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  1. sm1ke

    What Tire Pressure do you Run in the Winter?

    That makes sense. I'll add that lowering pressure slightly can give some tires more "bite" in snow, specifically those with aggressive "sidewall-tread" designs like Falken Wildpeaks or Pirelli Scorpion A/T Plus tires.
  2. sm1ke

    Japanese Mazda Dealers Fix The Miata's Lack Of Color

    They look great in green! I agree that Mazda needs more "fun" colours for the sporty compacts. A new yellow and green would be awesome. There's a clear trend shown in the pic below.. I also think the new Melting Copper Metallic from the 70/90 would look great on the Miata.
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  4. sm1ke

    OBD2 Scanner/App: what sensors/values to monitor?

    I hope you have the best day today, lol. Thank you for this! I just tried to add the custom PID and I'm getting an error saying that the Header value (7.00E+01) is incorrect. I tried "7E01" and it let me save the PID. Gonna go out to the car to test it now!
  5. sm1ke

    OBD2 Scanner/App: what sensors/values to monitor?

    Same here, haha
  6. sm1ke

    What Tire Pressure do you Run in the Winter?

    Hmm, I've always filled to about 36 psi for my CX-9s, which is 2 PSI higher than what is recommended on the placard. Never had any issues. I only chose 36 because 34 felt a little low to me. I'm interested in seeing what others do.
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  8. sm1ke

    What have you done to your CX-9 today?

    Got some Yokohama Geolandar A/T GO15 tires in 265/50/20 installed in preparation for winter. I was going to run the Pirellis until I came across these at a price I couldn't ignore. Definitely not as quiet, as expected, but still much quieter than Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2s. The sidewalls look...
  9. sm1ke

    OBD2 Scanner/App: what sensors/values to monitor?

    Does anyone know how to get Torque Pro to display transmission fluid temperature for my 2nd gen CX-9? I'm using a ELM327 Bluetooth OBD2 adapter and the paid Torque Pro app for Android. The only value I can find for transmission fluid temperature shows no data.
  10. sm1ke

    Anyone try yellow bulbs in the fog lights?

    The foglights are LED. I have seen only one person here change their foglights - if I remember right, they used Morimoto LEDs and they custom fabricated/3D-printed the brackets for the new lights. The output was much better. If you wanted yellow foglights, I would suggest vinyl wrapping the...
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  13. sm1ke

    What have you done to your CX-9 today?

    Yeah that is a very good sale on it.. I did use PUP for the first few oil changes with my 2018. Since then I've been using the Kirkland stuff and I find it to be a good oil for my needs. I stocked up a few years ago when it went on sale, $40 for 2 jugs, and I'm finally going to run out next year...
  14. sm1ke

    What have you done to your CX-9 today?

    None that I can tell on the 2022. On the 2018 though, I had version 56.xxx.xxx I think, and then updated to the most recent version. That made the infotainment feel a bit snappier.
  15. sm1ke

    USB stick not recognized when trying to update firmware

    Try redownloading the update file, then reformat the USB drive and copy the redownloaded file to the drive. Make sure nothing else is on the drive. That's what worked for me.
  16. sm1ke

    What have you done to your CX-9 today?

    I didn't end up installing them on that car, but I still have them, and will probably install them on my current car (2022 CX-9). I think they are the basic mudflap, which is about 12x15 inches.
  17. sm1ke

    What does everyone think of this 2019 CX-5 Signature?

    I had a 2018 CX-9 with 140k kms (87k mi) that also had no cylinder head cracking. The problem is rare IMO, and you're right - with the warranty provided by CSP11, the 2019 will be covered for up to 10 years/120k mi. Hard to go wrong with either car, but I'd be tempted to go for the 2021 just to...
  18. sm1ke

    What does everyone think of this 2019 CX-5 Signature?

    The 21s had a short run of cars that were built with defective valve stem seals that caused oil consumption. The valve stem seal settlement for the issue includes the following affected VINs for the CX-5: US/Canada spec w/ 10.25" infotainment: VINS from JM3KF******320280 – 472324 (produced from...
  19. sm1ke

    How do you pick winter tires?

    I had Michelin Xice on a small sedan many years back. Great tires, and they were quiet, but I remember them wearing fairly quickly. My experience with Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2s is that they are a great, durable winter tire with good performance in snow. After 6 winters, they had between 5/32...
  20. sm1ke

    Upcoming CX-5 Service

    Original plugs? Also what additives did you use, and why? Just curious.
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