What have you done to your P5 today?

[imola.zhp]

Looks great Matt!

Did you bake the headlights and paint them? Or are they aftermarket...

I think I'm keeping my P5 for another year (just renewed the tag) so I might do a few things, here is what I'm thinking...

Tint!
Black-out headlamps
Black-out Grill (do you just pop off the Mazda emblem or what?)
Black-out front markers
EDM Taillights
Paint center-lower rear valance black
Remove door mouldings
Hope the engine doesn't blow (rolled 227,000 last week)

Basically since Matt and I have the same wheels, it would look like his, but taller (taller tires) and be silver, oh, and I'm keeping my fogs...

 

[Matt V]

What size are your tires? I have 205/45/17's, not to mention I'm also on MSP springs which lower .75" or so all around.

 

[imola.zhp]

^ yours looks good on MSP springs, my car on MSP springs sagged in the back, to the point that it bothered me enough to go back to stock.

I'm on 205/50's.

Never did sell the springs on ebay, maybe I'll put them back on. After swapping them twice, I should be able to do it in an hour, haha. Back looked PERFECT IMO, little to NO fender gap, but the front still had quite a gap. I measured, but don't recall, wasn't an even drop around, back dropped more than the front...

 

[ScratchNSniff]

Just put the front springs on...evens it out pretty good...leave the backs stock...that is what I did to alleviate the sag...

 

[imola.zhp]

^ I might give that a shot!

 

[Circuit]

Parked her at home to drive my boss's 328i courtesy car while he is in NY.

 

[bazooka joe]

took off the summer bumper and lip....lip is being sold
put on the winter bumper and old p5 grille...ugly!(notcool)

 

[EGTT91]

interested in lip!

 

[dxaveP5]

took off the summer bumper and lip....lip is being sold
put ont eh winter bumper and old p5 grille...ugly!(notcool)

i wonder who the lucky buyer is???

im excited

 

[Sliver5]

got the rear fenders rolled. Muuuuch better now. and I think i might lower it some more

 

[racerx43269]

Got my A-vcr and an S-AFC gotta find some where to install them. lol

 

[slideshow240]

drug the heatshield on some speedbumps at walmart.
lip will be here monday...wonder how long it will last on my car haha

 

[Shadow102]

Got my A-vcr and an S-AFC gotta find some where to install them. lol

Is that an Apex-i S-afc or a Split Second AFC? Also per your sig i see a emange gold, why do you need a safc as well?

 

[azmp5]

where is the VCTS ? , upper or lower intake? I might be ordering one from a yard to port and remove butterflies.

 

[xDJ DUBx]

VICS and VTCS are both in the upper half of the IM

 

[Matt V]

^ yours looks good on MSP springs, my car on MSP springs sagged in the back, to the point that it bothered me enough to go back to stock.

I'm on 205/50's.

Never did sell the springs on ebay, maybe I'll put them back on. After swapping them twice, I should be able to do it in an hour, haha. Back looked PERFECT IMO, little to NO fender gap, but the front still had quite a gap. I measured, but don't recall, wasn't an even drop around, back dropped more than the front...

I have the MSP struts also, which is why I don't have sagging in the rear.

 

[imola.zhp]

^ *scratches head*

ok

Would have figured the rear struts for a MSP to be required to hold less weight on a sedan than a P5, and thus also sag on a P5; but looks like its working, just sounds backwards conceptually...

Ordered new EGR last night and about to win an auction on a 3m eraser wheel to assist in taking off door trim. Considering swapping another M24/7 member for EDM tails.

 

[azmp5]

hit 65k in my car.

 

[HKPRO5]

Will the sedan headlights fit on a Protege5?

 

[Sliver5]

yes, you'll have to rewire your light harness tho