What have you done to your Mazda5 today?
- Thread starter Rockin03mp5
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phunky.buddha
Booga Booga?
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- DFW TX
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- No mo MZ5 want MX5
Oh wow. Thanks for the link! I could really use one of those.
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Last weekend- tore apart the driver's side sliding door to replace the exterior door handle. LOADS of fun- you have to rip the entire thing apart from the inside with about 4 inches of clearance since you can't swing the door out. Pics taken, but not as many as I should have since I was in a rush- writeup incoming in the near future.
I've had that cover for both my first gen and now my 2012. They are different and the old style will absolutely won't install to the new 2012+ style. The old style slides into the back part of the seat backs as opposed to the new style that slides completely over the entire top part of the seat back. So in a sense I believe the new style will fit the first gen MZ5 but not the other way around. The new style also comes with a bumper guard that folds and stores into that pocket on the left side of the cover. When you use it it velcros to the end edge of the cover and drops down enough to cover the bumper to keep it safe from scratches when loading something into the cargo area. The old style didn't have this feature. I've had it for a year now and I've yet to use it.
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- 2009 Mazda 5 Touring & 2012 MS3
And that's where the extra cost probably comes from. I know my 09 cover doesn't have any such bumper cover. I would've loved that since my bumper is absolutely trashed.
thanks for this! Cuz I was about to order the old style just to test it out...(freak)
It also covers those if you put one on 
http://www.buyourmazdaparts.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=235
http://www.buyourmazdaparts.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=235
I didn't but its so easy its barely worth doing one. I got the idea from another forum user who did the same install so I just copied him. On 08+ 5's there is an access cover behind the parking brake that is big enough for an outlet. I bought an outlet at radio shack and used a stepped drill bit to make the hole. Then I fished the wires through the console and tied them into the existing lighter circuit. The YMMV part? If you drive with the seat all the way back, you can't plug in anything very tall. Drilling the hole closer to the brake would give you more clearance for bigger plugs but could interfere with the armrest when the seat isn't all the way back. I may look for another option in the future but this was about 20 minutes and you can get a new access door for very cheap and make it disappear. Even if I keep this location, I will order another port like the factory one so it's a color match with a hinged door as well! If others want a write up, I will put one together. I dont like cables everywhere so I have my radar hard wired from the mirror now.
Looks like sac02 did a how-to recently, and its something that is high on my to-do list.
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123837341-How-to-install-12V-outlet-for-rear-seat-passengers
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123837341-How-to-install-12V-outlet-for-rear-seat-passengers
Well, the 1st time the rain comes, because the sun will crack and destroy the new rubber on the wipers
This is brilliant! One reason I want to build my subwoofer enclosure to fit tightly between the seats and to sit flush and flat with them while folded, is to keep my poor dogs from falling into the hole between the seats when they want to move between rows!
