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Not feeling the high belt-line trend either. Visibility out of these cars are garbage. I don't care how many cameras and sensors they keep adding, I would rather be able to see myself.

Definitely had a little chuckle at the women trying to identify the car.

Shark fin antenna is for Sat radio. The FM antenna is in the back glass. Should have a strong signal since it is amplified, but I have noticed that the old simple mast antennas tend to work the best. Also note that if a cheap metallic based tint is applied to the glass, it can kill the signal...

You don't need a converter, you just need to wire the camera up to a different power source in the car. (like the accessory wire behind the radio)

Not sure if it is the case with Mazdas, but with some vehicles (Toyotas for instance), the camera has to be wired to an acc. or ignition source and not to the reverse trigger light. If the headunit isn't seeing a video signal it won't switch over when in reverse. Some cameras don't have a quick...

Fortin does make an aftermarket remote start stand alone system that utilizes the factory fob to start the car with a 3x Lock start sequence. The remote start will still shut down when a door is opened, but it would save you from having to carry around a secondary remote. The downside is that...

I installed a nav unit into a 2014 CX-5 at work and retained the factory USB with the Toyota USB plug made by Axxess/Metra. (part# ax-toyusb) Now this CX-5 did not have factory bluetooth so the plug was located behind the radio and worked perfectly. If the USB is routed to the bluetooth unit...

I'm sure the 19 inch wheels also hamper our mileage. I'm basing the 23-24 off of what the instrument read out says. My wife does drive in heavy but moving traffic to work which makes it worse. I have seen closer to 30 mpg on long trips (calculating mpg myself). But in mixed driving she is...

I don't disagree with you, but in the case of this car even offering a more powerful say turbo motor would be helpful. Fuel economy when you baby the throttle and more power on command when needed. Our GTAWD is only averaging 23-24 mpg in mixed driving, which isn't great by any means. I wonder...

With a curb weight of 3560 lbs and 184 hp out of the 2.5l engine, it definitely is lacking a bit in power. I feel at least a 200hp output would be a great sweat spot for th cx-5. Or ditch the NA sky active engine and go with a de-tuned mazdaspeed 3 motor would be great. We would have gladly paid...

A relay should be fine in this situation, they draw very little current to activate. If there is a fear of overdrawing and damaging the RBCM, I would recommend installing an LED light to replace the incandescent from factory or completely remove the bulb. Also a mini relay would supply...

Nope. It's actually labeled as a toyota part but many other brands also use the same plug. Part# AX-Toyusb http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/141404967429?lpid=82&chn=ps Edit. On second look. That should work also. They didn't have one for Mazda when I installed a nav in a 2014. We usually stock a...

Metra makes a USB adapter harness to retain the factory port. There are wiring schematics to hardware the aux jack as well.

Wife traded in her 07 VW GTI for the CX-5. Wanted more practicality with a kid, house stuff, etc. The CX-5 was the closest vehicle in its class with similar handling characteristics. Could definitely use a little more pep but she still enjoys driving it. If they made a Mazda speed version it...

If you look at the install guide sheets for both products, the last page shows that the vehicle will shut down after a door is opened. That is at least for the latest published firmware. Not sure if they are working on a solution for takeover or not. They are the only company right now that has...

The Fortin EVO-ALL and the EVO-ONE will also shut down the vehicle as soon as a door is opened. It looks like only the old solution from ADS will allow key takeover, but it requires the loss of a functioning key.

Mercedes began phasing that tech out in the early 2000's. All of their modern cars use standard electrics now. Well as standard as data driven electrical components can be. If that is the case on the base climate for the mazda, it might not be as difficult to swap. BTW, plenty of cars...

it would be a huge amount of work to swap over. Consider that most manual HVAC controls are cable driven (as in a manual cable moves and controls the flaps to achieve the desired settings) Automatic climate controls use a completely different air handler which has electronic actuators that move...

If they have the old emergency key, they would be able to open the vehicle. However, they wouldn't be able to start it because the fob would have been kicked out of programming.

We got a third key made for the car when we bought it. Smart key, complete fob and emergency key. I want to say it was $200-$250 programmed. Dealers always kill you on the programming. Using their tech tool it usually only takes 10 minutes to program a key but they will hit you for an hour of...