Recent content by jrpembe

pics back up as requested Sorry, took the pics down a while back - here they are again. Had the factory roof cross-bars installed. Then bought Yakima mighty mounts which allowed me to have the Yakima King Cobras installed on the roof. Had a hidden hitch 1 1/4 " installed and bought a Saris...

got home from work today to discover someone had stolen two of my CX-7 wheels (and rims) from my garage (I have great neighbors who leave the door open from time to time). Anyone got a guess how much a pair of Bridgestone Turanza's and alum. rims will cost to replace? (235/60R18). Fortunately...

Finally! All you need is a set of Yakima Mighty Mount Adapters attached to the Mazda factory rails and you can install pretty much any Yakima roof mounted rack (or box). I just got two Yakima King Cobra roof mounted bike racks (see photos). The Mighty Mount Adapters were around $60 (CDN) for...

Anyone installed a roof mounted bike rack on their CX-7 (Mazda cross-bars already installed). I'm looking for an upright bike mount. The guy at Racks Unlimited says the only one that will work is from Sportrack. Mazda's accessories page says they have a Yakima upright rack for $145US...

Tsb & Pcm Just booked an appointment in Calgary to have mine done. Taking the car in Thursday - they'll be doing a regular servicing plus the PCM TSB, also they called me last week to tell me they have a "part" in for the CEL problem. Will let you know how it goes. Also they're ordering...

Well I'm driving my CX-7 in Calgary, Alberta. We're at 3300 feet above sea level and this winter we had several days at -30 degrees celcius. Over the past couple of weeks the temperatures have gone up above freezing and my CEL is off. Not sure if elevation and temperature have anything to do...

Question for you fellow CEL sufferers. My Mazda dealer says "its not a big problem, we'll get back to you when we have a fix" - so how can you tell the difference between a CEL for this so called minor problem, and something perhaps more serious??? I can't keep scheduling a service...

Not sure if the cold weather really has anything to do with the CEL - at least not in my case. I bought my CX-7 last August. Over the past few months we've had some really (and I mean really!) cold weather here in Calgary - I'm talking -20's to -30's (celcius) for days at a time. My light...

Agreed I agree with erhayes - coincidently my previous vehicle was a Subaru Forester (before that a Mazda B4000 4X4) - with both of those vehicles I got mileage numbers almost spot on to the EPA rating. My Forester said ~28mpg and that's what I got consistently for 6 years (and I drove the...

*Warning for those considering the Mazda iPod connector* Now that I've had the iPod connector in the CX-7 for a few months its time for an update. Initial Thoughts: Besides being extremely expensive the controls are very clumsy. Because you can't control the scroll wheel, you have to do...

3700 miles and my 1st CEL appeared. Dropped it off at dealer this morning, just got a call saying "Its a common problem, we don't have a fix right now (waiting for word from Mazda), come pick up your vehicle and we'll call you when we've got something". When the light first appeared, I...

I returned from Christmas vacation to find someone at the airport left me two nice scratches as a gift. One minor on the rear bumper and a nasty one along the rear driver's side door below the handle. They're pretty deep, all the way through the clearcoat - not sure if a touch-up pen will make...