Recent content by rocko107

Some folks have asked me how difficult it was to get the steering column plastic surround apart. It's pretty easy. I would turn the steering wheel to 3 o'clock first, that will expose some of the front face of it. I found being able to put a little thumb pressure where the top and bottom come...

Just installed the Fortin EVO-ONE with the plug and play harness. It doesn't get any easier than this folks. Before installing I did the following: 1) Cut the yellow loop wire on the EVO-ONE to set the unit for an Automatic vehicle. 2) Created a Fortin account...you need to do this to use the...

The EVE ONE won't require you to restart the vehicle after you open the door. The EVO ALL will shutdown and you'll have to restart the vehicle when you get in. I just got off the phone with Fortin because they booth sounded like they supported mostly the same features, this was one of...

Thanks. Got any installed pics and/or any tips related to your install. Thanks again. R.

I'm thinking about installing a catch can on my wife's 2016 CX-9. With this being a direct injection motor this could be a good idea since we plan to have this vehicle for 100K miles +, was curious if anyone has installed one and how much oil/sludge your seeing. Would also be curious on where...

We've had our CX-9 for just over a year, bought it last July. About 12K on it now. Honestly. The engine was one of the reasons my wife liked it(as did I). 70% of her driving is city, and we live in a area that is very hilly, so not a lot of flat roads. With the exception of the 3.5 twin turbo...

That was a good idea...I checked and nothing there either.

I've been kicking up posts on this subject every few months and just posted another before seeing yours. I was just on Mazda's website earlier today and out of curiosity checked to see if they ever offered OEM running boards for the prior gen CX-9....and they never did, so I'm done waiting for...

I've been waiting to see if Mazda would release OEM running boards for the new CX-9. Once I realized they never released any for the prior generation I figure I won't bother waiting for OEM as it probably won't happen, so with that said has anyone installed any aftermarket generic running boards...

Right now we are getting consistent 23.5 MPG on our typical highway romps( Signature AWD). We are in a very hilly area so I see that as a great number for winter driving in MA. Winter formulated gas is a 10% hit on all vehicles and when the temp drops below about 45 you take another 5% hit...

Bought a Signature CX-9 for my Wife back in August. We've got about 6K miles on and I can tell you the engine and transmission were two big factors in buying it...that along with damn good looks, enough space for our family of 4, and the 3rd row in a pinch(my wife excluded every two row). The...

We shut off the ambient lighting for this exact reasons. Good idea covering, I never thought of doing that because I'd like the rest of the ambient lighting to stay on

Wanted to bump this back up. Anyone running 'generic' running boards, if so any pics ? I have yet to see anything advertised as a direct fit. Really odd that mazda doesn't have a set in their Accessories, I'm sure lots of people would opt for them.

I was thinking the same thing. We've had our CX-9 for about 4 months and 3600 miles. First thing I did was adjust all of the safety tech and put the sensitivity on the lowest settings. Not a single auto brake out of it(and yes its on). Some reviewers also say you can't adjust the height of the...