The 99-00 Pic thread..

[mazpro]

yeah the darker color does hide a lot of stuff, but the car looks awsome man, great work.

2 things though, the tails should be changed, or night shade or tint the silver stuff, leaving the circles red. and second, get the clear corners or night shade them like mine.

good work!!

[MIA protege]

good job steve ... i got some clears for u if ud like

[steve_protege]

OK OK ALL!! I HEAR YA! (hear ya) I WILL BUY DARKED OUT TAILIGHTS AND CORNERS, GEESH!!! (Just Jokin)

But in all seriousness, I think I may have mentioned this in a previous post (maybe?) my regular tails were sent to Rock Blocker to get blacked out. Same goes for my clear corners. Depending on how they look, I'll send my headlamps as well. Thats why I have my altezzas on the car. For the sake of taking pictures for you all, I put the old lights back on and took some quick photos of the car. Both (the tails and corners) will be off as soon as I get the blacked out lens back.


About the color, I didn't want to get a light car because then it shows EVERYTHING! Plus when the car is washed and waxed, it just looks so damn Pretty! That Emerald Green Mica flake in the paint gets me all the time!! Maybe if I get my Cybershot digi cam and take some pics you all will be able to see the car better? Only reason I had the pics on a regular camera was because I wasn't going to leave a 200.00 - 300.00 digi camera with a bunch of wrench heads and have them break/lose/mishandle/pawn it. I'll try to get some better pics when I wash the car and hopefully get my tails back. Im also going to put on my LED kit today and possibly switch out my old OEM rotors for my new Power Slot slotted rotors!! I want to get some other things done before this meet on Saturday. If not, it will be the day after since Im off work.

[steve_protege]

damn steve..that car looks familiar...I wonder why....


I wanted to ask ya, what fog lamps are in your bumper? I wanted to put my set in (7 color LED lamps), but my bracket was too small. Would you know perhaps where I could find a place to fab me a bigger bracket for the bumper to mount my fogs?

[Shane5425]

OK OK ALL!! I HEAR YA! (hear ya) I WILL BUY DARKED OUT TAILIGHTS AND CORNERS, GEESH!!! (Just Jokin)

But in all seriousness, I think I may have mentioned this in a previous post (maybe?) my regular tails were sent to Rock Blocker to get blacked out. Same goes for my clear corners. Depending on how they look, I'll send my headlamps as well. Thats why I have my altezzas on the car. For the sake of taking pictures for you all, I put the old lights back on and took some quick photos of the car. Both (the tails and corners) will be off as soon as I get the blacked out lens back.


About the color, I didn't want to get a light car because then it shows EVERYTHING! Plus when the car is washed and waxed, it just looks so damn Pretty! That Emerald Green Mica flake in the paint gets me all the time!! Maybe if I get my Cybershot digi cam and take some pics you all will be able to see the car better? Only reason I had the pics on a regular camera was because I wasn't going to leave a 200.00 - 300.00 digi camera with a bunch of wrench heads and have them break/lose/mishandle/pawn it. I'll try to get some better pics when I wash the car and hopefully get my tails back. Im also going to put on my LED kit today and possibly switch out my old OEM rotors for my new Power Slot slotted rotors!! I want to get some other things done before this meet on Saturday. If not, it will be the day after since Im off work.

yeah, i think picture quality has alot to do with it, and smart move, i wouldnt leave a camera with the body shop either.. cant wait it to see high res pics of ur car..

[Protege00dogg]

heres one from this weekends show at UCF
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/5/web/293000-293999/293025_70_full.jpg

[Shane5425]

nice.... the intercooler looks so itty bitty in there.. lol..

[TampaSport20]

I wanted to ask ya, what fog lamps are in your bumper? I wanted to put my set in (7 color LED lamps), but my bracket was too small. Would you know perhaps where I could find a place to fab me a bigger bracket for the bumper to mount my fogs?

They are some 5" truck driving lamps....cost like $40 at walmart...when I see ya I'll show you how I attached them

[steve_protege]

Sounds good!




They are some 5" truck driving lamps....cost like $40 at walmart...when I see ya I'll show you how I attached them

[P2K]

Steve, I would suggest you go with P5/MP3/MSP fogs. They are a direct bolt-on, kinda expensive, but you won't have to worry about rigging something up just to make them fit or worrying about disfiguring that EXPENSIVE, HARD TO COME BY, ONE OF A KIND, ONLY CAN GET AT CORKSPORT, JDM bumper. Plus you're screwed if your rig falls out all over the road.

Reason I say go with a set of these fogs is for the mounting bracket. If you want to get different fogs later(which I did) you can do that. But you need that mounting bracket. I can't remember how much I paid for my set from Mazdastuff. I think it was a little over $250, but you can get them used from MazMart for around $110-$150. I don't know if you want to pay that much for fogs, but to me it's worth it, IMO.

You might want to see if you can just get the mounting bracket.

[NegatiZE]

Yeah, I agree with P2K. Quality quality quality.

Oh and I just took this pic an hour ago:
http://www.knology.net/~negatize/images/IMG_4281%20copy.jpg

[steve_protege]

Where did you say I might be able to get the mounting bracket from? MazMart? Is that a person on the forum here or some kind of website? Whats the link to it? Do you think Mazdastuff.com might sell me the bracket? Let me know whatcha find out. Thanks man for the heads up.

Steve O



Steve, I would suggest you go with P5/MP3/MSP fogs. They are a direct bolt-on, kinda expensive, but you won't have to worry about rigging something up just to make them fit or worrying about disfiguring that EXPENSIVE, HARD TO COME BY, ONE OF A KIND, ONLY CAN GET AT CORKSPORT, JDM bumper. Plus you're screwed if your rig falls out all over the road.

Reason I say go with a set of these fogs is for the mounting bracket. If you want to get different fogs later(which I did) you can do that. But you need that mounting bracket. I can't remember how much I paid for my set from Mazdastuff. I think it was a little over $250, but you can get them used from MazMart for around $110-$150. I don't know if you want to pay that much for fogs, but to me it's worth it, IMO.

You might want to see if you can just get the mounting bracket.

[Protege2K]

Hey P2K, I noticed in your sig you are shopping for a FD. Check out www.southeastsupercars.com, it is a guy here from Knoxville that works selling RX7's, 300zx's, and the occasional other import "tuner" car. If you are serious about buying one then it would be a good idea to talk to him and find out what he can do for you. He is about the most straight-forward guy you will ever meet and he definately won't sell you anything he wouldn't drive himself. He does personally drive all these cars for a little while before selling them.

[P2K]

Where did you say I might be able to get the mounting bracket from? MazMart? Is that a person on the forum here or some kind of website? Whats the link to it? Do you think Mazdastuff.com might sell me the bracket? Let me know whatcha find out. Thanks man for the heads up.

Steve O
No, MazMart is a company based in Atlanta, GA and they have more used Mazdas than you know what to do with. It's a wharehouse full of used and new parts. One of the guys took me to the back to look for a part I was searching for and we walk right through the main part of the wharehouse and I stopped and looked around and I was literally in shock. Shelves three stories high of parts, no exageration. Anything you need, they have for the low low. Call them, then call Mazdastuff, then your local dealer and compare the prices. I guarantee MazMart will beat them both.

