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  1. theblooms

    Spark plug dilemma.

    Thailand is fine.
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    Spark plug dilemma.

    The NGK OE Laser Iridium are the correct plugs. Just buy them from your local parts dealer, and you'll be fine. I'd kinda stay away from ordering online though, and I'd *never* buy them from eBay or Amazon. Way too easy to get forgeries.
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    What have you done to your Mazda5 today?

    160,000 miles on the nose. Changed the rear sway bar end links and bushings, oil change, rotate tires, cabin air filter, and and drain and fill on the ATF. Pretty routine stuff.
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    Questions About Infotainment System - Just got a 2013 CX-5

    There is a Socsche adapter that lets you use the center console USB.
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    Clock incorrect after car was driven and parked by Valet

    I'm sitting here still trying to wrap my head around a GPS enabled clock. Why the complexity? Is it really so hard to hit a M and S button to set it yourself?
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    Questions About Infotainment System - Just got a 2013 CX-5

    If you keep your factory camera, yes there's an inexpensive converter that is available. Other than that you could always replace the camera with a newer one. I got my aftermarket camera from Amazon for like $25, and it looks exactly like the factory one.
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    Questions About Infotainment System - Just got a 2013 CX-5

    The factory radio features are, shall we say, "lacking". And the BT module is a known problem in these years of cars. The USB port is in the console between the seats. Don't bother with TomTom, as old GPS guidance software goes instantly out of date the day after you load it. I use Waze via...
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    Poll Where in the World do y'all live?

    Specifically, South Carolina
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    Off Topic Built a PC for my son

    Mostly out of parts I had laying around. AMD Ryzen 9 5900X MSI B350 Tomahawk motherboard 32 gigs DDR4 MSI GTX 1080Ti video card Kingston 500gb NVME drive MSI 240 AIO Pretty much the cheapest case that Newegg had and the cheapest fans that Amazon had This is the first time I've built a PC with...
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    Audio Wire diagram for OEM Head Unit Mazda6 2014

    No drilling needed. There is space on the side to fish wires through like in my pic. And yes, there are two parts that unclip from one another. That's how they install the door.
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    2014 CX-5 - reusing USB/AUX in armrest?

    This is the adapter you need. This one and ONLY this one will work. You'll still lose the headphone jack, but meh, who cares? https://www.scosche.com/2012-up-toyota-lexus-usb-adapter
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    Audio Wire diagram for OEM Head Unit Mazda6 2014

    I get it with the kids. Totally. We had a FAST Camaro that we used to race on the weekends. I loved that car. But when the kids came, the Camaro went. For the tweeters, I suggest placing the crossovers behind the kick panels and simply running new speaker wire to them straight up from there...
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