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    How To Acquire Non-US Spec Head Restraints for a US-spec CX-5

    Visibility, as Rarebit and Arunka mentioned, but also so you can fold the rear seats forward all the way without removing the headrests. The North American OEM headrests hit the back of the front seats, preventing them from being folded all the way forward easily.
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    How-to: Upgrade 2004-2009 Mazda 3 windshield washer nozzles to wide fan spray nozzle

    Pull the nozzle off the rest of the way from the top... Please ignore my dirty car... This is the shape of the hole. Clean the area around the hole before installing the new nozzle, just to make sure there's no dirt or grit under the new nozzle where it contacts the hood. And this is the...
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    Washer Nozzle Replacement 10.jpg

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    Washer Nozzle Replacement 09.jpg

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    Washer Nozzle Replacement 08.jpg

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    How-to: Upgrade 2004-2009 Mazda 3 windshield washer nozzles to wide fan spray nozzle

    The hammer worked fine. Some of the clips will possibly break, but in removing 10, I only broke 1. You can re-use the ones that don't break. To replace the one that broke, I found a new one at PartSource for $1. Once you have the insulation layer out of your way, you can reach the underside...
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    Washer Nozzle Replacement 07.jpg

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    Washer Nozzle Replacement 06.jpg

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    Washer Nozzle Replacement 05.jpg

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    Washer Nozzle Replacement 04.jpg

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    How-to: Upgrade 2004-2009 Mazda 3 windshield washer nozzles to wide fan spray nozzle

    The steps to replace the nozzles: To access the washer nozzles from the underside of the hood, you must remove some of the retainer clips holding the under-hood insulation layer to the hood. I just removed the circled ones first, then changed that nozzle, then re-attached this half of the...
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    Washer Nozzle Replacement 02.jpg

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    Panel Clip Pliers.jpg

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    Panel Clip Remover Tool.jpg

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