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Just curious to know if there are any other sources online to shop for Mazda 5 accessories...I'd prefer genuine JDM parts, but I'm more than willing to take a look at aftermarket parts (as long as they're sure fit)...Mazdastuff.com is okay and they have a great list to pick from and I plan on placing an order with them this week, but I'd love to find other parts dealers to compare available items and pricing...My search hasn't yielded any good results so far...Does anyone know of any good parts vendors???
Aside from the usual accessories, I'm also looking to pick up a carbon fiber dash trim kit, cold cathode lower-dash mounted interior lighting, update the factory automatic shift knob, sport pedals, HID headlights & fogs, and front passenger armrest...I know it's all out there somewhere, help me out!!!
*EDIT*
I'd also like to know if the cassette player kit is a straight plug and play install??? I'm dying from mp3 capability withdrawl and the $130.00 pricetag is a lot more appealing than the $400.00 cd/mp3 upgrade...I don't mind using a cassette car kit and my mp3 discman in its place
Thanks!!!
DAN
Keep the second key in a drawer at home, not on your keychain.
John
My in-laws have a 1.5 year old Mazda 3 and the interior of their tailpipe looks as if the muffler was installed yesterday, clean.
Is there anything wrong with my M5? I only have 750 KM on the engine.
John
- Strut tower brace
- Cold air intake
- IPod Audio Link (works with steering wheel controls). Why this isn't a factory option is beyond me.
- Dynamat - lots of Dynamat. I agree with Consumer Reports - this car is too noisy for me. It's much quieter now.
- Illuminated chrome door sills
- Sunroof air deflector
- Tinted windows
By the way, how did your Mazda5 come with a cargo cover? Did you negotiate it into the deal? I had to buy mine.
Thanks for the info, kev604. I just went out and clipped them in place.
When I started negotiating I said I wanted an M5GT with automatic tranny and air conditioning, which the dealer priced. Then I said the only other options I had considered but though were too expensive were the cargo net and cargo cover. The dealer said he would throw those in without charge. I also go the free-for-a-year satellite radio (Mazda Canada promotion) and free oil changes for five years (dealer promotion).
Regards...
It's not specific on whether the order or delivery has to happen in the date range. If you ordered before April 4 and took delivery after I'd ask for it anyway - you'd end up no worse.
Odie
Odie's Garage
Right now its running in the house and works great.
I'm zeroing in on buying a Mazda5 and one of my big reasons is that my husband is going to be posted to Europe for a couple of years and we want a car that will fit-in there."
Having been posted to Europe twice, I would recommend purchasing a European spec vehicle locally once you got there. Even though they have Mazda 5's over there, I don't believe the engines are the same, and many of the parts are not interchangeable. What this means is that the local garages and dealers will not have parts for your US spec vehicle in stock and if you need repairs it will sit for a long time. If you are being posted to the UK, it is even more important to get a local car, otherwise your passenger will be in for a thrilling experience everytime you pull out to pass someone on a 2 lane road.
John
The ambient road, wind and tire noise is now gone. If you are sensitive to that sort of thing, then Dynamat is certainly worth looking at. It's not cheap - I've got about $600 into it so far.
Also, I think there are Dynamat alternatives that I may look into for cost savings. Very interesting indeed, I may play with this some as I've thought about doing something similar. Not only are the panels thin on the 5, but the weather stripping seals seem to be thin. So any improvement would be noticeable I'm sure.
I agree that the door and hatch weather stripping seals are too thin. Any ideas on how to replace them and still have to doors close properly?
As for the stripping, not sure. I'd thought about just doubling it up with something the same size as to not intrude much but to add some bulk. I also thought about using that spray expanding foam product to spray into certain shallow areas but that would be messy.
I can't wait to drive home and check out the channels. I have the receiver on the dash right now and if it works, I will just hide the wiring in the side sills.
Keep you posted.
Zoom Zoom
I was a little nervous about buying it just in case it didn't work, but I searched in Google for "Mazda5 ipod" and found a page where a guy had posted photos of how he installed it in his Mazda5. Unfortunately, his comments on the photos were in Japanese, but it showed that it did work.
I had it installed today (cost $60 for the installation here in Southern Cal.), and it works beautifully - just plug the Audio Link in to the iPod port (not the headphone jack), press the CD button in the car two times to put it on "CD Ex" (for CD changer), and the iPod plays through the stereo using a fully digital hookup. The unit charges the iPod when it's plugged in, and you can use the steering wheel controls to go between songs.
