mazda5

I recently had a ton of trouble whilst installing a Rostra Bluetooth kit in my 2012 Mazda5 Sport. Nothing wrong with the kit, as it works quite well, and was a fantastic $20 eBay find. The problem is with the audio system cutting out, but only under one particular circumstance. The problem...

Can any tell me (or point me to instructions online somewhere) how to get to the rear speakers? I've got a project in mind that requires me to get to the connectors on the speakers but I don't know which panels to pull off. Thanks, Ryan

My wife, a school teacher often carries cargo that muffles the rear speakers. I have been trying to come up with a way to fix the problem, adding 2 speakers to the sliding middle doors, moving the rear speakers to the sliding middle doors, or adding bigger speakers in the rear. Any ideas?

2012 Mazda5 Sport 6MT. For the first couple of minutes in the mornings, it sounds like there is some grinding noises coming from the front brakes. This goes away after a couple of stops. Pad wear is minimal with plenty of life left, and the rotors are in fine shape. Is this just from the OEM...

How similar are the suspensions between the Mazda3 and Mazda5? From what I understand, the springs on the 5 are softer and designed for more body roll than the 3 so that you don't do anything crazy with a vehicle with a higher CG (too late...), as well as a more family-freindly ride. Although...

I recently got a great deal on a used Rostra MZ1 Bluetooth kit for installation in my 2012 Mazda5 Sport. The item was pulled from a 2011 Mazda6, It looked like installation was going to be straightforward, but not surprisingly, it didn't work. I didn't receive any installation manuals, and the...

Is this car even tested? WTF? http://usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/cars-trucks/Mazda_Mazda5/Safety/

Rally Man's -van thread Well I've been doing some mods to my car and posting on this sites blog (in case you didn't know, the forum software will let you have a blog). But each post must be approved by a moderator, I'm sure I'm giving them a headache getting them to approve the post. So with...

Hi, I'm looking to buy an aftermarket cabin filter for my Mazda 5 2009 GS. There seems to be two options. Filter with rear A/C switches, or filter without rear switches. What does that mean? I'm pretty sure it relates to the rear passenger fan console, but I don't understand how. Thanks

Hey guys! Noob here, at least for upgrading my 5. its a 2007, and i'm ordering the BC racing coilovers. with that, I also plan to upgrade the sway bars but cannot find the aftermarket upgrade for the front sway bar. DO i need it? Will it make a difference? I was going to go with Koni Yellows...

Hi there, I recently purchased a used 2007 Mazda 5 Touring from an area dealership. So far, I love the car, but I noticed some behavior from the cooling fan that isn't quite right. I was wondering if anyone on here might be able to help. When we bought the car, the cooling fan would run when...

So there's an excellent guide on here for how to replace the rear shock absorbers on the Mazda5, but I'm torn as to which parts to get as my driver-side rear appears to have blown. With fear of it failing the imminent MOT, I better get on with replacing them, so any pointers would be most...

2009 Mazda5 Sport, with the 40k and the original brakes. I've just spent an hour with penetrating oil and hammers (rubber mallet, then 4lb. hammer) trying to take the front brake rotors off. I've got the AllData instructions, and there really shouldn't be anything holding them in place once the...

Hello Everyone, New 2008 MZ5 Sport owner here. I just bought it and everything looks great, except for one thing... The little passenger window side air vent tab or clip or lever is missing. It seems like no big deal until someone gets in and mentions it is not there over and over and over...

Hello all - first time poster and recent lurker. The 2013 Mazda 5 GT is a perfect fit for our family. We have test driven it numerous times and enjoy the handling, capacity and especially the price. FWIW, here in the Philadephia, PA, US area i am able to get it for $25,090.93 out-the-door...

So today i was driving when i noticed this funny raspy sound coming from me mazda. i thought it sounded like it was an exhaust leak at first. i asked my boss to listen and he immediately was like oh my gosh dude have you checked your oil?? upon checking the oil after letting the car sit for an...

I've been looking at replacing a number of light bulbs on my car with LED units, but I see that there are two different types that apparently shouldn't be mixed or interchanged. It seems that there are some design for cars that use CAN Bus architecture, and others that don't use this...

Greetings all, Today the OEM head unit I ordered, pulled from a 2012 Grand Touring, arrived, and being a nice comfortable 80 degrees out this evening I decided not to wait until the weekend to do the install. Considering we had 18 inches of snow just two weeks ago, and can expect another cold...

Hello everyone! I am thinking of buying a nice blue 2003 Mazda 5 Protege hatchback. It has 123k miles, leather, premium sound, sun roof, power seats, windows, etc. I have no idea what to look for, and how to know I have found a great car, or how to avoid buying a bad car. I've searched for...

Greetings all, I'd like to replace my stock head unit with one from a GT, and have a few questions: 1) Can I expect this to be a plug-and-play situation? I am assuming that in order to keep assembly of the vehicle simple, the wiring harness and connectors would be the same between all trim...