The "Spicy Saloon" MSP build thread
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forsakengaben
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Those lights are insane! I know you said they're custom fabricated, but how can a guy get some like that? How much did the retrofit cost?
spicymspvt19
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- Spicy Orange Mazdaspeed Protege #1439
The rear aero and side skirts are nice subtle touches! Also did you use overlays for the rears?
EDIT: Also, how did you shave the emblem holes on the left?
EDIT: Also, how did you shave the emblem holes on the left?
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I'm pretty sure he just plugged them and painted the plugs.
Yeah man! I got them to refund me the amount it will cost to PC the wheels.
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Theretrofitsource.com
Thanks mayn the rear lights were tinted with VHT and clear coated. And he's right, ya, for now they are just color "matched" plugs.
Yeah man haha future plans are the reason I haven't been posting much. In short I think I'm gunna get another project car. Not selling the msp, I want something else to tinker with while I consider priorities and bigger plans for the saloon.
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03MSPChick
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- 2003 Mazdaspeed protege
was the paint professional done ? or did you do it ?
hornsfan10609
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- 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege x2
Earlier in the thread he posted pics of him painting the rust repair, most of the paint is original I believe.
03MSPChick
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- 2003 Mazdaspeed protege
where can I find the original paint
hornsfan10609
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- 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege x2
Paint/body shop should be able to find and mix any paint for any car.
03MSPChick
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- 2003 Mazdaspeed protege
ok. thought it was like a rare paint type ... thanks for the help !!!
p5intheworks
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Hey bonks where did you get those headlight housings!!!?????
Thanks man!
It is, sorta. The 'rarest' part is finding someone who can match or blend it. Even if the shops all mix the exact same formula, no two spicy's are the same, even from the factory. I've discovered every spicy has a very slightly different amount of mid coat, and it seems like on some cars the base coat is more yellow than mine, which is more salmon-ish-red. This is making it kinda frustrating to refinish panels. I've tried all the variants of the code, and they just get worse (Last one they gave me the base coat was WHITE. Try blending white into a orange fender lol.) I've still got 85% factory paint but the rest all slightly differs even from itself. Not being able to find a real match is increasingly frustrating.
My bad for letting this thread die. I was so busy for a couple months that I forgot to enjoy the car. I got it in my head I shouldn't let the car hit 100k so I stopped driving it, only to realize that having a driveable msp is essential for happiness, lol. So I drove it a bunch before I tucked her away for the winter today.
I don't want to say too much about future plans at the moment, I've still got a lot of thinking to do but I will say I'm on the fence between doing an oem+ style "build" or just doing my own thing and going all out. If I do go my own way though, think all metal custom wide body, probably air suspension, potentially a raised motor with some healthy upgrades, and I'll probably wrap the car.
Finally got to wrapping my interior bits, Avery matte gunmetal-ish on the door lock bezels, arm rest bezels, shifter area, and center of the radio bezel thinger. And for the outside strips it's Avery brushed aluminum with custom printed tint on top. Took me four years to figure out what I wanted on those, lol. Pretty satisfied.
<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/stillsteezy/15603456918" title="MOTM by Gray Schilling, on Flickr"><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7556/15603456918_841a64d875_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="MOTM"></a>
More photos to come
hornsfan10609
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That looks awesome
IllaNoizeTV
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Go all out bro! I would love to see a Protege pushing the boundaries and taking it to a place no other Protege has taken it to. In my book, youll go down under as legendary, never before seen or done.
