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I've googled "mazda 3 back pain" for hours on end, and that's when I came across two reviews of the newer Mazda 3's that said the seat was better. Of course, now that I am trying to find those reviews I'm coming up empty handed. If the part number for a 2017 seat is different than a 2014 seat...

I hope you can make that work. I was unable to find anyone willing to do that work, but I live in Alaska and thus don't have that many options. You might have better luck. According to my Mazda dealer here in Anchorage, doing something like that would void any and all warranty. I personally...

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I am not pre-disposed to back issues. I haven't owned that many cars (I tend to keep my cars for a long time) but because of my work I find myself driving rental cars a lot. I can safely say I have driven over 100 different vehicles easily, all for longer stretches of time. Never ever in my...

I received my Obus back support tihngy yesterday, but unfortunately that doesn't work at all. It's too firm and pushes you out of the seat too much. So I'm sending that back and am going to call some upholstery shops here in town to see if and how the seat can be modified. I don't want to drive...

So here's what I did for now: Folded up a hand towel and put it right where my back is missing support (underneath the lumbar). This instantly makes the seat a whole lot better. No more back pain, and as an added bonus it shifts my position in the seat just so that the lumbar is hitting the...

The passenger seat does not have the problem as it has no adjustable lumbar support and less lumbar than the drivers seat with lumbar all the way turned down. The upholstery place is going to be my plan b. I ordered an obus back rest and will give that a try first. However, being in Alaska...

I have the leatherette seats as well. I am glad you don't have a problem with them, but unfortunately that doesn't make mine go away. :(

Sorry for bumping a 3 year old post, but I recently bought a 2014 Mazda 3 i grand touring to replace my (rusting) 2001 Protege. It has the power leatherette seats with manual lumbar. During the test drive everything felt great, but after having driven the car for 3 weeks, I have a really...

Well, it's been a few months, but I am happy to report all problems have been fixed. In my case the water leaks were caused by the previous owner, who used to have an amplifier in the trunk, and had ran a thick power cable from the battery, through the firewall and into the car. The big hole...

I know it's usually not done to bump an old topic like this, but I just wanted to say THANKS for posting such a detailed description with clear pictures! I haven't fixed the leak in my Protege yet, but now have a very good idea of where to look. I live in Alaska and thought my 2001 Protege ES...