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  1. Re: Passenger Airbag off light stays illuminated even without passenger in seat

    Just experienced this.. haha.. problem was with the buckle. Pressed the red button a couple times and the light went off.. too bad.. could've just told people it was a ghost sitting in the passenger...
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    Re: Speeding Ticket - Advice?

    Make a myth out of it. You were doing 90 in a 60 because you were being chased by the husband of a woman that you just had intercourse with. He was out for blood and you wanted none of it so you ran...
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    Re: HID conversion should I do it?

    You need a capacitor. Without it, it'll flicker.
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    Speaker Female Crimps

    I have 4 speakers that I am thinking of making a box for.

    2 x 6.5" and 2 x 5.25"

    I'm curious if anyone knows what the female crimp connectors are? I checked the speakers but the male crimps...
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    Re: HID Harness Issues

    There were 2 problems.

    1) The soldered wires that connect to the lighting harness disconnected. I went with a different method this time so I hope it holds. I decided to crimp them instead.

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    HID Harness Issues

    I've replaced the HID wiring harness 3x already and again, I'm having issues with the HIDs.. GRR..

    I checked to see if the power was still connected to the battery terminal; Check.
    Checked the...
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    Heat Shield Question

    I ripped off the rear heat shield near the gas tank because it was barely hanging on and hitting the exhaust. Do I need to replace it or would it be fine without it? If I do need to replace it, how...
  8. Thread: Exhaust Hangers

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    Re: Exhaust Hangers

    http://s3.postimg.org/c3726l9c2/20151209_125527.jpg
  9. Thread: Exhaust Hangers

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    Re: Exhaust Hangers

    On my end it goes full screen. No issues
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    Re: Exhaust Hangers

    Click on the photo... lol...
  11. Thread: Exhaust Hangers

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    Re: Exhaust Hangers

    This is what it looks like on the car. I used the old weld to center the tailpipe on the muffler. I might bend the upper bracket by 45° so it sits flush with the bushing. Well see after the test...
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    Re: Car shakes while idling

    Passenger engine mount.. put a jack under your engine, lift the engine slightly, remove the bolts and pull it out and take a look at it.. if the rubber is separated, that's your problem.

    It stops...
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    Re: Car shakes while idling

    1) Passenger Engine Mount
    2) Spark Plugs/Misfire
    3) MAF Sensor (Clean It)

    Also, when unhooking the battery, you need to turn on the car and let it idle for 5-10 minutes.. touch nothing.. let the...
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    Re: Rumbling noise when A/C is on

    Check your muffler hangers.. sounds like one of them may be broken.. sounds stupid but I have the same type of rumbling noise and that's my problem hahah.. in the process of fixing the hanger...
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    Re: Looking for a car girlfriend LOL.

    There's been a rise in the transmission of STD's ever since Tinder came to be.. coincidence?
  16. Thread: Exhaust Hangers

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    Exhaust Hangers

    A month or so ago, I had 2 exhaust hangers near the rear of my Gen1 snap off.. because of the rust, lots of places want me to replace the exhaust before welding a hanger on.. f* that..

    I had a...
  17. Re: which synthetic oil do you use when changing your own oil?

    I usually get Pennzoil 0W-20 or 5W-20. Depends which one is in stock at the Crappy Tire I visit. I also replace the synthetic Fram filter with each oil change.. total cost is around $70. Plus 20-30...
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    Re: Hating My Mazda3

    Mine is a 2006 Gen1 w/ 190,000km..

    I didn't spend much on repairs either until the past 2 years.. that's when things started to go wrong all over the car..

    I just changed the passenger motor...
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    Re: Hating My Mazda3

    I replaced the rear sway bar bushings with the OEM rubber ones and the rear clunk is gone.. so the poly bushings didn't work for me.

    I had a mechanic check the front suspension and he determined...
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    Re: Hating My Mazda3

    Vehicle maintenance has definitely not been neglected.. it's just Murphy's law.. when one thing goes wrong, everything goes wrong. Just frustrated that everything seems to be breaking all at once.....
  21. Thread: Brake Chatter?

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    Re: Brake Chatter?

    Turns out to be the ball joint.. had a second mechanic look at it.. not much play in it but he said the sound is definitive. He said as I brake, the vibration/up and down motion, causes the ball...
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    Hating My Mazda3

    Since August.. I've had to replace the rotors (skipped out on the pads as they still had a lot of life left on them but now it squeals.. FML).. then the back 2 muffler hangers broke.. I haven't...
  23. Thread: Brake Chatter?

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    Re: Brake Chatter?

    Handbrake isn't seized.

    Not the rotor.. I can hear the chatter even when the brakes aren't applied.. it's faint but noticable.

    I have replaced the struts, endlinks, CV shaft already.. guessing...
  24. Thread: Brake Chatter?

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    Brake Chatter?

    I am hearing a chattering noise coming from what I'm assuming is the brakes.

    I can hear it sometimes just driving along with slight changes in elevation and when I hit the brakes hard.

    I'm not...
  25. Thread: Rust Repair

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    Re: Rust Repair

    It's going to get real ugly come the next winter.. not sure if I want to drop >$1000 to fix it or if I should just get a new car.. CX-5 is my next pick.. big fan of the interior in the 2016 GT model.
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