My Baby!! Protege MP3...

[LondonMp3]

Finally i got ahold of a good digital camera and have been home long enough to get these pics of my car. Let me know what you think...

Things done:
Injen CAI
EBay brand header
Magnaflow muffler and tip on racing beat catback
Fidanza aluminum flywheel and stage 2 clutch
EBay short shift
Kyb front struts
Lowering springs(not sure the brand)
JBL 12" sub enclosure
Alpine flipdown deck
4 JBL 6x9's
Rockford Fosgate Mono amp
MTX 4-channel amp
18" iKon 8's
Eurolite fake HID's
and a few other's...

[yellowmsp03.5]

man you keep forgetting your old board names or what???

you should be called AllistonMP3... be proud of the farmside haha

btw nice ride.. and good to see you actually post

[LondonMp3]

More Pics

[LondonMp3]

Thanks man and i got high speed in London thats why its Londonmp3 and my other names wouldnt let me post so i had to bail on them.

[SKY]

Your Yellow MP3 is a bit different than mine.....I have the Nardi badge on the steelring and it's grey + black leather instead of all black. Maybe yours is from US?

[LondonMp3]

Ya it was import from the US...South Carolina to be exact

[SKY]

Where are your fog lights?

[LondonMp3]

I took them out...im either gonna tint them for a better look or get the deleter kit

[CulRidr]

Never realized yours was a yellow (imported) MP3. That makes your car VERY rare...NICE!
Now get those deletes (they look better then the fogs IMHO), and a properly fitting shift knob (do you know what happened to the Nardi steering wheel? That one is obviously from a P5):whip:

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/CulRidr/DSC_0020.jpg

[dead_cactus]

Nice ride. Is this the one that was for sale near the Holland Marsh along the 400?

[yellowmsp03.5]

yes it was for sale just off the highway

[991.8l]

18" rims & tires in the snow? where's your winter tires bro?

[LondonMp3]

18" rims & tires in the snow? where's your winter tires bro?

I only took it out of the garage today for washing it and taking pictures.

[LondonMp3]

I bought the car from millenium imports place on the north end of bradford near cookstown.

[LondonMp3]

Never realized yours was a yellow (imported) MP3. That makes your car VERY rare...NICE!
Now get those deletes (they look better then the fogs IMHO), and a properly fitting shift knob (do you know what happened to the Nardi steering wheel? That one is obviously from a P5):whip:

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/CulRidr/DSC_0020.jpg
I need a proper fitting screw on shift knob(that one is from a miata)...but first i need flow to get this project going again.

[CulRidr]

stock or aftermarket shifter? I'm sure you know the story with the MP3 thread pitch

[spincycle]

love the rims.. looks great on the yellow. :)

[CulRidr]

love the rims.. looks great on the yellow. :)
:msword:
Reminds me of this one, but I think I prefer londonMP3's:

http://www.themazdaforum.com/vbgarage.php?do=popup&image=http://www.themazdaforum.com/vbgarage.php?do=getimage&id=148
http://www.themazdaforum.com/vbgarage.php?do=popup&image=http://www.themazdaforum.com/vbgarage.php?do=getimage&id=148

[LondonMp3]

stock or aftermarket shifter? I'm sure you know the story with the MP3 thread pitch

I like to stock look but wouldn mind anything aftermarket...dont know the story with mp3 thread pitch...

[CulRidr]

MP3 shifters have a different thread pitch then most other Mazdas. Best way to find out is if you can easily put on a stock Protegé knob. If you can, then you don't have the original shifter, but you'd want to upgrade to a short shifter anyway ;)

[LondonMp3]

Ive got a short shift in there already so ill be able to get a normal protege knob.

[SKY]

Second look on your photos....and your seat is different than our Canadian MP3s too! lol

[CulRidr]

Good eye! Looks like someone did an interior swap on it. Can't tell if the door skins are the original ones though...

[yellowmsp03.5]

in the original thread about someone spoting this car... didnt someone say something about water damage?

[LondonMp3]

what do you mean water damage?

[dead_cactus]

in the original thread about someone spoting this car... didnt someone say something about water damage?

I think I recall reading something about a theft recovery.

