What have you done to your Mazda5 today?
- Thread starter Rockin03mp5
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We're gonna have to start calling you Batman! You have all the cool toys!
LOL I wasn't the first to do it. Someone else on here did it first and confirmed my suspicion that it'd fit.
At first I installed my full-sized scangauge in the cubby above the switch bank you chose. Poor visibility, so I moved it and now it sits on top of the steering column cover. Easy to glance at quickly while viewing the other gauges.
LOL, that's karma in action right there...
I'm OCD about things looking out of place. I might get an AeroForce gauge to put in the vent eventually though. The location of the ScanGaugeE doesn't bother me since I only glance down at it randomly.
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- 2008 Mazda5 GT
You forced fed crack and took it away so now she doesn’t know how to handle it... I do wonder if some of these are by products of components working harder when it was on crack... err, blow.
I transferred my SG2 to the Mz5 couldn't find a suitable place for it. Granted first gen dash is different, it seems the only practical place is on top of the steering column.
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I think I found rodslinger's car....
(rlaugh)
Now I thought this was funny too, given the context, but in the back of my mind I can't help but wonder, what happened?
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- 2008 Mazda5 GT
Bed liner
Installed a solid platform to cover the entire area behind the front seats (for hauling my musical equipment). Could have posted here, but it was in response to a thread that I started.
Installed a solid platform to cover the entire area behind the front seats (for hauling my musical equipment). Could have posted here, but it was in response to a thread that I started.
rodslinger
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Watched her drive away.....
I had the buyer show up today and take delivery. Should treat him well. I had the alignment checked the other day and replaced the battery (because s*** happens). Also changed the A/C belt, plugs and fluids too. Took it to discount tire for one last rotate and balance. Thing should be good to go with nothing more than oil changes for another 60k miles. Hope they enjoy it as much as I did.
But I'm sure I'll be back. That wasn't my last Mazda.
I had the buyer show up today and take delivery. Should treat him well. I had the alignment checked the other day and replaced the battery (because s*** happens). Also changed the A/C belt, plugs and fluids too. Took it to discount tire for one last rotate and balance. Thing should be good to go with nothing more than oil changes for another 60k miles. Hope they enjoy it as much as I did.
But I'm sure I'll be back. That wasn't my last Mazda.
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- 2008 Mazda5 GT
Say to see another constructive/helpful member go. Ya’ll come back now. Next time in a MT and keep that turbo nicely boxed up for your next car
.Got my tires installed on the RX8 wheels (finally) I went with the Cooper Zeon RS3 A in a 225/40. I currently have these on stock 17 inch wheels (205s) and am very impressed by them. I would have gone with a 235 but NTB didn't even have a listing for that size at the time, not to mention the tires cost me only $91 apiece versus $127 at Discount Tires. So with the TPMS rebuilds, I was out of there for $142 less than the $660 that Discount Tires wanted me to pay, and a promise to bring the car back when the tires are mounted (figured I let Mazda give me a proper alignment this time instead of NTB). Oh, and Cooper has a $70 mail-in rebate for a Visa card that ends on the 15th.
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I found that odd too until I had the same problem too, not sure how but sometime when I am driving the highway, I would slow down for slower traffic the mz5 would shift to 3 gear. I didn't even notice until I hear the engine rev shoot up.
Are you in manual or auto mode? One of the safeguards in manual mode when decelerating is to downshift into 3rd at a specific speed and then 1st once almost stopped. This safeguard is there in case the driver forgets to downshift on there own and allows better acceleration for safety reasons. It does the same in auto mode but it's not as noticeable.
Hopefully that wasn't your last post, as I'm curious about your wheel and suspension changes that helped your gas mileage.
First series of upgrades on the project posted - http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/mazda5-technology-project,3795.html
