mazda5

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...

The 2012 Mazda5's red lenses in the hatch door has a reflector in them, but they're missing the light bulb sockets. I thought that the car would look great with an extra pair of red lights in the door. The lens is not too hard to get to (pop the hatch inner liner off and it's held on with a...

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...

I purchased the Bayson K-Style ABS Rear Bumper Lip from eBay and had it professionally painted and installed on my 2012 Mazda5 Touring. Matches the factory side skirts and fits perfectly - it eliminates the original "high rear-end" look of the Mazda5. While trial fitting before install, the lip...

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 every one. I'm new to the forum and I tried to search for my issue with my mazda5 on this forums and on the how to forums. I apologize in advance because maybe the answer for my question is already posted somewhere but like I said I'm new to the forum. Issue as fallow. 1)My front door (...

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...

I've had a 2009 Mazda 5 for a few years now. I got the cupped tires, misalignments, clunks and bonks around 50k. I had originally thought the noise was due to undercarriage shielding since all the noises seemed to start all at once. But I've been learning its the usual pattern for all of the...

We have a customer's 2012 Mazda5 (Canadian) which has the ambient temperature display reading in Farenhite instead of Celsius. This is a GS model so it does not have the Trip Computer and so it does not have a "Info" button. Does anyone know how to change it back to Celsius? We have been unable...

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...

wondering if anyone's experienced this with their Mazda. Mine is almost at 80K miles and recently been hearing a whistling sound coming from the windshield on driver side when driving at moderate to high speed. The windshield had never been replaced and has no damage other than a very tiny...

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...