I have a 2006 Mazda5 Touring which already had an in-dash CD changer, so I was a little concerned about whether it would work. But there's still an empty plug on the back of the radio for an external CD changer, and that's what this plugs into. And the built-in CD changer still works perfectly, too.
Just wanted to let everyone know - it seems like a better solution than the "Sylfex" solution that provides an audio-in jack, which is analog and doesn't allow for control of the unit via the steering wheel controls.
Good luck, and thanks, goatrope!
I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed your iPod set-up! It's pretty slick! I also purchased the strut tower bar and the illuminated door sills from Speedline; along with a cold air intake from Cosmo Racing. I am thrilled with the looks and performance of all of these accessories.
The front bar structural member has a flat top-side length of 36.6". When the locking plastic covers are mounted there is 31.8" bar length left between the covers. The under-side flat length of the front bar is 33.5".
The rear bar equivalent measurements are each 1.8" shorter than the above.
When mounted on the car, the two bars are 32"-33.75" apart fore-aft from each other (insides of bars/outsides of bars). This limits the acceptable dimensions of the indentations and the U-bolts of the cargo box you can mount. But I think my Packasport will fit OK without drilling new U-bolt holes in my box.
The plastic covers appear to be easy to trim down to smaller size if you want -- but you might compromise the security of the locks. Hard for me to say yet.
I'd like to add a Sirius radio to my Mazda 5. Where did you buy yours? Did you buy it from Mazda or from an electronics retailer? I see on sites like Best Buy you can buy a Sirius satellite receiver for specific brands (e.g.Kenwood) but I don't know the maker of the Mazda radio I already have.
I'd appreciate to hear folks experiences adding a Sirius radio to their Mazda 5's, as well as DVD players. Thanks in advance!
http://www.sirius.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Sirius/CachedPage&c=Product- Asset&cid=1126670687120
The unit has a built in FM transmitter. You can select any channel you like. I have the GS model CD stereo and the Sirrius is treated like a radio channel. I just tune into the 'transmitted' frequency and I can select the channels I want to listen to on the satllite receiver.
There really is a huge selection of channels to choose from. The Mazda Canada promotion includes a 1 year subscription. The sound quality is very good, but you can notice a difference btwn the regular radio and the 'transmitted' sound. However, the sound is very acceptable.
Right now, I have the receiver antenna on the front of my dash, directly inline with the stereo. I tried it onthe right side of the dash, but the signal was dropping more frequently than in the middle of the dash. There is one secion of my commute where the signal drops more frequently that others. Overall, I would peg the reception at about 99.7%.
I would be interested in hearing from others how they installed their units in their car? Where did you mount the antenna and where do you keep the receiver?
John
Could you let me know how far above the roof rack the top of the cargo box extends? Until I read your post I assumed given the 16" height of the 1500xt box that it would measure 16" above the cross bars of the rack. Is this the case? If so it will fit in my garage, but I may be missing something -- which I hate to do
Thanks,
For speaker level, you need to pop out the radio, and cut the four speaker wires. Run wires from the stereo out to the amp. Then, run wires from the speaker side back out to the amp as well. I didn't touch the rears, so it was only 4 wires (2 for left, 2 for right) make sure they are long enough to route back to under the chair. Then, inputs are from the stereo side, and outputs are on the out put side.
Goo luck.
Thanks a million for your help.
This is what I have/had planned to do. I am going to find that grommett run my power through it. Then I am going to route it down the passenger side all the way to the rear. I was then going to use the speaker level input, to the amp, to power the sub which will be in the rear. Any reason why I should do the front instead of the rear?
Please give me any other info & reccommendations you have on installing the Amp/Sub Box. :P
(I also heard Mazda(?) cripples the rears to put out less wattage and bass anyways, so replacing them would be futile without replacing the HU which is an unnecessary step.
Not sure if I posted this or not-
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2328523
Rick
I would still say not to bother with the rears, mine aren't amped, I still hear them fine and with my sub my system rocks and I lose zero inch of storage/floorspace and I didn't have to drop another $200 on the rear speakers and remove the back seats and the panels, etc when the HU will not put out pure sound to them anyways. You can always dial the fade back towards the rear if you want to hear them.
But, it's your call Why not just do the fronts and see what it sounds like. Then if you must, install the rears?
... with my sub my system rocks and I lose zero inch of storage/floorspace ...
Where did you install your amp and sub? What brand are they? It would be great not to lose the existing floor space to this equipment.
Thanks.