CX-5 Liftgate adjustment? Not power liftgate height
- Thread starter Ven Zoah
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- Mazda CX-9 Signature
If you zoom in you'll see the passenger side is higher by 1.537mmLooks Ok to me!
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- 2019 CX-5 AWD
Looks good to me. If you want to see some janky panel gaps, check out a Tesla (these are current pics of a vehicle that costs twice as much).
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2023 Model Y panel gap comparison
Hi, I am about to take delivery and I think that my panel gaps are uneven. Especially the right side panel gaps seem way wider than the left. The left side panel gaps seem really good and tight. Is it just me or is the right side panel gap too wide? Or am I just being too overly sensitive...
teslamotorsclub.com
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- Plano, Texas, USA
The right side of the liftgate is a bit lower when it’s closed. You can try to adjust the closing height by yourself but that’s a delicate job and the liftgate itself is very heavy. You should take the CX-5 back to the Mazda dealer and ask them to adjust the height under warranty ASAP as this type of warranty adjustments usually has only one year.
GTEyes
2022 CX5 Signature - Machine Grey
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- NS, Canada
I've noticed on my '22 that there is a much larger gap between the right side of the lift gate and the bumper and panel above the taillight on that side than the gap on the left side. I've been creeping other CX5s and it seems to be a common issue. Although on some other CX5s it's the left side.
The right side is wide enough that I can fit most of my thumb into it, on the left side it's tighter and can't get much of my thumb in it. I bet it's a bugger to get it perfect.
Using your pic, here is where I am talking about.
Something else you may want to check out.
*Just noticed your dark badges...very nice!
The right side is wide enough that I can fit most of my thumb into it, on the left side it's tighter and can't get much of my thumb in it. I bet it's a bugger to get it perfect.
Using your pic, here is where I am talking about.
Something else you may want to check out.
*Just noticed your dark badges...very nice!
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- 2019 CX-5 AWD
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- 2019 CX-5 AWD
Notice how close the top two panel gaps (between upper hatch, and between taillights) are. Seriously impressive for a 30K vehicle and on par with a more expensive Lexus. Mazda uses a larger clearance on the lower hatch panel. Not a design flaw.
I still want to see those pics. I won't criticize.
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- 2019 CX-5 AWD
Actually, Mazda has better panel gaps than a 2018+ Lexus NX.
Base price of Lexus NX AWD in 2018 is $38,400, or over 10,000 dollars higher than equivalent AWD CX-5.
Base price of Lexus NX AWD in 2018 is $38,400, or over 10,000 dollars higher than equivalent AWD CX-5.
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GTEyes
2022 CX5 Signature - Machine Grey
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- NS, Canada
Here's a quick side-by-side pic. Right side (passenger) has a larger gap than driver's.Much larger? We need actual pics of both sides to determine if it's out of spec.
Sorry haha. Here is a closer look. And yeah, it's not that big a deal. But the inner tail sometimes grazes the outer tail ever so slightly when I close the hatch and theres a little scuff mark on the bottom of the outer tail light. It's kinda weird but not a real problem I guess.
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Thank you! I used Hyperdip (dipyourcar.com's Plastidip product). Here is the full rear:
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I tried reseating the tail light (the two grey holes line up with the black ones on the light), and it's still the same haha. Oh well.
GTEyes
2022 CX5 Signature - Machine Grey
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- NS, Canada
It looks really tight!