MazMart
1-800-221-5156
http://www.mazmart.com/



Hey P2K, I noticed in your sig you are shopping for a FD. Check out www.southeastsupercars.com (http://www.southeastsupercars.com/), it is a guy here from Knoxville that works selling RX7's, 300zx's, and the occasional other import "tuner" car. If you are serious about buying one then it would be a good idea to talk to him and find out what he can do for you. He is about the most straight-forward guy you will ever meet and he definately won't sell you anything he wouldn't drive himself. He does personally drive all these cars for a little while before selling them.
Just what I've been looking for, thanks.

[jster28]

here is what my car looks like now. Its looks pretty sad now. Sold the rims so, i'm back to stocks. and fixed my front bumper and took off the fog after they were broken when i rear ended a civic which wasn't my fault. the bumper still has a dent or dimple in it in the middle, but its better then before . before and after :'(

[P2K]

Looks good and so did the wheels. Too bad you had to sell them?

[big6to]

Well I guess ill go ahead and post my Protege. I got the Carbon Fiber Hood about 3 weeks ago. The day before I got it an 18 wheeler had a blow out and took my Walker bumper with it. I should have another one in about a week. Hope yall like the ride. I got a good deal on the complete kit and havent seen anyone else with the side skirts and rear. I do plan on painting it after I get the front bumper.

[Shane5425]

nice, lookin good, but i am still suprised u got a 99-00 cf oem hood...

[MIA protege]

nice, lookin good, but i am still suprised u got a 99-00 cf oem hood...

fuckin me too ... what rear is that ?

[steve_protege]

You think they might have a Racing Beat/MSP swaybar kit and rear crossmember sitting around on those shelves somewhere?





No, MazMart is a company based in Atlanta, GA and they have more used Mazdas than you know what to do with. It's a wharehouse full of used and new parts. One of the guys took me to the back to look for a part I was searching for and we walk right through the main part of the wharehouse and I stopped and looked around and I was literally in shock. Shelves three stories high of parts, no exageration. Anything you need, they have for the low low. Call them, then call Mazdastuff, then your local dealer and compare the prices. I guarantee MazMart will beat them both.

MazMart
1-800-221-5156
http://www.mazmart.com/



Just what I've been looking for, thanks.

[steve_protege]

Just wanted to say your car looks friggen awesome!!!! Looked even better at the meet on Saturday. Im sure this is probably a ststststooopid question but, how happy are you with your turbo kit? Is it everything you thought it would be? Im just trying to decide how soon I want to buy my turbo kit.... Great car Bobby!!! (It is Bobby, right?)





heres one from this weekends show at UCF
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/5/web/293000-293999/293025_70_full.jpg

[P2K]

big6to, where'd you get the cf hood?


You think they might have a Racing Beat/MSP swaybar kit and rear crossmember sitting around on those shelves somewhere?
Last time I was there they had two MSPs in their inventory, but that was 6mo. ago.

[MIA protege]

VIS he says ... back when they made it apparently ... im dieing for one. we need to get this shit made

[Protege00dogg]

yea my name is bobby... and i love my turbo kit.. it has done more than what i expected it to... im very happy with it..

[big6to]

Well it is indeed a VIS Racing product. Has the logo and was wrapped in VIS paper when I got it. I was lucky enough to be on ebay at the right time. Has a little crack above the grill but cant tell unless your drooling looking at it. I turn heads all the time. Hopefully when i get the bumper again and painted it will be a neck breaker.

[steve_protege]

yea my name is bobby... and i love my turbo kit.. it has done more than what i expected it to... im very happy with it..

Thats awesome! Great to meet ya man. You've done a helluva job on your car. What kind of boost levels you running? Have you had any kind of problems at all? With the tranny specifically or any other areas?

Steve O

[Protege00dogg]

nope no problems yet... i am running a 6psi

[steve_protege]

And you're okay with that? No temptation to try anything more?




nope no problems yet... i am running a 6psi

[Protege00dogg]

ohh no i will be running more.. but i am waiting until i get my tranny built just a little... so i dont have any problems

[Shane5425]

ohh no i will be running more.. but i am waiting until i get my tranny built just a little... so i dont have any problems

*** is gettin his ******* as we speak to hold ***whp

[Shane5425]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-00-PROTEGE-BLACK-EURO-CLEAR-CORNER-LIGHTS_W0QQitemZ7990381658QQcategoryZ33708QQssPage NameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

forgot who was lookin for smoked corners, but here they are..

[nautical2086]

Man, it stil pisses me off how much our 99-00 models are neglected when it comes to the aftermarket.

[steve_protege]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-00-PROTEGE-BLACK-EURO-CLEAR-CORNER-LIGHTS_W0QQitemZ7990381658QQcategoryZ33708QQssPage NameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

forgot who was lookin for smoked corners, but here they are..

Its me who is looking for the black housing corners. But Im still waiting to get my regular clear corners back from RockBlocker. He was supposed to smoke em out for me and send em back. But I have yet to hear back from him about a tracking number.

Quick question for everyone: RockBlocker is only making overlays for the corners, not smoking em out. He only had to borrow my corner lamp to make a template for it to make the overlay. Should I buy the black housing headlamps and corner lamps and have them smoked to match the tailights I have done or just smoke the stock headlamps and clear corners I have?

[steve_protege]

ohh no i will be running more.. but i am waiting until i get my tranny built just a little... so i dont have any problems

What are you looking to run? What are you going to do to the tranny? Sorry for all the questions man. Im just trying to get an idea what I should do for my setup and what my limitations are.

[P2K]

nautical2086, that's the Corksport MS style bumper right? Looks good, any fitment issues?

[Shane5425]

steve, u get those smoked corners i found on ebay??

[nautical2086]

nautical2086, that's the Corksport MS style bumper right? Looks good, any fitment issues?

Yup thats my bumper, And not really cept they lie about how the say MINOR trimming of the reinfocement, its more like cut just about all of it off, I dunno why i didnt just cut it all off, Might get rid of that bumper next year.

[nautical2086]

HMMMMMMM, wonder why that bid ended, lol. They sell them on procarparts.com too

[mazpro]

Yup thats my bumper, And not really cept they lie about how the say MINOR trimming of the reinfocement, its more like cut just about all of it off, I dunno why i didnt just cut it all off, Might get rid of that bumper next year.


you had to trim the reinforcent bar on that bumper? I thought it woudn't need any trimming. sucks.

[nautical2086]

well it says minor trimming, but it was a bit more than minor, lol. thursday I will have pics up of my darkened headlights assuming i dont fuck up on the lights.

[Shane5425]

at least u got it with just trimming, mine had to come all the way off..

