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I am looking at putting my stock swaybars back on my car and was hoping someone would have a picture of which set of bushings goes on which swaybar. They are slightly different. Also does anybody know of a website that sells replacement urethane swaybar bushings. Thanks, Josh

I was reinstalling my stock rear shocks today and noticed that the koni yellow that I was taking off were about an inch longer than the stock ones. Has anybody noticed this? I am just curious since I have had all sorts of handling issues with my koni yellow on the rear of my car, well not so...

Can anyone tell me where the airbags are located in the front seats of a 2007 MZ3 Hatchback? I am trying to get custom seat covers made for my car and the upholstery shop will not make them unless they know where the airbags are so they can leave an opening for them. Pictures would be a great...

Does anyone know if any companies make urethane bushings for the stock swaybars on the mazda 3. I currently have the racing beat swaybars front and rear and am thinking of taking the front one off but would like to know if anyone knows if there is a replacement urethane bushing available for the...

I have been having trouble with my rear shocks and shock mounts coming loose, and I would like to buy some new hardware for mounting them. I was wondering if anybody knows what size the nut is that holds the shock to the shock mount and what size the nuts are that fasten the shock mount to the...

After doing some research on the forums I found out about turning off the traction control/DSC by pushing the dsc button when the car is started. I have run into three different scenarios. Start the car normally and push the DSC button after the car is started, from what I gather this turns off...

About a year ago I read a post on the differences between turning the DSC off by holding down the DSC button while starting the car vs. pushing the DSC button once the car is running. I can't seem to locate this thread, can anyone either point me to this thread or simply tell me what the...

Today I got a CEL in my 2007 Mazda 3 Hatchback. I do not have any engine mods. The CEL I got was P2187 which says that the fuel system is too lean at idle on the right bank (1st bank). I have just cleaned my MAF Sensor and tapped on the Purge Valve Solenoid to make sure that it isn't stuck as...

I am looking at picking up a SRI in spring, but I would like to know if I can keep it on during the cold winters up here in Wisconsin? Someone I was talking to said that they had to remove their CAI during the winter so it wouldn't ice up (this being on a chevy pickup truck). Is this the case in...

This summer I installed racing beat swaybars (Front and Rear) and upgraded the front endlinks from racing beat, and the rear with ms3 endlinks from a third party vendor. I have had a rear endlink blow out and just today had a front endlink blow out. I am not really that hard on the car, I don't...

Does anyone know if wheel corrosion is covered by our warranty? And if so how long? I have used my stock snow flakes for one winter and then got steel wheels with snow tires on for winter. The center of each of my wheels around the logo has bubbling paint around it. I could understand if all of...

So I have 30,000 miles on my 07 Mazda 3 Hatchback that has a automatic transmission. I had mazda put a new transmission in about a year ago around 15000 miles ago. I have heard recommendations that you should change your transmission fluid every year for optimal transmission life. Is this a good...

So I have had Koni Yellow Struts/shocks on my car for about a month and a half. I have the front adjusted to where I like them, but the back is another story. I have tried adjusting them twice, and it doesn't feel any different. I remove the shock from the car, then remove the shock mount. I...

I have had off and on luck with my car in regards to getting it to shift decent. The past three days here have been in the upper 90's and the car seemed to shift horribly in the afternoon on the way home from work. In the morning the temp was around 70 and the car seemed to shift ok. Is there a...

I have an 07 Mazda 3 hatch and when I plug my mp3 player into the auxiliary port and try to use a cigarette lighter power adapter with it I get static (noise) that matches the engine rpm's. As the engine accelerates the static increases and as the engine comes to an idle the static decreases. I...

So I am getting new tires soon and I am thinking about getting my stock wheels powder coated satin black while they are off my car. The question I have is has anybody had wheels powder coated, and if so did they have tire pressure monitors? My tpms are silver to match the stock wheel color...

I have a 2007 m3 hatch with the 5 speed automatic and was wondering what the normal shift points are for this car. Mine seems to shift up a bit early and does not like to down shift. If I am light on the gas, it will shift up by about 2000 rpm, if I am normal it will shift up just below 3000...

I am looking for some help with picking out some modest upgrades for the suspension on my 2007 Mazda 3 hatchback. I have been looking at the hotchkis/Mazda Speed 3 or racing beat swaybar packages and Koni adjustable struts. I would like to keep the stock ride height as I have to drive in snow...

I have a 07 mazda 3 hatchback, I have been having trouble with it in wind, it seems to be blown all over the place. This usually occurs on the freeway above 50 mph. The back of the car seems to like to wander around alot also. I was wondering if this is something that other m3 hatchback owners...