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I think I have it cleared by this point. I used to be in the habit of turning the AC on and off when the car was running only (turning it off before I shut off the car). Had been told that was no longer necessary. Sounds like it's best to go back to that habit and perhaps only run the AC with...

Bummer about the pics. Hopefully my comment in post #6 works.

At lunch, I took the car for a drive. Turned up the heat to 80 when the engine was warm enough and drove a few miles or so (upper and lower vents...not sure if it matters). We'll see later if this worked.

Now that I'm using the AC I notice every time I turn it on it smells. The stink goes away but it does this every time I turn it on. Seems vaguely familiar but if it did it must have only been occasionally. Is anyone familiar with this issue and what to do?

You can see mine above (post #31). The bike rack is on at this point. I thought about the wiring, etc, but honestly, I do not see myself hauling a trailer or similar, ever.

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Good point. A buddy of mine is using it on his brand new truck and he recommended it. I have some Meguiar's detailing spray I use but it's water-based if I go through the car wash it comes off. The trim I have seems to show some wierd smearing and whatnot. I do see graying (have had it for 6.5...

To be clear you use the Cerakote Ceramic Trim Coat Kit and the Meguiars? Sounds like just the Meguiars.

(Edited/updated): Is this the product (Cerakote Ceramic Trim Coat Kit) to get for doing the exterior black plastic trim? Buddy likes it but thought I'd check in here with other CX-5 owners.

Exactly!

Anyone who might be interested:

I swung into Uhaul this past Friday as it's pretty convenient. Happened to talk to the manager. Turns out he was going to take a quick break but said he could get right on my install if I was interested. They were pretty busy at the counter that day. He mentioned he had done an install on a CX-5...

Nice rack. Pricey but has nice features. That tilt away from the car is nice.

Looks like it will be $262 here. Although I did read in a thread somewhere that someone was charged less than the estimate because it was fairly easy.

Ya, I noticed they were offering another option (other than Curt) when looking at Uhaul.com. Guess I could pick up some flat black spray paint and repaint the exposed part. The bummer is I don't have a good setup at all to do it at home.