Recent content by steinwayb

Cheap Solution to prevent this type of accident I too use a roof rack to carry my bike from time to time. Here's what I do to prevent myself from forgetting it is up there and crashing into the garage. I ALWAYS place an open ladder right at the end of the garage near the overhead door, so...

I think I paid about $275 for it. My wife ordered it from a dealer in Texas who happened to be selling them over the net for a cheaper price (including shipping) then our local dealer.

I installed an auto-dimming rear view mirror on my wife's 2006 Mazda5 Sport, because she wanted an outside temperature display (the mirror also has a built in compass which displayed N, S, etc). The first step was to go under the front of the car and remove the factory installed temperature...

Thanks for all the info Just checking back in and see that there has been a lot of activity on my post. Thanks to everyone for providing this info and clearing this up for me. I fall into the camp that this is "hopefully" an improvement and one less thing to worry about. Only time will...

Roof noise no big deal I have a 2006 Mazda5 Sport. I use the OEM roof rack with a Sears Xcargo roof carrier I bought used for 50 bucks on craigslist. Surprisingly, I don't notice any difference in the noise (probably because I only use it once a year for our annual trip up North around the...

When my Mazda5 hit the 30k mile mark, the dealer tried to sell me their 30k mile service. I had read the manual prior to this and realized that a lot of the stuff he was planning on doing wasn't listed in the manual. One of the things he wanted to do was replace the fuel filter. When I told...

My wife has a 2006 Mazda5 Sport, which we both love. Today she said she tried putting the front passenger window down and it would not move. It was stuck in the up position. I was able to fix it myself. I did not take photos but will do my best to describe what I did. You have to first...