What have you done to your CX-5 today?

I'm more focused on performance so I left the stock tips bare for lighter weight. Saved me a bunch of money also. I like the rad and minimalistic "bare bones" look too.

Hey nothing wrong with those content with keeping the car OEM. For everyone else who want's some preference, there's MasterCard.
 
Replaced the air filter and cabin filter. Cabin filter was pretty gross. Air filter not so much, but almost a year in, its cheap enough to do anyways.
 
plasti-dipped emblems, installed spacers (25mm back/20mm front) and installed mud guards. it's been a busy day.

next up are rain guards and roof rails. it's all coming together :)
 
Playing around with a cheap 'n nasty ELM327 reader. Got it to work with Windows 10 and using Forscan.

Hopefully it will work its way into Mazda 'oil data reset' and DPF areas.
 
plasti-dipped emblems, installed spacers (25mm back/20mm front) and installed mud guards. it's been a busy day.

next up are rain guards and roof rails. it's all coming together :)

Where did u get your spacers?


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Hello,

This is my first post. Picture below is from the dealership picking up my 2016 CX-5 Grand Touring with tech package. Upgraded from the 2013 CX-5 Grand Touring with tech package. No mods done yet.

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Yep, those are the same spacers I put on last week.....and I LOVE how the car looks now with the wheels flush with the body!

I'll hopefully post a few photos this weekend.
 
it'll work with torque too. youc an add pids if they aren't on it already.

I would like to get a few temps and pressures. In the LR Disco I had a Madman unit which came out of South Africa. Brilliant LCD display of Volts/engine hours, exhaust gas temp, coolant temp, oil temp, boost/oil pressure and low coolant, all fully programmable with Hi and Low alarms and be able to auto scroll through the different readings. The main reason why I had this is that LR buffered the coolant temp gauge via the BCU unit. By the time the LR temp gauge registered hot or started moving, it would be all over. The car would have almost seized by then!

I'm not waiting for a little red thermometer to display (screwy)
 
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I would like to get a few temps and pressures. In the LR Disco I had a Madman unit which came out of South Africa. Brilliant LCD display of Volts/engine hours, exhaust gas temp, coolant temp, oil temp, boost/oil pressure and low coolant, all fully programmable with Hi and Low alarms and be able to auto scroll through the different readings. The main reason why I had this is that LR buffered the coolant temp gauge via the BCU unit. By the time the LR temp gauge registered hot or started moving, it would be all over. The car would have almost seized by then!

I'm not waiting for a little red thermometer to display (screwy)

You would probably be surprised to learn about the CX-5's built-in diagnostics and engine monitoring functions. The computers are constantly monitoring temperatures and pressures of various systems and have built in fail-safe modes to protect the car in the event of over-heating/over-pressure/under-pressure and a huge host of other variables that could be out of range. If the transmission oil gets too hot the computers automatically reduce engine power, etc.

The car does not depend much on the driver to avoid disaster, the dashboard warning lights are primarily to keep you appraised of what the potential issues are.
 
Agreed.

Over the years self preservation modes has come a long way. But there is a bit of logic to be used when it tells you something is going on. I wish to have an understanding on why.
 
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Installed front & rear wheel spacer last weekend. This weekend got the exhaust tips upgraded. Went with 3.5" double-walled tips.

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Initially I did not want to install paddle shifter extensions, but I went for it.
I have to get used to them, but I guess they are OK. I did not want to go with the other model, because that is way to long.
This model, offers some see through option as well.
Installing them, it was a bit of a pain, though. I had to use some pliers to squeeze the plastic shifters in these aluminum extensions, to be able to tighten the set screws.
You wouldn't believe where did I install these, at Best Buy's parking lot.
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