[jster28]

Here is an updated pic of my car, with some used rims that i bought today. I don't know what to do with my steelies now, might end up throwing them in the dumpers they're all fucked up. Please excuse dirtness, the car is kinda dirty with bug slatters, will take more pics when i clean it. I can lower my coilovers more to make it look more aggressive, but i can't clear the hugh speed bumps at work. here are before and after pics. All in order.

[Shane5425]

sweet wingless proteges rock!!!! nice car

[nautical2086]

I might as well have taken off the reinforcement, would have been easier.

[MIA protege]

i have no reinforcement .. alls good. ...
jster- i like those wheels the best. car looks good

[jster28]

i have no reinforcement .. alls good. ...
jster- i like those wheels the best. car looks good

Yeah i like those the best too, i got the wheels with tires from an integra own for dirt cheap.

is there any downsides of not having a reinforcement bar? I know that bar saved my bumper when i rear-ended a civic, just put a dent in the middle of bumper and bar. I just pushed the dent out of the bumper.

[steve_protege]

steve, u get those smoked corners i found on ebay??

Nah. Im waiting to see how the overlays look on my clear corners I sent away to get blacked out. But I don't know what would look better:

1) Blacked out OEM clear corners and headlamps

2) Black housing corners and headlamps w/o overlays

3) Combo of black housing corners and headlamps w/overlays

Kinda at a fork in the road here.......? Recommendation?

[MIA protege]

Yeah i like those the best too, i got the wheels with tires from an integra own for dirt cheap.

is there any downsides of not having a reinforcement bar? I know that bar saved my bumper when i rear-ended a civic, just put a dent in the middle of bumper and bar. I just pushed the dent out of the bumper.

of course theres downsides. but i just try not to hit anything lol ...

[Shane5425]

of course theres downsides. but i just try not to hit anything lol ...

yeah, lol, fiberglass isnt as strong as u would like it to be, it wont dent like a normal bumper and pop out with the bumper support, it will shatter and prolly crush ur front end pretty damn bad...

[nautical2086]

corner lights at www.procarparts.com (http://www.procarparts.com)

[steve_protege]

Anyone have any idea as to what I should do? In my previous post, I listed 3 ideas I may/may not do...... What would be the best for an Emerald Green Mica/Black Mica Protege sedan?

1) Blacked out tailights, headlights, corner lights and fogs

2) Blacked out tailights, but black housing headlights and corner lights

3) Blacked out tailights, headlights, corner lights and fogs AND black housing tailights, headlights, corner lights.

Help me out peoples!!

[FlyinHawaiian]

I don't know how, but this car was missed. J/K it's mine, but just wanted to see what you guys thought. I love the 99-00 body style more than the new ones... The JDM style headlights look so much better IMO.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/634000-634999/634560_18_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/634000-634999/634560_27_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/634000-634999/634560_22_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/634000-634999/634560_24_full.jpg

[NegatiZE]

Very clean ride!!!

[nautical2086]

Anyone have any idea as to what I should do? In my previous post, I listed 3 ideas I may/may not do...... What would be the best for an Emerald Green Mica/Black Mica Protege sedan?

1) Blacked out tailights, headlights, corner lights and fogs

2) Blacked out tailights, but black housing headlights and corner lights

3) Blacked out tailights, headlights, corner lights and fogs AND black housing tailights, headlights, corner lights.

Help me out peoples!!

Darken the housing on the headlights, looks very very hott, what color is your car by the way?

[nautical2086]

I don't know how, but this car was missed. J/K it's mine, but just wanted to see what you guys thought. I love the 99-00 body style more than the new ones... The JDM style headlights look so much better IMO.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/634000-634999/634560_18_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/634000-634999/634560_27_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/634000-634999/634560_22_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/634000-634999/634560_24_full.jpg


lowering springs would make it look perfect

[FlyinHawaiian]

lowering springs would make it look perfect

Actually, all these pics were taken before I put in the Racing Beat springs and Tokico HP struts, so it looks better now. Just haven't taken any recent pics

[nautical2086]

good stuff, how do you like those rotors you have too? improvement over stock?

[steve_protege]

Darken the housing on the headlights, looks very very hott, what color is your car by the way?

A combination of Emerald Green Mica and Black Mica flake. I was thinking of painting the housing black, but IM not sure whether I should do that by itself or smoke the lens as well. Then wouldn't it defeat the purpose of having the housing black?

[nautical2086]

that would defeat the purpose, i think painting the housing looks a bit better than tinting the whole thing, and also I think the dark housing looks best on light cars like silver, white, yellow, and blue, If i had a dark green or black car, id have the headlights as clear as possible, thats just me.

[Shane5425]

i have black bezels and the lower and upper part are black on the reflector part, only the sides and back of the light are still silver...

[nautical2086]

yeah same here, damn i gotta take new pics i the same postion to update my sig and avatar.

[BadBandar]

Very clean ride!!!
Damn clint i just seen ur new pics. Looks great. BBS rims rock major ass. Im still shocked on the swap. Major props. (rockon)

[steve_protege]

that would defeat the purpose, i think painting the housing looks a bit better than tinting the whole thing, and also I think the dark housing looks best on light cars like silver, white, yellow, and blue, If i had a dark green or black car, id have the headlights as clear as possible, thats just me.

Yeah, having the headlamps tinted charcoal (or smoked) would totally defeat the purpose of having the black housing. You wouldn't be able to see it. Plus its a lot of extra work to buy all the supplies and paint them all (corner lights included) then turn around just to cover them all up with a tint job. Im thinking I may just go with the tint job. Thanks Nautical.

[FlyinHawaiian]

good stuff, how do you like those rotors you have too? improvement over stock?

Yeah the Brembo rotors were probably one of the best investments I made in the car. On the heat side, you have to push then REALLY hard to get any sort of fade from them. I've only been able to over cook them slightly from repeat runs along some hardcore roads, but that took some doing! On the "bite" side, I'd say that the slots grab the pads a lot better and braking from 80+ is a lot more firm than stock. On the down side, they shed A LOT of brake dust, but as long as you keep up on that, it's no biggie.

If I were to buy them all over again though, I would have just gone with the slotted and forgone the cross drilled. I think that the venting would be sufficient enough and there would be no sacrifice to the bite, nor any risk of cracks forming around the drilled holes (although I haven't had any yet). Hope that helps ya.

[nautical2086]

Yeah i just orderd those too, only because i got them for 95 shipped and i have a friend who liked them, otherwise i would have just went with plain slotted.

[steve_protege]

I have the slotted ones from PowerSlot. I hear they are much better than crossdrilled one. Im kinda anal about brake dust all over my wheels so I went with the slotted ones. I guess they put out less dust as opposed to cross-drilled. Plus like FlyinHawaiian said, the slotted rotors will last a little bit longer than CD and not fade as quickly.

[justanotheradikt]

how much did you pay for those?

[mazpro]

here is a pic I took today after what happened on saturday.

[MIA protege]

ouch ... it will be fixed soon mazpro .... at least ur car is running

[steve_protege]

how much did you pay for those?

If I remember, I got them from www.Performancecenter.com (http://www.Performancecenter.com) for 73 or 74.00 each plus shipping.

