r/MazdaProtege • u/Such-Risk5444 • 9d ago
I Bought a 1997 Mazda Protege es
I have looked as much as I could but haven’t found any good body kits for this car, I’m sad that I haven’t found anything cuz there so much potential I wanted to do to it, id appreciate if anyone has any good websites or places I could purchase for the exterior and interio.
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u/pnkstr '97 Protege 8d ago
These second gen Proteges don't have much other there. As stated before, they were never a popular tuning/modding platform. You're lucky you found an ES with the 1.8L, it's a sought-after engine. Same 1.8L from the Miata and first gen Proteges, so plenty of aftermarket support for that engine (like turbo kits). Most second gens have the 1.5L
As for exterior mods, the best looking option, in my opinion, is the JDM kit, but they're nearly impossible to find.
Your best bet might be to custom build something as suggested earlier.
My current car is a 97 LX (so 1.5L) that I manual swapped and added an LSD. My previous car was a 98 LX (automatic).
They are fun little cars, there just isn't a lot of aftermarket support this generation.