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2. Have assistant put car in reverse.
3. Touch wire pairs to tongue, one pair at a time.
You'll know when you've found the right pair.
Meade
(How's that for a redundant post?)
Ok, looked at the Wiring Diag. The hot wire for backup is Red/Yellow and the ground is Black.
Hope that helps.
thanks!
The closest thing I could find to a relevant TSB on this was TSB 0002993, which addresses transmission whine at certain speeds due to "a resonance that is generated at varying levels between the primary and secondary gears" which, they say, isn't a problem. (I found this on the Protege FAQ page.) This is in all 3rd generation Proteges.
I went to the dealer for a cargo tray, and stopped by the service dep't to ask about it. They said they'd look at it during the first scheduled service. That's fine with me; I don't think it makes much sense to try to diagnose random noises until the car's broken in anyway. Chalk it up to getting used to a new car. ("The interior isn't blue! Is that normal?!? Do they all do that?!?")
Also: I replaced the OEM front speakers with Pioneer TS-A6870R's. These went right in without problems, though I had splice the electrical connections into the door's wiring harness. (I.e., the Mazda connectors didn't fit.) The rain shields from the OEM speakers transferred to the new ones without alteration.
If anybody's interested, I can post pics, or put up a separate web page on a separate site.
Anybody out there have experience going from double-DIN to single-DIN? What did you use to fill in the extra slot? An OEM part? A simple cheap pocket? How does it look?
This guy has some information about roof racks on a Protege5, and his experience with them. After some experimentation, he ended up removing the factory crossbars and installing a Yakima rack. He says the Thule 400-series feet don't fit on a P5 with a factory rack (even with the crossbars removed), so if you have the factory rack the only alternative is to go with Yakima.
The Yakima site says that you'll need the following equipment as a minimum:
2 48" bars
4 Q Towers
2 Q102 Fit Kits
4 lock cylinders
Once you have this stuff, you can add bike carriers, kayak carriers, etc.
One of Q102 Fit Kits I bought didn't include the proper instruction sheet for a P5; it was an earlier printing which showed fitting dimensions only for the Ford Focus. (The P5 and the Ford Focus use the same fit kit! There go those rumors again!)
Anyway, in case you didn't get them in your kit, here are the proper dimensions:
M1 (front crossbar width, inside to inside): 39-1/2"
M2 (windsheld trim to front Q-tower): 8"
M3 (rear crossbar width, inside to inside): 39-1/8"
M4 (front to rear crossbar distance, center to center): 32"
The easiest way I found to get the right M1 and M3 dimensions is to measure in from the ends of the crossbars. For 48" crossbars, it's:
M1: 4-1/4" from each end
M2: 4-7/16" from each end
(NOTE: If I'm repeating anything that's already in the documentation, I apologize; I dead-reconed this from the Fit Kit and from tinkering with a second-hand set, without any additional documentation.)
Crossbars seem to fit fine above the arrows, so the other dimensions in the fit kit seem to be correct.
I'll update when/if I get confirmation of the correct dimensions from Yakima.
Anyway. I installed all the Yakima stuff (CORRECTLY this time) on Wednesday, left on Thursday with my road bike locked into one of the Steelhead channels, and went 600+ miles with nary a peep.
Car is breaking in nicely, and the 2nd gear whine I mentioned in other posts seems to be subsiding as the gearbox loosens up. Engine is smoothing out, too.
I took off the first stage and I'm driving around with it like that until I get home. It really doesn't do much but add a little more throat. I'm thinking about cutting off the part that drops just before the filter and clamping a piece of PVC on it. That drop can't be anything but a resonator/baffle, I think.
From what my friend (who's very close to Mazda R/D) has told me, it's next to impossible to get anything more out of the 2.0. I'm not looking for more H/P, just a little bit of growl. Not to be confused with that buzzy rap of the fart-can exhaust.
Has anyone here added an air intake?
Links:
http://www.corksport.com/
http://www.mazdamotorsports.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Home?st- oreId=10001&langId=-1
http://www.flyinmiata.com/protege/default.asp
Too bad they charge so much. These companies are making a killing. It doesn't cost much to mandrel bend a foot and a half of aluminum, throw on a couple of rubber connectors and top it off with a high intake filter. K&N wants $500??? For no appreciable performance gain?!?!? What a joke. A cat-back exhaust can be had for $500. Suspension upgrades with real world performance can be had for $500.
The really sad part is some people are buying it.
I'll probably just modify the baffle/resonator. I'm 99.9% positive the last area on it is for noise reduction.
AEM has results from their intake for the Pro, although, I can't remember if it's a 1.8L or a 2.0L that they test. At any rate, check out their site.
IMO, the intake I added makes the engine have a more throaty sound that is especially noticeable at WOT.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item- =2426506571&category=33659
Do you have any pics of it installed in your P5?
I had a DAC intake on my CRX and it was a breeze to install. I've never seen so many wires coming from the intake before though.
Confused
Yes they have place for the sensors.
"If you pull out the HVAC controls from the center console, there is a 2 pin connector at the very top of the module and a little to the left of the right knob. All you have to do is unplug that connector and tie is back out of the way so it doesn't foul the mechanism. If you pull the controls out further, you can see the connector goes to a small limit switch which is triggered by moving the knob to the DEFROST position."
I do not plan to do this mod, but if someone else wants to try it, please report back any success/failure.
Finally had mine done...big improvement.
Went with Huper Optik...some sort of ceramic in it...was pricy, but it was a slow day so they threw in an alarm too. .. and i hardly haggled.
The only slight dissapointment was after I made the deals, I found out it's only available in one shade.
In theory I'd planned on 35% on driver/passenger side...and limo dark from there back (which he said i could do here in Tx)..something about my little wagon being an Suv. Hehehe
Ah well...this stuff sure does the job. I'm pleased.
Now to tackle the roof rack bike mount problem.
I read one persons saga...::shudder::
Many folks have tried Yakima vs Thule (round poles vs square) and our factory racks are kinda ovalised... I found a system made by Saris that seems similar....will continue research!
Jason
http://www.tirerack.com/
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html
Good Luck!
http://www.melting-pot.com/website/products.html
http://www.audiocubes.com/index.php?cPath=61_78
If the stereo ever goes in my Protege5, I am going to get one of these to replace it.
I have just got a 03 ES with the stock single CD player. I would like to add an aux in so at least I can connect my MP3 player to the system. Is there any cable on the market which fits the Mazda connector? Or if not, is there any affordable way to do it? Thank you very much.
Chrison
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Ted
Thank you.