just like the title says, i am looking for a shop that can install a wide-body kit. i am not comfortable enough to install the kit myself.. so anyone in the LA area know of a place i can take my car to, i would greatly appreciate it.

Anyone got a PDF of the updated shop manual with schematics for all the i-activesense stuff? (lane keeping assist and radar cruise control especially) Cheers :wink2: Harry

I damaged the rear bumper of my3 this past weekend. Can anyone recommend a auto body shop in the LA area? The damage is about the size of a dime, but it is right in the middle of my rear bumper. It is beyond a simple wax/buff. -Thanks

Hey Guys Would love to get your opinions on my situation. This weekend my $7 repair job at Discount Tires turned into $800 job. I took my 2014 Mazda 3 in because I had a busted valve that was slowing leaking air out. Shop charged me $7 to repair. A few minutes after inspection, guy comes back...

Anyone near the Inland Empire in California that can recommend a shop that can install my Eibach Springs? i am being quoted around 500 dollars just for labor and there is no way it can cost that much can it?? I don't have a place where i can do them myself so thats out of the question. (also...

Found a thin scratch on the body, its about 1.5 inch long. I know the the rule of thumb is that if the nail canget 'caught' it's deep scratch into the paint, it seems like mine is is still within the clearcoat. I've done some research and read that Meriguie ultimate compound and some buffing...

Hey everyone. Does anyone know of a good suspension shop in the Dayton, OH area? I had Koni str.t and H&R lowering kit put on my 2011 2.5 hatch, along with a rear sway bar and new end links, also new rear camber arms. I was told when the konis were installed that one of my front camber plates...

Looking for source for Mazda3 OEM shop manual. Saw 2013-2014 Mazda3 1.5L 2.0L 2.5L Service Repair OEM FACTORY Manual SkyActiv-G 3 which appears to be a CD or DVD. Does Mazda produce a printed Shop Manual? If so what is it titled as? Is the CD as detailed as the printed manual? I am not...

I posted an OEM Mazda 3 Work Shop Manual on Ebay a few days ago and have not gotten any interest :confused: When I was in the Mazda community the WSM was a sought after thing. So I just wanted to get the word out there. Maybe the hard copy WSM become passé?

Hello everyone. Recently got a 2012 Mazda3 iTouring Skyactiv, but do not know of any shops in my area that will work on the car with reasonable pricing (based on research). I live in the Montgomery County area of Pennsylvania if anyone can point me in the right direction to a mechanic who knows...

Hi guys, Just traded in my '06 VW GTI for a lightly used '15 Mazda 3 I Touring hatchback this weekend. I'm hoping to get it looked at by someone familiar with Mazdas to make sure nothing is wrong with it. Does anyone know of a reputable shop near Durham, NC that is familiar with Mazdas? Thanks!

Hi, I'm posting these links to the mazda shop manuals, they helped me in diagnosing and repairing some issues I've had with my entertainment system/bosectomy. I'd like to share these with anyone who might want them as a way of saying thanks for all the information I gathered on how to do my...

Someone tapped my bumper a month ago and I took it to a local shop for repair. I got it back and I'm not happy. Tons of trash in the paint, it had the OEM bumper guard and they decided to replace it with the OEM version for the sedan (so it's shorter), and unpainted portion has random scratches...

So my back bumper has seen better days, I'm going to replace it. I can't decide what to do, though. The body shop wants over $800 for a bumper, paint, install. I can buy a pre-painted bumper on eBay for like $410 shipped. I'd have to install it myself but I'm not too worried about that. The...

After being a lurker for six months, I bought a 2015 s Touring Auto on Halloween. 11 days later, I'm exiting a Safeway parking lot and a girl backs her Kia straight into my driver-side front door. Her insurance agreed to pay for the repair but the shop they recommend [Kadel's at Tualatin]...

I just moved to LA in January. Packed up my 2010 Mazda3s and drove out here from Orlando, fl for a new job. Anyways today i got into a fender bender and banged up my front end. So needless to say I need a good body shop in LA. I figure I might take this opportunity use that insurance to get a...

Hello, I live in San Jose and just ordered some lowering springs from tirerack.com. Anyone have any recommendations on where to take the car to lower it. If not in San Jose, anywhere else in the south bay?

There has to be someone on here either in the OC or familiar with it. Are there any good shops around here that are competent and where I can go to get my car worked on, like installing springs, sway bar, etc? I don't want to trust just anyone with my baby. thanks!