bikingpro5
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rolled the car out for some pictures in the fresh powder, shes back in the garage now ready for her long nap.
What have you done to your P5 today?
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I replaced my license plate light bulbs yesterday.
FYI for those who are going to do it, push the license plate light cover in the direction of the arrow that is molded on the cover, in my case, i pushed it to the right. Then, pull down the other end, in my case, it was the left side. Then, pop out the license plate cover. The left one had less wire length slack so this was harder to change.
In the license plate light cover, there are two small gray tabs in the license place light bulb holder that need to be pushed in, in my case they are on the right side. The left side has one thick tab that cannot be pushed in. Do one side and pull up so it clears the hole it is locked into. Then do the other side and pull up. Then, pull up on the right side so the housing can be removed from the cover. The 12v/5w bulb can be pulled out and a new one can be pushed in. I didn't have time to clean the inside of the license plate light covers because both were yellowing. It's a pain in the butt to unclip the left license plate bulb housing from the license place bulb cover, so bring a very small thin screwdriver. No other tools are needed.
NOTE: I didn't unclip the wiring harness into the license plate light housing because there wasn't a lot of wiring slack. With the license plate bulb cover off, it's an opportunity to sand and polish the inside area to remove the yellowing.
I should have taken pictures. It's a relatively easy job.
FYI for those who are going to do it, push the license plate light cover in the direction of the arrow that is molded on the cover, in my case, i pushed it to the right. Then, pull down the other end, in my case, it was the left side. Then, pop out the license plate cover. The left one had less wire length slack so this was harder to change.
In the license plate light cover, there are two small gray tabs in the license place light bulb holder that need to be pushed in, in my case they are on the right side. The left side has one thick tab that cannot be pushed in. Do one side and pull up so it clears the hole it is locked into. Then do the other side and pull up. Then, pull up on the right side so the housing can be removed from the cover. The 12v/5w bulb can be pulled out and a new one can be pushed in. I didn't have time to clean the inside of the license plate light covers because both were yellowing. It's a pain in the butt to unclip the left license plate bulb housing from the license place bulb cover, so bring a very small thin screwdriver. No other tools are needed.
NOTE: I didn't unclip the wiring harness into the license plate light housing because there wasn't a lot of wiring slack. With the license plate bulb cover off, it's an opportunity to sand and polish the inside area to remove the yellowing.
I should have taken pictures. It's a relatively easy job.
bpt323
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- Madison, WI
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- Mazda 5, 323
replaced the drivers side door actuator assembly (turns out my old motor was shot & the gear was fine)[anyone need a spare gear 
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also replaced the drivers side power mirror (someone must have hit something & split the housing & broken out the outer cover.
ordered a mazda 3 MP3 cd player to see what magic i can hybrid to work in the P5 system. (I prefer CD's to MP3 players) -i'll post more about this if i can make something work
went to replace the reverse lights... only to find out you have to remove the whole taillight assembly??? stupid stupid design
]also replaced the drivers side power mirror (someone must have hit something & split the housing & broken out the outer cover.
ordered a mazda 3 MP3 cd player to see what magic i can hybrid to work in the P5 system. (I prefer CD's to MP3 players) -i'll post more about this if i can make something work
went to replace the reverse lights... only to find out you have to remove the whole taillight assembly??? stupid stupid design
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Looked at it all cozy in the 3rd side of the garage, smiled thinking about the last time I drove it the other day, dwelled upon a few things I need and want to do besides the GTSpec v brace arms finally found and bought that are on the way while hopping in the truck to traverse the 30 miles of muck to work & now posting up all that nonsense.................
CheeseHelmet
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Brought a tree home in it. Its incredible how cold and how windy it is inside my P5 on the highway. Oh well, heaters are for wimps
bikingpro5
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- 03 Protege5
moved her around the garage to install more lightning.
and tuck her back under the cover when i was done for the day.
thanks its way to much work and money to have throw into an old car, but still cheaper than car payments.
and tuck her back under the cover when i was done for the day.
thanks its way to much work and money to have throw into an old car, but still cheaper than car payments.
bikingpro5
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thanks, its been fun setting it up how i wanted once the builders were done with the house.
Does anyone else's heat take longer than 20 minutes to get hot on colder days? It was 19* this morning and I have about a 20 minute drive to work. The car got up to temp after about 8 minutes, but I didn't get hot heat until I actually got to work. I'm thinking the heater core is getting clogged and that I just need to flush it out (I REALLY don't want to replace it). I need to get the coolant system flushed out anyways. I hate spending money for not-fun parts.
moved her around the garage to install more lightning.
and tuck her back under the cover when i was done for the day.
thanks its way to much work and money to have throw into an old car, but still cheaper than car payments.
I couldn't agree more. I plan to keep my ride as long it still runs. ��
3 outside. and im about to go throw the snows on
Ha, I was smart and did that last Wednesday when it was somewhat warm out.
Justin2129
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- 2002 Mazda Protege 5
scraped Ice off before going to work, scraped ice off before leaving work. I'm sure ill do the same tomorrow morning lol
Soundwave.
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- 2002 Mazda Protege5
how much did you get down there? Up here in Northern VA we got about 2 inches and a s*** ton of sleet
I had quite the weekend in the snow. Delivered in 4 hours of snow and then went through town whipping up snow behind me (something I love looking at) and this was the ultimate result.
And these amazing creations are what made it possible for me to still feel confident going 5-10 over still (and just about get pulled over on multiple occasions). I love my Blizzaks. Definitely worth the investment.
And these amazing creations are what made it possible for me to still feel confident going 5-10 over still (and just about get pulled over on multiple occasions). I love my Blizzaks. Definitely worth the investment.
bikingpro5
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- 03 Protege5
I had quite the weekend in the snow. Delivered in 4 hours of snow and then went through town whipping up snow behind me (something I love looking at) and this was the ultimate result.
And these amazing creations are what made it possible for me to still feel confident going 5-10 over still (and just about get pulled over on multiple occasions). I love my Blizzaks. Definitely worth the investment.
and that is why everyone in my family only uses Blizzaks for winter tires from our AWD cars to the FWD beaters, good winter tires making driving in the snow/ice enjoyable.
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