Recent content by hwibowo

Well, I was hoping that was the case until I drove with my gearhead boss. He confirmed it. It sounds like ball bearings hitting metal part. I will try to capture this on video. I need to find a smooth road with no traffic so the noise is amplified.

Hey guys, Just wanna give an update. After being out of town for about 3 weeks. I drove the car around and I heard the noise again. Putting higher octane doesnt have any effect. I thought it cured the issue before I left for my job. Oh well, seems like I need to go back to the dealer. Am I the...

Just wanna update. This afternoon, my tank was half empty. I went ahead put the additive in and topped it off with 89 gas. Still heard it 2-3 mile driving from the gas station. Once I entered the highway, the noise was not there. No pinging until I got home. Will update again tomorrow.

CX-SV, I always use big boy brands gasoline such as Shell, Chevron, and Texaco. Never put anything else. The technician drove my car and he confirmed it. I also let my gear head friend drove it. He also said the same thing. Piotrek, I drive normal to the point of hyper-milling. It doesn't take...

Has anyone experience pinging on your 2014 CX-5? I noticed clattering noise by accident when I was driving at night with my radio off. The noise happened only during acceleration or under heavy load. I took it to the dealer and they confirmed it. I always used 87 octane since the manual doesn't...

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Do the stock DRLs still run? Looks like they don't (on your front picture).

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You guys need to consider a potential adhesive failure at the edge of the film. After some time, the edge of the film (especially the curvy one) might be losing its stickiness. The plastic lens does expansion-shrinkage cycle due to heat. The film is peeled a little bit then dust and dirt are...

Bad advice. Guess what happen after you replace the stock one with higher rating fuse? The weak point would be the wiring not the fuse anymore. You'll be setting your car on fire because of a horn...

Just finished installing my class III receiver. Boy that was heavy. I had a friend helping me out so it was pretty eventless. I checked the clearance. It has about an inch or so. I drove through several not-so-steep ramps under heavy load. I purposely slow down in mid ramp (safely of course)...

+1 this. Never let the tank with less than 1/4 gas. They put fuel pump inside the gas tank these days. The gas is the heat exchanger for the pump. Don't do this too often as it will shorten the life of the pump. Replacing a pump is no easy task. I did that to my 99 Miata with easy access to the...

Looks like (2) class III owners without issue. I'm hoping this is the case for me too. Will install the receiver tomorrow.

I used 303 before wrapping it. 303 left some residue making it not shiny. But protection-wise, it is good for UV but not scratches. You might want to wrap it with clear protection film or something.

You can go to autozone. I would assume truck's hangers would be bigger. Not significant but enough to provide clearance. Besides you dont want the tips hanging too low. It would be ugly. I will go to autozone today and will let you know my finding. It looks like the stock hanger is about...