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    Rear Brakes Wearing Poorly, Noise

    My 2018 Mazda 3 5 door is having some rear brake problems and I was wondering if anyone else here had a similar issue. Since almost new (about 11 months ago), the rear brakes did not show even wear on the rotors. Not even a smaller stripe of worn rotor in the middle, just a bunch of lines -...
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    2007~2015 Ford Edge Rear Suspension Components Fit CX-9?

    Hey guys, been a lurker here for while and decided it was time to finally do some posting. My fiance has a 2008 CX-9 Sport and its been a great vehicle since she got it. The issue I'm having is I live in MN and the salty winters are pretty hard on vehicles here. I just got tires put on and...
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    Anyone installed a rear dashcam on a 2018 CX-3?

    Hi everyone, I've installed a front dash-cam on my 2018 CX3 using the cigarette lighter as the power source, but cannot figure out how to install one in the rear. Is there another cigarette lighter somewhere in the rear ? or Would I have to use the front cigarette lighter to power both the...
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    Rear caliper wont swing open

    Hello fellow proud mazda owners! I was planning to replace my brake pads today. However, I just spent the last 4 hours trying to pry open the passenger side read caliper with no success. I drive a Protege ES 03. The rear calipers only have one sliding pin, the other "pin" actually acts like a...
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    2016 Rear Window Washer Pattern

    My 2016 just seems to shoot a solid stream from the top straight down the middle of the rear window. It's effective, I guess, but I was expecting more of a spray pattern similar to the front. Do other's work like this or is something wrong with mine?
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    Vibrating front end of car when breaks applied above 65 mph. Root cause ?

    I have 2012 4WD Cx-9 Touring. Odometer is 51k. History - I purchased from dealer as a pre-owned certified car in 2015. At that time odometer was 33k. Previously it was used as a fleet vehicle ( as carfax stated ). I started observing a pattern nowadays - when I apply break on and above 65 mph...
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    Rear Windshield Visor for 99-03.5

    Brand New, imported from Taiwan. FSE logo is a sticker and can be removed. $100 + Shipping Image 1-7 is my photos on my car Image 8-9 is examples on a friends car Rear Visor 1 by Brandon Chang, on Flickr Rear Visor 2 by Brandon Chang, on Flickr Rear Visor 3 by Brandon Chang, on Flickr Rear...
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    GI: Protege Sedan/MSP Rear Windshield Visor

    Hey guys, this is a GI thread for Rear Visors for the 4DR community. I am currently waiting on an approval from Antoine to create a GB thread. I'm currently in Taiwan on vacation and found a shop that's capable of getting their hands on the rear visors for the protege sedan/msp. This is...
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    2010 CX-9 GT - rear air turns off

    Evening everyone! Tried searching these (awesome) forums but couldn't find any similar threads - maybe someone has some clues.... 2010 CX-9 Grand Touring FWD. Sometime in the past few days we noticed that when we turn on the air (just air, not necessarily AC), and then hit the 'Rear' button...
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    Mazdaspeed 6 Rear Bumper

    Looking for a Mazdaspeed 6 bumper in good shape. Black preferred. Either bumper skin alone or with plastic exhaust trim even better. PM me. Thanks!
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    IMPORTANT ---> Back pads for Touring and Grand Touring <---- Pads are different....

    IMPORTANT ---> Back pads for Touring and Grand Touring <---- Pads are different.... Hello all. Lesson learned. 2009 Grand Touring Been going round and round with back brake pads dragging, making noise while driving, hot rotors - ON THE BACK AXLE. Lo and behold, parts suppliers sell the...
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    Whinning noise comming from the rear at higher speeds

    Whining noise comming from the rear at higher speeds I have a whining noise coming from the rear of my 2010 Mazda 3s (75,000 miles) that seems to be getting worse. It is louder the faster the car is going. I suspect it is the rear wheel bearings. Can I replace just the bearings, or do I have...
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    Shudder with a clunk/thunk from the rear while in first or second gear

    I am looking for some information on my 2012 CX-9 which has 7,000 miles on it. To provide some context, it had the symptoms of the widespread PTU (power transfer unit) problem, with oil leaking on the garage floor at around 6,000 miles. The dealer replaced the PTU under warranty. Since then, a...
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    Erebuni Spoiler/Rear Wing for Protege5

    Is the Erebuni Spoiler/Rear Wing for the Mazda Protege5 still being sold? I can't find a website that sells it. Can anyone hook me up?
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    Accessing rear speakers on 2012 Mazda5?

    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
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    WTB: Protege rear swaybar endlinks

    Old ones are toast. Interested in the custom endlinks one of the contributors here built (can't find the thread anymore). Running an AWR rear swaybar.
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    Which brand of rear rotors and pads would y'all recommend as higher quality parts?

    Hey everybody, I'm looking at replacing my rear rotors and brake pads and was wondering if anyone could recommend a brand and specific replacement products. I'm considering doing the work myself, but I'm a bit of a noob at this. I have replaced the rear shocks myself, since the stock ones...
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    help - seized wheel hub assembly

    Hey guys, So my passenger side rear wheel bearing on my 02 p5 was getting alittle to wobbly and grinding alot, got the new hub assembly, and began taking everything apart, it was going good till I got to the old hub assembly, it's seems to be seized on the spindle, ive hit it a couple times...
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    New member, looking for a rear lip!

    Hello everyone, I just bought a 2003 MSP with 50K on the engine and 148K on the body. Although it seems to be a very nice car, it need a little it of love. I am currently looking for a rear lip, wich I can't find ANYWHERE. I've been calling in all scrappies, Mazda itself and probably googled it...
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    Rear Parking Sensors as an add-on?

    I bought a CX-5 Sport manual, no options. Can the rear sensors be added, without the whole rear camera and display? All I really want/need is an audio tone to indicate distance.
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