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Member ID: rednecks_r_us

Location: Prescott Valley, AZ

Vehicle Info

2003 Mazda Protege5

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed132mph
  • HP145
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

Interior

Exterior Styling

  • APC Lighting 
  • MazdaSpeed Body Kit 
  • Dunlop Tires 
  • 5Zigen Wheels 

Car Audio & Video

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    • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Mar 23, 2009

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Bill’s Mazda Protege5
“The Prote”

  • Currently 3.7733333333333 /5 Stars.
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Here is my 2003, Laser Blue with blue pearl, Mazda Protege 5.

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Here is a short list of modifications:

rednecks_r_us's 2003 Mazda Protege5

Car: 2003 Mazda Prot�g� 5 (4 door hatchback)
Owner: Bill (rednecks_r_us)
Crew: Arizona Mazda Club

Modification List

Power: (under the hood)

MP3 ECU,
Injen CAI
Coolant Hose To And From Throttle Body Removed,
Optima Red Top Battery,
Custom ground wire kit,
Custom laser blue battery tie down,
AWR polyurethane motor mounts,
blue anodized GReddy Oil cap,
MOROSO radiator overflow catch can
Jet Hot ceramic coated Ractive 4-1 header,
Mental Addiction Motorsports high flow mid pipe,
Kartboy Exhaust Hangers,
Magnaflow CAT back exhaust,
Kartboy shift bushings,
Kartboy short shifter,
GReddy weighted shift knob.
Steel braided hose covers with anodized ends.
Blue NOLOGY hotwires
Fidanza light weight flywheel
ACT street/strip performance clutch.
Modified MSP limited slip diff and tranny to be rebuilt and installed.

Suspension:
Eibach Pro-Kit performance springs,
5zigen FN01R-C Wheels in black (lightweight track edition ),
DUNLOP - 205/45/16
Racing Beat strut bar,
AXXIA front & rear brake pads,
slotted rotors
SR Motorsports 19mm. rear sway bar.
MSP front sway bar ( to be installed )
Centric slotted & drilled rotors

Exterior:
Headlights painted black with blue metal Mica.
Gerbervision center brake light,
Rewired fog lights to come on with parking lights,
Silver turn signal bulbs, front and rear,
DaveB Mazdasports shorty antenna,
Removed door guards/side moldings,
Rockblocker headlight protection,
Rockblocker fog light protection,
Rockblocker smoked tail lights,
Laser blue painted calipers,
Mint Blue style eyelids,
MSP/MP3 windsplitter.
MSP front bumper
M3 style side mirrors.
HID's
Hella Projection lenses molded into the headlight housings.

Custom Paint job:
The Roof - center of hood - grills - rims - bottom stripe & valve cover painted with a custom black with blue mica, Zoom zoom is painted in Laser blue with blue pearl into the lower black racing stripe on the rear doors. Headlights have been painted with the same black with blue mica.

Exterior of car repainted with R-M paint in a laser blue with blue pearl.Then topped off with 6 coats of clear.

Silver MSP strut bar, painted the center of it laser blue with blue pearl.

Interior:
Limo tint,
Center console painted body color,
rearview mirror painted body color,
DaveB brushed gauge rings,
Blue carbon fiber around center consol.
Stewart Warner white faced gauges (water temp and volt).
Pioneer 200 watt speakers in all 4 doors,
Sony X-plode amp and 2 - Sony X-plode 10" subs in a Q-Logic sealed box.
VALOR indash double DIN DVD player
2 headrest 7.5 flat screens
Sound activated color changing blue to purple neons in the hatch.
12V constant hot cigarette lighter socket in the hatch.

Props (thanks to):
John for the one of a kind custom paint job. Chad for the awesome protection on all of my lights (Rockblocker), Apex Motorsports for the awesome deals on parts, Mental Addiction Motorsports for the best aftermarket products for a Prot�g� and use of the dyno, Avondale Mazda & Biddulph Mazda for the awesome service. Thanks to all the guys/gals at Arizona Mazda Club for helping me spend my money and install parts. www.azmazdaclub.com

Some car show pictures

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You can read zoom zoom painted on my door.
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Info About my Protege.
So far I have put in black/blue R-Racing seat covers with matching floor mats and steering wheel cover.
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I also have a second set of seat covers.
I change them out for a different look every now & then.
These are "SPEED" neopreen covers
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The center consol was getting scratches so I repainted it.
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I have steel braided covers on some of my hoses. Below is my radiator cap and home made battery tie down strap done in blue anodized paint.
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I painted the calipers and lug nuts to match the body color.

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The paint is from a local auto parts store. It is DUPONT METALCAST. I used the silver base coat then used the blue anodized for the final coats.
The windows are tinted with the front doors at 35%. B pillar back is 5% limo and the hatchback window is 15%.
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A vroom vroom vroom and a zoom zoom zoom !
(Thank you Justin for getting that phrase stuck in my head)

Here are some older pictures
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chrisclv  

Posted by: chrisclv

07/23/2009 01:21AM

i like your DIY headlights...how nice i got an oven...haha

fatem2001  

Posted by: fatem2001

06/20/2009 09:35PM

cool blue ! easy to get worked done at a shop.do it your self buddy.nice p5

mavrickf1613  

Posted by: mavrickf1613

06/03/2009 02:58PM

Hey Man There is a show circuit here in az we do each month, check out www.azsra.com and www.after9events.com for the shows at speedworld we do on the weekends, Its alot of fun and they have categories nice for the show and there is a mazda class 1st 2nd 3rd place, its alot of fun Hope to see you out on july 27th 5 stars

Mariiiiiis  

Posted by: Mariiiiiis

03/23/2009 10:22AM

Nice ride man. 5 stars!

GLORIOUSMAN  

Posted by: GLORIOUSMAN

03/23/2009 06:17AM

I saw your car on myspace, awesome! There is alot of crap on the site, but yours is definitely not a part of that. Awesome car man

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: rednecks_r_us

Location: Prescott Valley, AZ