- #533 of 588
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Re: OEM Navigation Housing [mdchachi]
by cooppoop
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Dec 10, 2008 (8:03 pm)
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Replying to: mdchachi (Dec 10, 2008 2:12 pm)
Wow, I thought it was spring loaded and you had to actually push it closed. Thanks for the post. Any idea if the 5 is prewired? Or how much work it would be to wire? My guess is that it would be easy to fit in a aftermarket GPS system if the housing wasn't PIA to install.
Maybe somebody has the directions they could post? I thought the DVD navigation was a dealer installed option, maybe it was a factory only option?
Thanks,
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- #534 of 588
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Remote Engine Starter for M5
by a101
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Dec 11, 2008 (10:27 am)
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Hello Everyone,
Could anyone share their experience with the remote engine starter kits for M5? Is the one from the dealership the best thing or an after market one? Good recommendations for any specific model/make?
Thanks,
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- #535 of 588
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Re: Remote Engine Starter for M5 [a101]
by jonat1x
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Dec 11, 2008 (9:54 pm)
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Replying to: a101 (Dec 11, 2008 10:27 am)
It seems to me, in an era of peak oil and global warming, that a remote engine starter is a gizmo that one might reasonable dispense with.
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- #536 of 588
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Re: Remote Engine Starter for M5 [jonat1x]
by a101
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Dec 12, 2008 (8:11 am)
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Replying to: jonat1x (Dec 11, 2008 9:54 pm)
Good point joant1x 
However, its only 2 - 3 minutes of extra engine ON time (less than 2% of overall engine ON). By getting a Mazda5 and not a Sienna or Odyssey with V6, I think we have earned somewhat of a carbon credit that can be applied towards this. 
With a newborn and around freezing temps for 5 months here in Utah, I don't feel bad about using the convenience of a remote Engine Starter.
Anyone with suggestions for a good model/unit for M5?
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- #537 of 588
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by jonat1x
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Dec 12, 2008 (9:37 am)
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Fair observations, but of course a cold engine is at its least efficient. I don't know how long you've owned the car, but one of the things that has struck me about it is how much more quickly the cabin warms up than was the case with our former vehicle, a 99 Windstar.
The remote starter is not a device that I know a great deal about but presumably you know that Mazda offers one for the 5? MSRP is $300 but I found it at Med Center Mazda in AL for $253 plus shipping.
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- #538 of 588
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fix for suspension crunching noise?
by cooppoop
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Jan 02, 2009 (9:29 pm)
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Has anybody gotten the dealer to fix the crunching noise that comes from the suspension in cold weather? I have a 2007 and I know that they issued a TSB for 2006's. The dealer would not provide a fix because the TSB was not for my year and of course by the time I got my car to the dealer it was warmed up and the crunch was gone. They asked me to keep it there for a couple days so they could hear it but I can't give my car up because of my schedule (dropping off kids, picking them up, etc). Anybody else having this problem? Better yet, anybody else found a solution?
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- #539 of 588
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Re: fix for suspension crunching noise? [cooppoop]
by whobodym
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Jan 03, 2009 (7:05 am)
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Replying to: cooppoop (Jan 02, 2009 9:29 pm)
Here is some so-so quality help. Our 5 is a 2006 Touring 5MT. We had a lot of the suspension crunchy noise our first winter with the car ('06-'07). I associated it with colder weather as you do, but also with rain. I think it has to do with the anti-roll bar rubber bushings. This is the place where, on a bump that is equal for both wheels on an axle, the bar just swivels back and forth inside the bushings and doesn't act with any force on the wheels. In my own imagination at least, the wet cold rubber gets "squeakier", just like certain pairs of your shoes, when walking on linoleum floors when you come in from the wet, can be really noisy. We did have the SB work done on our car 1-2 years ago, and it was relatively successful. Our original problem clearly seemed to be coming from the front suspension. Now however, there seems to be quite similar noise effects coming from the rear suspension. The problem is likely something quite similar. I've been too lazy to try to work on this myself, or take it back to the dealer, but it certainly seems promising to be worth working on. I'm going to stay lazy though -- 3 years old is about the point where car noises stop bothering me and I just get used to them. And assuming the analogy about the wet shoes is exact, the problem is purely annoying and completely harmless to safety and durability. The one firm piece of advice I'd give you is, if you do try the dealer, don't accept that stuff about no SB for 2007 models. That sounds like a total cop-out to me.
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- #540 of 588
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Re: fix for suspension crunching noise? [whobodym]
by vg33e power
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Jan 05, 2009 (8:01 am)
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Replying to: whobodym (Jan 03, 2009 7:05 am)
Or if your mechanically inclined and are willing to get you back and hands a little dirty and screw the dealer all together. Just buy the two $8 or so pair of bushings and install them yourself. The rear ones are particularly way easier to get to then the front ones.
On a side note, I guess you can take the darn rear stabilizer bar completely off and never have to worry about another crunching sound in the rear.....LOL!
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Re: fix for suspension crunching noise? [cooppoop]
by riproy
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Jan 05, 2009 (3:41 pm)
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Replying to: cooppoop (Jan 02, 2009 9:29 pm)
Lots of experience on this topic under the suspension forum. Our 06 is going to have parts replaced for the 4th time next Monday for this same problem. Bushings were replaced at least 2 of 3 previous times - no joy. Taking the rear sway bar off may be my next step. Still won't cure the front end however.
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- #542 of 588
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Re: fix for suspension crunching noise? [riproy]
by whobodym
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Jan 06, 2009 (6:06 am)
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Replying to: riproy (Jan 05, 2009 3:41 pm)
I'd be extremely reluctant to remove any anti-roll (sway) bar permanently. The 5 in my experience is an excellent handling vehicle, and corners very well. Especially so considering that it rides quite well, not harshly, too. You do not want to change the carefully engineered stability and response of a vehicle that you may depend on in high speed emergency maneuvers someday.
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