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    2017 Front Grill Replacement

    Somebody backed into my car while it was parked and damaged the front grill in a bunch of places....It's plastic (I think) so there is no repairing it. It's a full replacement. It's not the entire front end...just the grill area (the rest of the front/nose is still fine). It's probably not...
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    Door Edge Guards: Yea or Nay??

    I live in NYC and my 3 month old CX-9 in Machine Gray already has chips on the driver's side door edge, courtesy of the guys who park my car in the garage I overpay each month in order to park. It's stripped down to the metal. I am going to touch it up (have the paint) but am considering door...
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    In Defense of the CX-9's Air Conditioning

    I am a relatively new owner (well, lessor) of a 2017 Grand Touring CX-9. I took delivery the first week in June and have about 1700 miles on it, including several trips to/from the beach (about 2 hours from us) and a long weekend up in the mountains (about a 3.5 hour drive). It's also had it's...
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    Touch Up Paint For Machine Gray?

    I have leased 2017 Machine Gray Metallic CX9 that I have had for 5 weeks....and the NYC garage where we have the pleasuring of spending $420 a month to park has slightly chipped up the inside "rim" of the driver's door. Surprised it took them 5 weeks! It's a very minor thing but I notice it...
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    Keychain/Hardware for the CX-9 FOB?

    I am not a huge fan of just the naked FOB....but the hole that there is not keychain friendly. I was able to get a medium sized nite ize S caribiner onto it and it's okay, but not ideal. What are others doing with their FOB?
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    Anybody Truly Tested The Smart Brake Support/Smart City Brake Support?

    Every time I am in traffic on the highway, creeping toward the car ahead of me, I feel the desire to remove my foot from the brake and let the SCBS take over. But, of course, I don't...fearing a collision. Has anybody tested their smart brake systems (both the one that works at higher speeds...
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    Rear Camera vs Rear Cross Traffic Alert vs Rear Parking Sensor System

    I have a 2017 Grand Touring and I believe it is equipped with all 3 of these features....Can anybody explain the differences? They seem to be sort of part of the same thing, and all utilize the rear camera. When I am in reverse I see the gridlines (the rear camera). When I am backing out of a...
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    Cleaning Heads Up Display "Screen"??

    What are the recommendations for cleaning the screen that "beams" the HUD info onto the windshield? Is that basically the same as cleaning a phone screen or is it more sensitive? Given that it lays flat on the dash I'm guessing it's going to collect dust the same way the dash does. Thx
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    Hitch Mounted Bumper Guard...Is There A Hitch Receiver?

    From reading a few posts it seems that a stock 2017 CX-9 GT will not come with a hitch receiver....is that correct? I want to add this (or something like it) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06VW2T588/?tag=m20b7-20 But I'm in a lease car and am not going to add a trailer hitch. A lot of SUVs come...
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    In Search Of An Elegant Phone Mount Solution....

    Until Mazda either includes Waze or Google Maps in the stock nav package or at least bakes in Apple Car Play/Android Auto many of us are stuck having to use our phones b/c the navigation and real time traffic are much better than any infotainment system (even those like Volvo, which has 'real...
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    Cargo Space Questions: Family Of 4 & A Dog

    Hello all I'm a forum newbie who is looking to lease a 2017 CX-9 in the grand touring trim. I live in NYC with 2 kids (age 6 and 8) and a chocolate lab (about 77 pounds). For us the car will NOT be daily driver b/c our work commuting is done via subway. We use the car on weekends, either...
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    Can A Dealer Add Roof Rails?

    Hi all Brand new to forum. About to lease a 2017 CX-9 Grand Touring. Have it built and know what I want but would like to add FACTORY installed roof rails, ideally in chrome, that sit close to the roof line. Onto that I'd add Thule cross bars onto which I have various rack (skiing in winter...
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