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    Stuck in snow with AWD & winter tyres or icy streets

    Just got stuck in the snow, I have Conti- Barum Polaris 3 and AWD and it got stuck. It rained a few days ago and the residential streets were still mainly ice even before the snow this morning, there was about 25cm of snow on a slight incline. The annoying part was that I was not able to...
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    Got yellow tint fogs

    Got yellow tint fogs, ordered them from ebay, ordered & shipped to my location north of Toronto for $14.99 BEFORE: AFTER: I'll try to get some day light, dusk/ early evening, and snow storm pics when I can/ it happens
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    HID Yellow Fog Lights?

    Looking to change to yellow HID's for the fog lights Considered just putting a tint on them, but I don't think that will help too much for inclement weather conditions... Anyone done this mod yet? Pics will be greatly appreciated (spin)
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    Yay or nay?

    Want some opinions on whether these rims would look good for a black CX-5 http://www.rtxwheels.com/en/content/neurotoxin-0 I'm currently running 16" steelies for the winter but looking at the possibility of switching to this or something else as a little xmas treat.
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    (Modified) Horn Thread

    I've noticed over the year that some of us have switched out the OEM horn to something that sounds better and louder. Going to start this thread for those of us who have modified or changed our horns, so we can post and compile some pictures and any installation advice or references for those...
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    16" aftermarket rims suggestions

    Went through one winter with the generic steel rims that comes along with winter tyres, now that winter is coming soon, I decided that I can't bare to see it on again. (boom02) Looking for good 16 inch rims in the Toronto (Markham- Richmond Hill) area for $400-$500 Any places that sell them...
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    How often do you wax?

    As above, and which wax/ brand do you use? I use Meguiar's Ultimate Liquid Wax on my black 2013 GT
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    New horn installed- Hella Twin Tone TE16 Black

    Got new horns installed onto my 2013 CX-5 since the factory horn is rubbish. Horns were bought while I was in Hong Kong for $175HKD (~ $22USD) Got them installed by a mechanic back here in Toronto, took about 40 minutes since this set has two trumpets, factory horn is only 1 trumpet/ tone and...
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    Hella twin tone horns black vs red

    Anyone else here have experience with Hella twintone (TE16) horns? Which one emits a better, more attention grabbing sound, black or red?
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    Keeping the leather clean and good looking

    As above, which brand of leather cleaner do you use to keep the seats looking good and in pristine condition?
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    Change the horn

    Looking to install a set of PIAA sports horn, anyone here changed the horn here before? I looked under the hood and can't even seem to locate the horn other than something that looks similar to it but I'm not 100% (rolleyes)
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    Just remembered how much I hate birds

    With the weather (finally) warming up, the birds are back out. Found the worst spot for a bird to do its business, right on the ledge of the hood and in between the windshield where the spray/ nozzels are for the windshield washer fluid. It's more painful because my CX-5 is black...
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    Horn change!

    I've decided I have had enough of the horrid sounding horn, but there are multiple factors holding me back from ordering a new horn. Is our horn hard to get to and replaced? Do you think the dealer will know how to change to after market horns? For those wondering I'm planning on getting PIAA...
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    Wishing N.A. CX-5 had rear fog lights

    Whenever there is inclement weather some will complain about others have their hazard lights on, this wouldn't be a problem if the US and Canadian government got with the times and adopted the Euro regulations where every car must have rear fog lights. That way people that are worried others...
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    Broken reverse camera update, tailgate needs to be removed

    Got the call from the dealer for to fix the reverse camera. They say they have to remove the tailgate to do it and that it will be a 2-3 hour process... Going to ask if they are sure if they can't just work with the camera. I'm worried that if they remove it there will be water leakage issues...
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    Emergency stop signal

    So I just found out another good feature that North American CX-5 miss out on is that the hazards will rapidly flash under heavy braking. I actually want to see this in action so if anyone from Europe, Asia or Australia is kind enough to demonstrate via a video for us across the ocean that would...
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    Changing back to all season tires

    Just wanted to share I can't wait to have my 19" rims with all seasons back on. Planning to change them the Thursday before good Friday/ Easter. Temps will still be cold enough the next 10-14 days to justify the use of winter tires and flurries are still in the forecast despite being 6C below...
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    Malfunctioning reverse camera update

    Went to the dealer, they had a look at it, told me had to wait up to a month for a new camera because there was apparently zero of those in north America.
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    Ontario, NE US snow storm

    For those of us in Southern, Eastern Ontario and NE U.S., you might or might not know that there is a big snow storm coming. Looking forward to see how the car performs in the deep snow (supposedly the biggest storm for Toronto in 5 years) Stay safe :)
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    Malfunctioning reverse camera

    Need help/ advice... The reverse camera is malfunctioning, when I shift to R either it stays on the audio screen or it turns into a blue screen with the "Please check surroundings for safety" at the bottom. Anyone else have experience with this? Is this covered by warranty? How long will it...
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