Recent content by DubbuD

dude that sucks. But at least the metal doesn't look hurt. For the sake of keeping the money in my pocket I'd probably just patch it up and call it a day. Not like plastic gonna rust or anything.

That describes my machine, plus a lot more showing up on the hood now and some on the driver side doors. But Mazda and their body shop swear it's "rock chips" showing up in clusters inside my door handles and elsewhere. I've just decided to live with it and when the thing rusts out I'll buy...

I have to get a new dash cam as well. My $25 Chinese jobby finally croaked. Not bad for $25 CAD, shipped and installed; got like a year out of it, been out of commission for a few months now. Hahaha. I think I'll get a better one with warranty this time tho. xD

I don't see the little vent close wheels in the diagram of that one, and no mention of them in the description. That just looks like a stock OEM one with no vent control. But thanks for trying, and who knows, maybe it is the one; if only the OP would respond, lol.

Dude, where did you get these, I need these. Like, why couldn't Mazda just make them like this in the first place? Haha.

Yeah, after the winter, mine were rusting; despite frequent pressure washes throughout the winter. Pretty typical around here.

14 inch boat?! Dam, color me impressed! ;) Seriously, nice pic tho, hahaha.

Industrial Fall Out. Realistically, it's probably rail dust or other contaminants from transport. And no sweat! I've been doing detail work on my own rigs for a long time now, so it's good to be able to share helpful info with people. I don't have the time to sink into detailing as a job, but...

Yeah, that's because it's little bits of iron embedded in the clear. If you work them long enough with a clay bar they should come out if you can get them out with your fingernail like that. White is a b**** for IFOs, and it takes a lot of tedious effort to get every last spot. My fiancee has a...

For polish/wax I used Meguiar's Ultimate Polish/Ultimate Synthetic Wax. As for the buffer, I used a 6" orbital buffer. Simoniz (Canadian Tire brand) is the one I have specifically. Was around $160 or something. Looks much like a grinder, but with a velcro pad on it for attaching the hex type...

Orange freckles are generally just IFOs from transport. Pretty typical to have to clay them out of a new vehicle.

I also had a lot of swirls in my paint, it took a fair amount of time with an electric buffer and polish to get them out to a satisfactory level. My guess is the "conditioning" was probably done on a timed basis and they didn't take enough time or care in producing the results you're looking...

Ahh, Canadian manual just says 2200 lbs. if I remember correctly, but I haven't read it in a little. Over in Europe I'm pretty sure it's something like 3500 or 4000 lbs. Or that's what I thought I saw someone post somewhere. Take that with a grain of salt of course. But they also have different...

I towed a 20ft./3700 lb. camper trailer some short distances over the summer, so you'll be fine. Hahaha. Officially the CX-5 is good for 2200 lbs. in Canada/USA. It's in your user manual.

I tend to agree, if it's been an ongoing issue, take to their pages and social media outlets, your story seems like one huge dick around that never ended in anyone being satisfied with the experience/outcome.