[LondonMp3]

Sounds like my car...i just went thru a whole thing about my car being branded salvage (meaning it was written off before and repaired but illegally sold to me)...and it was a theft recovery from North Carolina

[CulRidr]

That would explain all the stuff that is missing from your car that is normally found on MP3s...

[LondonMp3]

It definately would because there cannot be that much different from a US and Canada mp3

[yellowmsp03.5]

http://www.toprotege.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33010

http://www.toprotege.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33111&highlight=yellow+mp3

[LondonMp3]

Can anyone locate that original thread?

[yellowmsp03.5]

way ahead of you graham

[yellowmsp03.5]

http://www.toprotege.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43112&highlight=yellow+mp3

just posting that one cuz its funny haha

[LondonMp3]

My bad lol noticed that the second i asked.

[LondonMp3]

Where is water damage coming from tho?

[yellowmsp03.5]

i looked up the old thread.. guess i mixed that thread up with a different car.. so i guess im wrong. i just knew stuff had been replaced but didnt remember why...

dont worry about it tho.. i was mistaken

[LondonMp3]

Oh aight...relief for me...the only problem is i cant get it insured

[yellowmsp03.5]

ouch.. because of Salvage branding?

[dead_cactus]

Oh aight...relief for me...the only problem is i cant get it insured

That sucks. What needs to be done in order to get insurance or is that not possible because of the salvage branding?

[LondonMp3]

I think they want to know what exactly has been replaced on it...which im unknown too

[dead_cactus]

I think they want to know what exactly has been replaced on it...which im unknown too

With the help of some of the members here I'm sure you could find everything that's been replaced.

[CulRidr]

Closer pix, and more pix will help, but from what I can see from the pix you provided:

Bazooka sub,
front seats
(rear seats?)
shifter/knob (although you like your short shifter)
stock HU
Steering wheel
axleback?
floormats?
foglights
door skins?

[LondonMp3]

Closer pix, and more pix will help, but from what I can see from the pix you provided:

Bazooka sub,
front seats
(rear seats?)
shifter/knob (although you like your short shifter)
stock HU
Steering wheel
axleback?
floormats?
foglights
door skins?

Bazooka sub, shift knob, axleback, floormats and foglights were all me. Apparently its a different steering wheel and the fron seats match the rear. Im not sure about the door skins but i think all interior parts are from the same part car.

[CulRidr]

it IS a different steering wheel...see below.
And please take a closer pic of the door skins; the fabric should match what you see in this picture:

http://i236.photobucket.com/albums/ff97/CulRidr/DSC_0038.jpg

[dead_cactus]

Since the steering wheel is not original do you know if you've got a drivers and passenger side airbag?

[LondonMp3]

My car went thru a structural and safety test so im certainly hoping i got airbags lol

[LondonMp3]

Good news! My mom located a new insurance company that is in the dark about the salcage branding as it has been settled and my car is planned to be on the road as of May 10th. Just need to locate a rear swaybar and endlinks and eventually do a brake job sometime during the summer. I also intend to do the body work once i find a good shop and fix all the cosmetic problems.

[LondonMp3]

Found this on my cell:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb3oK72jxyY&feature=channel_page

[LondonMp3]

So as my car is soon gonna be on the road i have certain plans....

1. Put racingbeat rear swaybar in (New endlinks too)
2. Fog light deletes
3. Fix rear lip either one on car or new one i picked up (one will be sold after decision ;))
4. Paint some interior and under the hood plastics gloss black
5. Paint brake calipers dupli color kit red
6. Get fender damaged fixed (hit and runs, F***)
7. Fix how muffler sits

Maybe more depending on cash flow...

[LondonMp3]

So update...
I got the car back on the road yesterday. No problem getting it going ,still had half a tank :). After making a trip to newmarket i hit up dwm and got my swaybar and fog deletes. Installed the deletes yesterday and am waiting on endlinks and bushings for swaybar. Pics will come soon once i get the rear lip repaired.

Glad to drive a real car lol not the sisters jetta (no balls and gay as hell)

[yellowmsp03.5]

good job man, now come out to the next farmside meet.. probably this week coming (monday or wednesday) in alliston