It's stainless steel and 3m tape as well. It is fairly flat too, but has no issues attaching to the car. the fitment is actually pretty perfect. I'm really happy with it.
What have you done to your CX-5 today?
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It's stainless steel and 3m tape as well. It is fairly flat too, but has no issues attaching to the car. the fitment is actually pretty perfect. I'm really happy with it.
Did some great improvements to my CX-5 this week!
Installed Pioneer 4100NEX head unit.
3.5" polk db351s in the dash.
6.5" polk db651s in the front/rear doors.
100watt/8" Powered Bazooka Tube sub in the trunk. I am really impressed with the bass this thing puts out.
I'll be buying some sound-dampening material this week. The trunk rattles a little too much for my liking now. I mounted the sub to the plastic sloped side of the trunk, since I didnt want to screw it into the floorboards with the OEM rubber mat installed.
Installed Pioneer 4100NEX head unit.
3.5" polk db351s in the dash.
6.5" polk db651s in the front/rear doors.
100watt/8" Powered Bazooka Tube sub in the trunk. I am really impressed with the bass this thing puts out.
I'll be buying some sound-dampening material this week. The trunk rattles a little too much for my liking now. I mounted the sub to the plastic sloped side of the trunk, since I didnt want to screw it into the floorboards with the OEM rubber mat installed.
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Did my first wax on my CX-5 today. Took me about 2hrs for wash, dry, wax, clean all the plastic trim, and tires.
There was a couple small wax spots in the pic that I wiped up when i got home. I did it inside at work and lighting was poor so I couldn't see it all.
Fire fighter? Nvm, must be EMT or paramedic.
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Emptied the catch can (3500mi) since I had the car up for turbo stuff.
Damn, I knew that. So here we have it. That much of additional gunk would have gone through the intake valves. I really hope that Mazda's high-temp self-cleaning technique works, particularly with short trips...
I'm getting the catch can too. Although my sequential two catch cans setup gets about three times that of condensate in Tahoe, even this small amount is upsetting, providing that there is a built-in separator in CX-5. I wonder how much of the vapor that you haven't caught still ended up in the intake.
I'm getting the catch can too. Although my sequential two catch cans setup gets about three times that of condensate in Tahoe, even this small amount is upsetting, providing that there is a built-in separator in CX-5. I wonder how much of the vapor that you haven't caught still ended up in the intake.
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- San Antonio, Texas
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- '15 CX-5 Miata AWD
I'll let it sit for a while, and see how it separates. Definitely oil in there, but not sure how much is water.
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- San Antonio, Texas
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- '15 CX-5 Miata AWD
In any case, it's all gas/oil bi-products. I haven't used any type of intake cleaner or thing like that.
That's what worrisome. Those by-products have ruined countless DI engines, even non-DI, just look at GM 's 5.3L. Hope Mazda fairs better then VW, BMW, etc. My wife's short trips do not provide too much of valve-heating, I'd guess, particularly during cold winter days. Oh well, we'll see.
Perpetual Nomad
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- 2016.5 CX-5 GT AWD + Tech
I brought her home from the dealership lot... (2thumbs)
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Today I Plasti Dipped the badges
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Not a fan of plastidip, but I have to say the black/red combo is the best I've seen to date. Suggestion: ditch the SkyActive badge on the right which is no doubt no longer readable anyway and move the AWD letters to replace it.
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Today I Plasti Dipped the badges
Did you remove the emblems completely or just tape off? Job looks really good. If you just taped em off what did you use to trim the excess?
Perpetual Nomad
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Thanks! I read through this guide before hand, and simply taped off + newspaper. I was surprised to find the material actually breaks pretty evenly at the seam with the badge. The areas that needed extra help I did with a toothpick. $6 for the can of Plasti Dip and about 90min worth of labor and waiting
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I could totally get behind that idea
It is still readable.
It's a little dirty right now with pollen season.
What can be done, which I thought about doing is taking a toothpick to the letters and peeling the plasti-dip off them. This way its two tone, but still dark and easier to read the logo if you want it more legible.
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This is the stuff, no prep needed other than wiping it clean with a cloth:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Plasti-Dip-11-oz-Black-Rubber-Coating-Spray-11203-6/100131010
https://www.dipyourcar.com/collections/original-solid-color/products/plasti-dip-black
It's plasti-dip. For prep I suggest washing it real good with soap and water, than dry. What I like to do after that is wipe it down with a alcohol prep and let that dry.
