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Rear Speaker Upgrade
Roof Cargo Box (requires Roof Rack)
Wind Split (Improves Under-chassis aerodynamics)
Windshield Sunscreen
I not an expert at all...just was looking about, see for yourself and perhaps post some thought?
http://hiboost.com/index.htm
Also, I've heard about a Supercharged Protege5 existing, but havent found any kits mentioned...is it all rumors?
Afterall, rumors are mere words, and words just wind...
Jason.
TIA tintin
Great to see that at least SOMEONE has read those magnificent comics (and/or watched the movies?)
I think the wind split is an aero-package deal. I doubt it is worth getting, and I would probably find it ugly.
Ted
I am going to pick it up when I go to DC in a couple of weeks. They are only charging $209.95 +VA sales tax (4.5%), and I do not have to pay until I pick it up. If all goes well, I am going to get my Miata hard top from these folks as well.
I'll let everyone know how I like it after that trip.
Ted
Thanks,
Ted
They sell adapters that plug into the rear CD changer jack of factory (and aftermarket) head units that allow any RCA input from any audio source:
http://www.logjamelectronics.com/logjam/auxmaz.html
The above is specific to Mazda OEM units. Good luck.
I've checked on the Pie and is it Blitzsafe?, adapters before, but all they seem to cover is Mazda Trucks. They have a bunch for Ford so my guess is the Mazda Trucks have the Ford Radio.
I think my head unit was an older model than that in your P5s, so I don't know what use my pin (I identified a number of them when I replaced it, so I'd know how to wire the harness for my JVC) would be to you, but I'd be glad to draw a diagram and mail it to you. I don't know if they're the same, or if they differ.
If you could identify the input pins, you could probably get a wire harness from a junkyard (does Mazda sell separate harnesses for the tape player and CD changer?) and splice in a stereo mini-jack.
Looks like these kinds of aftermarket mods will be appreciably more difficult in the Mazda3. No more easy DIN-type replacement. I opted for an aftermarket unit mostly because I was having difficulties with "refurbished" units and a factory-fresh unit was going to cost me $250. I had to give up my tape player, but I didn't really use it except to plug in my iPod.
Who knows, maybe there'll be more demand for an easy AUX input with the proliferation of portable hard-disk-based music players (don't know what to call them anymore since they play formats other than MP3 too). Samsung, Dell, Napster and Microsoft are all getting into the market that Apple created (Rio's CD-player-sized units are just too bulky to be considered truly portable), and we may see more demand for the ability to get good-quality input to our car audio equipment (Smart is making this an option in their cars...direct input from and power supplied to a gen3 iPod).
Some car audio mfr (I forget which, I just saw it in a catalog) made a hard-drive based car audio system, but you can only play it in the car system (the HD cartridge lacked a portable power source and no on-board controls or feedback mechanism...pretty much a "lock and key" system), and you had to have a proprietary dock hooked up to your computer for it. It also cost more than an iPod for similar capacity (of course, the gen3 iPods use a proprietary port, supposedly to allow them to get even thinner than before). Talk about a bad business case.
I arrived at around 2 PM on Nov. 7 at the dealer to pick up my cargo box. The person in the Parts Department informed me that they did not carry those since they were a special order item. I told him I had called 2 weeks prior to order one and was told they had one in stock. He looked on the computer and told me they had never even had any delivered. He said it must have been the other guy who works in the parts department who told me incorrectly. I asked if this was the same Rosenthal Mazda which was on the web at (URL not posted out of spite). He assured me it was. I told him I would be contacting Mazda and the Service Manager to complain. He just shrugged. I just thought I would share this story with everyone and warn them to avoid doing business with the Rosenthal Mazda parts department.
Ted
If I had seen (the details within) this post earlier, I could've checked for you in advance.
Que Sera Sera.
They have the whole "right hand doesn't know what the left is doing" thing down pat. I've ordered a couple of things for myself and for friends on the 6 club, and EVERY SINGLE TIME, there has been a hitch, delay and more unnecessary angst than there should be with picking up or availability of parts. Quite a pity, really, because they're one of the only 3 dealerships that even sells parts online. Wish they could get their act together.
It makes quite a difference in the '99-'00 models, before they thickened the sheetmetal around the strut towers.
Thanks!!
any reccomendations on where to begin?
'99 protegé SE, navy blue
automatic (unfortunatly) manual locks and windows.
I bought it because 1) i love mazda's (stiff handeling, good control) 2) i got a really good deal on it.
Now as far as mods.
1) performance: hp boost?, response?, speed?, shift kit? boosting control?
2) interior: steering wheel interior kits? fun toys?
3) under the hood: asthetics, bars, cleanliness? colored caps, engine cover?
