Question about a GT Spec Strut Tower Bar on a Protege5

y0sky

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2003 Black Mica MSP
Hey I was wondering if anyone has come accross the problem of removing the brackets from the stock strut tower bar on a p5 and mounting the cruise control. I am told the cruise control mounts to the stock strut tower bar brackets. Plus, you have to remove the brackets to install a GT Spec strut tower bar.

How did you guys get around this?
 
you are the second person to ask this that i've come accross
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123730179

yes the cc mounts to the stock bracket... and no you don't neccessarily have to remove it to install the gt-spec stb

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As you can see I stuck some washers under there


It just sits righ over the Cruise Control Bracket
 
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me nd yOsky are trying to trade up strut bars, we both need the brackets lol
 
hehe.... i see now...
here's the parts list for the brackets... courtesy of www.protegefaq.net
I own a 3rd generation Proteg and would like to get the MP3's tower bar.
What do I need to get?
Mazda USA has released the MP3 tower bar kit which includes all the required parts.
For cars with cruise control, the part number is: 0000-88-C07_-KT and for cars
without cruise control, it is 0000-88-C08-_KT. Both kits should cost $165.
If you live in a country that does not yet have the kits available, you may get the parts
separately (which will cost you more). Additional parts you need are sourced from the
removed stock parts.
Part numbers and dealer prices as follows:
Bar (yellow): BN7H-56-49X, $175.70
Right bracket (cruise control compatible): BN5V-56-5CX, $32.55
Left bracket: B28V-56-5DX, $29.55
Mounting nuts (4 needed): 9994-01-003B, $1.60 each
Boost (vacum) sensor bracket: FS8M-18-835, $6.72
Bracket nut (1 needed): 9989-10-600, $1.35
The following is needed for cruise control models:
Bracket nut (3 needed): 9989-10-600, $1.35 each
Cruise control bracket: BN5W-66-3AY, $14.35
Rubber bushings for cruise control bracket mounts (2 needed): B6S7-13-349, $5.85 each
Mounting guides for cruise control bracket mounts (2 needed): UE54-66-3A5, $4.70 each
Mounting plate for cruise control bracket: BN5W-66-3B2, $4.70

i mean if you don't want to wait for someone to put one up FS...
 
damn if only i would have kept my old brackets. I just threw them away. Sorry didn't realize you posted a thread too will
 
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Is the clearance in the center downward exactly the same as stock? I'm asking because the stock bar hits the V6 slightly, and has to be modified, and I'd prefer to get one that works as designed.

Maybe someone could measure the downward clearance in the center for me, and I could compare it to my friend's stock bar.
 
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