What do you think?

[stevemaye]

Like to start off by saying hi to everyone this forum rocks! lots of great info so here we go ok what ya think of this i just got some cash and i have a 2002 mazda protege5 white and this is what i was thinking of getting all at the same time 1)tail lights from protegegarage 2)HID kit from protegegarage 3)AEM Short Ram Intake 4)lowering springs(do i need shocks or are stock ok for now) 5) and i have a set of black 17" rims lined up with a chrome lip so what ya all think feed back is good everything except rims are coming from protege garage if all goes well :)

[alexelie]

welcome to the forum.

tail light: dont buy altezza! I think the stock one look good, maybe you can buy the jdm one...

hid kit: xenonexpert sell one for cheaper and its what i have. 6000k ftw!

Intake: i say buy a cheap one on ebay and put a good filter on it.k&n

springs: you struts will be good for now but they may wear faster with after market springs

As for the rims, you should post them here before buying. So you can have a lot of opinions. Personally, i dont really like chrome lip but just post them and we will see.

[dxaveP5]

Taillights: i prefer the JDM or stockers but if you like those altezzas then go ahead its ur car and ur own way of expressing your likes on ur ride.

HIDs, check on the forums or go to therpmstore.com

Intake: if you want you can just get the Simota Twin charger CAI and switch it to SRI anytime you want and toss on a AEM DryFlow filter

Springs: if you worry about shocks then i suggest gettin BC Coils from PG.com or just gettin the Tokico Shock/Spring Combo (i have it and its amazing)

and post up pics or ban :D

also if you want you can also do your headlights (black em out) and do the Rear Valence and or many other DIY's.

[stevemaye]

welcome to the forum.

tail light: dont buy altezza! I think the stock one look good, maybe you can buy the jdm one...

hid kit: xenonexpert sell one for cheaper and its what i have. 6000k ftw!

Intake: i say buy a cheap one on ebay and put a good filter on it.k&n

springs: you struts will be good for now but they may wear faster with after market springs

As for the rims, you should post them here before buying. So you can have a lot of opinions. Personally, i dont really like chrome lip but just post them and we will see.

So what HID kit did u get from xenonexpert the 35W DDM HID KIT? if so its $170usd and the protege garage is $179 but what kit did you get from him?he has a few now lol :)

[NCZ13]

HID kits for protege5s should be cheaper, like around 90bucks.

[stevemaye]

HID kits for protege5s should be cheaper, like around 90bucks.

cheapest on his page is $170 except for the volt kit which is $150 but dont sound like its much of a kit but idk

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[probin94]

cheapest on his page is $170 except for the volt kit which is $150 but dont sound like its much of a kit but idk

go directly to ddm tuning. a lot cheaper to order from there.

[Circuit]

go directly to ddm tuning. a lot cheaper to order from there.

+1 ddm tuning should be about $80

[probin94]

+1 ddm tuning should be about $80

if you get the accessory harness might be a bit more. either way my buddy ordered a 55w kit for his g8 with the harness and it was under 130 shipped.

[Circuit]

if you get the accessory harness might be a bit more. either way my buddy ordered a 55w kit for his g8 with the harness and it was under 130 shipped.

You don't need the acc harness if you are running the 35W kit

[probin94]

You don't need the acc harness if you are running the 35W kit

true. he got it to keep the 55w from turning on one light at a time. i myself am considering getting a 35w kit here soon. after seeing his and the light output my lights look horrible.

threadjack...circuit....damn i wished my v22 looked as good as yours. love it with the msp lip. you EVER decide to sell look me up haha.

[Circuit]

true. he got it to keep the 55w from turning on one light at a time. i myself am considering getting a 35w kit here soon. after seeing his and the light output my lights look horrible.

threadjack...circuit....damn i wished my v22 looked as good as yours. love it with the msp lip. you EVER decide to sell look me up haha.

Haha I just got the lip less than a month ago, so it won't be going anywhere soon. PM Ken from protegegarage, he might have some

[probin94]

might have to do that

[stevemaye]

thanks everyone :) i found a link on here for the ddm kit from xeonexpert it was 90usd so i ordered it hope all goes well so now im thinkin of gettin the aem sri and the obx header and eibach springs now gettin kinda exciting my previous rig was a 1993 ranger i did some work too had full belltech drop suspension and projection headlights clear corners and tails but this car is so much better than the ranger even when its stock :D anyone still on this form from the east coast of canada?

