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I installed a similar pioneer SPH-DA120 in 2015 on my 2012 sport model 5. Used the same PAC adapter (or whatever was recommended by crutchfield for the car, so I’m sure it’s the same). Also wired in the parking brake bypass so on long trips the passenger can adjust stuff in the menus. We...

the front CX-7 H&R springs are about 15” tall, the rear are 14”. Again these are the lowering springs for the heavier car. At the moment I’m not necessarily planning to put the front springs in the car. I’m planning to do the fronts maybe next month or so, so hopefully I’ll have an idea of the...

I just realized your roof rack appears to be mounted on rails which go the full length of the roofline. Is that a standard Canadian thing, or something you added? I haven’t seen anything like that in the states..... all roof racks just mount to the hardpoints along the side gutters. H&R...

And here’s a pretty cool looking switch I just ran across..... They look like they’d fit the Mazda blanks, and could give you some nice light controls for your external hardware.

If the 626 and 323 were similar to the older protege they were a really simple two position rocker switch. Off was flush with the frame of the switch. Pushed down was at a mild angle to the frame of the switch.

There are multiple switches which will fit that location. It really kind of depends on how you want to wire things up. On my old Mz3 I bought an OEM TCS disable switch from a newer 3, then wired it to a flip flop (DPDT) relay to run my demon eyes. The TCS is just single push toggle switch, so...

Alright, I’m biting the bullet and ordering the H&R CX-7 lowering springs. These are progressive, so hopefully they’ll provide a sort of normal ride, and then stiffen up as more stuff is added. I’ll report back once things get installed.

Yup, good ’ol Agbullet. The 1st gen three had a really big lower grille.

Good point. The standard CX7 curb weight was about 500 lbs over the 5 (3,450 vs. 3900). The AWD curb weight was Another 100-200 lbs over that. Doesn’t look like there were any differences in the towing capacity of either one, so I’d assume the difference was in the extra weight. I heard...

And then I run across this. Closeout on H&R Sport Springs with a claimed 1.3” lowering on the CX7. $189. That’s more expensive than the helper air bags, but cheaper than new OE CX7 springs at $100/side, and potentially not as much of a height rise as the OE CX7 springs. Thoughts?

Do you happen to know which springs you picked up? Seems there are about four part numbers across the years of CX7 with the newest being EG25-28-011H. Did you use the ones from the FWD, or AWD model? I don’t know that they’re actually different, but I assume the AWD model is heavier in the...

nothing wrong with steelies. It’s nice to have a wheel that can flex a little with bumps. Plus they’re only like $80/wheel

Reminds of of a stealth install from a guy on one of the old Mazda 3 forums. He installed Hella black out driving lamps behind the lower grille. The grille didn’t really impinge on the light they put out, and when they were off they looked black.

Oof. Mazda 5 rear coil springs are about $50. CX7 ones are $100-150. Did you use the mounts from the Mazda 5, or buy CX7 ones?

I knew there had to be an OEM swap from something else possible. Did you change the shocks at all? If not did you notice any change with more spring and the same dampers? How much higher did it sit with just the springs? What spacer did you use for the front struts, and where does it...

Also you can buy non-OEM HID lamps and ballasts from an online store. I’ve had great luck with theretrofitsource over the years as they sell both OEM and aftermarket components. May even have adapters to wire directly up to your H9 plugs (pretty sure the 1st gen had H9 harness plugs with an...