Recent content by jpjr50

I had my wife sew on a $25 leather one from eBay. Came out great but now I've worn that out. I have a 2015 but it's the same process. We didn't take the wheel off, took her about an hour.

Was backing my truck out of the garage and decided to take some pics of the new LED fog lights off and on. I was actually surprised how you could see the difference in a picture. Trust me when I say it's much brighter than this but you all get the idea. This was the point I was making above...

I am measuring the brightness that my fog lights are producing by color that actually fills in the gap to the dark-colored HID headlights. Not only that the field of vision is now farther and whiter than the stock Halogen. The OEM Halogens were basically for show, they did absolutely nothing...

Actually no, the kit I linked in the post is not for my generation, it's for the 2016 & 2017 vehicles. Was just making a point that there are 6000K and even 8000K led fog light replacement bulbs (with built-in fans) that will double, even triple the stock output. Just don't skimp. Was showing...

Have some knowledge in this area as I've owned leather in cars since my Dad's 1981 Delorean and Mom's Caddy's. I did the unthinkable and bought sand-colored leather seats. What a nightmare, the color transfer from clothes is very noticeable. I take a bucket of water, a couple of drops of Dawn...

The OEM fog kit from Mazda I don't think requires a new steering column stock. Amazon sells the kit for $300, eBay has them for $280. Here is the Amazon link https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KL0HW7W/?tag=m20b7-20 I have a 2015 and the LED fog lights are brighter than my HID headlights so these...

In 2015 I switched the OEM fog light bulbs to LED which really only changed the color from yellow to white. The fogs really did nothing which always bothered me. I read a review about a specific LED fog light bulb claiming they were brighter than the OEM headlights. I wound up buying them...

Well, it works!!!! Had to take the driver's seat out so I could lay on my back. It's (2) 10MM bolts I actually got with a wrench. I have big hands, my knuckles are busted up but so worth it. The used $70 BT Module was recognized right away by the OEM head unit. Had other people's names in...

Yes, that box is the BT module. Is it on the first Gen CX-9? I've heard that it was located behind the glove box on these models. I have the air cabin filter behind the airbox on my model. Maybe they moved the BT to the driver's side because of the cabin filter. Check both locations, very...

I'm going to post the location of this BT module so if anyone else has this issue you can replace it. I took my entire interior apart to find this thing and pulling my hair out. Of course, it's in a spot where you don't need any tools to find it. Just pull down the driver knee panel and...

My BT connected to all our iPhone's no problem for years. About a month ago while on the phone the BT would switch back / forth to my phone, back to hands free, back to phone, back to hands free. Basically it's unusable to make or receive a BT call. A few days ago I deleted my phone from the...

I never got a chance to snap any step by step pictures as when I wrenching it started pouring rain. I was already dirty and wet so I kept going without stopping. My garage has a Mustang project going on so I did this brake install in the driveway. Good news though, the Ceramic pads and...

When we bought my wife's car the GT wheels were chipping. They gave us rental so they could fix the rims. It came out great back then. A few weeks ago she hit a curb and now the clear is flaking on the rim. BEFORE Mazda Windows Tinted 1 by jpjr501, on Flickr AFTER Mazda Rims 1 by jpjr501...

Doing brakes on my wifes 2015 Grand Touring and the Calipers have the Mazda logo. She's got 51,000 miles and the front OEM rotors are warped. Switching to drilled and slotted rotors. I know some people aren't a fan but I"m going to give them a shot this round. If they suck who cares, throw...

So my wife's 2015 Mazda 6 Grand Touring was at the dealership getting an oil change. They called and said the front brakes had 2MM left on the front pads / 4MM left on the rear pads. I know the people there so they weren't lying and of course it was true. Even with my discount it was $209 to...