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I pulled the speakers out of my NZ new 2018 GSX and they were absolute crap. Diabolical. The speakers in my base model Outlander were vastly superior. (This is non Bose obviously.) So I think yes even a cheap set of Pioneers or whatever from Supercheap will be an improvement with the stock head...

20’s made it bumpier and louder. But the looks and handling improvement was well worth it in my books. (The stock rims were 17’s) I love the way it looks now, (lowered) and although the ride was awful initially, after a LOT of mucking around, the ride is pretty close to stock now, even with a...

Ha ha not much of a forum for enthusiasts if everyone just drives around in stock, unmodified cars lol.

Yep. Heated seats, tinted windows, aftermarket sound system and 20’s all fitted via dealer prior to pick up. No warranty on these bits obviously!

Yes that pic is what it looked like when we picked it up from the dealer.

I have a 2018 KF CX5 with a 2.0 engine and auto trans. I fitted a Corksport pod filter and get an occasional CEL. The fault is essentially as per the TSB 01-015/19 - when the engine is held at WOT below 2000rpm it goes into limp home mode and shows a CEL for a while after. It goes away once the...

Thought I'd post up some pics of my little car and the stuff I've learnt modifying it, as it hasn't been straight forward even for these seemingly minor bits and pieces. This is what it looked like when we bought it brand new from the dealer, it had a set of 20 inch wheels with cheap and...

Feels more like a troll to me - all their posts on the forum are long ‘expert opinions’ that are barely relevant to the threads. I notice they didn’t confirm the Corksport springs they fitted were actually for a KF CX5 either.

Exactly lol. It seems every thread on lowering has some expert naysayer warning how bad it’s going to be for ride and handling. I just don’t see the point in such posts as people are going to go ahead and lower their car anyway - otherwise they wouldn’t be on the thread. I have found a small...

I totally disagree eh, a subtle drop on OEM shocks with a good set of springs can massively improve handling and looks, without any detrimental effect on any of the things you mention. I know, I’ve done it many times on many different vehicles over the last 25 years. I am not sure why you’re...

How do you know this? Did you put these springs in your CX5? I’ve read posts from others that didn’t complain about ride quality. It seems they been Bilsteins and a camber kit to really work well though.

They (Cambridge Auto Springs) have a set for the current CX9 already - I think it’s a 30mm drop - I am tempted, but I don’t drive the CX9 that much as my partner likes it. Unfortunately she doesn’t really ‘get’ lowering an SUV lol

Thanks yeah it was Cambridge Auto Springs also known as Cobra Springs NZ cheers. They won’t have a full set of KF springs until my fronts are done though :-) Would love to save other people the same hassle I’ve been through if they only want a subtle drop of 30mm. For a bigger drop I would go...

Sorry when I say ‘local shop’ I actually mean ‘A local manufacturer of lowering springs for road cars with over 25 years of experience’ so they seem to know what they’re doing. They took detailed ’on car’ and ‘off car’ measurements of both the OEM and H&R spring and made a spring that matched my...

I am pleased to report I finally sorted this issue out by getting custom rear springs made to give a 30m drop - making the drop even front to rear now. The custom spring is not progressive like the H&R and rides infinitely better. I can’t tell any difference in the ride from the OEM springs...

I started worrying about that but then I figured who cares, so what if you have shortened bumps stops and go back to factory height? You will be much less likely to hit the bump stops at factory height anyway. I think if I was selling the car at some point in the future and for some reason it...

I am tempted, although it is a sizeable investment putting Bilsteins in - especially front and back - at the moment I don’t feel I’ve really achieved that much with these springs, the car looks tougher, yes, but the back end sitting lower annoys me. It does corner much flatter, but is that...

Sweet. Do they work ok in a KF 2018 front wheel drive you reckon?