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Old Jul 3, 2007 | 08:19 AM
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do you still have that shift ****?
yessir I do. want pics of it?
Old Jul 3, 2007 | 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by _Kansei_
yessir I do. want pics of it?
yes I do, if you have one? are you using it, or do you want to sell it?
Old Jul 3, 2007 | 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by vw2p5
yes I do, if you have one? are you using it, or do you want to sell it?
I'll check when I get back from work, but I know where it is so I can just take a picture of it.

Is your Protege5 the 2002.0 that came with some weird shift **** that kinda deteriorates quickly?

edit: these pics are from an mx-6 but I think that's the exact ****:

Old Jul 3, 2007 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by _Kansei_
I'll check when I get back from work, but I know where it is so I can just take a picture of it.

Is your Protege5 the 2002.0 that came with some weird shift **** that kinda deteriorates quickly?

edit: these pics are from an mx-6 but I think that's the exact ****:

Love that shift ****. I would like it if vw2p5 doesn't want it.

What do you mean by deteriorates quickly? I have a 2002, but the **** is not deteriorating. I am just a little tired of it.
Old Jul 3, 2007 | 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by _Kansei_
I'll check when I get back from work, but I know where it is so I can just take a picture of it.

Is your Protege5 the 2002.0 that came with some weird shift **** that kinda deteriorates quickly?

edit: these pics are from an mx-6 but I think that's the exact ****:

Yeah, that is what I am looking for. Even if the one you have is a little diffrent then that one, but is all black I would like to pick it up from you if you want to get rid of it?
Old Jul 3, 2007 | 11:53 PM
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Originally Posted by JoshP5
I feel like swapping the P5 interior with one from a lesser Protege is a downgrade. Your car will end up looking neutered.

There are other cheap mods you can do to personalize your P5, like blacking out headlights, repainting the emblems, and peeling off the side molding.

A shorter shift lever from an MSP or a short shifter, plus some polyurethane shifter bushings would really improve the driving experience for not much cash.
I bought a KartBoy short shifter, and bushings. Bought that CX-7 stubby antenna for my P5. All I would need to find are interior plastic trim pieces, gray seats, and gray carpet to start.

I think that getting the interior recovered in gray cloth might cost more then I want to spend. I hope that I can evently find a interior that I would be willing to swap out for.

Thanks for some good suggestions on the modding for my car, I might try some of that, I like the idea of blacking out the headlights, and I might do diffrent brake lights. We'll see, I have a while to make changes to my car, I just want everything to be done like NOW. I just have to be patient.
Old Jul 4, 2007 | 08:02 AM
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Sounds good. I know what you mean about the waiting--I have been planning my suspension upgrade for like 6 months--now I'm tired of thinking about it, just want to get it done.

Have fun with the modding!
Old Jul 4, 2007 | 11:26 AM
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Remember though.. the gray seats are a downgrade. They don't have the same bolstering or anything.
Old Jul 4, 2007 | 03:26 PM
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You mean the P5 and ES have different seats? Are the P5's more like bucket/racing seats or something?

I didn't know there was a difference, besides the leather option.
Old Jul 4, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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ES and P5 have the same seats.
Old Jul 4, 2007 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by J-Protege
You mean the P5 and ES have different seats? Are the P5's more like bucket/racing seats or something?

I didn't know there was a difference, besides the leather option.
No, you have the same 'black' (really charcoal) seats that the P5 has. Same covers and everything. The DX/LX have different seats though.
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Originally Posted by JoshP5
Sounds good. I know what you mean about the waiting--I have been planning my suspension upgrade for like 6 months--now I'm tired of thinking about it, just want to get it done.

Have fun with the modding!
GET-R-DONE
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Originally Posted by _Kansei_
I'll check when I get back from work, but I know where it is so I can just take a picture of it.

Is your Protege5 the 2002.0 that came with some weird shift **** that kinda deteriorates quickly?

edit: these pics are from an mx-6 but I think that's the exact ****:

Did you find that shift ****?
Old Jul 5, 2007 | 12:55 AM
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Originally Posted by vw2p5
GET-R-DONE
Waiting on the last part--it's supposed to ship on Friday.
Old Jul 5, 2007 | 03:30 AM
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Originally Posted by _Kansei_
No, you have the same 'black' (really charcoal) seats that the P5 has. Same covers and everything. The DX/LX have different seats though.
Ah OK cool. I like my ES, it's like the P5 as a sedan, without sacrificing the cool upgrades.



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