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Nice! My chinese sucks too much to order from that site or bargain with the seller... I didn't know you could do this as an aftermarket kit. Now to hunt Amazon and eBay.

It's a known weak point. I was lucky with mine and never had an issue.

If you can't find fitments for the 5, use the part numbers for the Mazdaspeed 3. Not sure on the V50 fitment. As far as Koni or anyone else being problematic, usually it's because the shocks are valved for the 3, not the 5, which is a heavier platform but using the same suspension parts...

:D Totally agree- but my stock upper mounts had been sitting on the garage floor for so long that I had no idea where all the little ball bearings went. Way safer to go with new ones than try to pretend half the balls were good enough on that bearing. :)

Should be. :)

I bought a new set on eBay for $30 shipped, both top mounts including bearings. Way easier than trying to find all the pieces of my busted up OEM top mounts...

Camber bolts can fix the front since it uses Mac struts. Rear you'll have to get extended or adjustable control arms.

This. What you're showing in the video is perfectly normal.

Engine mounts- I replaced all that too, and it ended up being the pesky passenger side donut mount again. Even on bumps.

You could probably have it all done for less than $300 installed. Maybe even $200.

No way man- super useful. There's not enough lighting back there.

They'll physically bolt on, but no clue as to whether they'll clear the calipers or not. Your stock wheels are 17x7 with a +45mm offset; the MZ5 wheels are 17x6.5 +52.5. Same hub bore. Your MZ5 wheels will sit inboard 7.5mm more but on a thinner wheel so wheel well clearance probably won't be a...

Replace? I'm not really a fan of factory stereo systems... considering your 5 is a 2009, it might be time to go with a nice aftermarket upgrade for not too much cash. I have an extra dash kit. ;)

Wow! That's one hell of a milestone!

I cut a hole in the giant grommet going through the firewall that the main harness goes through, then sealed it up with silicone.

Mine went to 146k, prepping it for sale slowly. It's had some issues, but nothing huge that would kill the car. Engine's been rock solid. Most major costs centered around AC maintenance- the rest was typical wear and tear type upkeep.

Can't generalize on brands like that... Tein has a HUGE range of coilovers to suit all markets- so does BC. I never had a harsh spring / soft damper issue with my Tein Flex setup on my Civic. The BCs on the 5 were well matched between spring/damper, but the droop travel all went away. Universal...

True- but you can roll the center more than the sides of the arc, and keep more tabs than you normally would if you rolled the whole thing flat. I like to keep the fender lip intact while folded so I can tuck the liner into it without fasteners. Works decently well to hold it in place.

Do the firewall from the inside- and find the higher temp capable stuff to go on the engine side.

Yer welcome Tanner. I think the H&R drop is like 1.4 front 1.3 rear (inches), so it's not TOO severe. Pulling some of the toe out of the rear will help reduce inner edge wear too, but that might reduce rear stability more than you like...