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		Comment on Installing Comma.ai on a 2018 Mazda CX-5 by zacharyhamed		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 05:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-115&quot;&gt;Peter&lt;/a&gt;.

Unfortunately I&#039;m not sure - the closest I could find is &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.reddit.com/r/Comma_ai/comments/1s1dnkz/any_way_to_get_this_to_work_for_a_2019_mazda_6/?solution=4d399ce755bd60a04d399ce755bd60a0&amp;js_challenge=1&amp;token=bbbe4bf1c9a2b5160829c4be34da58613adcbbba1563f1fd7ef3293eb594c0a4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow ugc&quot;&gt;this Reddit thread&lt;/a&gt; that suggests the CX-5 one might work, but doesn&#039;t sound super definitive. But the &lt;a href=&quot;https://github.com/commaai/openpilot/wiki/Mazda&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow ugc&quot;&gt;Mazda wiki page&lt;/a&gt; says the Mazda 6 should work so it should be one of them...]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-115">Peter</a>.</p>
<p>Unfortunately I&#8217;m not sure &#8211; the closest I could find is <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Comma_ai/comments/1s1dnkz/any_way_to_get_this_to_work_for_a_2019_mazda_6/?solution=4d399ce755bd60a04d399ce755bd60a0&#038;js_challenge=1&#038;token=bbbe4bf1c9a2b5160829c4be34da58613adcbbba1563f1fd7ef3293eb594c0a4" rel="nofollow ugc">this Reddit thread</a> that suggests the CX-5 one might work, but doesn&#8217;t sound super definitive. But the <a href="https://github.com/commaai/openpilot/wiki/Mazda" rel="nofollow ugc">Mazda wiki page</a> says the Mazda 6 should work so it should be one of them&#8230;</p>
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		Comment on Installing Comma.ai on a 2018 Mazda CX-5 by Peter		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 23:01:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hi Zach,

Do you or anyone know which harness will go with the 2019 Mazda 6? I purchased the &quot;mazda&quot; harness and it does not match my 2019 Mazda 6.

Now I&#039;m trying to find out if the CX-5 harness matches my Mazda 6 better, or the CX-9 harness.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Zach,</p>
<p>Do you or anyone know which harness will go with the 2019 Mazda 6? I purchased the &#8220;mazda&#8221; harness and it does not match my 2019 Mazda 6.</p>
<p>Now I&#8217;m trying to find out if the CX-5 harness matches my Mazda 6 better, or the CX-9 harness.</p>
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		Comment on Installing Comma.ai on a 2018 Mazda CX-5 by zacharyhamed		</title>
		<link>https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-113</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[zacharyhamed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-110&quot;&gt;Peter Lin&lt;/a&gt;.

Thanks! And based on &lt;a href=&quot;https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-101&quot; rel=&quot;ugc&quot;&gt;Trav&#039;s comment here&lt;/a&gt;, I would try Sunnypilot which seems to allow you to change cars from the Settings menu. I haven&#039;t tried it yet but I plan to, it gives more customization overall.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-110">Peter Lin</a>.</p>
<p>Thanks! And based on <a href="https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-101" rel="ugc">Trav&#8217;s comment here</a>, I would try Sunnypilot which seems to allow you to change cars from the Settings menu. I haven&#8217;t tried it yet but I plan to, it gives more customization overall.</p>
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		Comment on Installing Comma.ai on a 2018 Mazda CX-5 by Peter Lin		</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Peter Lin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 21:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[hi there, thank you for this amazing write up.  I share my comma 4 with my wife&#039;s honda cr-v.  Do you know if I absolutely need to install the special fork?  I have a 2019 mazda 6, and I plan to do the eps motor swap.

I am currently on openpilot 0.11.  Will it automatically recognize my mazda and turn it into dashcam mode?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hi there, thank you for this amazing write up.  I share my comma 4 with my wife&#8217;s honda cr-v.  Do you know if I absolutely need to install the special fork?  I have a 2019 mazda 6, and I plan to do the eps motor swap.</p>
<p>I am currently on openpilot 0.11.  Will it automatically recognize my mazda and turn it into dashcam mode?</p>
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		Comment on Installing Comma.ai on a 2018 Mazda CX-5 by zacharyhamed		</title>
		<link>https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-107</link>

		<dc:creator><![CDATA[zacharyhamed]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 08:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-106&quot;&gt;Travis&lt;/a&gt;.

Love it! Thanks for the kind words and glad it helped <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f64c.png" alt="🙌" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-106">Travis</a>.</p>
<p>Love it! Thanks for the kind words and glad it helped 🙌</p>
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		Comment on Installing Comma.ai on a 2018 Mazda CX-5 by Travis		</title>
		<link>https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-106</link>

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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-104&quot;&gt;zacharyhamed&lt;/a&gt;.

Comma Four is installed with Sunny Pilot and working great on my 2018 CX-5 GT. For anyone else concerned about the motor install, that was less time consuming than the actual Comma Four install. 

