TreyP
2018 Soul Red AWD Touring CX-5
Just minor scratches.Any cuts on your hands yet? I got cut on the edge of the heat shield when I did this myself.
Just minor scratches.Any cuts on your hands yet? I got cut on the edge of the heat shield when I did this myself.
Yeah, I also used my floor jack, but another set of hands really helped with not losing/pinching the fish wires and lining everything up.I used my floor jack to hold the hitch while I bolted it in.
Got my cx-5 back today. Very pleased with their work and attention to detail. $4950 total + rental car for 2 weeks to the other driver’s insurance. I will say, State Farm was a pleasure to deal with and they weren’t even my insurance company.
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I am so through with non-oem parts. Never again. Almost all aftermarket parts are Chinese now, and they are nearly universally garbage.
If you're broke and just have to go cheap, I get it. But whatever you do, never, ever buy a non-OEM sensor. You're just asking for trouble if you do.
I’ve learned lesson from past experience similar to yours long time ago. And I use OEM parts as much as I can including oil and air filters, until they’re no longer available as I keep my vehicles as long as I can. I even got an OEM battery for my CX-5 last October even though it isn’t the same factory Panasonic battery. The only exception is the cabin air filter which is not an important part to me. Or if the saving on after-market cabin air filter is huge (i.e. $15 to $53 on cabin air filter for my 2018 Toyota Yaris iA).My son's truck is a 94 F150. The original MAP sensor went bad after 22 years. A new Motorcraft one was $90, the BWD from Advance was $39 with a lifetime warranty. "Hell yeah!" I thought. Mistake.
9 months later, the BWD went bad, replaced it free under warranty. 9 months later, that one went bad, replaced under warranty. 13 months later, THAT one went bad, replaced under warranty. At this point, they no longer had the BWD, so they gave me that money towards a Motorcraft. Not a single problem in the couple years since.
Not to discount how nice he was, just to throw this out there to everyone - 3 yr warranty will include infotainment updates. At least that's what my service advisor said - had mine done at the time of the tail gate bulletin fix.He also updated the infotainment system to 11026 as a courtesy, no charge.
Someone posted elsewhere that his dealer billed labor for doing this as it wasn't a "maintenance" repair, rather an optional software update. And I didn't ask if all updates are covered. Maybe dealers have some descretion on this?Not to discount how nice he was, just to throw this out there to everyone - 3 yr warranty will include infotainment updates. At least that's what my service advisor said - had mine done at the time of the tail gate bulletin fix.