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And insisting OEM doors and body panels (if any) ⋯⋯ I’m hoping they don’t give me trouble about using dealership body shop. I don’t expect any issues, but, will prepare for them just in case.
And insisting OEM doors and body panels (if any) ⋯⋯ I’m hoping they don’t give me trouble about using dealership body shop. I don’t expect any issues, but, will prepare for them just in case.
It was just a perfect storm. As I was backing into the adjacent spot to her car (she had no car next to her on her passenger side). She decided to pull out fast and wide. I even had time to lay on the horn, but that didn’t get her attention either.Ouch. Sorry to see that. How fast could she have been going to do that much damage?? Sheesh..
I get the point but words have meanings and we all tend to be a little too loose with them these days--partisan politics, Covid.Hate. Just because someone makes a mistake that makes your life a bit more difficult? Wow….
$4,500 is about right with all OEM body parts and dealer’s labor cost. I believe this’s the best you can do by going through a Mszda dealer’s body shop and it should get the best result you can expect for the repair. The entire work may take a full month to finish, and that should be covered by the insurance with a rental car too.Got estimate today. Just under $4,500 (two doors, paint, lower molding, rear quarter panel glass, etc). Apparently, Mazda has a bunch of "single use" items (i.e. cannot remove and re-install on/in new doors) and that glass panel (just behind passenger window) is one of them.
Just waiting for approval from their insurance company. Despite this being a bad blow, their insurance has actually been a pleasure working with. Not sure if the other driver feels the same way as they are at fault.
The bulb specs in CX-5‘s owner’s manual is wrong for rear turn signals. It says WY21W (7443NA) but it should be single-filament 7440NA as 7443 is a dual-filament bulb、and NA is “natural amber”. So I’m not sure how the LASFIT 7443 can fit into a single-filament bulb socket?Installed the LASFIT 7443 turn signal bulbs in the tail lights of our 2014 last night, to compliment the 1157 front bulbs I installed last week. Now we have SUPER BRIGHT turn signals all around, with no need for any separate resistor units.
I also discovered that nearly all the rear-facing bulb sockets have T-tap connectors coming off 1 or more wires on each bulb. The turn signal bulbs each have 1, and the brake/tail light bulbs each have 2. I assume they're all tapping off the power wires. What the heck could that be for? I haven't had time to dig in behind the plastic cargo area trim. I only pulled the access covers off to change the turn signal bulbs and happened to see them. Apparently those wires have been in there since before we got the car in 2016.
Also looks like you’re getting white LEDs instead of amber for turn signals?Installed the LASFIT 7443 turn signal bulbs in the tail lights of our 2014 last night, to compliment the 1157 front bulbs I installed last week. Now we have SUPER BRIGHT turn signals all around, with no need for any separate resistor units.
Former owner could have installed resistors, used a 3rd party light (I am using t-taps for my bumper lights, in place of OEM reflectors) or had a trailer hitch installed.Installed the LASFIT 7443 turn signal bulbs in the tail lights of our 2014 last night, to compliment the 1157 front bulbs I installed last week. Now we have SUPER BRIGHT turn signals all around, with no need for any separate resistor units.
I also discovered that nearly all the rear-facing bulb sockets have T-tap connectors coming off 1 or more wires on each bulb. The turn signal bulbs each have 1, and the brake/tail light bulbs each have 2. I assume they're all tapping off the power wires. What the heck could that be for? I haven't had time to dig in behind the plastic cargo area trim. I only pulled the access covers off to change the turn signal bulbs and happened to see them. Apparently those wires have been in there since before we got the car in 2016.
My bad they are the LASFIT 7440 bulbs. Everything amber. 1157 up front.The bulb specs in CX-5‘s owner’s manual is wrong for rear turn signals. It says WY21W (7443NA) but it should be single-filament 7440NA as 7443 is a dual-filament bulb、and NA is “natural amber”. So I’m not sure how the LASFIT 7443 can fit into a single-filament bulb socket?
For your 2014 CX-5 it has 1157NA but for 2016 and newer CX-5’s they have 7444NA on front turn signals. Since both front turn signals use dual-filament bulbs and do you use “switch-back” LEDs? (white / amber, and amber-bright / off and amber-bright / off during turn signal mode). What kind of front turn-signal LEDs do you have?
I believe the T-tap connectors you found are for trailer lightings.
Any cuts on your hands yet? I got cut on the edge of the heat shield when I did this myself.In the process of adding a trailer hitch, just taking a break and waiting for a 2nd pair of hands to help lift the hitch into place now.