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Hey all, I'm trying to track down the TSB for the Cowl/Windshield popping/clicking noise. After nearly 5 years and 60k miles, I think my 5 finally developed it from the way people here have described it and the the dealer's diagnosis. So far they replaced some clips that supposedly helped, but...

Long story short, got a remanufactured engine swapped in from Mazda under powertrain warranty. Everything with the replacement has been generally fine, except since day 1 I got a CEL intermitently. Took it back to the dealership and sort of got a runaround w/the light other than them clearing...

Got about 46k on the 5 and this afternoon I attempted the first oil change myself. looked easy enough, most PITA looking step was removing the under engine cover, and of course it didn't let me down. I gave up at sundown after FINALLY getting the cover off. basically, the front three bolts...

Stepping out of our 6 year old laptop into a new one. No gaming, most intense use it will get is Hulu and Photoshop. Is the Core 2 Duo worth the extra $160? thanks (Current processor is a Pentium 4 @ 2.53ghz.) Processors Intel Pentium Dual Core T4200 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/1MB cache)...

...does anyone ever have a sluggish clutch pedal when it's cold outside? In this latest cold streak, seems especially 20*F and below, for the first few times I hit the clutch, it's slow to spring back. I just have to shift slower for the first mile or two. Seems like it's not getting enough...

Im sure some of you guys have seen this before... Im looking for that thread out there in the Internet with the group of like 5 or 6 guys at a club, they all got spikey hair trying to look all serious, but the picture is actually kind of ridiculous. It has a feeling of Icy Hot Stuntaz to it...

last night I was on the highway and I misjudged my tach range, and I shifted from 3-2 too fast. I was probably @ 60mph. Tach I believe hit around 7500 for a second before I clutched it again to drop it. (In 3rd I believe I was around 5000) Redline is @ 6500 and rev limiter is @ about 7000, I...

I consider myself a generally good driver, but if there’s one Achilles heel of mine, it’s taking corners too tight. Pulling out making a right yesterday, I hit a curb not with either one of my tires or wheels, but the lower sill extension below my door (sounded very not good). Found a spot to...

Well, finally got my Apexcone HID's installed in my 5. Took some trial and error, but thanks to the help from dreamym5, got them burning perfectly. (What hung me up was the little 'tab' on the bulb... it needs to be aligned between the two metal posts inside the projector housing, or else kiss...

I'm planning on buying a set of HID's coming up here pretty soon. I'm getting 4300k 35w, most likely from XenonExpert.com. I had my mind set on the Apexcones... the kit is $130, but then add on the lifetime warranty for $25, battery relay harness for $30 and shipping (for the separate relay...

You be the judge, because I can't figure it out! Just go here and on every level you just have to find and click on the 5 differences between the two images... then you'll automatically procede onto the next level. It's on the 7th level... the level has a guy hanging under a bridge outside of...

I just got the Scosche MA03B harness for my Mazda5. When comparing the Scosche plug vs. the Mazda5 plug, I noticed that the Scosche has a pin (blue wire) in the location for the power antenna (which the Mazda5 doesnt even have), but its missing a pin where the dimmer (orange) should be...

Found this on Crutchfield.com. Included are both the diagram of the harness plug, as well as the color-coding associated with each wire in the harness. Also, I read multiple posts on the forum that the Mazda3 and Mazda5 wiring is different. Well according to this, that's half true... while...

Wow, totally just stumbled across this one. Metra put out a Dash Kit for the Mazda5! It allows for Double DIN, 2 Single DINs, or a Single DIN + Pocket. This is big news to me anyway because while the Corksport version looks much better in that its color matches, this one allows for Single DIN...

Check it out, numbers are totally inflated on MazdaUSA.com. Wonder what the deal is? Source: FuelEconomy.gov vs MazdaUSA.com

Is there any way do DIY re-center the steering wheel? Not sure how its hooked up with the column. I noticed on both sides of the wheel near the column, there is a 1 or so round plug that looks removable, but didnt attempt to take it off. Kind of doubting this is possible, but just checking...

On the commute this morning the 5 took a healthy sized rock to the windshield @ 70MPH. It left damage, but only VERY minor a < long scratch that I can BARELY feel with my fingernail. I doubt much can be done to polish it out without risking further damage or glass distortion, and its not in...

Damn it, first time I ever did this... maybe it was the lack of sleep getting up at 5AM for damn Black Friday. I decided to go up over a curb at a shopping mall this morning with my rear passenger wheel! (hand) At first I thought nothing was wrong, then when the sun came up later I noticed a...

Not sure what this is all about, but it appears to be similar to the Kia Rondo... with the exception of having a strong manufacturer name behind it. Found out about it on a website sidebar ad. http://www.nissanhelp.com/Models/2008/Rogue/Photos.htm

I know this won't matter to most of you here, but I'm just posting this as a reference for new parents or parents-to-be. My 4 month old already grew out of his Graco SnugRide infant seat, so we just upgraded to the Britax Marathon convertible seat. (We had originally purchased the Alpha Omega...