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I'm on my second lease. My first was a 2005 Acura TSX from US Bank. It was a 3yr 45K mile lease. At 32 months in I traded it in (with just 33K miles) to lease a 2008 Mazda5 from Mazda American Credit. There were no issues as I was $800 positive in the Acura at trade in. I'm 33 months into the...

Is the 2010 hood different from the 2008 model? Found a place online that has 2010 Carbon Fiber hoods....wondering if it will fit.

I'm 2/3rds the way through my 3 year lease on my 2008 Mazda5 GT. This is my second lease. Previous was a 2005 Acura TSX. I drive very little. I leased my Mazda5 March 2008 and currently have 16200 miles. With my Acura my "trade in" value was always higher than my residual + remaining payments...

I previously had a Pioneer Avic D3 (with bluetooth, XM and backup camera) installed along with a Kenwood Kscsw10 subwoofer. I decided to take it all out as I don't really use any of it. I have free turn by turn with my G1 and music thru Zune (instead of XM). I am putting the stock radio back...

I was checking my tire pressure and adding a few PSI's to the rear driver side tire. This tire has been leaking air over the past few days. I was planning on getting it checked the next day. When I unscrewed the air hose the air valve literally snapped off. All the air in the tire of course...

I have read a lot of post about the Kia Rondo vs Mazda 5. Most post are biased toward whatever vehicle the poster owns. I flew to Detroit yesterday for a day trip to visit the North American International Autoshow. While walking around I stopped by and checked out the Rondo. It was a nice...

I am thinking about installing a self powered sub. I am not an audiophile and just want enough bass to fill in where the factory speakers fail. Car audio is still new to me. I installed a Pioneer Avic D3, Bluetooth and XM radio by myself. I am reading up on installing a powered sub and see...

I brought my 5 in for an oil change today. I bought the car in March with 823 miles already on it. The car had been shuffled between dealers. As of today it has a whole 4555 miles on it (about 600 miles a month). Six months is the limit in my head for oil. Most of my trips are 9 miles of highway...

I wanted to do something with the fog lights. I pondered silver star headlights but then thought....even with the new bulbs the fog lights would be largely ineffective. Instead I found a website that sells a thick film that covers the foglights (they have kits for headlights as well). I bought...

I installed a new horn. A MODEL 419 BAD BOYDUAL TONE AIR HORN. I downloaded the Mazda 5 repair manual and was surprised to see the installation process involves removing the front bumper. Seeing as I have no one to help out I had to form a "Plan B". I ended up taking off the panel under the...

I am having vibration issues with my 5. Had them since new (about 2 months). The tires have been balanced 3 times. The number of weights on the passenger side rear tire seems excessive to me. While driving the first 10 miles of the day on a cool day (outside temp below 60) the steering wheel...

Has anyone had to use the tire warranty to get new tires? I have a constant shimmy when driving at speeds more than 30 MPH. As the tires get warmer, the shimmy/shaking goes down...but is still there. This was there when I test drove my car. The dealer balanced the tires, I drove it home (short...

I have a wiring diagram...but can't read it for nada. I installed a backup camera and need to find the reverse wire to complete the installation. I attempted to take off the taillight...but it wouldn't budge after I took off the two screws that hold it on. Anyone know where I can tap into the...

So I ordered a K&N filter for the 5. Amazon.coms price is low and I got next day shipping...cause is shipped locally. Anyways I cracked open the manual to find instructions. Thumbing and thumbing I was shocked to see there were none! Wow. So I popped the hood and scratched my head. It wasn't...

So I just can't stop tinkering with my 5. I ordered some LED bulbs from superbrightleds.com. The bulbs for the overhead and cargo lights fit fine. I bought 9 LED bulbs for the map lights. They are too big! They won't fit through the holes. Anyone have LED bulbs? What's the most that will fit?

Anyone have a backup camera installed? If so which one and where did you mount it? I am wanting to add one to my Avic D3 but want it as stealth as possible thus some type of camera that I can mount on the back tailgate, inside the glass. I know I want a CCD camera...but there are soooo many brands.

So I have had my 5 for two weeks. Still loving it. Now loving it more. I have finally installed my Pioneer Avic D3. This is my first stereo installation. Total time was just over 9 hours. In addition to the Avic D3 I installed XM radio and a bluetooth module. I was hoping to use the factory...

So I am trying to install the homelink mirror. I have found and tapped the blue wire with a red stripe. I am having problems withthe green wire with a black stripe. The only green wire w/ a black stripe I see in the location specified in the instructions is much thicker than the blue wire with a...

Sorry for the double post!

So My big box of Mazda 5 goodies came in today. I installed the cargo cover and mine doesn't appear to retract. I assume it is supposed to retract. Anyone have an answer? Also I bought it at an online Mazda dealer but assume I can swap it out at an Mazda dealer under the 12 month/12K mile...