however, it wont screw all the way down to the boot...there is about a 1.5 cm distance btwn the know and the boot...anyone know how to fix this? Hopefully i'll be gettin my ss here soon but does anyone know how to fix the knob-boot epidemic?

After I put my Shaun Darby (sp?) boot on w/ Mazdaspeed knob I had a similar problem. I made a shaft collar to fit on shifter rod and tapped two small threads for set screws. That allowed me to have a hard stop when screwing the knob down to the boot. By having the shaft collar on the shifter you can custom screw your knob to ensure the Mazda logo (on knob) is square. Also everything is tight. The boot fits snug against the knob.

You can buy said collar from McMaster Carr.......http://www.mcmaster.com/
At the keyword/search bar just type set collar. make sure and buy the right diameter.

 

[amsgator]

well i guess i wont worry right now since i will be changing the shifter in a few days :\

 

[amsgator]

what is the bore of the p5 shaft?

 

[Reitrof]

Damn it...I'm inching my way to 33K miles.

Inching, give me a break!! I'll probably put more miles on this weekend than you will all month!

 

[amsgator]

After I put my Shaun Darby (sp?) boot on w/ Mazdaspeed knob I had a similar problem. I made a shaft collar to fit on shifter rod and tapped two small threads for set screws. That allowed me to have a hard stop when screwing the knob down to the boot. By having the shaft collar on the shifter you can custom screw your knob to ensure the Mazda logo (on knob) is square. Also everything is tight. The boot fits snug against the knob.

You can buy said collar from McMaster Carr.......http://www.mcmaster.com/
At the keyword/search bar just type set collar. make sure and buy the right diameter.

what did you use to tap the hole? also i'm not sure the bore of the stock shifter. does anyone know? and also what about the twm? so i can get one of the shaft collars.

 

[aMaff]

Inching, give me a break!! I'll probably put more miles on this weekend than you will all month!

lol no joke! I blew the doors off 33k lol

 

[rednecks_r_us]

hahahaha, love the new sig Bill

^^^I second that Bill...great sig.

Simple commute to and from work today. Tomorrow.....

Thank you. One of they guys from AZMC made it for me.

That's quite the money pit Bill. Hehe...seriously though...nice work!

I don't ever want to know how much money I have dumped into this car.

which HU did u pick up??

Its a VALOR mulitmedia that I got from autotoys.com out of NJ.

 

[dave45090]

what did you use to tap the hole? also i'm not sure the bore of the stock shifter. does anyone know? and also what about the twm? so i can get one of the shaft collars.

I have all this information at work. You really need a caliper to get the correct diameter of the shifter. You use a tap to tap the hole. If you buy a shaft collar pre-made you won't have to do what I did. I made a set collar.....you are going to buy one. I will post up the acad drawing for you tomorrow and dig up the the information you need.

Edit: Ahhhh screw it. Tell you what.......it will take me 5 minutes to make one at work. I will make it and send to you w/ installation instructions. PM me w/ you address if you wan't one. I'ts reall simple....trust me.

Dave.

 

[dave45090]

and also what about the twm? so i can get one of the shaft collars.

Hmmmm.....I will check out the twm website as my setup is Kartboy. There shouldn't be to much of a difference in the two diameters. I will let you know.

 

[amsgator]

PMed u dave

 

[Bala]

Parked the P5 and took the MSP out for a drive in the SNOW ... yeah, that's it: http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2926333#post2926333

 

[Hobbit998]

Stupid thread... and you can't spell... even on your title.

haha, 500+ pages.... not sure if it's stupid or not but it'd take a while to read it all.

 

[ZoomZoom03]

awesome, reminds me of my Pioneer HU. keep up the awesome job, love the car

Its a VALOR mulitmedia that I got from autotoys.com out of NJ.

 

[altspace]

Inching, give me a break!! I'll probably put more miles on this weekend than you will all month!

That's why I said inching....as in barely moves. Well...made another trip down the Cape again this past weekend, so I can't say she's not driven at all.

Oh...and that's cause you make all those damn trips to Canada. What's the real reason...come on now...spill the beans.

 

[altspace]

haha, 500+ pages.... not sure if it's stupid or not but it'd take a while to read it all.

...and he was from my home state. Doh! Funny thing is, everytime I see that pic of his car it reminds of mine when I had put the unpainted DGM lip on my silver P5.

 

[redpr5]

altspace that crack spiders thing is hilarious.

 

[Demoniam]

Snow Mod for NC!

 

[Demoniam]

Finished the "fanged M" got too cold to remove the badge glue, but you get the idea!