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Honestly, it opens with a bit of a click and opens normally. The CX-9 doors are much heavier and clock with a more solid clunk. But both are fine.
Thanks, appreciate you taking the time to do that.
Honestly, it opens with a bit of a click and opens normally. The CX-9 doors are much heavier and clock with a more solid clunk. But both are fine.
I'm going to lend my hard learned experience on rodent abatement to the conversation. When I purchased my 2013 Toyota Venza within 6 weeks I was cleaning a dead rat out of the cabin air filter compartment and discovered about $450 worth of damage to wiring insulation, windshield washer fluid hose, hood insulation, etc. I live on a ranch in rural Texas and our vehicles are parked outside (if I can just get my wife to clean her stuff out of the garage...). Our GM cars the rodents ignored, the Toyota was a movable buffet so the dealership told me after the fact. Things that have seemed to work in no particular order; putting a ventilated container with mothballs under the hood when parking the SUV, spraying fox urine in the wheel wells about once a week, keeping a ventilated container with cotton balls impregnated with mint oil in the glove box, having two predatory cats on duty, and by pure good luck the last couple of years having an aggressive raptor presence.
Adult mice can get through a hole the size of a dime, inspecting my new CX-9 I identified 3 possible ingress points and have constructed and installed physical barriers made from aluminum gutter guard (did the same for the Toyota- see photos). Needless to say don't keep food of any kind or wrappers in the vehicle to entice vermin. Good luck, this is a constant battle with any Japanese made auto that uses eco-friendly soy based products.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/fjgdtrgqug0g3m3/2019 CX-9 Air cleaner rodent guard.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/bnu8ldkxyxlp58b/2019 CX-9 A-pillar rodent guard.jpg?dl=0
I replaced the filters today. Both the engine air filter and the cabin air filter. It's crazy how much the dealer wanted for this 5-minute job.
The original is the grey looking one. I thought I ordered OEM parts (came in a Mazda box and part number) but the new one is white which means no charcoal filtration. Bummer. (Old #7M12, new #8M10)
Same with the cabin air filter. (old part #KUAVA, new #EBRH4)
And while I was doing that I noticed a rodent has put up a tent on top of my battery. So I shop vacc'd the heck out of the engine compartment and washed it down. Now time to research some rodent deterrents. I don't want them eating up the wiring harness.
I did a little JDM-ifying for extra ricer points.
Got a new set of 21 inch rims and exhaust Tip.
Wow those filters are pretty bad. How many and what type of miles if you don't mind me asking. My 2018 is less than a year old and 9000 miles but I guess it's time to check.
Love the CF exhaust tip. Is it real CF? Looks like it's akrapovic?
Installed Sealight H11 Leds on my Foggies...
Night time driving is now a joy with these babies complimenting the Osram Night breaker Laser HIDs.
Are the Sealight H11s direct replacements or do they require modification to replace the stock fog lights? How does the brightness compare?
Picked up my 4 month old CX-9 with 4000 miles on the odometer from the auto body shop. Wife had a bit of a mishap changing lanes and contacted another vehicle causing slight damage. Scuffed the right side of the front bumper and gouged the front wheel. They were able to repair the bumper and give it a total respray as the damage was not deep, but they had to install a brand new wheel. Looks like new, as it should. Unfortunately the resale value took a hit of probably 20%. Looks like we're keeping it long term...
I'm going to disagree that a car being in an accident is an automatic 20% hit in value. There is a cost, but a lot of that cost is based on the type of accident that the car was in. A severe accident where the car is totaled will mean that even with a rebuilt title, you'll lose between 35% and 50% of the vehicle's value depending on the accident. A severe accident that doesn't result in a car being totaled could give you a 20% hit. A minor accident with limited repair costs may have little to no impact. We just traded in a 13 year old Mustang that had been involved in a minor accident which required the replacement of the rear bumper cover. The police were called because it was a multiple car accident with at least one vehicle suffering severe damage. We took a small hit in value on the trade in because of the prior accident (around 5%?). We did have the paperwork that we showed the dealer that proved that the repair was only $700....so there is that.