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    2013 Mazda5 Motor Mounts

    Where? There's no transmission lines. Show detailed pictures of how you did it.
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    2013 Mazda5 Motor Mounts

    Not possible on our cars. :( It is what it is.
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    Itching to customize my 2013 Mazda5

    RX-8 or Mazdaspeed3 wheels and you're golden.
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    No rear speakers. Aftermarket speaker recommendations?

    Before you go spending a bunch of money, you first need to figure out if those wires actually have a signal on them. Get any old random speaker and use some alligator clips to temporarily attach it to the speaker wires. If you hear sound, you're good to go. If not, check the settings on the...
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    No transmission maintenance interval recommended in owner's manual?

    That's actually not horrific. 3 quarts of fluid at $15 each is $45, so he's only charging you $75 for labor. Not a rip off at all.
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    OBD II Port Cover question

    I've owned 3 Mazdas since the OBD-II port days, none I've ever had had one.
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    2021 CX-9 Complete Stereo Upgrade

    Do it, it can't hurt.
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    Upgrade from '23 PP to a '25 PP - Any advantage?

    While not an advantage, a consequence will be a far smaller checking account.
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    2016~2023 Finally replaced the stock CX-9 Bose subwoofers

    Oh wow, OOF. Yeah dude, you dun goofed. That Suuuuuuuucks. :( If you've ever done electronics repair, you can crack open the factory amp and hard wire some wires coming out of there, but man. Yeah. A new amp off of eBay may be your best bet for this.
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    2016~2023 Finally replaced the stock CX-9 Bose subwoofers

    You broke one of the connectors on the harness, or you broke one of the connectors on the factory amp itself? Post a picture of exactly what's going on.
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    2021 CX-9 Complete Stereo Upgrade

    Obviously you have to keep the factory headunit. With today's technology, that's not a problem. We have tools to overcome this limitation. I used my D'Amore Engineering SMD DD-1 and found that the head unit starts putting out distortion at 53 at 1kHz, so I did all of my tuning at 52 on the...
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