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Does anyone know of a junkyard with a 2008-2010? Maybe other years, too, but I'd have to do a part # check. My dealership broke two plastic parts under the hood. One is the battery tray. They broke the clips off. I can possibly get them to pay for it. The other is the little plastic lid...

Those are up sized 215/50/17 Michelin MXM4 tires. They look a lot better than 205's IMO. Built Fall of '08 and purchased March '09. Just turned 65K miles. Had a shock go out at 40K or so, and replaced the passenger motor mount at 60K or so. Recalled PS pump. Regular maintenance done by me...

At 65K it was time for tires. The MXV4 set that I put on the car in '09 with 100 miles on the car still had a lot of tread, but was vibrating bad when turning the wheel. I was worried it wasn't just tires, so bit the bullet. No more MXV4, so went with MXM4. I go 215 instead of 205 on this...

I asked this question in the Mazda 5 section, where it belongs, and I'm not getting the type of feedback I'm looking for. My heater is cooling off at idle. Like I said in the other forum, I've been fixing my cars for 25 years and understand basic coolant diagnostics. I'm not observing...

I noticed my wife's 5 blowing cooler air when the car is idling. It's well maintained and has the same coolant level it's always had, according to the overflow tank. The thermostat seems to work exactly like it did when new. No problems at all that I notice. Are there any common electrical...

I debated whether to replace the pulley with the Dayco 89015 or the Gates 36326. The Dayco is plastic, like the OEM pulley, and the Gates is metal. The Dayco was $13 and the Gates was $16 at Napa. After comparing them, there's no question the Gates is the way to go. The bearings in both are...

Just reporting in that a rear Koni FSD is dead. Didn't even make it a year, so it's no silver bullet. It's covered under warranty, but still a PITA. I also found out that the aftermarket control arm, which the tire shop broke and charged me for, already has a bad ball joint. The OEM Mazda...

I do most of my own work on my cars, but I can't afford to have the 5 out of commission while I'm on Google trying to figure out why I'm stuck. Is the belt change on the 5 straight forward?

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If you don't know already, Sinn (pronounced like "zen" in English) is an excellent German watch maker. They have TOP grade movements and a variety of cool features like submarine grade steel cases, some called tegimented that are extremely hard. They're just great watches. I couldn't resist...

I was riding with my wife and heard the A/C kick on when she turned the climate control fan on. I hit the A/C button, the light came on, and nothing happened. I then hit the A/C button again, the light goes off and the compressor goes off. I swear the A/C controls on these cars are the most...

So the shop that's installing my Koni FSDs called at 4:30 today, after the car going in at 9:00 am, to tell me that "the ball joint on the driver's side fell out of the control arm". I looked at the LCA and they had tried to TIG weld it in the LCA. There were also some decent gouge marks in...

I bought a set of Koni FSD shocks that I got for $592 with free shipping. I'm tired of being beaten to death and I can notice it getting squirrelly on the highway now with 41,500 on the clock. Hopefully this is going to resolve a lot of my issues with the ride. I should be back on with a...

So my fluid is burnt after only 16K miles. Ridiculous. I'm going to stick with M-V until the day it hits 60K and then I'm changing to Redline in the ATX and the engine. In the meantime I want to feel some degree of comfort by adding a cooler. Has anyone added a cooler? I'm looking mainly...

Check out Deal #1. I don't know if they can be painted or not. $23 w/shipping is ridiculous. http://www.midnightbox.com/

about my car never having problems. I hear a droning sound from the front passenger wheel area when I ride with my fiancee. I'm going to rotate the tires to see if the sound goes to the back, but I'm about 90% sure this stupid car with 39,000 miles already has a bearing going out. That is not...

I have some Centric rotors for an '09 Focus SES coupe. Anyone have a clue if they'll go on a 3, and maybe even a 5? I have an '09 Mazda 5 and was hoping I may luck out.

I have some new Centric vented discs for an '09 Focus and thought to ask if anyone knows if our rotors might be the same as Focus. Anyone? I"ll probably have to scour forums for answers.

I have a '13 Mustang convertible incoming. It's replacing my Civic, so I'll still be lurking and occasionally offending someone. FYI, our '09 5 is still perfect with almost 40K miles on it. I did notice a belt squeaking while driving 80 MPH in the rain with the A/C on, but that's the only...

My fiancee got me this for Christmas. She knows I hate cheap, Chinese garbage so she shopped for supposedly months trying to find this. http://www.bonecreeper.com/bonester.html Check out how every bit of the product, including shipping materials, is locally sourced. Pretty amazing if you ask...