my 2000 protege Is it worth fixing or the heck with it

[polo4o]

crash my car the other day and im wondering now if its really worth it to fix

whats gone...
ac condensor
ac lines
radiator
radiator support
headlights
bumper
hood
both fenders
02 sensors
Ignition coil
ignition coil wires


let me know what yall think

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=100615&stc=1&d=1171068092

[french02chris]

crash my car the other day and im wondering now if its really worth it to fix

whats gone...
ac condensor
ac lines
radiator
radiator support
headlights
bumper
hood
both fenders
02 sensors
Ignition coil
ignition coil wires


let me know what yall think

http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=100615&stc=1&d=1171068092
how many miles you got on it?

[Hughes412]

Don't hate me,but no it's not worth it. I kind of wish I would wreck mine because that would make me get a better car.

[polo4o]

108k miles. im thinking its not going to be worth it. i do body work and it got me second guessing what i should do

[Hughes412]

They just don't hold their value. It's throughing good money after bad.

[french02chris]

well ,since it is your car, the only question that you have to ask yourself is ; can you afford a new car....if no,then you got your answer:it is worth fixing it....
my protege has 115000 miles on it,and never had ANY mechanical problems of any kind.i just take very good care of it.

[99ProtegeRS]

lol mine was totaled...and i fixed it all up..it looks better then ever...

[polo4o]

yea im going to fix i. parts came to 405.73 but i got to pay 203 in shipping so its 608 for all the parts minus the bumper(waiting for a P5) and the headlights(ebay).


also is the radiator support welded and bolted or just welded

[99ProtegeRS]

both...tac welded and bolted

[kcbhiw]

yea im going to fix i. parts came to 405.73 but i got to pay 203 in shipping so its 608 for all the parts minus the bumper(waiting for a P5) and the headlights(ebay).


also is the radiator support welded and bolted or just welded

FYI: The P5's bumper will not fit with the 99/00 headlights, fenders, and grill without modification.

[polo4o]

yea im putting 01 parts on fender, hood, headlights and p5 bumper.

i broke something on the transmission. its the part that controls what gear the car is in. the part that holds the cable (auto car by the way) on the front of the trany. anyone know what part this is

[macklum]

yea im putting 01 parts on fender, hood, headlights and p5 bumper.

i broke something on the transmission. its the part that controls what gear the car is in. the part that holds the cable (auto car by the way) on the front of the trany. anyone know what part this is I dont know what the part is but i am repling to this . You say you are a body man, If you are going to do the conversion to a P5 front end then make sure you us the P5 rad support . thqnt way the fenders , lights and such will line up . You will also need these parts as well ,inner fender liners , front under bumper shroud , Iwould probably be cheaper and easire to get the whole front clip that way you get all the parts you need ,

[red95_240sx]

yeah ur gonna need 01+ hood and fenders too...

[polo4o]

yea i acutally did the convo im waiting for my head lights everything lines up good

here some pics there from my blackberry so there not that good

[kcbhiw]

Cool! That's coming along quite well. Any hurdles in attaching the body parts to the '00 chassis?

[D-rock240]

Nice, should look good when it's done!

[Br0therly Love]

Where did u get the bumber from?

[polo4o]

i got the bumper from ebay. here some pics of it. i primed it today and put the headlights on .

[never Ender]

Props for the work mang. (2thumbs)

[mazpro]

looking good (cool)

[kudakev615]

props on the conversion. its coming along nice

[polo4o]

lol lol lol thats all i can do well you all kno i finished the car(will post some more pics) but the worst thing happen to me today ( well it could of been terrible but its not ). not even 5 dayz after i started it up and drove it around i got into an accident. some body just ran into the front of my car and pretty much totaled it. im not going to be fixing it this time since the frame got bent. i will post some pics tomorrow to show u all the damage since it worst than the first time.

sp im going to be selling my rear lip and my side skirts since i wont need them anymore

[D-rock240]

Jeez man where do you live? Remind me never to drive around there.

Sorry to hear about that.

[patsfan4life]

someone drove right into you!? They definately have it out of protege's then. lol...saw yours and went into destroy mode. that sucks.

[polo4o]

wellll here is pics of the complete conversion everthing done


and the last pic is the damage(again) but shit its not my fault this time so hey, im just mad i put so much time and money into it and it goin but hey thats life.

[BrideGReddy0913]

would you be willing to sell some of the interior parts out of it. i need the center console, the dash bezel above the glove box, b-pillar panels and possibly the doors if they are manual windows and locks. let me know. thanks.

[Kansei]

Oh man the conversion looked great, that really sucks hardcore about getting in another accident. Where in NY are you, I need to keep my Protege far from wherever you are :P people have it out for proteges there haha.

[polo4o]

better pic

[Kansei]

Wait your bumper core support was plastic?

[mickeyreategui]

i just wasnt meant to be.

[D-rock240]

Wait your bumper core support was plastic?

That's the stock sedan bumper reinforcement. Definitely doesn't look as protective as the P5/MSP reinforcement.

[CantCMe]

Wow...all that hard work for someone to just ruin it...keep ya head up.

[Arnhem]

No :'(
Man thats really terrible, I watched your topic and now to find it has been totalled just after a few days :'(