ok, i have a 2002 es and am doing the mp3 bodykit conversion this week. the cheapest i can find the rebar is 225, anybody know where i can get it cheaper? second, are the new fender wells necessary? and will i be able to install the rebar myself, like is it all bolt on or will i need to weld? thanks.

 

Well I cant help you on the price but I do know that the fender liners are needed the sides of the bumper are deeper and the stock liners wont cover it all. And just going from experience from taking the rebar off my car...it is held on by 4 or 6 bolts.

Hope this helps and if I'm incorrect about anything, someone please correct me

Jeremy D

 

You most definetly need the wheel wells.. and both upper and lower grills. And the rebar is held up with 6 bolts.

Hope this helps.

RC

 

thanks for the replies, anybody know where i can get the rebar the cheapest?

 

to me thats a good price. I paid about 230 for mine.
or you might find one in the junk yard.. that is if there are any p5 or mp3's
without front end damage. Most I've seen and heard all had
front end damage. good luck.

RC

 

your silver pro is sick. mine should look like that soon, so there will be another silver mp3 rollin around. how much were your fender wells?

 

Wingswest says thay with their kit, all you need is a new bumper bar. Supposedly they tested their kit and you can use the existing grill and wheel wells.
I am in the midst of their conversion, so I will know for sure soon.
I can only account for this statement by ww in that their bumper is not exactly like the mp3 bumper, and SOMEHOW the wheel wells fit.

Oh well, will know soon.

 

the lower grill is DEFINITLY different from the es one. but let us know on the rest of the bits.

 

"ok I just did a comparision.

Mazda MP3 kit:

SideSills kit : 170.00
RearSkirt : 200.00
Front bumper : 200.00 "


CRUZER said in another post that he got these prices somewhere. anybody know where to get the bumper and side skirts that cheap. thanks fo rthe help

 

"ok I just did a comparision.

Mazda MP3 kit:

SideSills kit : 170.00
RearSkirt : 200.00
Front bumper : 200.00 "


CRUZER said in another post that he got these prices somewhere. anybody know where to get the bumper and side skirts that cheap. also looking for suggestions on where to get the rebar the cheapest. thanks fo rthe help

 

the only place you will be able to get Mazda parts is from your nearest Mazda dealer. none of the on-line dealers will ship those parts, but you could go pick them up. maybe you could cut a deal with your local dealer / body shop to trade in the parts off your car that you will be replacing.

 

you can try to get them at mazdastuff.com. But I got all my parts
from my local dealer. I hope that helps.

 

i asked them about the bumper a while back, and they won't do any shipments on them because of the size.

 

well then mtbfreak40 you better trott on to your friendly
Mazda dealer and do some haggling. Who knows you might
find a cool guy/gal to deal with.

 

ok my local dealer seemed to be confused as to why i wanted a different bumper and they were pretty much worthless. so i went to a not so local dealer and they gave me some prices. mazdastuff also gave me some prices which were the cheapest and they also said they would ship it to my house so i think i'm gonna go with them. that way i can install it myself and not deal with installation costs. cruzer, how much did you end up paying for everything involved in the front, side skirts, and paint?