[steve_protege]

here is a pic I took today after what happened on saturday.

How did you fix your front bumper? How exactly did it break? You run into the back of lifted truck's tire? Something hit you? Fill me in here.... Im confused.

Also, what am I looking at in the pic? Is there any damage to your car in that one or just a pic of your car looking all better now?

[FlyinHawaiian]

how much did you pay for those?

I got the Zinc coated Cross Drilled/Slotted Brembo's and payed $115 shipped for them. I got them through Super Matty P, but on protegeclub.com (RoddimusPrime)

[mazpro]

How did you fix your front bumper? How exactly did it break? You run into the back of lifted truck's tire? Something hit you? Fill me in here.... Im confused.

Also, what am I looking at in the pic? Is there any damage to your car in that one or just a pic of your car looking all better now?



no man, I was driving on 95 and there was a tire in the middle of the road. there was trafic, so no way to avoid it.

here is a link to all the pics of what happened...
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=118152

[justanotheradikt]

I got the Zinc coated Cross Drilled/Slotted Brembo's and payed $115 shipped for them. I got them through Super Matty P, but on protegeclub.com (RoddimusPrime)

were they new or used? if new does he have just the slotted ones?

[FlyinHawaiian]

were they new or used? if new does he have just the slotted ones?

Brandy-new and I believe he still has access to them

[justanotheradikt]

how do i get in contact with him...other than protegeclub.com

[nautical2086]

I got mine brembo cross drilled and slotted rotors on ebay for 95 shipped

[mazpro]

got any pics of the brembos? I was thinking about buying the, but everyone is like "they are from EBAY = cheap", so I decided to hold off on the buy. how do you like them, any diference?

[nautical2086]

my friend what he had his civic hb had those same rotors and got them off ebay, they were great. Greatly decreased his stopping distance, and The brakes were way way better with those rotors, once again, he did get them from ebay.

[mazpro]

cool, but got any pix of yours?

[nautical2086]

i did not get them yet just ordered on friday.

[mazpro]

cool man, post some pix, I really wanted those. got a link to the seller?

[Maz94Protege]

I don't know how, but this car was missed. J/K it's mine, but just wanted to see what you guys thought. I love the 99-00 body style more than the new ones... The JDM style headlights look so much better IMO.

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/634000-634999/634560_18_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/634000-634999/634560_27_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/634000-634999/634560_22_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/634000-634999/634560_24_full.jpg

agree with NEGATIZE with the cleanliness of your car, where bouts in MD is that picture taken, i live in Severna Park, maybe i can get some pics taken with my 2 proteges 94 dx and 01es....pimp dood!

[NegatiZE]

http://www.knology.net/~negatize/images/DSC_5977.jpg

[dx3rdgen]

I just became a member and i also just got my car painted and i was wondering what everybody thought about it

[dx3rdgen]

Here are some more pics
Reply and tell me what you think

[MIA protege]

needs to be lowered .. but not bad looking. DX with a sunroof ???

[mazpro]

yeah definatelly needs a drop. the graphics are a no for me, a little too big, but looks good. and definatelly needs some clear corners.

[dx3rdgen]

yeah i am going to lower it as soon as i can afford it and i dont know what the deal is with the sunroof on it either but the sticker i sanded off did say DX and everythig else is manual but the sunroof

[nautical2086]

better yet darken the housing and get the smoked corners.

[Shane5425]

yeah i am going to lower it as soon as i can afford it and i dont know what the deal is with the sunroof on it either but the sticker i sanded off did say DX and everythig else is manual but the sunroof

u sanded off the dx? its just a sticker..

[dx3rdgen]

I took off the moldings painted the mirrors,doorhandles figured it was the right thing to do

[MIA protege]

I took off the moldings painted the mirrors,doorhandles figured it was the right thing to do

omg sanded the dx decal off ... :confused:

[Shane5425]

it just peels right off...

[Protege2K]

it just peels right off...
That's the understatement of the year.

[MIA protege]

That's the understatement of the year.

yea some r cooked on there but damn ... sanding ??? no need for that

[Shane5425]

That's the understatement of the year.

my car was in the sun for most of the day, the metal was hot, i went up to it, and peeled it off, same with side moldings, if you do it when the metal is hot, they do come right off.

[Protege2K]

Ah, I did mine at night when it was cooler outside. It took me about 4-5 hours to do both sides doing the molding and stickers. My arms felt like they were going to fall off.

[Shane5425]

took me about 1 hour to do both stickers and moldings, i also had a molding remover air tool, it grabs off all the glue, then had a buddy buff the car down to blend it all in..

[dx3rdgen]

oh yeah my car had been painted in the front before and they blended the clear over the dx sticker thats why i had to sand it

[dx3rdgen]

who has the best lookin clear corners some of the ones from ebay dont look that good

[nautical2086]

www.procarparts.com (http://www.procarparts.com)

[FlyinHawaiian]

Yeah so... anyone know anyone who want's to buy my car? I just ate my second engine in 2 months (I'll post a full story when I am sober) and am thinking I am gonna get rid of the piece of shit. 2 engine, 2 months, not my fault, it's getting old and I am getting pissed off. I'm not riding the thing as hard as I used to... I take car of it, I wash it every week, oil change (synthetic) every 5-6k miles, I'm like OCD about keeping it clean and fresh. I do my own brake jobs and all. I'm just pissed at what happened, in short, the Mazda dealership up here said that my engine broke a spark plug and the cylendar ate the bitch... How the fuck does that happen? Anyway, I could use some support and sympathy, but I'm drunk as shit righ now so i'm just gonne post this bitch and get going.... Peace

[Protege2K]

Sorry to hear that.

[nautical2086]

damn that suxx

[Brad]

who in their right mind would want to do that?

[jbiird317]

yeah if the motor is busted, i cant imagine too many ppl would wanna buy the whole car...but if ur parting out, the sport20 kit would look oh so nice on my car lol

[redrims]

Sorry to hear that bout your motor. I know that feeling...lol:( I thought 2 motors in one year was bad, but 2 motors in 2 months has to hurt painfully.

If you gonna sell, part out the kit to me. We both live in MD and both have white proteges'...hehe ;).

[steve_protege]

Wow, shame to hear about your car. I can't say I know whatcha mean cause I don't. I totally sympathize with you though. I hope this latest incident doesn't deter you from buying another Mazda in the future. It would suck to lose you as a forum member around here. I just started talking with you, but you seem pretty cool. Very knowledgeable as well. Best of luck to you in these hard times.


Steve O

[FlyinHawaiian]

Sorry to hear that bout your motor. I know that feeling...lol:( I thought 2 motors in one year was bad, but 2 motors in 2 months has to hurt painfully.

If you gonna sell, part out the kit to me. We both live in MD and both have white proteges'...hehe ;).

If I were gonna part it out, you'd be first on the list. I'm actually gonna repair the car (again) and then sell it... Ask your friends, tell your neighbors, I need to get this thing sold.. I'm thinking $6500 obo. You all can see my parts list so, put the word out.