Appreciate your blog, don&#039;t know if I would have looked more into it without seeing your blog when googling. Cheers!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-104">zacharyhamed</a>.</p>
<p>Comma Four is installed with Sunny Pilot and working great on my 2018 CX-5 GT. For anyone else concerned about the motor install, that was less time consuming than the actual Comma Four install. </p>
<p>Appreciate your blog, don&#8217;t know if I would have looked more into it without seeing your blog when googling. Cheers!</p>
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		Comment on Installing Comma.ai on a 2018 Mazda CX-5 by zacharyhamed		</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:19:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-101&quot;&gt;Trav&lt;/a&gt;.

Oh awesome I’ve been thinking of trying Sunnypilot - this is the push I needed! Thanks for following up and glad it worked out <img src="https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/17.0.2/72x72/1f64c.png" alt="🙌" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-101">Trav</a>.</p>
<p>Oh awesome I’ve been thinking of trying Sunnypilot &#8211; this is the push I needed! Thanks for following up and glad it worked out 🙌</p>
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		Comment on Installing Comma.ai on a 2018 Mazda CX-5 by zacharyhamed		</title>
		<link>https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-103</link>

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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-102&quot;&gt;Nick&lt;/a&gt;.

Yeah it’s much, much stronger. Before it was a gentle reminder that you were leaving the lane, but if you didn’t move the wheel to adjust you’d just keep drifting out of the lane. Now the LKA is strong enough to keep you in the lane without touching the wheel on most highway turns. (It depends on how fast you’re going - you can do stronger / wider turns the slower you’re going, since the wheel has to turn less every foot you drive to get you centered in the lane, if that makes sense.)

So with the new motor, if you’re going normal speeds, normal curve, the wheel will essentially be turning itself. If you hit a curve that’s too strong for it, the unit will gently beep twice to alert you that you need to “help” the wheel (i.e. apply more turning force yourself). If you were to do nothing and ignore it, you’d drift out of the lane but the motor is still applying turning force to try and keep you in, it’s just not applying enough because the curve is too strong. 

So I basically keep my hands on the wheel and pay attention, and when I see a curve coming up that looks too wide or if the unit beeps, I apply a bit of turning force to help it out. But it’s essentially doing the thinking and turning for 99% of cases for me.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-102">Nick</a>.</p>
<p>Yeah it’s much, much stronger. Before it was a gentle reminder that you were leaving the lane, but if you didn’t move the wheel to adjust you’d just keep drifting out of the lane. Now the LKA is strong enough to keep you in the lane without touching the wheel on most highway turns. (It depends on how fast you’re going &#8211; you can do stronger / wider turns the slower you’re going, since the wheel has to turn less every foot you drive to get you centered in the lane, if that makes sense.)</p>
<p>So with the new motor, if you’re going normal speeds, normal curve, the wheel will essentially be turning itself. If you hit a curve that’s too strong for it, the unit will gently beep twice to alert you that you need to “help” the wheel (i.e. apply more turning force yourself). If you were to do nothing and ignore it, you’d drift out of the lane but the motor is still applying turning force to try and keep you in, it’s just not applying enough because the curve is too strong. </p>
<p>So I basically keep my hands on the wheel and pay attention, and when I see a curve coming up that looks too wide or if the unit beeps, I apply a bit of turning force to help it out. But it’s essentially doing the thinking and turning for 99% of cases for me.</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:19:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-101&quot;&gt;Trav&lt;/a&gt;.

Hey, do you feel any difference with the LKA after installing the new motor?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-101">Trav</a>.</p>
<p>Hey, do you feel any difference with the LKA after installing the new motor?</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In reply to &lt;a href=&quot;https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-99&quot;&gt;zacharyhamed&lt;/a&gt;.

Update: New EPS was installed from a 2023 Mazda purchased from the seller you linked to. Was a little worried about the difficulty of the installation but between a roof rack, trailer hitch, trailer light wiring and a Carplay install, this was the easiest. Install took about 20 minutes with a socket set using a 4&quot; extension. I am guessing it would have been a little more tricky using a standard wrench for the bolt in back.

Now just waiting on the Comma Four. Also reading up on SunnyPilot it looks like you can spoof other cars within the setting menu so don&#039;t even need a separate fork (of the SunnyPilot fork) if you want to use that. Just choose CX-5 2022+ Mazda and it will work correctly with the new EPS.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://zmh.org/comma-ai/#comment-99">zacharyhamed</a>.</p>
<p>Update: New EPS was installed from a 2023 Mazda purchased from the seller you linked to. Was a little worried about the difficulty of the installation but between a roof rack, trailer hitch, trailer light wiring and a Carplay install, this was the easiest. Install took about 20 minutes with a socket set using a 4&#8243; extension. I am guessing it would have been a little more tricky using a standard wrench for the bolt in back.</p>
<p>Now just waiting on the Comma Four. Also reading up on SunnyPilot it looks like you can spoof other cars within the setting menu so don&#8217;t even need a separate fork (of the SunnyPilot fork) if you want to use that. Just choose CX-5 2022+ Mazda and it will work correctly with the new EPS.</p>
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