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J-Protege September-20th-2007 06:49 PM

8 Hot Pics! Fall Fotoshoot!
 
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Well, here they are! Got my lights and kits all painted and installed! Yay!

To do:
Wheel gap! (new springs)
badge removal
side molding cleanup and removal
P5 headlights
New LED lighting
Foglight overlays

Enjoy :D

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J-Protege September-20th-2007 06:51 PM

Opinions and suggestions are welcome :)

chiefmg September-20th-2007 07:08 PM

Looks great! Of course I am partial to red cars. Are those the Wings West side/rear skirts?

Personally I would lose the chrome trunk accent (where the lock is), in my opinion it clashes with the monochromatic paint scheme. Once you drop it the car will be bitchin'!

J-Protege September-20th-2007 07:37 PM

Haha, thanks! Yeh that is the Wings West stuff, and a Mazda OEM front lip.

I was thinking of doing hyperblack of some kind of dark chrome for the trunk lock plate. Thinking it may match nicely with the black tint on the tails. Maybe not...

Can't wait to drop it!

_Kansei_ September-20th-2007 08:53 PM


Originally Posted by chiefmg (Post 392774)
Looks great! Of course I am partial to red cars. Are those the Wings West side/rear skirts?

Personally I would lose the chrome trunk accent (where the lock is), in my opinion it clashes with the monochromatic paint scheme. Once you drop it the car will be bitchin'!

That chrome piece came stock on all Proteges (minus MSP/P5) for 2003 (or maybe part/all of 2002 as well) in Canada. I'm not a fan of it unless it's on a silver car :)

Lookin great dude, now get that wheelgapectomy (thanks Josh) stat!

JoshP5 September-20th-2007 09:12 PM

Those are some low profile tires! I really dig those rims, too. The late day light really brings out the paint color in those shots. On my monitor, the color's approaching spicy orange. Were you putting P5 headlights on? Didn't see it on the to-do list.

That shit will be superfly with the drop!

_Kansei_ September-20th-2007 09:45 PM


Originally Posted by JoshP5 (Post 392786)
Those are some low profile tires! I really dig those rims, too. The late day light really brings out the paint color in those shots. On my monitor, the color's approaching spicy orange. Were you putting P5 headlights on? Didn't see it on the to-do list.

That shit will be superfly with the drop!

Welcome to my world. 205/40s ftl lol. The wheels look great, color looks great.. yum

it'll be AWESOME with P5 headlights (chrome or black housing really)

J-Protege September-20th-2007 09:50 PM

Tanks for all the compliments guys :D:D:D

Yeh, forgot to add the P5 headlights, they're actually in the mail right now :)
Also on to-do: rockblocker fog covers!
Also in the mail, a bunch of new lights to replace the dimming stock bulbs I have in there.
This ES is finally shaping up, haha!

PNY September-21st-2007 11:39 PM

Rather than ditching all the badging what do you think about getting black ones?

J-Protege September-21st-2007 11:56 PM

I don't know, black on dark red... maybe.

I hate how there are holes in the trunklid where to badges are however. That's just mean....

_Kansei_ September-22nd-2007 09:18 AM


Originally Posted by J-Protege (Post 392922)
I don't know, black on dark red... maybe.

I hate how there are holes in the trunklid where to badges are however. That's just mean....


I think black on dark red would look pretty good.

I once had sunlight silver badges on silver and hated the look, needed more contrast --so I went black, and don't plan on ever going back!

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1331/...a080bcbfe1.jpg

that being said, I think black badges would look silly with that chrome garnish above your license plate. I've never investigated those (only available in Canada), do they replace the painted piece or are they just stuck on top of it?

JoshP5 September-22nd-2007 09:52 AM

If you black out the P5 headlights then black emblems would go well.

KrayzieFox September-22nd-2007 10:38 AM

I love that MP3/03 MSP spoiler. It looks damn sexy on sedans!! 03.5 spoiler .. not so much.

J-Protege September-22nd-2007 06:22 PM

^^ I know, it really is the best one. Way harder to get however, and more expensive, but I like it so much more!

As for the chrome above the plate, it's a replaced peice, not just stuck on. Only option is to paint it.

What do you guys think - paint it Millenium Red to match the car, or hyperblack to accent the taillight tint and black emblems (would be done if I went this route)?

PNY September-22nd-2007 06:52 PM

If you have to paint it match the color of the car.


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