[steve_protege]

If I were gonna part it out, you'd be first on the list. I'm actually gonna repair the car (again) and then sell it... Ask your friends, tell your neighbors, I need to get this thing sold.. I'm thinking $6500 obo. You all can see my parts list so, put the word out.


So if I wanted to buy the car, what would need to be replaced?

[Shane5425]

nothing, he is fixing the motor

[jbiird317]

so what do you think caused the engine to eat the spark plug?? and if this happened twice already, whats keeping it from happening again?

[redrims]

Sounds like the Mazda Techs don't know what they're doing...

[99 Pro]

If you decide to part it out Flyin, I would gladly buy your Sport 20 front bumper.

[FlyinHawaiian]

Well what happened the first time was stupidity, I didn't check the oil level and assumed that just changing the oil on the recommended schedule was enough... my fault. This time around, I have no idea what happened. The electrode that creates the spark sheared off the plug and got sucked into the engine, the extent of the damage isn't known yet, but we're expecting a total engine replacement. I'll be happy to sell that to someone if it occurs. I am going to sell the car one I get it fixed though, so if someone wants to buy it, let me know.

I am definately planning on staying in the Mazda family and am looking at 2nd gen Miata MX-5s as well as 3rd Gen RX-7s. Thanks for the support guys... I need it.

[redrims]

This time around, I have no idea what happened. The electrode that creates the spark sheared off the plug and got sucked into the engine, the extent of the damage isn't known yet, but we're expecting a total engine replacement.

Sounds like your motor detonated to me. I am well to familiar with that scenerio. Usually from your motor running to lean.


I am definately planning on staying in the Mazda family and am looking at 2nd gen Miata MX-5s as well as 3rd Gen RX-7s. Thanks for the support guys... I need it.

Hope you get the RX-7. I just acquired a very clean 1st gen RX-7.(thumb) :D I took pics of it with my new camera phone. Just haven't figured out how to send it to my email or get it on my computer. (scratch)

Any camera phone experts care to help? I keep getting "Error C 1. Try again later." Don't have any idea what that means.

[FlyinHawaiian]

I actually got offered to buy an 87 RX-7. Red with a new motor, looks good, $4k, def in my price range... I kinda like the 3rd gens better though, but hey, I'm just looking now, I just need to get the current car fixed and sold for the time being...

[99 Pro]

I actually got offered to buy an 87 RX-7. Red with a new motor, looks good, $4k, def in my price range... I kinda like the 3rd gens better though, but hey, I'm just looking now, I just need to get the current car fixed and sold for the time being...

Sell me your Sport 20 front bumper please!!!!

[FlyinHawaiian]

Damn... I should put it up for auction and let you guys fight over it! It's not for sale, yet... gonna see if anyone wants the car as it is or back to the stock look.

[redrims]

I'll be looking out for you post(s)...

[99 Pro]

Updated pics of my car. The rest of them are here:

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=106071

[FlyinHawaiian]

Updated pics of my car. The rest of them are here:

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=106071

Looks good pal. Very tasteful and clean, I approve

[mazpro]

damn, I know I should have gotten it black. it looks good man, very clean!

[nautical2086]

very clean, cant wait to see what the outcome of whatever you do with the front will turn out to be.

[dx3rdgen]

Dude!!! your car looks alright it just looks alittle to Getto!! The orange lookes ok on the white but, i would have picked a different color cause the orange looks to Getto!! (hand)

[steve_protege]

Anyone have any new pics?

[Shane5425]

i will next week when its droped to the ground...

[MIA protege]

i will have new pics in bout 2 weeks when car is out of shop

[99 Pro]

You are finally lowering the car Shane? What are you using?

[Shane5425]

yeah, finally.. its dropzone if i remember correct, adjustable, ebay shit.. i figure if the ride is to bad, i can use the adjustable sleeves with stock springs and just compress the stockers..

[redrims]

yeah, finally.. its dropzone if i remember correct, adjustable, ebay shit.. i figure if the ride is to bad, i can use the adjustable sleeves with stock springs and just compress the stockers..

they coilovers or just springs?

[Shane5425]

coilovers

[truplayax14]

yeah, finally.. its dropzone if i remember correct, adjustable, ebay shit.. i figure if the ride is to bad, i can use the adjustable sleeves with stock springs and just compress the stockers..

those are the same i got, u have to buy new struts. The coilover is actually smaller that the stock spring in diameter, so after u put them on u get squeaking and popping noises. I havent got new struts yet but its on my to-do list...

[protege_lx99]

New projet. Protege5 bumper on my 99.

I have fitting to do, I'll do that this winter.

I also have side skirts but the are remove for winter

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/protege_lx99/bumper1.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/protege_lx99/bumper2.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/protege_lx99/bumper3.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/protege_lx99/bumper4.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/protege_lx99/bumper5.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/protege_lx99/bumper6.jpg

[SedanMan]

What is it made out of? Fiberglass?

Salut, c'est moi qui est sur le cpq aussi.

[protege_lx99]

What is it made out of? Fiberglass?

Salut, c'est moi qui est sur le cpq aussi.

je t'avais reconnu Francis !

oui c'est en fibre de verre

[nautical2086]

Thats fiberglass? Why are u taking off the side skirts for the winter?

[Mr Detailer]

http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/After41.JPG

[99 Pro]

Very nice Protege LX99. How hard was it too make the P5 front bumper fit onto the 99 body style?

[truplayax14]

looks awesome man

[steve_protege]

New projet. Protege5 bumper on my 99.

I have fitting to do, I'll do that this winter.

I also have side skirts but the are remove for winter

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/protege_lx99/bumper1.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/protege_lx99/bumper2.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/protege_lx99/bumper3.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/protege_lx99/bumper4.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/protege_lx99/bumper5.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y247/protege_lx99/bumper6.jpg


Car looks good so far. Im interested to see how everything turns out when you're done. I do wanna ask you about your eyelids though. What are those made of? Looks like vinyl? How is your light output with those on? If they aren't vinyl, what are they made of and how did you get yours to "sticK" to your lamps?

[protege_lx99]

Thats fiberglass? Why are u taking off the side skirts for the winter?

Yes that's made of fiberglass

I took off the side skirts for the winter because I don't want to broke them in the snow and with my drop. Here in Quebec, winter is hard !



Very nice Protege LX99. How hard was it too make the P5
front bumper fit onto the 99 body style?

Thanks. I bought the bumper like this. A guy on Club Protege Quebec make them.



Car looks good so far. Im interested to see how everything turns out when you're done. I do wanna ask you about your eyelids though. What are those made of? Looks like vinyl? How is your light output with those on? If they aren't vinyl, what are they made of and how did you get yours to "sticK" to your lamps?

As soon as I paint the bumper this winter, I'll post pictures, don't worry ! I'm also very interested to see the final result with side skirts and 17" rims !

About the eyelids, yes they are made of vinyl. No problem with the lightning. A little bit lower and the lighting would be affect

[nautical2086]

I finally ordered that stock mazda lip for my protege. Well see how the fitment is on it finally lol.

