Got email back from the parts manager of Mazda dealer in Taipei. She said the part number, K073-88-240 39, is legit but they don't stock it as the white/parchment interior is not available in Taiwan. She can special order it from Mazda in Japan but this parchment headrest is currently out of stock there in Japan too! So don't be surprised if your headrests are delayed. Just for your information, the price is $1,697 TWD each in Taipei, which is about $52.26 USD. I ordered mine in last Nov. and paid $1,618 TWD for the black one as the Japanese Yen was lower at that time. So if anyone has a chance traveling to Taipei, go get a pair of these JDM headrests as they have good price there!
Are they from CX-3 or Mazda3? Wouldn't mind to see the picture.
No pics needed. Just curious. That's a good deal @$55 less than Fendyman used to sell them for here!
GP 2004's headrests are different from Fendyman's and Fendyman's are genuine JDM CX-5 headrests. I asked for pictures because I'd like to see the difference between his non-CX-5 headrest and JDM CX-5 headrest. The headrests GP 2004 bought from Med Center Mazda are not designed for CX-5 based on his different part number BLE3-88-240 2. I'd checked, the JDM version headrest for CX-5 is not available anywhere in the US and can't be special ordered from US Mazda dealer either.
No, GP 2004 ordered BLE3-88-240 02 which is the headrests either for US version CX-3 or Mazda3 which have low-profile style rear seat headrests. That's why he could get them from a US Mazda dealer. These headrests will fit CX-5 but not perfectly like those you guys ordered from Japanparts.com. Compare the part numbers as they're different.
Great news! So the part number, K073-88-240 39, is correct for parchment leather rear seat headrest! I didn't know Japanparts.com would sent you pictures to make sure they're what you wanted. The stitching is at the same quality level of our US version headrests. After all, it's not a Lexus or BMW. Otherwise you'll see double or triple stitching on it! Keep us posted!
They are built for a Mazda 3. I am trying to post pictures, and failing. Does anyone know of instructions? I searched and found nothing.
There're many ways to include the imagines. I use Google Picasa Web Albums as the storage and display the URL directly. Here are a couple of pictures from previous posts in this thread for Mazda3's headrests. They have red stitching and they won't match those headrests for 2016 and plus as those have black stitching on black headrests. The fitment is not as good as JDM CX-5 headrests either. I definitely believe getting original JDM CX-5 headrests via Japanparts.com for about $155/$170 is a better choice.
These are mazda 3 sport head rests. Frankly, I like them better than the euro specs because they don't go down as far which can be uncomfortable when the headrest are against your shoulder blades. Just giving others another option..
No gap. I got it from ebay for 70 a piece.
I really hate both sides of rearview mirror image on CX-5 are blocked by the rear seat headrests. I went ahead purchased a pair of non-US spec, low-profile rear seat headrests at a Mazda dealer during the recent trip to Taipei. It cost me USD $96.52 for a pair. Once I got back and tried them on, I feel that the money was well spent! I'm very happy to have these low-profile headrests and now I can see a full view of the back window from rearview mirror! What a safety improvement to us!
Those pics are garbage! J/K! They look fine, thanks for sharing.
I figured out how to post pics.
These are the head rests. Please don't complain about the pics as I only pretend to be a photographer.
Ha you've figured out how to post pictures! I always have something new to learn even if I've reached senior years.
