3rd Gen Protege/MazdaSpeed/P5/MP3 General/Maintenance Discussion for 1999-2003.5 Models Only (BJ Chassis)

What have you done to your 3rd Gen today?

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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by J-Protege
And here I am with an n/a automatic 98whp Protege

Boy do I feel slow now, haha.

Slowest car in the club ftw!
Wanna race? hahaha I am right there with ya....auto with SRI and axle back so maybe I can take ya!?
Old Oct 25, 2007 | 07:35 AM
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I think you'd win. My 2 broken rims would slow me down
Old Oct 25, 2007 | 09:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Liquid_Ag
having driven kanseis car, stock msp, built msp, nc, nb, boosted bp na, blah blah blah, kanseis car is definately faster than a stock nc, and would destroy a stock nc on the twisties. you cant seriously compare a stock nc with a well modified and way faster p5. the p5 is wayyyyyyyyyyyyy faster than a stock msp to. stock msp's are super slow
I didn't drive it, but me, him and Rob were in it and it still felt faster than a msp.

Got the variable wiper stalk today, so I'll be installing it after work. Good timing, as it will be raining on and off through Saturday.

Also had my left headlight bulb burn out this morning

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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 02:03 PM
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may have been the awesome driving
Old Oct 25, 2007 | 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by D-rock240
Also had my left headlight bulb burn out this morning
Dude mine went out last night. Same one .. so I swapped back to OEM this morning.

Anyone know of good quality, or good warranty, headlight bulbs out there? I'm sick of paying $20 every couple months for just headlight bulbs.
Old Oct 25, 2007 | 02:48 PM
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Halogen? Osram Rallye +65s. $30ea @ danielsternlighting.com. I <3 mine.

HID's so cheap these days though...
Old Oct 25, 2007 | 04:27 PM
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hids hids hids
Old Oct 25, 2007 | 05:00 PM
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How long do they last for?
Old Oct 25, 2007 | 05:59 PM
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Stop the presses!

Plasmaglow's Bulbs have a 10 year burn out warranty and the platinum ones look the exact same as silverstars.

$60 for 10 years of working lights? Yes please!

It's what I run, been 2 years, no burn outs.

http://www.plasmaglow.com/products_bulbs.php
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 06:06 PM
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But HID's are uber sexy
Old Oct 25, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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hids are 2000 hrs or something crazy
Old Oct 25, 2007 | 06:21 PM
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Basically they'll last longer than your car will.

Here's a little-known fact: they shift upspectrum (become bluer) with time. That's the original reason why they developed different color temperature bulbs--so in the event one bulb is damaged, you can "match" the color temp of the other, bluer-than-it-once-was, original bulb.
Old Oct 25, 2007 | 06:23 PM
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I might need to look into some HIDs now. What temp range would you guys suggest? I like the blue ones by the way..
Old Oct 25, 2007 | 07:15 PM
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6000k all the way!
Old Oct 25, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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6000k is what I run on my headlamps and fogs. And I just happen to have them
(yeah I'm gonna pimp, sorry!! ((I hate to pimp on this forum, 'cuz it's home)) ) in stock.

Anyway, if you buy them from me ($125.00 shipped, by the way, for youse guys)
you know I will be around if one of the bulbs or ballasts craps out on you. Ask Nik...
(by the way, Nik, if you are reading this, the bulbs you sent back are still working, lol).

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