[nautical2086]

Those side skirts wont break, they are uretheane, Theyll give way, But it'd be a smart choice to take that fiberglass bumper off for the winter though.

[99 Pro]

What is the website for your Protege club in Quebec? Interested in picking up one of those bumpers.

[SedanMan]

What is the website for your Protege club in Quebec? Interested in picking up one of those bumpers.

Here is a link to the topic of the guy who had them made.(ABP2000) I believe he still has a few for sale. I don't know if he speaks english, if he doesn't I can help out translating.

http://www.clubprotegequebec.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=11788

[protege_lx99]

Those side skirts wont break, they are uretheane, Theyll give way, But it'd be a smart choice to take that fiberglass bumper off for the winter though.

I know they won't break, I just don't want to scratch the paint. It takes 10 min to remove the side skirts

[99 Pro]

Here is a link to the topic of the guy who had them made.(ABP2000) I believe he still has a few for sale. I don't know if he speaks english, if he doesn't I can help out translating.

http://www.clubprotegequebec.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=11788

Can you talk to him, or ask him for me if he has any left? I don't speak french at all, so I can't even understand how to sign up on the Quebec Protege board cause I don't understand the words.

[SedanMan]

Can you talk to him, or ask him for me if he has any left? I don't speak french at all, so I can't even understand how to sign up on the Quebec Protege board cause I don't understand the words.

I sent him PM. He should contact you if he has any left I suppose. Maybe you should leave your email so that he won't have to clutter this thread.

[99 Pro]

You have PM SedanMan.

Sorry to thread jack.....back on topic now.

[nautical2086]

You put the skirts on with double sided tape?

[protege_lx99]

You put the skirts on with double sided tape?

No, it won't hold with only double sided tape. I used screws on each sides and under the side and I used Mazda Clips (OEM on Protege5) on the side

[MotegiMazdA]

I used rivets on my side skirts.

[Protege2K]

Well look who is still alive.

[MotegiMazdA]

barely breathin

[Shane5425]

barely breathin

long time no see, how ya been doing??

[MotegiMazdA]

lets see..I still work at Nissan...the car is slowly but surely deteriorating and now Im engaged :D

[Shane5425]

lets see..I still work at Nissan...the car is slowly but surely deteriorating and now Im engaged :D

ahh, i been though 2 jobs, settling at one right now, car still slow, and also slowly deteriorating.. not engaged, but i might as well be, 3 years in febuary (thumb)

[NegatiZE]

congrats Joelene!

[Protege2K]

Don't know if I have ever posted this pic in here or not. Probably have, but what the hell I'm going to post it again.

http://www.msprotege.com/members/Protege2K/Store%20Pic/picture-for-daryl.jpg

[nautical2086]

fucking sweet looking!!!

[steve_protege]

I used rivets as well because the skirts kept wanting to "come up" so I had to nail em down. Then just painted over them to blend them in. Hardly noticable unless you know where to look....

[steve_protege]

Don't know if I have ever posted this pic in here or not. Probably have, but what the hell I'm going to post it again.

http://www.msprotege.com/members/Protege2K/Store%20Pic/picture-for-daryl.jpg

I had someone photochop that picture for me to give me an idea of what I wanted my car to look like. I was trying to get an idea as to how silver graphics and gloss black wheels would look like on my car before I went and did any of that. I actually used this pic as my computer wallpaper for the longest time. Looks good. Very clean car. Job well done.

[3TnT]

here is mine


http://img285.imageshack.us/img285/576/moi7fy.png
http://img285.imageshack.us/img285/8299/ducoin0og.png
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/3092/sanstitre0mr.png

protege5 front bumper like fred (the fitting isn't finish on these pics) :
http://img285.imageshack.us/img285/2965/dsc029337nl.opt.jpg
http://img285.imageshack.us/img285/6053/dsc029345ca.opt.jpg


the bumper will be paint this winter, and i have side skirt too but it will be on after the winter too :)
+ ill buy rear lip from speed or mp3 + mp3 wing + autoexe grill + handle paint + windows tint ! (maybe a setup turbo this summer)
(it's just the begining (deadhorse )
give your comment
a+ :) (glare)

[nautical2086]

where did you get that bumper? fiberglass?

[3TnT]

yes, fiberglass

i got it from a guy on the clubprotegequebec.com
he has done a mould and he created like 10 bumper...
the fitting isn't perfect, but i can do the rest :)

[99 Pro]

yes, fiberglass

i got it from a guy on the clubprotegequebec.com
he has done a mould and he created like 10 bumper...
the fitting isn't perfect, but i can do the rest :)

That front bumper is so nice! If that guy set up a group buy on here, I am sure that lots of 99-00 owners would want to buy one.

Is fiberglass not good for it to be made out of?

[justanotheradikt]

just would probably crack really easy.

[Shane5425]

just would probably crack really easy.

why.. i got chips in my erebuni from rocks but no cracks in it..

[justanotheradikt]

if you hit it on the ground/bottom out idk if it would but thats what ive heard... and almost all the fiberglass bumpers i see here in florida are cracked to hell

[Shane5425]

i hit a small yellow pole .. heard a loud crack.. took the entire bumper off and examined it, no damage... i got lucky... but erebuni makes some strong ass bumpers..

[justanotheradikt]

damn....lucky kid!

[steve_protege]

I went and rear-ended someone going less than 15 mph (I was already braking when I hit him) and I thought my bumper and grille were toast. I have the Sport20 bumper and AutoExe lip (both are fiberglass). I was soooo about to get pissed because I just screwed up a 200.00 bumper (bought it from a member on here) but luckily everything was fine. The bumper was still in one piece and the lip was unharmed. However, my grille caught the brunt of everything and cracked. But I have to say that I totally dodged a bullet on that one. Id much rather pay 150.00 for a new grille than almost 500.00+ for the bumper and lip again from Corksport.

[3TnT]

before i buy it, i tought that was very cheap and easy to break but it look like more strong than the original bumper.. because the bumper is really flexible so if you hit the ground, ill move and willn't break... but if you hit sidewalker at 20 mph, maybe he'll break lol but it seen strong ! (thumb)

[steve_protege]

My bumper held up after my accident, so you should be fine if you hit a curb or something. Just don't hit it head on or anything. Worse case scenerio, you'll have to have to patch up the damage and then re-sand it etc... Best case, you'll have to repaint the spot.

[P2K]

I went and rear-ended someone going less than 15 mph (I was already braking when I hit him) and I thought my bumper and grille were toast. I have the Sport20 bumper and AutoExe lip (both are fiberglass). I was soooo about to get pissed because I just screwed up a 200.00 bumper (bought it from a member on here) but luckily everything was fine. The bumper was still in one piece and the lip was unharmed. However, my grille caught the brunt of everything and cracked. But I have to say that I totally dodged a bullet on that one. Id much rather pay 150.00 for a new grille than almost 500.00+ for the bumper and lip again from Corksport.
If you have the true Sport20 bumper and lip from Corksport, it's urethane not fiberglass. That's why it held up. IMO, fiberglass is just for show and not to be used on daily driven cars. They're not meant to handle the abuse of the roads.