4) exterior asethetics: fog lights, ground effect kits, spoilers(nothing big and dumb) mud gaurds? rims?
I personally have just entered the wonderfull world of modding, and I have alot to learn.
I've already done some checking around and well i discovered that: the mazdaspeed protege though it performs well, can be equalled by taking teh mp3 and adding the turbo yourself, and you'll end up getting more hp out of it for the same price.
but I own an se, and need to know where to beign. I want to do things in steps, so nto to waste money but it will just keep getting better and better.
any thoughts?
if you have steel wheels, you can improve handling and looks w/alloys and performance tires. I'd suggest 16X6-7 wheels unless you want to go w/40 or 45 aspect tires.
http://www.mazdastuff.com/product.cfm?ProductID=1505
It is silver and black to match the interior. Check with Mazdastuff or your dealer, but I am pretty sure the knobs are interchangable between the Miata and the Protege5.
I wanna do sway bars , where shoudl I get them?
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I was looking around ebay and saw some kilelr deals you guys should see.
Dual exhaust muffler, 40$
Camber Kit F & R 35 $
K & N -s air filter, 4 $
Cold Air INtake 110 $
Strutbar (front) 10$
there is a bunch of other stuff there, just thought yall might be intrested.
I am going witha blue/black/greay type thing .
what info is there on fog lights, HID blues? aftermarket or factory dealer installed?
Ted
I've already got Yakima rack attachments for my kayak and bicycle as well as a luggage box. They are all set up for the round bar, but I've used MightyMount attachments for another factory rack on a Subaru.
I'd like to use the factory rack and not buy Qtowers/clips and bars, since the factory rack is already in place and will work for my limited weight needs.
Problem is that Yakima does not make a MightyMount attachment to fit the Protege5 factory rack. :-(
So....my options appear to include:
- Buying the Yakima Loadwarrior @$280, which does attach to the rack, and then attaching the kayak saddles and bike mount to the Loadwarrior using the existing round brackets I currently have.
- Buying the Mazda OE bike attachment brackets. I'd have to buy three sets @ a total of $90-$100 for the kayak saddles, since I think you only get three brackets for the bike and the kayak saddles take 8 brackets. I'm not even sure the OE brakets would work for more than the bike attachment.
So....has anybody found an elegant solution to this problem? I'm thinking that one of the MightyMounts from another factory crossbar might be close enough to work. I really wonder if Yakima didn't make the bracket for Mazda since the OE Bike attachment appears to be a Yakima design.
Eric
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Hi Eric. Thanks for your inquiry about Yakima Products!
We have not made a MightyMount for the Protégé 5 because we have not heard enough demand for the product. I have logged your request for the MightyMount for your car, but it may be a while before it does get made.
Mazda produces the brackets that hold our bike and ski mounts down on their factory roof rack.
If you have any other questions, please contact Customer Service at 888-925-0703 7am to 5pm Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. If you reply to this email, please include all previous correspondence.
Thank you,
Yakima Support
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Look at MazdaStuff.com for the 2002 P5 accessories. They sell both the Yakima Rack and Mounts for it.
The rack from Yakima is $91 and the mounts are $30.
HTH
Bruce
I've posted to a couple of other boards. I'll wait and see if anyone knows which MightyMount might fit. Seems like one of them would work. REI shows about 8 horizontal styles.
He should save the money to splurge on his next vehicle.
Good tires in this size (in my experience and of others here): Avid Touring, Avid T4, Dunlop SP Sport A2 (I have a set of these on my '99LX...I expect to get 30k miles out of them when I retire them next year), Bridgestone RE910, BF Goodrich Control T/A VR4 (did I get that right, Meade?), Michelin X-One (costly, but good touring-type tire), Falken Ziex ZE-512 (my next set of tires...I'll report on how they stack up against the SP Sport A2 and the X-Ones).
Anyone know?
Does the new radio use the same type of modular plug in for the cassette? Is it just really cosmetic differences. Just from the looks the new radios appear completely different.
But I'd be all over this if it works out. I've pretty much given up swapping out my headunit. I had planned on doing it after Christmas, but I can't find one I like enough to pull the trigger. I just don't want to give up stock appearance without getting something I really like. So I'm living with my tunecast which gets audio to my radio best quality or not.
I really like the front AUX-in jack (1/8in stereo jack) on my JVC. It was a feature I specifically shopped for. My iPod comes with me on long trips (>1hr) in my Pro.
I also have zippo experience with Sanyo audio, but I'd been unimpressed in the past with their home-stereo offerings (though the goods they were exhibiting seemed to be of good quality, like their phones and portable NAV system). Maybe others might offer similar units if they make any inroads into the market.