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On the hatch part of the taillight on a 2012 there are two parts that slide over studs on the light assembly and are held on with nuts; they are designed to press against the inside of the hatch to hold the light in place when tightened down. There is one that fits right in against the light...

Welcome to the lawsuit happy world. It doesn't matter if the tire really would give out under normal driving. If anything tragic happens in that vehicle the lawyers will look for anyone and everyone they can list as a defendant. Putting perfectly fine tires that didn't match specs exactly...

Four used Pirelli Cinturato P7 A/S Plus Tires 225/55-19 Set of 4 used tires, no holes, no patches, no sidewall damage. Two have approximately 7/32" tread left and two have approximately 9/32" tread left. Price shown is for the set of 4 tires. Ship by UPS to the continental United States...

"they were rude and combative before I even got irritated(like off the bat as a strategy even though i was cool and understanding" sometimes I think we don't always come off as cool and understanding as we think. "if something else comes up I am calling Mazda north America like you did and...

Actually it can only detect differences in the rotation between the different tires. If you start at 36 and then they all get reduced to 31 it won't go off since they are all spinning the same amount. Because as Mike pointed out it has no master reference for how fast the vehicle is actually...

Isn't that the way of the internet anymore and especially this site? I can't think of the last thread that had a calm discussion of strengths and weaknesses of the car. They tend to all go" "this is the dumbest thing ever!" "no, you are the dumbest thing ever!" and then just go downhill...

Mike deflates another amateur engineer. I would definitely hope that the hinges would transfer the energy to the front structure of the car. Otherwise if you get hit in the door you just end up with a door lodged in you. And it isn't just door hinge and sheet metal involved. The door...

I think that is a bit thin. From what I've read clears tend to be 35-50 microns which would equal 35,000-50,000 nanometers thick

I've got around 34,000 miles on it and much of it is highway miles with my arm on the rest so it probably shortened the life of the padding but it is definitely giving up. It is funny, the padding on the armrest on the doors seems to soft to hold up and the 'padding' on the center armrest is...

We looked at the impreza (the crosstreck version wasn't out yet) and the interior on it looked cheaper than our 10 year old Mazda

I'm happy with the front ones. They made a noticeable drop in how much the side of mine gets covered in gunk from the freeway when it is drizzling. The times when it just gets the road wet enough to throw the dirt up but not enough rain to rinse it off. Those are a bit much for me. Maybe...

and as fun as can be. I test drove a Miata and couldn't pry the smile off my face. Unfortunately, I already had a 'fun' car in the garage and couldn't justify or park another. We had a P5 and I found that to be true until I switched to the Continental DWS tires. The prior Pirelli and BF...

Is their recommendation more for improving audio quality or just sound deadening? I can see how sealing the doors up and removing some of the resonance could improve the sound quality. I've found for eliminating road noise I have the best luck starting with the fender areas. Adding both the...

Any chance someone tried to back it in or out of an opening with the hatch open and caught the hatch on the top edge of the opening?

I actually notice the road/wind noise more when the radio is on compared to it being off. On test drives I always left the radio off so I could listen for noises but recently I realized that, for me at least, I need the more constant sound of the radio as a baseline to compare the background...

I'm a bit confused. Doesn't it just 'feel' like less of a loss since it gets worked into the monthly payments and the payments get stretched out longer? The total purchase price of both cars stays the same as does the depreciation. And in some states the full sales tax on the full price of...

I keep seeing threads where people are either getting a different car or a newer CX5 and was curious about how many people have traded in their CX5 already or are planning to do so.

Thank you for starting my Friday out with a laugh. And at the risk of jumping into the middle of this, what happened to actually discussing things on forums? Asking questions about the damage, getting pictures, etc... I know there are plenty of people out there that enjoy nothing better...

It seems to me that saying it isn't any better than an application of good paste wax is a review of the product. Every one of those protection products that dealers sell are massive money makers for the dealership. They are inexpensive for them and have huge markup. All you are buying is a...