Someone backed into mine and the only thing that happened was the paint chipped and I got a few scratches.

[Shane5425]

Someone backed into mine and the only thing that happened was the paint chipped and I got a few scratches.

let me dig up the pictures, ill show u what happens to fiberglass when some one backs into you with fiberglass

[P2K]

let me dig up the pictures, ill show u what happens to fiberglass when some one backs into you with fiberglass
I was referring to what steve said about the Sport20 bumper. It's not fiberglass, it's urethane. I have the Sport20 bumper and when some dumb bitch backed into me, I completely lost it. After I finally calmed down I realized that only a huge chip of paint came off, that's it.

That happened back in DEC 2002, and to this day it still looks like that. I used the money she paid me on bills. I've been neglecting my car for a long time and I'm pretty much restoring it like new over the next nine months, just in time for NOPI. I don't want to sell it because I like it, and it's paid off. I'll probably give it to my kid down the road if I don't neglect it anymore after I get it back to normal. New engine, tranny, suspension, paint, interior. I already started on the interior.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a210/P2K/b0248003.jpg

[3TnT]

let me dig up the pictures, ill show u what happens to fiberglass when some one backs into you with fiberglass

show me, i want to see

[MotegiMazdA]

Yeah fiber glass sucks
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/4/web/208000-208999/208736_231.jpg

[Shane5425]

show me, i want to see

i searching, cant find it though.. i posted it about 6 months ago..

[steve_protege]

Didn't know that. Could of sworn that it was fiberglass. But now that you mention it and I think about it, I guess it is urethane. Kinda explains why the paint is coming up off the bumper. Because a flex agent wasn't used and the paint didn't bond with the bumper. Ok... guess they are urethane then. Now Im little more relieved about getting in that accident then.




If you have the true Sport20 bumper and lip from Corksport, it's urethane not fiberglass. That's why it held up. IMO, fiberglass is just for show and not to be used on daily driven cars. They're not meant to handle the abuse of the roads.

Someone backed into mine and the only thing that happened was the paint chipped and I got a few scratches.

[Drackonn]

well Motegi, its good to see that your alive, congrats on the engagement :)

[steve_protege]

I was referring to what steve said about the Sport20 bumper. It's not fiberglass, it's urethane. I have the Sport20 bumper and when some dumb bitch backed into me, I completely lost it. After I finally calmed down I realized that only a huge chip of paint came off, that's it.

That happened back in DEC 2002, and to this day it still looks like that. I used the money she paid me on bills. I've been neglecting my car for a long time and I'm pretty much restoring it like new over the next nine months, just in time for NOPI. I don't want to sell it because I like it, and it's paid off. I'll probably give it to my kid down the road if I don't neglect it anymore after I get it back to normal. New engine, tranny, suspension, paint, interior. I already started on the interior.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a210/P2K/b0248003.jpg


I was referring to what steve said about the Sport20 bumper. It's not fiberglass, it's urethane. I have the Sport20 bumper and when some dumb bitch backed into me, I completely lost it. After I finally calmed down I realized that only a huge chip of paint came off, that's it.

I went and reacted the same way when I hit that guy. I was so pissed! My gf thought I was going to bust a vein or something in my head. I was cursing up a storm and yelling. I thought my bumper and lip were toast. Fortunately, just had a cracked grille and a paint swap from the other bumper.



That happened back in DEC 2002, and to this day it still looks like that. I used the money she paid me on bills. I've been neglecting my car for a long time and I'm pretty much restoring it like new over the next nine months, just in time for NOPI. I don't want to sell it because I like it, and it's paid off. I'll probably give it to my kid down the road if I don't neglect it anymore after I get it back to normal. New engine, tranny, suspension, paint, interior. I already started on the interior.

My car is in the same condition to this day as well. I haven't been able to get 400.00 to get my car fixed. I have to dish out an extra 150.00 to buy a new Sport20 grille. I have to have the shroud in my engine day hopefully bent back into place. If not, I have to spend a 100.00 more to have that same piece taken off another Protege in a junkyard welded in place of the old they (bodyshop) cut out. Im close to paying off my car too so thats why I want to keep mine for a long time and possibly pass it on to my kids.

[3TnT]

yes but if you hit someone with your front bumper, fiberglass or not, he will be scrap.... if you hit the ground a little, ill only have scratch on it... ill put a second thickness on it to be sure... only where it can break

[redrims]

Motegi, your engaged? Wow...congrats!!

[Maz94Protege]

Yea congrats Motegi!! YOU GO GIRL!!!!, Whos the lucky guy? JEREMY? haha just kiddin

[NegatiZE]

My friend made this, I thought it was pretty awesome.
http://www.knology.net/~negatize/images/ProtegeDraw2.jpg

[big6to]

Thats a bad ass drawing. He does it on computer or did you like scan it? I aint that artistic to do things like that. Mad props to your friend.

[NegatiZE]

He has one of those pen pad things and uses Photoshop. Pretty talented....

http://jakethesnake999.deviantart.com/

[99 Pro]

Any new 99-00 pics?

[NegatiZE]

http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123622876

[justanotheradikt]

hey negatize....think he could do that for me if i gave him a pic?

[nautical2086]

well when it starts getting warmer out, I should finish my corksport bumper, and put on that mazda lip on my stock bumper.

[Shane5425]

yeah once i get settled in school again, the mods will follow... as well as the pictures

[jbiird317]

i agree, once i get settled back in at work and hopefully sign a deal for a full time job the body mods will begin, hope to have new bumper, skirts, and rear by summer

[NegatiZE]

hey negatize....think he could do that for me if i gave him a pic?

He said sure, if you give him a hi-res version of it. negatize@gmail.com

[justanotheradikt]

high res? how would i get ahold of that?....i suck at all that type stuff.

[NegatiZE]

Original size picture, not cropped/resized down for web posting.

[justanotheradikt]

oh ok...well me and Murray are going out for pics this week....ill email them to ya

[big6to]

Got my car back from paint couple days ago. Looks good. Got the M3 mirrors painted too.

[big6to]

Got my car back from paint couple days ago. Looks good. Got the M3 mirrors painted too. (thumb)

[TampaSport20]

newer pics

[Shane5425]

wow... headers for the 1.6... bet that took an act of god to get... nice cars btw..

[mazpro]

yeah, from that group buy that's going on.

TampaSport20, here is a pic I took of your engine bay at the meet.

[TampaSport20]

yeah, from that group buy that's going on.

TampaSport20, here is a pic I took of your engine bay at the meet.

actually that STARTED the gb going on....I was the guinea pig...nice pic...thanks for posting it....

I'll finally be able to get some decent pics when I get my camera ordered later this week..I bought a Minolta DiMage Z20....it's badass..I cant wait !

[Brainoverride]

Here's mine, not sure if I ever posted those pics here:

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/1994/20041003brain0016ph.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/6002/20041003brain0032vk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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[Shane5425]

nice man, pure perfection.. u just need a big fmic in there... :)

[vindication]

not a fan of how those types of front fascias stick out like that.

