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01-02-2009, 08:54 PM
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#1 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
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Hello I was just wondering if anyone on here has a protege 5 and lives in the vancouver area im considering modifying my protege 5 and dont know where to tart just wanting to see if anyone is in my area.
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01-02-2009, 09:07 PM
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#2 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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you may also want to try bcprotege.net
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01-03-2009, 02:03 AM
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#3 | | RS controls my life!
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Check us out at bcprotege.net. There is a $10 fee for premium membership to see all the juicy bits, but Niv has to pay for the site somehow. Bunch of modded P5's. 2 boosted, one with a crazy build. Check us out. We are in the stages of planning out January meeting.
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01-03-2009, 08:18 AM
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#4 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
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is it like 10 dollars a year or is it 10 and your set? sorry had to ask i dont usually sign up for things like this.
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01-03-2009, 08:58 AM
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#5 | | RS controls my life!
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As far as I know, it's 10 dollars and you're set. Pay $15 and get 2 decals mailed to you. Even if you don't want to sign up for the premium, you should still be able to view the area where we are talking about our meet, so you can still find the details and come out, have some fun and meet some people into their cars.
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01-03-2009, 12:50 PM
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#6 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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You don't have to pay to learn the knowledge
Most common mods on P5
- intake
- exhaust
- Autoexe or replica front lip
- suspension/wheels/ hids
I believe you can search for brands like : Autoexe, ractive, injen, momo, sparco, mazdaspeed, tirerack, koni, etc
or even just go to www.corksport.com
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01-03-2009, 02:07 PM
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#7 | | RS controls my life!
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Or go to www.mazdas247.com for a lot more knowledge and how-to's etc or even toprotege.com . But for a car without a huge following, and a board with not tons of members like revscene, Niv has to pay for the site somehow. Perfect? No? Awesome place to meet local people interested in the same car that you have? Totally!
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01-03-2009, 07:42 PM
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#8 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
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beeeb i have xenon head lights im going to wait a bit and get like a rezton? or something short ram air intake, then after get a hks catback system... then possibly lwoer but with the short ram air intake and the exhaust hopefully i will sound alot better my sister has a mazda 3 with intake sounds so friggin sick.. but yea want that sound with a lil extra in the ass end. hehe muffler etc.. and get some hp gain out of it not much but a bit.
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01-03-2009, 08:15 PM
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#9 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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is your sis on bcmazda3.com ?
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01-03-2009, 08:37 PM
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#10 | | RS controls my life!
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Well, if you want to slightly improve your air intake flow with the stock box, remove the snorkle, and throw in a KN drop in filter. You can pick up MS axel backs for super cheap, they sound really good. I'd suggest a short shifter. TWM makes an awesome one. One of the best things I got for my car. Cosmetically, you can remove the side mouldings. I think that the car looks so much better without, and get a shorty antenna. Those are the easy to do/cheap starter mods. Next one I'm going to do is to wire my DRL's through my fogs.
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01-03-2009, 10:07 PM
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#11 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
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nice nice i never thought about a short antenna etc or a short shifter.. but those are good but i gotta save up a bit more money sigh i got a deal with my parents after i get the set amount the car is mine to unload on. hehe
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01-03-2009, 10:11 PM
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#12 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
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hmm does anyone know about those do it yourself vinyls for smoking yo headlights its a added adhessive film? has anyone heard of these was wondering i wanted smoked headlights and tail lights on a white protege 5 . but i am to picky to install them in fears i fuck it up but what do you guys think about that idea and um does it come with just front or is it also rear lights does anyone know?
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01-03-2009, 10:24 PM
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#13 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
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what do you actually gain from getting a short shifter?
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01-03-2009, 10:24 PM
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#14 | | Diagonally parked in a parallel universe
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Intake - u can get an injen cai
suspension - decide if u wanna go full coilover, or just get Koni + eibach
short shifter - B&M is the best, don't buy cheapy ones with vinyl pivot balls
antenna - beware that certain signals will be weaken by shorter antennas
headlights - just keep it as is or do a custom projector with hid system
exhaust - u'll be very disappointed to invest hundred of dollars to get 5 hp, exhaust sound is an acquired taste, if u want intake sound, don't get the exhaust
after all that, save up more for another car....
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01-03-2009, 10:32 PM
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#15 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
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i am planing on rezton intake... hks exhaust... and that is it for now nto sure if i nead headers, but i am not looking into a short shift.
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01-03-2009, 10:34 PM
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#16 | | NOOB, Not Quite a Regular!
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what about um twm?
short shift?
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