Hey y'all, this is my first post after a month of trolling. I picked up "Evil M" in mid April and she currently has about 1600 miles. I've made plenty of excuses to drive her, and my mods have heightened the experience further above the already top rated CX-5 experience. I've never left any vehicle I owned factory stock, and this one is no exception. For the interior(sorry no pics)-
direct wired my Valentine One (left over from traded Honda Civic)) and mounted next to the mirror
Weathertech front and rear driver/passenger floor areas, OEM rear cargo tray, OEM rear cargo cover
Tapped an LOC before the Bose amp, wired in a JL Audio 500/1 mono amp to an Infinity 12" sub in a small
sealed box (left over). This is Mazda's missing audio link as the Bose now sounds truly amazing with gain only half way up. (MUCH improved from OEM)
custom DIY dock for Apple iPhone 5s left of radio (improved from OEM)
For the exterior
washed, clayed, and waxed. Can't do much about Mazda's orange peel though (improved from OEM)-
http://[URL=http://s23.photobucket.com/user/mystikmax6969/media/imagejpg3-1.jpg.html][/URL]
Sprayed some subtle Plastidip. Hard wired V1 can be seen next to mirror/SCBS sensors
http://[URL=http://s23.photobucket.com/user/mystikmax6969/media/imagejpg2-1.jpg.html][/URL]
In the pic below is the bug guard screen I put in BEHIND upper and lower grills. It is held in mostly by "200 mile an hour" duct tape. No problems after 800 highway miles at 80 mph peak, no separation, but plenty of caught bugs. You'd be surprised how much radiator fin damage I had with only 400 miles before I did this mod. Yes, the front bumper has already been off at 400 miles. No, the duct tape or screen can't be seen from the casual eye (Improved from OEM)
http://[URL=http://s23.photobucket.com/user/mystikmax6969/media/2015%20CX-5/imagejpg3.jpg.html][/URL]
Painted the front calipers gold. The rears are next but I ran out of paint
http://[URL=http://s23.photobucket.com/user/mystikmax6969/media/imagejpg12.jpg.html][/URL]
When I removed the caliper and hardware pins (at 600 miles), the pins barely had ANY synthetic brake lube on them! I can predict frozen stuck caliper problems on these cars soon. I recommend you have this checked out before it's too late. I lubed them thoroughly with my favorite brake lube, Sylglide.
Also, I had one or two air bubble in each caliper's rubber lines that I gravity bled out. The resul? The brake pedal is higher, harder, with no squish or inconsistent pedal prior to the work. (improved from OEM)
http://[URL=http://s23.photobucket.com/user/mystikmax6969/media/2015%20CX-5/imagejpg1-4.jpg.html][/URL]
DCBM with Sand Interior, respectively, is the best color combo option for 2015. Soul Red and Reflex Blue Mica were my next choices but with their black interiors, to me, the color combo aren't as striking. Plus I hate sitting on black leather in 100 heat. 25% front tints are around the corner.
http://[URL=http://s23.photobucket.com/user/mystikmax6969/media/2015%20CX-5/imagejpg1.jpg.html][/URL]
All photos were taken with an iPhone 5s 8MP camera, which I find impressive for what it is. Anyways, thanks to those that have helped guide me with the information to accomplish this, as I do almost all my work myself. I hope to be able to give back to this community soon if I haven't already helped someone out.
direct wired my Valentine One (left over from traded Honda Civic)) and mounted next to the mirror
Weathertech front and rear driver/passenger floor areas, OEM rear cargo tray, OEM rear cargo cover
Tapped an LOC before the Bose amp, wired in a JL Audio 500/1 mono amp to an Infinity 12" sub in a small
sealed box (left over). This is Mazda's missing audio link as the Bose now sounds truly amazing with gain only half way up. (MUCH improved from OEM)
custom DIY dock for Apple iPhone 5s left of radio (improved from OEM)
For the exterior
washed, clayed, and waxed. Can't do much about Mazda's orange peel though (improved from OEM)-
http://[URL=http://s23.photobucket.com/user/mystikmax6969/media/imagejpg3-1.jpg.html][/URL]
Sprayed some subtle Plastidip. Hard wired V1 can be seen next to mirror/SCBS sensors
http://[URL=http://s23.photobucket.com/user/mystikmax6969/media/imagejpg2-1.jpg.html][/URL]
In the pic below is the bug guard screen I put in BEHIND upper and lower grills. It is held in mostly by "200 mile an hour" duct tape. No problems after 800 highway miles at 80 mph peak, no separation, but plenty of caught bugs. You'd be surprised how much radiator fin damage I had with only 400 miles before I did this mod. Yes, the front bumper has already been off at 400 miles. No, the duct tape or screen can't be seen from the casual eye (Improved from OEM)
http://[URL=http://s23.photobucket.com/user/mystikmax6969/media/2015%20CX-5/imagejpg3.jpg.html][/URL]
Painted the front calipers gold. The rears are next but I ran out of paint
http://[URL=http://s23.photobucket.com/user/mystikmax6969/media/imagejpg12.jpg.html][/URL]
When I removed the caliper and hardware pins (at 600 miles), the pins barely had ANY synthetic brake lube on them! I can predict frozen stuck caliper problems on these cars soon. I recommend you have this checked out before it's too late. I lubed them thoroughly with my favorite brake lube, Sylglide.
Also, I had one or two air bubble in each caliper's rubber lines that I gravity bled out. The resul? The brake pedal is higher, harder, with no squish or inconsistent pedal prior to the work. (improved from OEM)
http://[URL=http://s23.photobucket.com/user/mystikmax6969/media/2015%20CX-5/imagejpg1-4.jpg.html][/URL]
DCBM with Sand Interior, respectively, is the best color combo option for 2015. Soul Red and Reflex Blue Mica were my next choices but with their black interiors, to me, the color combo aren't as striking. Plus I hate sitting on black leather in 100 heat. 25% front tints are around the corner.
http://[URL=http://s23.photobucket.com/user/mystikmax6969/media/2015%20CX-5/imagejpg1.jpg.html][/URL]
All photos were taken with an iPhone 5s 8MP camera, which I find impressive for what it is. Anyways, thanks to those that have helped guide me with the information to accomplish this, as I do almost all my work myself. I hope to be able to give back to this community soon if I haven't already helped someone out.