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    Wheel Bearing or intermediate shaft this time?

    My 2003 Protege has had a constant wheel bearing failure by a local shop by my house. I bought the car in march of 2013 and seems as if every 4-5 months its been going out. April 2013 the passenger side went out, but agreed to replace both as it was cheaper in the long run. Replaced hubs along...
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    Lx/dx bj spoiler install

    Installed my Spoiler a few days ago...Wanted to give my Protege a "sportier" look with a nicer third brake light. Spoiler cost me $22 (brand new would have cost me about $260) Paint cost me $100 at my local favorite auto body shop. They sanded the old white paint off, and repainted it to my...
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    Getting my windows tinted, need help determining what shade i want. Need PICS!

    As the title states, Im going to get my windows tinted to determin which shade I want to get. I have a light beige protege and want to see if anybody out there has a similar color that wants to show me a pic of their tinted windows. thx!(boobs)
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    '03 Protege es in Canada. I live in Illinois.....

    I've been browsing the canadian craigslist and I can see a variety of CHEAP Protege's in Canada- 189k KM (114k miles) for $2k. Anybody know anything about importing vehicles from canada? I may call this dealer tomorrow if it's possible.
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    Replaced valve cover gasket, now engine is missing like a mofo.

    I replaced a simple gasket on my 03 protege 2.0L. Valve cover was leaking oil and decided to replace it. Well, after replacing it and putting everything together the car drove great for a few hours then started to miss horribly. The cel came on and gave me a P0301....cylinder 1 misfire. I...
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    626 2.0 intake manifold swap. what do I need?

    My protege has the famous failed vics system everybody is talking about and mazda won't do anything about it. I can get a intake manifold from a 2001 626 for $35 if it will work...I searched threads but all I can find that people have done the swap but can't find anything that will tell me what...
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    My brake calipers aren't Tight: HELP!

    I've been to hell and back with the calipers on my 2003 Protege LX. I've replaced both front calipers, rotors, and pads, and every month or so I have to take it apart and "realign everything" so everything is even again. I use synthetic brake grease, and make sure everything is perfect. I've...
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    LEFT FRONT CLUNK: could it be a sway bar link again?

    I already searched, all I could find was that people's sway bar links could possibly be bad...nothing about them going bad the second time in a short period of time. I bought a 2003 Protege LX with about 110k on the clock...overall good shape. i had to get both the front wheel bearings replaced...
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