[Brainoverride]

not a fan of how those types of front fascias stick out like that.

You know what? I'm not too! I'm actually trying to fit a custom lip on my oem bumper to change the actual one. I have it since 2002, and my taste changed about those bigmouth since then.

[truplayax14]

its a little much IMHO

[nautical2086]

updates?

[Fizz]

Here's some new pictures of my car. I made some projector headlights and put on a MSP spoiler!

http://24.36.106.106/pro/1.jpg

http://24.36.106.106/pro/2.jpg

http://24.36.106.106/pro/3.jpg

http://24.36.106.106/pro/4.jpg

http://24.36.106.106/pro/5.jpg

http://24.36.106.106/pro/6.jpg

http://24.36.106.106/pro/7.jpg

http://24.36.106.106/pro/8.jpg

[Shane5425]

wicked projectors, u have the site were u got the projtors from to make them.. that would be a good mod for the future for me... this is and update of my car..
btw , what rims are those..


http://www.msprotege.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=76374

and here is what is about to go on with a TMIC to go with the wrx scoop.
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=76038

[Fizz]

wicked projectors, u have the site were u got the projtors from to make them.. that would be a good mod for the future for me... this is and update of my car..
btw , what rims are those..


I got the projectors from a friend, he got them off ebay, i think they came out of one of those projector headlights for the civics. And the covers for the projectors, i got from ebay, i can't find the link for those.

The rims are enkei's rs6, i believe same ones as yours...

[Mr Detailer]

new pic:

http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/Protege_McD_Pond_2.JPG

I love spring! :D

[Shane5425]

I got the projectors from a friend, he got them off ebay, i think they came out of one of those projector headlights for the civics. And the covers for the projectors, i got from ebay, i can't find the link for those.

The rims are enkei's rs6, i believe same ones as yours...

yep, thought they looked the same... they just look good on both our cars..

thanx for the infor on the projectors..

[mazpro]

Nice car Fizz, time to change that avatar.

[Arnhem]

Saw some really nice 99's in this thread.

Thought I'd share some pictures of my 9/98(99 model) EDM 323.
It was bought the day it came to the dealership in september.

This is what it looked a year ago.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/839000-839999/839927_9_full.jpg

Now it looks like this. The wheels are photoshopped. I just sold my old 18s and these are going to be put on very soon.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/11/web/839000-839999/839927_32_full.jpg

[99 Pro]

New pics of my 1999 Protege since the drop this past weekend.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/99Pro/SA400383.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/99Pro/SA400381.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/99Pro/SA400380.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y172/99Pro/SA400379.jpg

Current mods are: MP3 rear lip, MP3 sideskirts, Mazdaspeed exhaust, clear corners, 17" Fast Wheels, 205/40/17 Essenza tires, Tokico HP struts, Tein S-Tech springs, KVR slotted rotors, KVR carbon fibre brake pads, Dave B Gauge rings, 1999 Protege ES cluster, 1999 Protege ES centre console, Mazda 3 shift knob, Alpine CD, and alarm/starter combo.

Just recieved my TWM SS and new bushings today, so that will be going on next.

[justanotheradikt]

ahh...i miss my mazdaspeed axleback...wish ic ould find someone to trade...

[justanotheradikt]

oh yea...car looks GREAT....what rims are those and where did you get them?

[99 Pro]

oh yea...car looks GREAT....what rims are those and where did you get them?

Thanks. The rims are made by a company in Ontario called Fast Wheels:

http://www.fastco.ca/

[justanotheradikt]

damn...id love to get a set like that...what did they run ya?

[99 Pro]

damn...id love to get a set like that...what did they run ya?

Ya, they are some pretty nice rims.......I think so anyways. I got them off of ebay canada awhile ago. They cost me about $900 US with the tires included.

[truplayax14]

I dont know whos car, but it sure looks damn nice....(shocked)

[truplayax14]

more...

[truplayax14]

...

[truplayax14]

i like the 99-00 lights better than the 2001+, i think it would look even better with a 2003.5 MSP lip....

[mazpro]

it some guys in clubprotege.com. he did the fitting and all by himself.

[protege_lx99]

it some guys in clubprotege.com. he did the fitting and all by himself.

you should say clubprotegequebec.com

It's Phil, he lives in Laval and made all the bumper by himself

the final result is really nice

[99 Pro]

I agree man, that is one sweet 99/00.

[Zero_Type_R]

I have some pics of my protege in my cardomain page http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2320374

[mazpro]

you should say clubprotegequebec.com

It's Phil, he lives in Laval and made all the bumper by himself

the final result is really nice

i guess he is there too, but i saw his thread there. deffinatelly a great looking car, i wanted to put that bumper in my car but didn't happen.



I have some pics of my protege in my cardomain page http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2320374

nice car man.

[justanotheradikt]

mazpro...why is your car on the wrecker?

[mazpro]

need a new tranny, sucks ass. I'll be calling Ken tomorrow morning.

[justanotheradikt]

that sucks...im sorry man...i coulda gotten a pic like that of mine after my wreck, but i just couldnt.

[mazpro]

yeah, it's a cool pic

[Zero_Type_R]

thanks mazpro!!

[Zero_Type_R]

updates in my cardomain page. Someone can explain me how to post photos here??

[truplayax14]

post reply and go down to where it says manage attachments or u can use the insert image function...

[Drackonn]

i dont like the DGM lip on the 99/00 i give him props for the work that went into it but i think its just too bulky lookin ... either way still mad props :)

[mazpro]

BUMP for more pics!


here is mine the way it looks now minus the tach :)
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f7/mazpro/mazpropic.jpg

[chicohond@91]

here's my 2000 protege...

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e175/flacoman01/PROTEGE/IMG_2079.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e175/flacoman01/PROTEGE/IMG_0465edited.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e175/flacoman01/PROTEGE/IMG_2104.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e175/flacoman01/PROTEGE/IMG_2097.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e175/flacoman01/PROTEGE/IMG_2082.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e175/flacoman01/PROTEGE/IMG_2084.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e175/flacoman01/PROTEGE/IMG_2080.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e175/flacoman01/PROTEGE/IMG_2092.jpg

[3TnT]

Sweet ride chicohond@91

which coil have you on ?? Are you on the 18" ?

[P2K]

I agree, I like the black headlight/amber corner combo.

[chicohond@91]

thanks (3TnT) and (P2K) as for the springs, is cut springs(omg) . bought the car like that. the rims are 17'' but they look preety big cause of the drop.(shocked) I thought the amber corners gave it a little jdm look to it for some reason. im still thinking of tinting them. but my main focus is the mazdaspeed front bumper with lip, sideskirts with back lip but im keeping my headlights, i guess ill cut the bumper to make it fit. it cant be that hard.....

[NegatiZE]

new pic:

http://autopia.org/gallery/data/500/Protege_McD_Pond_2.JPG

I love spring! :D

CLEAN!!!

[Sk8ter05]

my 2000 protege