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Has anyone on the forum installed a JBR passenger engine mount in their Mz5? I ask because I'm interested in getting one for my 2012, while swapping out my OEM mount into my wife's 2008 Mz5. Anyone have any feedback on this?

On Monday, I took our 2008 Mz5 to the shop for a transmission issue. Car was not shifting between gears smoothly, especially 3rd to 4th. There would be a bit of a lurch, especially if giving it the gas like to merge on the highway. Car was holding revs too long when shifting 1st to 2nd as...

The link below will take you to a step by step image gallery of my mini camping/storage trailer build. I'm towing this with my 2012 Mazda5. I started with a harbor freight frame measuring 40-1/2" x 48". It has 12" wheels and is rated for 1100 lbs. This is a good fit for the Mazda5 which has...

A couple weeks ago I replaced the driver's side transmission mount on our 2008 Mazda5. Back in September, I replaced both the passenger motor mount, which had ruptured, and the rear motor mount. I went to Rockauto and bought the DEA #A4414 mount for the transmission. The car currently has...

Last month I installed a direct-fit Class I trailer hitch on my 2012 Mazda5. Hidden Hitch #60291 purchased from Carid.com. I bought the hitch originally in January as part of a great post-Xmas deal. I went with the Hidden Hitch because the price paid includes the draw bar unlike other hitches...

I'm posting this installation as part of an ongoing project. The project also includes installation of a Class 1 hitch, wiring package for towing, and construction of a mini storage trailer with roof rack for camping and general utility. I installed this transmission cooler back in September...

My wife owns a fleet of vans for her business. I've been spending some time recently driving her new 2014 Ford Transit Connect with the 1.6L Ecoboost turbo engine. This would be the perfect engine for the Mz5, making 178hp and 185lb/ft of torque. It's too bad that something like this isn't...

Does anyone know if a 2012+ mazda5 stock exhaust will fit on a 2008 mazda5? I may have to replace the system on our 2008 but would rather swap it out for the stock exhaust that's on my 2012 so I can upgrade to a custom cat back Flowmaster setup on the 2012.

Over the weekend I finally added running lights to my 2012 Mazda5 Sport. This is an addition that I've been thinking about for a while. Below you'll find a link to the website and product I chose to use. It's a 3-watt white LED driving light with projector housing. Very small, quite bright...

Does anyone else on this forum have a white or light colored Mazda5 with a recurring rail dust rust particle issue? I got my white 2012 in October 2012 and I first noticed the "rail dust" issue in early spring 2013. I took care of this issue last spring with a combination of Iron-x solution...

First of all, this is a subjective philosophical posting that came from my recent week-long vacation with a rental car on which we racked-up over 650 miles. Feel free to share your feedback based on your own experiences. Thanks. I just got back from a week in Florida during which my wife and...

I have a 2012 mazda5 and have heard conflicting information about whether an MS3 front brake conversion would fit with my OEM 16" rims. I run aftermarket 17"rims in the summer but I have snow tires on my OEM 16s that I run half the year. Can anyone on this forum help me out once and for all?

I'd like to add LED DRL to my 2012 Mazda5 Sport utilizing the existing fog light cutouts. I've included some mock-up photos of ideas I've had for this along with links to a couple different LED products that I find attractive. Has anyone else out there done this themselves? If so, can you...

On a number of other forums, including some old-school hot-rod forums, I saw some great reviews for Peel & Seal Aluminum as a much less expensive, yet effective alternative to Dynamat for acoustic and sound deadening performance. This product can be found at Lowes and it's about $1.30/sq. ft...

Can I just say how bummed out I was to hear from corksport that these rear reflector LED replacement bulbs available for the Mazda3 aren't available for the Mazda5...nor will the ones for the 3 fit the 5. Dammit! Anyone know where I can find something like this? I'd buy it in a heartbeat...in...

This weekend, I got around to painting the brake calipers on my Mazda5 Sport. I used a G2 Brake Caliper Painting Kit. Bought for around $45 (including shipping). It's a 2-part epoxy formula that is brushed on. I chose black because my Mazda5 is a pearl white color and I thought, since I'm 32...

I finally got new rims and tires for my Mazda5 Sport. Wheels are 17x7.5 Moda MD14 (tirerack.com). Tires are Yokohama Avid Envigor h-Rated 225/45/17. What a difference in terms of appearance and handling. These new rims and tires replaced my winter set of the stock 16x6.5 Mazda rims with...

I bought my Pearl White 2012 Mazda5 Sport AT in October. After the first couple months, as I periodically visited the car wash, I noticed little areas of tiny rust spots on the paint, mostly on the lower half of the doors. With a little rubbing they would go away but when I looked this up, I...

Does anyone on this forum have any experience with the AEM dryflow replacement air filter for their Mazda 5? I am trying to decide between the AEM or the K&N filter for my new 2012 Mazda5. I found the AEM filter from www.carid.com on sale for $35.99 (AEM product #28-20293). That is a somewhat...