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The other night I got home from work and shut off my car and the headlights stayed on. I pulled out the keys and the switch was turned to off. I started messing around with the light control switch and they turned off. Later that night when I went to go somewhere they had turned themselves back on ...

Na, forget Mazda, they are going to be a hassel and it will only be a temp fix since they will break again some time. Do a manual belt conversion. It is not that hard IMO and will be a good permanent fix. I'm sure if you bat your eyes at some Canook they will sell you the parts you need for cheap ...

Inodoro Pereyra wrote:Can't help you with the locks, but the seatbelts have been recalled by Mazda, so, chances are, if you can get your car to the dealership, you'll get them replaced for free.

Do you think they would still do that even though the doors aren't original to the car and the seat belts have been altered?

A little back story; I bought the car not knowing the doors and bumpers were 'allegedly' stolen on it from another mx3. The guy punched out the driver side door lock and the key I have doesn't unlock any of the doors not even the hatch. I think I can go to a locksmith to get knew locks made but I'm ...

Nice looking car. Congratulations. There are lots of people on here with body kits and there are lots (probably more) people that really don't care for them. The only advice I would give is to be really careful what you spend your money on.

Even in very good condition, the car is 18 years old ...

Daninski wrote:Welcome. If i were you I'd start off polishing those head lights so you can see at night. IMO Projector headlights are pretty cool as well. There a huge forum here on them.

Alright sweet thanks for the advice.

mitmaks wrote:Those mountains look like you're in Quincy, is that where you at?

No actually that's in Lewiston

Chilton's has almost everything you need to know about the car. There are a ton of wiring diagrams in it. Check your local auto parts store. It's about $20.

mitmaks wrote:Welcome fellow Washingtonian mx-3 owner! That's a good project mx-3 you have there.

Oh dang I live 2 hours from Spokomton haha. Thanks! I think it will be pretty nice when I get done with it.

Body kit is not needed, stock lookin mx3s are best. Trust me.

Anyways welcome to the forum, what color u gonna go with

Haha I will think about keeping it stock but it need new bumpers anyway. I think I am going to go with a dark gray or blue. Not sure yet. I probably won't paint it until the ...

Any opinion on the halos? I heard they tend to drift after awhile. I need to buy new headlights soon and I am not sure what to get. I like the halos. I think they look cool. Am I wrong?

Welcome! Nice little project you got! Its already got '94+ GS rims and a GS spoiler, quite nice. 8)

Hey thanks alot. The guy who had it before me had swaped a lot of parts from a '94. I plan on getting a new body kit for it though, not sure which one yet, and a nice coat of paint after I get some ...

Hey guys my name is Meghan and I am from Washington State. I like to play guitar and Xbox. I bought my 1993 MX3 about two months ago. I had never seen one before but I guy had it for sale outside of my work and I fell in love with it. I can't wait to start fixing it up and getting advice and sharing ...

It probably is. It'd make no sense to upgrade from the B6 to a B8, when for the same price you could have the (much better) BP, so it follows that the person who did the swap didn't do it as an upgrade, but as a replacement.

You're welcome. Welcome to the forum :)

Just as a suggestion, next time ...

That's either the B6 (same engine that comes with the car) or a B8.
Look at the block, right in front of cylinder 3. If you have "BP" cast, about 1" under the head, it's a B8. That's the SOHC version of the BP, 1.8 L, that comes on the Protege. If it doesn't, it's the original, 1.6L B6.

By the way ...