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    2003 protege front end clunk ( not endlinks)

    Hi all, I'm trying to find the source of a clunk coming from the front of my car. The sound can happen when going over small bumps or even when the weigh shifts in the car, I've even heard it sometimes when I get out of the car and the car raises that little amount. I know they sound is not the...
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    best place to ground sub amp in trunk

    hello, i'm wondering where the best place to ground my amp in the trunk might be. right now i have the groud attached to the piece of metal where the rear speakers are but i'm getting a crackling noise from my speakers so i guess i didn't chose the right spot. any help would be appreciated :)
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    possible exhaust leak/problem?

    hi all, i'm hoping someone has an idea of what is causing a very annoying noise on my car. First off i have a protege 2.0 with a mazdaspeed( oval tip) exhaust. When my engine hits 3000-3500 there is a very loud droning that is making it annoying to drive the car. I've had noises like this...
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    possible ground issue with radio?

    hello all, I started noticing a crackling from my speakers a few weeks ago. At first i thought it was the back panel rattling cause it was only happening when i was acccelerating and my rpm's were low. Then i figured out it's coming from my speakers. When i get to cruising speed i don't hear it...
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    weird engine noise at startup

    I have a 2003 protege and when i cold start the engine i hear a rattling noise for a bout a second as the engine revs up. This only happens when the engine is cold. I thought at first that it was the heat shield under the car but it's not that. I'm just wondering if anyone has had the same...
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    engine noise at 3500 rpm

    hi all, i've noticed over the past few months that when my rpm is at 3500 rpm i get a deep droning sound. it's not as loud as when a muffler is gone but it is noticeable. i was wondering if anyone has had a similar noise with their engine
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    msp dash color

    I have a question about the dash color on an MSP. Is it black or is it dark grey? I bought all the interior pieces of an MSP and installed them on my 2003 LX( grey inteior). Judging by the pieces I have it looks like the dash was black but from pictures i've seen it just looks like the same dark...
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    P5 shift knob

    i'm looking for a leather manual shift knob from a p5
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    round vs oval tipped mazdaspeed muffler

    can someone tell me the sound differences between these 2 mufflers? i had an oval tipped one and i liked the deep sound of it but it died so now i'm looking for another one. i think i read that the round one had an over all quieter sound but it was louder during hard acceleration. any info will...
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    looking for a picture of...

    hi all, i'm wondering if anyone has any pics of protege's with 16" miata rims, preferably those from the special edition miata in 2003 thanks :)
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    ride height after installing MSP springs

    hi everyone, I just got my MSP springs on my 2003 lx and I hve a slight problem. The gap between the tire and the fender is bigger in the front than the back. Anyone have any ideas why this happened or what I could do to fix it thanks
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    stock radio pops

    hi everyone, i just recently noticed that when i turn my radio on i gete a pop from the speakers, is that a grounding issue?
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    junkyards

    hi everyone, i was wondering if any of you knew of any junkyards in the montreal-ottawa region
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    need help chosing HU

    i was wondering if anyone can recomend a good quality( price is not too much of an issue) hu that can play mp3 cd's, preferably cd-rw's also, i like the kenwood that comes with the ms but i'm not too crazy with all the graphics and stuff like that, but i do like the fact that it flips over when...
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