mazdaspeedwest

jking

Nice. but i'm not into body kits all that much.

onehawaiian

looks pretty sweet! my images may not be showing up right, is your front lip the same color as the car?

mazdaspeedwest

No it's white. i have more bracing to do and wont paint it till thats done. this is just the preliminary fit....

Protege5online

jking, how can you not be into body kits & own the Pro5!! The Protege5's body kits are what make the car look so good. If Mazda hadnt added these body kits, it would look like any other hatchback (not exactly like ANY other hatch but it wouldnt look nearly as good).

onehawaiian

yeah, the body kit on the 5 is what sets us apart from other hatch's. but i think i know what you mean. sometimes it takes away from the car. but not ours!

hey, we got new smiles! coolness.

jking

Maybe I should rephrase the way I said it. I'm not into aftermarket body kits. At least most of them. Mainly the ricey ones which are about 90% of bodykits availible. The protege5 has a very nice ground effects kit. I love the front lip. It kind of reminds of of the Impreza 2.5 RS

Protege5online

That sounds better. I knew you couldnt be putting down the MP5!

mazdaspeedwest

Nah, just my car....

but in defense, the kit was made especially for this car from the demand of some type of kit to be made. Once it's painted and completed, it'll look like it belongs, trust me.

I admit it looks ricey now, especially since it's not painted, but it's only for a short time and i'd much rather have it all complete before i paint......

Jas00x

Hey maybe you could get some big P5 Foglights to put in those air scoop holes. That could be cool.

-Jas

mazdaspeedwest

the reason why the lights are where they are is becasue of just that, i need the air to flow thru those mouths, well atleast the driver side anyway...besides, the ones i put in are 4" round, big enough for me.

islandpro

Hey Darryl, as a fellow 1gen owner it all ready looks better, painting it is just going to make it even better. There is a evo running around my small town. haven been able to talk to him. But that was the first time i seen it. And ever since then i have wanted one. But i got to get some other stuff before then. also nice job on taking pics of the install on your site.

mazdaspeedwest

Thanks!
the only downfall is the fact you have to remove the crash brace.....and get creative on the install.

Ambient

Very nice, you get two thumbs up in my book. If I had more thumbs I'd give them to you. I love that EVO kit, even though I'm not into too many body kits.

mazdaspeedwest

Well the paint is a no brainer

but as for the FMIC, it's like this:

drag racing = FMIC
AutoX = Beefy N/A