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I'm looking to do some tiny rust repairs on my 05 mazda 3. I'm having troubles finding the color I need in a sprayable can. The color code of my Mazda 3 is 28b (carbon gray mica). Any local...

So I noticed this after doing my brakes but haven't had time to inquire.

Whenever I depress the brakes fully and bring it back up, I heard this sort of metal noise sorta like a spring when...

Yep; Parts are from Carlson (D973) and the Part Number is 16113.

Thanks everyone. Jacked up the car today, was tough initially to get it out. Used a wired brush to clean out all the white hardened stuff, greased it up went in smooth.

Oh man, thanks for the replies. Yeah I noticed white hardened white stuff making it hard to remove. I'm going to jack up my car today and give it a try with the needle nose pliers and silicon spray....

Few days ago I replaced my rear rotors and pads. While doing so I noticed that the bushings for the driver side rear caliper bushing was pushing against the caliper guide pin thus not allowing to go...

Yeah only happens when you're driving. Was testing this out. It gets annoying tho cause it feels like the blower motor control switch is level between 0-1. Hasn't happened on my previous car. I'll...

Or is this normal for the Mazda 3?

I've noticed this today, not sure if I've noticed this before because it's getting colder now and I crank the heat up a little. When I'm satisfied with the heat and turn off the blower motor to 0, I...

I ended up getting Power Stop Ceramics front+rear, new hardware and guide pin boots and rear rotors by wagner (black e-coat) for about $130 thanks to Kijiji and Rockauto.

Installation was...

EDIT: Tested On Mazda 3 2005 with Tape/MD Button

Bought, tested, works. Good thing I'm updating this post so someone else who has a question on this will have an answer.

Hey so I know some my options are purchasing a sylfex aux mod, GROM aux input, getting a new head unit or using a fm transmitter. However, I came across this on eBay.
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Ah I see.. Sorry about. I'll take a look. While snooping around Mazda.ca I came across this:

Mazda brakes
Crafted to deliver great performance and great value.

Brake Rotors:
From $40.89/each...

Holy I just called Gyro Mazda they said their front pads for this car is $153 and their rear pads are $128...

Yeah you're right but I'm sure I can get a really good deal somewhere for quality brake pads?



Alright, I'll give a call to a Mazda Dealer tomorrow and ask their prices



HORRIBLE I had...

I need to replace my brake pads on my Mazda 3 05 GS 2.0L.

I'm looking at Rock Auto and they seem to have the best prices. I was wondering if the Centric Premium Ceramic Pads are any good. There...

Here's an update; (Not a mechanic but mechanically inclined.. hmm)

Anyways I took it to my mechanic to get a second opinion and he said to just drain and fill.

Bought 3 litres of m5 tx fluid...

Took about a week

Hey, I just picked up a 2005 Mazda 3 GS. One thing I noticed was that the automatic transmission fluid is brownish which means it's a good idea I change out the fluid. The transmission shifts gears...

I bought a G1W-CB off of aliexpress. Only problem I had was that it would act up in the winter. Here's a video from today lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrpn0oJiA80