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    Adding After Market CD PLayer/Changer to 2017 GT - Possible?

    I don't think the CX-5 USB 1.0Amp is powerful enough to power up the disc drive, i think you need at least a 2.0Amp port, When I connect an external CD drive to a 1.0Amp USB multi-port, it doesn't power up, I had to add an additional power cable like below....
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    Q-1 Compact SUV sales figures

    just watch, there will be a recall on Rogues...... crap CVT, test drove one, hated it thing feels like a damn rubberband waiting to spin up
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    Q-1 Compact SUV sales figures

    for me this is good news, why would I want a car everyone else has, honestly, i saw THREE Lexus RX350's parked right next to each other today at target. I see them everywhere that it doesn;t stand out anymore for a $50K car. i could care less for them, basically over priced Highlanders also...
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    Adding After Market CD PLayer/Changer to 2017 GT - Possible?

    Agreed, if it's on overseas, then US models should have too, cost really isn;t that much, but to Mazda's defense, not many people use CD's anymore.... one tiny USB stick can hold 1000's of songs that can be easily controlled by the dash commander.. why deal with old CD albums with maybe 3 or...
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    2017 CX-5 GT Prem. - Infotainment V59 SLOOOOW!!!

    isn't there a checkbox option in settings for auto-sync, maybe turn that off and see if it speeds things up ? as long as you don't add music or contacts on a dialy basis, no really need to sync every time you boot up, it just bogs things down. same thing for test messages and e-mails, if you...
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    What have you done to your CX-5 today?

    just a heads up, my coworker had a "keep christ in christmas" sign on her trunk lid for a while, when she took it off, it left an etching in the shape of the sign....seems like either hard water, or acid rain or just hot summer sun somehow made the paint underneath the magnet a different...
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    Guide ATF Drain/Fill

    maybe just check the ATF dipstick per Tomcat's write up to make sure you're not low ? seems like a quick and easy check..... just a suggestion
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    New CX-5 came with shipping bumpers/spacers?

    phillipviana, your neighbor was mistaken, your neighbor mistook the yellow OEM "bump stop" as shipping blocks like what Mazdadude said you're good, congrats on new ride
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    New CX-5 came with shipping bumpers/spacers?

    does it look anything like these (red arrows) ? then yeah they forgot to remove the shipping suspension blocks .... and like what Chris said your CX-5 will look like a monster truck, and your ride is going to be really really firm like riding on rocks. Take it to the dealer, they just have to...
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    2017 DRL/signal light emulation

    wow, seems like an oversight on Mazda engineers side, at first when you shot the video from the side angle, I thought the turn signals were bright and distinct enough reflecting off their reflectors, but as you moved towards the head on view, the yellow turn signals somehow got smaller and...
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    A/C Vent Trim Removal

    video of how to pop out the air vents in case you don't like the chrome reflection and want to plastic dip the chrome trim....... it's in French but it's self explanatory....in the first few seconds he shows the annoying reflection on the window....distracting the side mirror view... not sure...
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    Thoughts on 16 vs 17

    I guess it's just personal preference, I prefer the 16 interior with the screen integrated into the dash rather than the tablet look, the 17 interior focus on the the two center air vents way too much.....and that break in the air vents for the hazard lights.....looks like a robot eyes and nose...
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    2017 CX-5 Driver's Seat Bolster - Rubbing

    shoot, you are right, I see it now, the gap if bigger on the passenger side, maybe that's just the way it's suppose to be, if the squeak really bothers you, maybe get some good leather conditioner and rub it in that area to reduce friction and eliminate the squeak
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    2017 CX-5 Driver's Seat Bolster - Rubbing

    wow, actually that doesn't look right, that's an interference fit, I can't imagine Mazda designers intended the design to be like that biased towards the driver, more like it should be equal spacing for both passenger and driver, the interference would be rubbing against each other on every...
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    Cx-5 debadge or not ?

    peg holes after debadging look horrible, looks like the owner put them back on after plastic dipping them....
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    Cx-5 debadge or not ?

    don't think you can debadge 2017's unless you want peg holes....... https://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123826557-What-Did-You-Do-for-Your-CX-5-Today/page226
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    How To Acquire Non-US Spec Head Restraints for a US-spec CX-5

    actually guys, not much difference that I can see, 2016 vs 2017, only thing is I see the 2017 rear wiper sticks up higher than previous, maybe it's just not all the way down.... and what's that loop on the center headrest for ? , last time I saw that was on the CX-9 where the seatbelt for...
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    Burning Smell After Towing

    do you have a AWD ? if so, I would go underneath and check the front transfer case and rear differential for any signs of oil leak, they only hold about 1/2 liter of oil each, if strained they tend to overheat and spew oil thru the breather valve if pressure gets too high
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    random ramblings: '17 dash gap, CX-3 headrest, '17 RF

    just some observations while I was at the dealer..... noticed the same dash gap that some '17 owners are reporting.... so it's not isolated, this was brand new CX-5 on the showroom floor.... my picture doesn't really show how bad it is, but there an air gap and you can see the plastic tongue...
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    $4.99 cup LED's

    honestly, I don't see anything wrong with it, and it's only $4.99 for two lights so what's the harm, I appreciate Tomcat's write up and ingenuity, I see people spending $$$ on the OEM Mazda night illumination in the footwells or expensive JDM map/eyeglass holder lights to dress up the rather...
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