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By "lump", if you mean part of your tire bulges out, so it is not longer perfectly round, then I think it is caused by "belt separation". Do a google to see what it is. Belt separation is a manufacturer defect. Try bringing it back to your Mazda dealership, and have them diagnose the...

I did a web search on this topic a while ago, but no one specifically stated that lower pressure should be used for winter tires. So I just still set mine close to 35 psi a few weeks ago, when it was still warm. I figured that it will lose a few pound when it gets below freezing. By the way...

That part # I had above was wrong, it was an OE-fit wheel for Mazda 6. There is another #, X42655, which is the multi-fit wheels for Mazda. The issue with multi-fit wheels is the higher CHANCES of mis-alignment and damage to the rotor. But these universal fit wheels ARE being used by many...

hub centric vs. OE-fit Thanks to HotDog88GT for posting information defining what is hub centric. However, how does one tell whether a steel wheel is hub centric or not? When you go to a tire store to buy a new set of snow tires, the guy looks up a book and tells you this is the steel wheel...

hub centric vs. multi-fit Medicman or Zoom5Zoom - Do you mind telling me if your steel rims are universal-fit (which I translate to lug centric) rather than OE-fit (hub-centric)? It seems that nobody can get hub-centric steel wheels for Mazda 5?! Medicman, do you mind emailing me where you...

OE-fit steel rims In the search of proper 16" steel wheels for Mazda 5, my local Costco quoted me an OE-fit product (part# x44655). I don't know what source it was, but it was not a multi-fit steel rim. I'm also not sure if it was hub centric, but it appeared to be specifically for Mazda...

Hey Medicman Also in the market for snow tires for my wife's 5... and we're in London too! I would really appreciate any information that you can share, both on the steel rims and tires. My search has just started, so don't know much. My plan was to downsize my 17" factory alloys to 16"...

This happened to me back in September last year. I was driving on 401 in Toronto - a four lane freeway. There were a few 18-wheelers on the road, and I was on the left-most lane. All of a sudden, I saw this red-brown looking, brick like, object spin-flying off the air... moving towards me...

I never thought it was a van until you bring it up... thanks a lot :) Seriously, the other day I needed to drop off my CRV at the shop. My wife drove her 5 and we went together. I was following her, and for the first time had a good look at the back of the 5. It totally looked like a van...

Really?! A/C on all the time even though you switch it off?! Hard to believe the Japanese engineers in Mazda would implement such an inefficient design... Anyone else have any insights about this?

For Canadian 5 owners, and those in US that did not opt for the $2K GPS option, I discovered this... http://www.microsoft.com/streets/default.mspx (using GPS with your notebook computer) Nice big, color, screen (on your laptop) to see everything: detailed map, speed, driving directions (with...

How do you know it's on if the light is off?

Congratrulations! Now the fun begins... Don't forget to read the "how much did you pay?" section. I think it's great that you live in the GTA area, with so many Mazda dealerships in town to choose from. I would just go to all of them and see which one offer the best deal. Something to keep...

GT (Canada) Model: GT (Canada), AT, A/C, platinum silver MSRP: $25,000 (GT + metallic color + AT + A/C) Price paid: ... well I have a trade-in, so it's hard to it put into meaningful numbers. However, I got the idea of not to expect more than a $500 discount (when w/o a trader-in). I guess...

Dear All, I just picked up my brand new 5 today (platinum sliver, GT). This is also the first time I have a car with automatic climate control, so I am a bit confused here. After I hit the "auto" button, it seems that anything that I change (other than the temp) will turn off the "auto"...