What have you done to your Mazda5 today?

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X-Tanker

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2009 Mazda5 Grand Touring

• Sep 11, 2014

• #2,061

Installed a trailer hitch for use with a bike rack.

 

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757Premacy

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08 Mazda5 Touring

• Sep 11, 2014

• #2,062

X-Tanker said:

Installed a trailer hitch for use with a bike rack.

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Can you post a Pic from a view from the back end (like I'm the car behind you) Please.. I'm trying to see how hidden it is, So I can decide which hitch to buy..Thanks in advance

 

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Secondtyme

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2006 Mazda5 Touring

• Sep 11, 2014

• #2,063

Finally ordered the Konis for the front. This of course after a pothole claimed yet another tire. They will get here tomorrow, so guess what im doing this weekend...

 

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90210

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2012 Mazda5 Touring

• Sep 12, 2014

• #2,064

You guys have the car domain link?

 

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X-Tanker

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2009 Mazda5 Grand Touring

• Sep 12, 2014

• #2,065

757Premacy said:

Can you post a Pic from a view from the back end (like I'm the car behind you) Please.. I'm trying to see how hidden it is, So I can decide which hitch to buy..Thanks in advance

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Here you go:

 

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Rally Man

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6 hanging with the 5's

• Sep 12, 2014

• #2,066

Had to re-buy a RH taillight cause the first dork on ebay sent me two LH! Sending on back now

 

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hibern8r

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2010 Mazda5 Touring

• Sep 12, 2014

• #2,067

90210 said:

I still have yet to see a MS3 dual exhaust set up on the MZ5 , as I am curious to see how the rear duals look.

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. That's from page 4 of this site, post a pic of your mazda 5.

 

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hibern8r

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2010 Mazda5 Touring

• Sep 12, 2014

• #2,068

X-Tanker said:

Here you go:

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Looking real good X-Tanker!

 

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90210

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2012 Mazda5 Touring

• Sep 12, 2014

• #2,069

Rally Man said:

Had to re-buy a RH taillight cause the first dork on ebay sent me two LH! Sending on back now

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What happend to your tail lights?

 

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90210

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2012 Mazda5 Touring

• Sep 12, 2014

• #2,070

hibern8r said:

. That's from page 4 of this site, post a pic of your mazda 5.

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This is exatly the reason I want to see a OEM Gen 2 MS3 exhaust on the car. That looks straight ghetto.

 

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Rally Man

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6 hanging with the 5's

• Sep 12, 2014

• #2,071

90210 said:

What happend to your tail lights?

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I hate them. I have the large triangle version (2010), so I bought the dark grey 2006-2007 triple circle tail lights.

 

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Clicky

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• Sep 13, 2014

• #2,072

Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note 3

 

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Orangutan

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2012 Mazda5 Sport AT

• Sep 13, 2014

• #2,073

Your wind deflectors on the racks are backwards, FYI.

 

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Rally Man

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6 hanging with the 5's

• Sep 13, 2014

• #2,074

I gave my baby a complete wash before the temperature gets live Venus... I cleaned inside, outside, washed the carpets, even cleaned the engine bay too....

For today I have to go permanently say good by to my good friend in his funereal

 

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Clicky

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• Sep 13, 2014

• #2,075

Orangutan said:

Your wind deflectors on the racks are backwards, FYI.

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Seemed weird to me, but it seemed correct from the directions. Solid arrow represents direction of travel. Am I reading the directions wrong?

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Rally Man

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6 hanging with the 5's

• Sep 13, 2014

• #2,076

The direction of the arrow means the front of the car, so yes, they are indeed backwards.

 

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Clicky

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• Sep 13, 2014

• #2,077

Rally Man said:

The direction of the arrow means the front of the car, so yes, they are indeed backwards.

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Good to know. I will fix it.

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Secondtyme

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2006 Mazda5 Touring

• Sep 13, 2014

• #2,078

Unpacked the Koni yellows for the front. Managed to get my hands on one strut bearing/mount. Not a bad thing, in retrospect probably should have ordered them with the struts. I really didnt want to both sides in one day anyhow, ive got my old Subaru to get me to work on Monday.

 

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Secondtyme

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2006 Mazda5 Touring

• Sep 14, 2014

• #2,079

Just as I suspected, front struts are a huge PITA. Got the passenger side done after only 6.5 hours. Many minor annoyances along the way including strut compressors frozen up with rust. Getting the strut out of the knuckle without a proper spreader added A LOT of time and profanity to the proceedings. Gotta go looking for the post with info about poly sway bar bushings.

 

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hibern8r

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2010 Mazda5 Touring

• Sep 14, 2014

• #2,080

Secondtyme said:

Just as I suspected, front struts are a huge PITA. Got the passenger side done after only 6.5 hours. Many minor annoyances along the way including strut compressors frozen up with rust. Getting the strut out of the knuckle without a proper spreader added A LOT of time and profanity to the proceedings. Gotta go looking for the post with info about poly sway bar bushings.

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Did you lower as well?