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    4 channel amp install

    Are you installing an aftermarket deck or retaining the factory? This will make a difference in how you hook it up.
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    Factory Subwoofer VS Aftermarket (help me decide)

    http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123742658-Sub-Box-Finally-Done!&highlight= here you go. hard to believe its been 6 years that i built this. I'm on my third sub in there now. Currently running a JL 12Tw3. Getting ready for a major overhaul of the system, if I keep the car.........
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    Factory Subwoofer VS Aftermarket (help me decide)

    Definately go with aftermarket, will almost always sound better. There are a few options to add a sub in these cars without losing much space. you have to be a little handy and be able to think outside the box. Many people have built a fiberglass enclosure into the little cubby on the left, you...
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    Last Legs of a Brake Job... HELP!!!

    Have helper pump the brakes 3-4 times, then hold it down. THEN loosen bleeder screw until no air and re tighten. do this as many times as needed until no air comes out, then do it a few more just to be sure. Brake fluid is cheap. Start at the farthest brake and work your way closer. This should...
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    Looking for a factory alarm owners manual

    What's the issue at hand?
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    Familia vs P5

    From what I recall reading on these forums, the awd version had a different chassis, for the drive shaft to make it to the back of the vehicle. Not so compatible with ours unfortunately.
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    Need help installing factory plug-n-play alarm

    that wire should just need to to be paired with the door trigger wire. Basically just find the wire (can't remember the color off the top of my head, but you can easily find it by removing the B pillar cover and find it right at the switch) and strip about 1/2 inch of the coating off of it and...
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    What's your worst mpg in the winter (relevant to areas that get snow)

    I go from about 330miles/tank during summer to about 270 miles/tank in winter. I also use my remote starter most every day, so that certainly sucks up a bit of gas.
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    Interior Plastic Screws

    you can also go to the dealer and get the exact parts you need! rather pricey, but i'd be willing to bet they fit properly.
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    battery question

    I have an Optima yellow top and have had zero issues with it, love it actually. It matches my car!
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    Fun in the Snow

    I run the Winterforce on mine as well. I had 15" steelies with 185 series last year, but did the mazda6 brake upgrade and had to go back to the stock 16's this year. Unfortunately they dont make 185's in 16". I ended up with 205/50/16, which are a little bigger than stock. So far with the couple...
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    Tail and dash lights still don't work after new relay and fuses.

    Yeah, it was just the parking lights (running lights if thats what you crazy canucks call them) that weren't working.
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    Tail and dash lights still don't work after new relay and fuses.

    I had this same issue a few months ago (although no drl's, 'murica). i found that i had a short somewhere on the circuit, but couldn't pinpoint where, other than it was after it came into the vehicle from the engine bay. I ended up running a new wire from the firewall to the lights, and dash...
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    New alternator (on 2nd) and battery--but losing power (car dies).

    This is going to sound stupid and possibly insulting to whomever is/has worked on the car, but check all connections to make sure they are tight. If battery cable or alternator connector aren't tight, well, you could have the issues you are having. Also, don't rule out the alternator, no matter...
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    Home for the Holidays

    Where in the southern tier?
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    What tires winter tire should i buy?

    I've always been a fan of winterforce. Just put a new set on a couple weeks ago. We've been getting hit with a nice storm today and i just got back from hooning around town an hour or so ago. love them.
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    Mazda 6 Front Brake Caliper Upgrade

    If you use 626 rear brakes, you can still use the parking brake.
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    Instrument cluster issue

    I recently installed some led bulbs in my cluster to replace the dumb condom covered ones it comes with. They were a little longer than the stock bulbs and I had to remove a little piece of plastic to make them fit. In order to get to the plastic, I had to go in from the front of the cluster...
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    2002 Protege5, 5spd - PARTING OUT

    What is the condition of the steering wheel? Also interested in the a pillars. Would be shipped to 14624.
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    door speaker rattle

    Everything has something called a resonate (sp) frequency, meaning that at a certain frequency everything resonates (vibrates). The doors in our car aren't exactly of the highest quality, so they vibrate a lot. My speakers aren't even mounted in the doors anymore (custom made a pillars) and my...
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