tendim
08-15-2007, 09:22 PM
G'day group..
A little about myself. Based in Toronto, I've been driving a 240SX for the past five years, with a little bit of drifting, some spirited driving, and a lot of tinkering. My '91 240sx was pretty well done up on suspension (very hard coilovers, a lot of chassis bracing, etc.), as I prefer to drive well over driving fast. :) Unfortunately the car was wrecked a few weeks ago when a truck t-boned me and the insco decided to write it off.
"Crap, but I need a car." So I started doing research and decided that this time around I wanted something somewhat cheap, with potential for fixing up to keep me busy, but it had to be a four door. It was a tossup between the Protege, Protege5, Sentra and Lancer, but I found a good deal on a 2001 LX 2.0 that I just signed the papers for today. I pick up the car this weekend. :)
The car as it is is bone stock, power sunroof, 5-speed, power locks, steel wheels, green exterior with a tan interior and an OEM spoiler. I've been making a list of things I'd like to add to the car in the next few months, mostly creature comforts. I don't have the time or desire to do anything serious in terms of performance right now, but here is what I'd like:
- Upgrade to power windows
- Upgrade to power mirrors
- Fog light install
- Front lip
- An FSM
- Rear brake upgrade
I've poked around, and found the following stuff on what I want to do:
Windows & Mirrors
I was wondering if I could just swap in a set of front power doors (I only want power windows for the front, the rears can stay manual). However, this (http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108382&highlight=power+windows), thread tells me I can't, or if I do, it'll be hella difficult. For mirrors, nobody else has really looked into it that I can see, except for this (http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123640522&highlight=power+mirrors) thread.
Fog Lights
I found this (http://www.mazdastuff.com/product.cfm?ProductID=722) at the Mazdastuff (http://www.mazdastuff.com/) site. Is this the actual OEM equipment directly from Mazda? If I went scrap yard hunting, what would be involved? Other than the housings, lights, and harness, is it just a matter of hooking everything up? Would the Mazdastuff kit be a cheaper/faster alternative?
Lips
Everything I've found so far refers to the Protege5/MP3/MSP. Is there nothing for the the OEM LX front bumper?
FSM
Where can I get a Factory Service Manual? eBay? Mazda dealership? Will they sell to the general public? (I couldn't find one at a dealership for Nissan, but I did find one on eBay...).
Rear brakes
How difficult is it to swap disc brakes into the rear on the LX? Is it a matter of just ordering the proper parts from an ES setup?
Thanks for any help on this, and sorry if these are absolute newbie questions. I'm sure if I had an FSM I could answer a lot of these myself..!
Cheers.
-10d
A little about myself. Based in Toronto, I've been driving a 240SX for the past five years, with a little bit of drifting, some spirited driving, and a lot of tinkering. My '91 240sx was pretty well done up on suspension (very hard coilovers, a lot of chassis bracing, etc.), as I prefer to drive well over driving fast. :) Unfortunately the car was wrecked a few weeks ago when a truck t-boned me and the insco decided to write it off.
"Crap, but I need a car." So I started doing research and decided that this time around I wanted something somewhat cheap, with potential for fixing up to keep me busy, but it had to be a four door. It was a tossup between the Protege, Protege5, Sentra and Lancer, but I found a good deal on a 2001 LX 2.0 that I just signed the papers for today. I pick up the car this weekend. :)
The car as it is is bone stock, power sunroof, 5-speed, power locks, steel wheels, green exterior with a tan interior and an OEM spoiler. I've been making a list of things I'd like to add to the car in the next few months, mostly creature comforts. I don't have the time or desire to do anything serious in terms of performance right now, but here is what I'd like:
- Upgrade to power windows
- Upgrade to power mirrors
- Fog light install
- Front lip
- An FSM
- Rear brake upgrade
I've poked around, and found the following stuff on what I want to do:
Windows & Mirrors
I was wondering if I could just swap in a set of front power doors (I only want power windows for the front, the rears can stay manual). However, this (http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108382&highlight=power+windows), thread tells me I can't, or if I do, it'll be hella difficult. For mirrors, nobody else has really looked into it that I can see, except for this (http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123640522&highlight=power+mirrors) thread.
Fog Lights
I found this (http://www.mazdastuff.com/product.cfm?ProductID=722) at the Mazdastuff (http://www.mazdastuff.com/) site. Is this the actual OEM equipment directly from Mazda? If I went scrap yard hunting, what would be involved? Other than the housings, lights, and harness, is it just a matter of hooking everything up? Would the Mazdastuff kit be a cheaper/faster alternative?
Lips
Everything I've found so far refers to the Protege5/MP3/MSP. Is there nothing for the the OEM LX front bumper?
FSM
Where can I get a Factory Service Manual? eBay? Mazda dealership? Will they sell to the general public? (I couldn't find one at a dealership for Nissan, but I did find one on eBay...).
Rear brakes
How difficult is it to swap disc brakes into the rear on the LX? Is it a matter of just ordering the proper parts from an ES setup?
Thanks for any help on this, and sorry if these are absolute newbie questions. I'm sure if I had an FSM I could answer a lot of these myself..!
Cheers.
-10d