What have you done to your CX-5 today?

[Chris_Top_Her]

What's your reasoning for using the 93 octane at every fill up and the 110 octane after an oil change?

higher octane (93) is more likely to maintain nominal power under adverse combustion conditions(and allow more aggressive timing, with less knock count).. in basics. Not sure about the 110, although the reasoning is the same, this engine doesn't rev high enough for me to want to buy that in a N/A engine.

 

[Ceej007]

I ceramic coated mine, found some little scratches I hadn't noticed when I bought her.

 

[Old-man-carl]

I did a thing today, inspired by RedBaron https://www.mazdas247.com/forum/ind...ng-things-in-your-cx-5.123872399/post-6691347

In my '19 GTR, I couldn't stand the instantaneous filth on the piano black of the gear selection plate, so I disassembled and covered it with some wood grain made for covering furniture.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned)

I don't speak any Russian, but disassembly was easy enough to follow along here:

pictures show some of the disassembly, the finished product, and comparison to the stock trim on the dash.

 

[burner99]

I installed a megan racing h brace, i think it complements the strut tower bar installed a few months back. the front end just feels more solid.

i originally wanted to also install a poly urethane filled rear motor mount but i could not get the mount off. corksports instructions were to slide the mount up to remove but the there’s no room with the awd case in the way.

for those with awd that have replaced the rear motor mount, how did you do it?

i also completed the tuning process with ovtuning about two weeks ago. unfortunately im not driving around much these days to enjoy the extra power every day.

 

[shrimpsiumai]

Just did a 60k mile spark plug replacement.

Had to make a run mid-fix to the local Harbor Freight to get extra deep 14mm socket for plugs.
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What made you change your sparks at that mileage? I thought OEM had a longer life than that?

 

[CX-5um]

I installed a megan racing h brace, i think it complements the strut tower bar installed a few months back. the front end just feels more solid.

i originally wanted to also install a poly urethane filled rear motor mount but i could not get the mount off. corksports instructions were to slide the mount up to remove but the there’s no room with the awd case in the way.

for those with awd that have replaced the rear motor mount, how did you do it?

i also completed the tuning process with ovtuning about two weeks ago. unfortunately im not driving around much these days to enjoy the extra power every day.

That looks easy to install!!! Price and from where?

 

[burner99]

That looks easy to install!!! Price and from where?

i got it from ebay, i think around $89 shipped

it took a little finagling to fit but i was able to slide the bolts in without using a jack to flatten out the bar as some mazda3 users have reported

 

[CX-5um]

i got it from ebay, i think around $89 shipped

it took a little finagling to fit but i was able to slide the bolts in without using a jack to flatten out the bar as some mazda3 users have reported

Cool....if you find any install links be sure to post. Pretty sure others are interested.

 

[CX5_Driver]

Megan racing H brace SB-HBM314-R

one ebay link
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-...0001&campid=5338685066&icep_item=112416065441

others might be cheaper.

 

[NucPC]

I did a thing today, inspired by RedBaron https://www.mazdas247.com/forum/ind...ng-things-in-your-cx-5.123872399/post-6691347

In my '19 GTR, I couldn't stand the instantaneous filth on the piano black of the gear selection plate, so I disassembled and covered it with some wood grain made for covering furniture.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/ (commissions earned)

I don't speak any Russian, but disassembly was easy enough to follow along here:

pictures show some of the disassembly, the finished product, and comparison to the stock trim on the dash.
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Looks incredibly good

 

[frotasticben]

Thinking about doing the same.

Any advice?

I drilled two holes in the bumper cover, from what I saw, zip ties were the only option. Unless of course, you created a custom mount for it. There was literally nothing except the crash bar to mount it to otherwise.

 

[CX5_Driver]

A small piece of paint protection film over the bumper plug should do the trick. If and when you need to remove the bumper plug for transporting the vehicle on a flat bed it will be a bit more tricky to get the vinyl off, but you wont loose the piece.

Semi related reading...There are some good gems in these threads...

Tow hook cover fell off bumper

Yesterday, after enduring Frozen II with the family, I came back to my car to discover that the left rear tow hook cover was gone from my 2018 GT Soul Red. I see that Mazda sells an unpainted replacement part, and there are sites that sell painted replacements for a Mazda 6. Has this happened...

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Did Anyone Get A Tie Down Hook?

I was checking the tire pressure in my spare this morning and noticed that there is a cutout in the styrofoam panel forward of the spare for one of those eyelet type tie down hooks or tow hooks but the tool was missing. They are supposed to thread into the hole under the plastic covers on the...

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Circles/squares on your Mazda are not for towing or pulling onto flatbed

As per this video, the narrator explains that the 'tow bar' access areas through the bumpers are not to be used. Ever. They were used for securing the cars while transporting them to the USA.

www.mazdas247.com

 

[Jef]

Not exactly done to my cx-5, but picked up a 2021 grand touring cx9 for the wife. Loving it so far

 

[CX-5um]

Yo

Not exactly done to my cx-5, but picked up a 2021 grand touring cx9 for the wife. Loving it so far

You mean to tell me she has the audacity to not getting a boring suv lol?

 

[Jef]

Yo


You mean to tell me she has the audacity to not getting a boring suv lol?

tell me about it! Just need to order another Corksport intake now

 

[frotasticben]

Getting a new windshield tomorrow

I didn't look for previous posts, sorry in advance, what happened?

 

[frotasticben]

decepticons...

Not all Decepticons were bad.

 

[frotasticben]

Hood Damper. So easy and works like a charm to lift that 30 pund hood. It assists the lift effortlessly to about 1 foot then raises itself the rest of the way - even higher than the standard hood propView attachment 226055

I installed these on mine a while back, to this day it still screws with the Mazda Service Technicians.

 

[Chris_Top_Her]

Put some new switchbacks in, one of the white leds was flickering.

 

[audikiller]

Over due for a wash, so took it to a nice car wash and then spent some time with some exterior quick detailer to make it shine. Looks nice and sparkly now.