[stevemaye]

welcome to the forum.

tail light: dont buy altezza! I think the stock one look good, maybe you can buy the jdm one...

hid kit: xenonexpert sell one for cheaper and its what i have. 6000k ftw!

Intake: i say buy a cheap one on ebay and put a good filter on it.k&n

springs: you struts will be good for now but they may wear faster with after market springs

As for the rims, you should post them here before buying. So you can have a lot of opinions. Personally, i dont really like chrome lip but just post them and we will see.

this is a pic of the rims i can get for 600 with new tires 17''X 7''wide 215-45-17 they are 5x114.3 would they fit? would they rub?

[Circuit]

What offset?

[stevemaye]

What offset?

thats what im waiting for him to tell me lol (rofl2)

[stevemaye]

anyone know how to find out how much shipping will cost? say from protege garage to east coast of canada.when i go to order from protege garage site it says free shipping but thats only in the usa so how can i find out what it will cost befor i order it?

[fishdonotbounce]

dont know about the shipping but what tires come with those rims?

[stevemaye]

dont know about the shipping but what tires come with those rims?

nankang 215-45-17

[fishdonotbounce]

those tires are complete poop. Do yourself a favor and choose the rims you want from anywhere but order tires from tire rack or some other place and have them mount them for you. Some decent tires. You'll end up spending a little more but it'll be worth it, trust me. I had those on my 17's when I was 16 years old cause I thought I'd be saving money but they're terrible tires.

[alexelie]

also, i think with 17 inches tires, you should go with a thiner sidewall, like 215/40, so you are sure it doesn't rub. Personally, those rims are not my taste, and it doesn't seem to have a low offset...low offset rims look great. I dont know your budget but you should start with springs and other mods before buying those rims only because they are cheap..oh you said they are 600? So that mean you have to convert the price into can$+ shipping cost(kinda expensive)+what it cost to pass from us to can.+taxes...Just dont buy thing form the internet when it comes from usa. Just go on eBay and you will save some money and will know exactly what it will cost you to ship(if you really want it). I bought a header form protegegarage and it cost me 400$ all in all so not so great of a deal. Go check on ebay. Also as i think of it, a header is a header so if i had to buy again, i think i would go with a cheap one on ebay(the ones at 100$). Yhea thats about it, and for your rims, just go watch at a local shop if they can have some kind of rims like that, you will save a lot of money.

[NCZ13]

215/45 is already a pretty small sidewall. a 40 will be extremely thin and youll lose alot of comfort using a rubberband tire like that.

[stevemaye]

the prob is everything i find is in the usa and cost a load to get here like rims 4 rims and tires from the net cost a fortune due to the shipping fee i might just try to find a shop here that will give me a deal prob wont be much more than 1k for nice tires and rims i hope lol well thanks everyone for the help :)

[Circuit]

I am running 215/40's on my MSP wheels. That is the closest size to OEM tires so that your speedometer is not thrown off

[soupandspoons]

the prob is everything i find is in the usa and cost a load to get here like rims 4 rims and tires from the net cost a fortune due to the shipping fee i might just try to find a shop here that will give me a deal prob wont be much more than 1k for nice tires and rims i hope lol well thanks everyone for the help :)

You should join one or more of the Canadian mazda forums. There are a fair number of vendors from those forums that are often able to offer competitive or better prices. I'm not sure what forums there are on the east coast, but check out http://www.toprotege.com, http://www.clubprotegequebec.com and http://www.ottawamazda.ca.

Mods: I assume that it's OK to post links to other forums. If not, I apologize.

Cheers,

J

[Dom 2.0L]

Yup I'm also on CPQ, here's THE place for infos, but for buying and selling it is much easier! Plus I get to write french so I don't spend 2 minutes reading over to make sure I did right what I meant ahah!

These are the rims I'm getting Daï Nebula Hyper Silver, 17x7 +42 offset, on General Exclaim UHP 205/40R17, will be installed next tuesday yay! : (5 bolts of course, don't mind the pic)
http://www.driftnamiperformance.com/v/vspfiles/photos/DA-NEBULA-3.jpg