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Hi all! Working on installing an LED light bar on the roof rack of the car for early morning drives through the mountains. Where I'm living now hitting a moose is a real possibility, so I'm doing my best to mitigate that. I've mounted the bar to the roof rack and run the wiring into the...

That's correct. I can confim the charging works significantly better after the install. I have no idea about the warranty but I'm already outside of the bumper to bumper (shrug)

two bolts behind the infotainment display (they're under a little plastic cap that is colored to look like the leather trim). Once those bolts are out, carefully pry around the trim and pull up on the screen; it will pop out. The metal "computer" looking thing under the screen is the CMU. There...

New USB interface (installed) vs old USB interface (sitting in the console) for comparison. Sorry for it being so dirty, didn't get a chance to clean it after we installed everything..

So I bought the new USB interface and cables on tbfocus - they arrived yesterday and we installed them today. Very straight forward (the CMU is located UNDER the screen, not behind the glovebox) and I'm now charging much faster than I was before. Now I just have to wait for v70 of the software...

Check to see if you have too much (or too little) oil in the engine. I had issues with idling and the dealer fixed it by removing the excess quart jiffy lube put in and replacing their filter with an OEM one.

My dealer received an email this morning regarding Android Auto/Apple CarPlay. Apparently there's some sort of licensing issue that's prohibiting them from adding any additional functionality to the CMU. The new estimated date for CarPlay/Android Auto is 2019+. They also told me not to expect...

No. Guys, forget it. Let it be a pleasant surprise when Mazda drops the news that it's available. Until then, put android auto on it yourself by hacking your system (AT YOUR OWN RISK) here. Note: Mazda has tried to limit our ability to do this in the latest firmware. If you get service at your...

If Mazda is adding the front parking sensor to the US version (it was already an option in other parts of the world), it means Radar Cruise Control will likely be start/stop moving forward. That's a HUGE improvement to the system.

I had a very similar problem a couple of months ago.. Turns out they (Dealer, Mazda Regional, Mazda USA AND Mazda Japan) have absolutely no idea what caused it, so they replaced the knock sensor and the ENTIRE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. Pretty crazy. I'd like to note that Mazda had to hire translators...

Update: Mazda corporate AND regional are now involved. My 16' CX-9 has been at the dealer since Tuesday, and they still don't know what the cause is. Regional has ordered a knock sensor installed to track down the problem, and they do not believe it's bad gas related. Probably a...

CAREFUL I have a '16. Over the past few months, I've been moving to 91 and then 93. I'm on my 3rd or 4th tank of 93 - on Monday I experienced a pretty massive computer failure. The car went into limp mode, and I was able to make it home going 15mph. I had it towed yesterday to the dealer, and...

Again, this is something they've been promising for well over a year now - I'll believe it when I see it.

I've had problems with the bluetooth connect and my S7 Edge. I recently installed an LG Xpad tablet in my CX-9 and that connection has been MUCH better. I suspect it's something to do with the S7's bluetooth chip itself.