Any other places to buy besides Mazdatrix?? Mine is cracked and rattles. No junk yards 'round here.
Thanks

 

try
http://thepartstrader.com/

usually a good deal or two

 

Make a post in the for sale/wanted section. I got more than a few offers of $50 shipped for them.

 

Why would you put a used one on there? It will crack as well.
epoxy it and put some paint on it .

 

For what year car/color?

 

Obviously a S4 if its cracked, you ever see any other OEM surrounds besides black

 

The series 5 can crack as well, and it's been a long time since I've played with surrounds so I wasn't thinking clearly on the color, thanks for catching me

 

New ones from Mazda are cheaper.

 

People are scared of the dealer now-a-days.
I LOVE my local dealer, I call them on the phone, and the next day they deliver me my parts. They have never let me down.

 

Ditto. I actually trust my dealer with my car. unfortunately its also a GM dealer, and the parts guy is a retard, so ordering parts is a hassle. Although I havent tried it yet since ive gotten my parts sheets. I should be able to just hand him a list of #'s now.

 

My used one looks brand new and I paid $50 shipped for the radio surround, ashtray, and shifter surround all in absolute perfect condition. I plan on putting something on the back of it before putting it on, myabe just crazy glue or something.

 

Its really rather stupid what cracks these things.
It seems that the 2 screws that hold the top in, behind the vents, are just a TAD bit too long and they put a small amount of force on the top of the surround. Either replace the screws with some shorter ones, or just add a washer or 2 like I did.
I didnt realize what caused this until I went to install my newly smoothed and painted surround and could actually see the screw put a tiny bit of pressure on the surround, put a couple of washers in there and its fine and dandy.
Ryde or Die: some epoxy on the back of the surround should work good, I used epoxy and some fiberglass finishing cloth.