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Also, a word to the wise..I had an unrepairable puncture in the tire this week. When I started checking for replacements, NO DEALER HAD THEM IN STOCK! (3 dealers in my city) I finally begged the dealer I bought my 5 from and they took a tire off of one on the lot for me.(paid $190, plus mount and balance) Everyone said it would take a week or more for new ones to come in. (I obviously wanted to replace with the same exact tire - TOYO Proxes (205/50/R17-89V) I was told TOYO isn't making that tire anymore! AND, after an exhaustive web search of comparable major brand tires, I was pretty shocked to see how expensive they are (avg. $190-$250 PER TIRE!) SO my advice, take advantage of the lifetime tire program offered, and maybe buy a new full size tire to keep in the garage in an emergency.
You can find guys on the Mazda3 forums selling them for around $500
The 18" wheels and tires from the RX-8 will fit too.
Being creative, we purchased Evenflo's Soft and Wide Gate ($35), and it solved the problem perfectly, almost as if it were built for that purpose! (Even the colors match with the black interior). Note: If you don't have the cargo cover, the child gate rods occasionally rattle a bit, but adding the cargo cover solves that problem and hides the top rod.
Has anybody had success in locating and acquiring these taillights in the US?
1] An iron clad answer on where to purchase the "Euro-Rails"
(The North Am. Tuhles are a no-go, the equivalent of putting a wal-mart backpack on a super model).
2] No more "myths and stories" on how to connect my IPOD.
An FM converter in a quiet car like the 5, driven in the NY City area can make you yearn for an 8-track player.
I'll pay anything - I swear, somebody please, just make it work. Perhaps a call to Steve Jobs.
3]The way cool Asian feature of adding a rear video camera to the nav system.
Even Better, find a way to play DVD's on the same screen.
4]After market arm rest for passenger side. My wife is getting ripped off. And I have to hear it while I enjoy my ride.
5] A light switch on the dash for the interior light over the second row seats. We have 4 blanks to choose from, left of the st. wheel.
I bought a cargo net to keep everything from rolling forward.
I assume that the gate uses pressure pads to hold it in place? If so, what does that do to the interior trim pieces that the pads are pushing up against?
spray paint taillights red -halloween -kids
you can read about spraying your clear ones red. Looks doable tho illegal.
Please post here if you find the answer.
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http://pagetuner.com/mazda5/
We just purchased our Strato Blue Mazda5. We're pretty happy. A touring model with automatic, wheel locks and cargo net.
We're looking to upgrade to Sirius - has anybody done this and have any tips/suggestions for us? My plan is to go to the dealer and get it done, but I'm interested in any good ways to save money.
Thanks for your help.
I have one, it works but I am having a problem with alternator whine which I think might be a result of the cable that I used. I had a local shop install it since I have not havd time to figure out how to dig around the interior of the car. I should have a new cable installed later this week and I will post again if it fixes the whine.
The hoods between the Mazda3 sedan and wagon is different too.
The Mazda5 hood is similar to the Mazda3 wagon's hood.
Where did you find the hood deflector for sale?
I have yet to install a ground loop isolator because I mostly just play a flash drive MP3 and run it off of a AAA battery, not an adapter.
http://www.chipguard.com
Its almost invisible and it looks great! :P
One extra plus of having the child gate is when we fold the middle seats down, we just lay the child gate over them. That keeps bigger items from falling between the two middle seats.
my name is Jens and I am from Germany, please excuse my bad English..!
I was reading a message in a german forum from a german guy, living in America and he told me that you are interested in switching the clear taillights into the red.
If anyone of you is still intereted in doing so, please contact me by eMail...
Perhaps we can excange some taillights from America to Germany and back..!?
Jens
Ihre Englisch ist viel besser als meine Deutsch. Hoffentlich verstehbar:
Ja, ich moechte gern die rote Ruckleuchte haben. Mir sehen die klare Teile wie Raketen aus. Eine Wechselprogram waere billigste, aber welcher Fahrer will warten, nach er seine Teile ins Post geschicht hat? Oder sagen Sie dass ich soll neue Teile einkaufen, und Sie dasselbe, und wir beiden senden und warten?
Sie koennen meine email-Addresse finden an meine Resume, bei meine Seite pagetuner wie unten.
Danke jedenfalls fuer Ihre Anzeige.
pagetuner
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Some other messages posted links to aftermarket class II receivers from various manufacturers. You might want to look for those, or just Google "Mazda 5 hitch" and see what comes up. Most of the mail-order prices were about $100-120 or so for a receiver with no wiring harness. I guess Mazda wants people to buy the roof rack and accessories for carrying bikes, but I prefer to have mine off the rear, out of the wind. Plus, the roof rack bars are too narrow for my needs. I'm waiting for aftermarket support from Thule/Yakima/et. al. for a rooftop box and accessories.
What size is the receiver on the hitch you installed? I need a 2" receiver for my bike carrier. Where did you buy the hitch and how much did it cost?
Thanks,
David
I am picking up my new M5 in few days, dealership tried to sell me rust profing and tinted glass options.. I was wondering any of you guys have any sugestions....thanks for your help.
Now, I would recommend getting the windows tinted. Cost will vary by the types of film used. The dyed ones are cheaper, but they will fade.
You should call couple of the tint shops around your house to see how much they charge. I'd guess around $250 or less.
Also the dealership will try to sell you extended warranty coverage. Usually its an extra 3 years bumper to bumper coverage. You can actually buy the same insurance from your local insurance agent for half the price or less.
As far as tinting the windows my dealer offered to tint them for free but I have no intention of tinting mine.
I doubt you will have much luck trying to find a 2" receiver hitch which is made for the MZ5, though if you're handy you could probably find one for another car and fudge it onto yours. The chassis isn't really made to handle class III duty, which is what all 2" receivers are. Good luck.
Thanks for the information. May be the 07 Mazda5s will have factory approved trailer capability.
David
My bike rack had a 2" fitting but I was able to take the rack off of it and mount it on a smaller 1.25 fitting for the hitch.
Susan
RACK(R),ROOF CC5151T10C
RACK(L),ROOF CC5151T20C
BRACKET(R), ROOF RACK CC5151U30
BRACKET(L), ROOF RACK CC5151U40
BRACKET, ROOF RACK CC5151U90 X2
NUT 9YB040604A X2
NUT 9YB120603 X2
I do not have any idea what the cost to get them here is gong to be. I am letting my local dealer do the leg work from here and see if it is possible to install on a U.S. Version.
On the subject of aftermarket intake systems you can actually see an install on the 5 at www.cosmoracing.com and click on 'Air Intake Systems' and then 'Short Ram System'. That will then take you to the system for the 5. It appears to be a simple install and not badly priced. If it increases HP & MPG by even close to what they claim it would be worth the cost.
As for teh HU, someone actually makes the plastic enclosure and you can get it with a big cutout for installing a 4" (I think) after market HU. Just search the web, I cam across it at some Mazda forum.
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