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Hey Grumpy Cat

If someone gives you advice ignore them.
If someone ignores you, give them advice.
- from Grumpy Cat book

Mazda Aero Side sill extensions now installed. Since the brochure only shows a thumbnail image, I asked the Mazda dealer for a untouched photo of a car with the Aero kit installed. Nothing as if...

I once bought a $90 camera from a Florida website. It was really crappy and the website was a facade for a China business. Shipping back to China was costly and risky so I tried getting relief from...

Forgot to mention, I found out about hub-centric on this forum. So I returned to CanTire for centering rings and was told they don't have them. (And when you are buying wheels, they don't say you...

Caution: I tried putting mult-ifit alloys from CanTire, that I had left over from a Honda Civic, on a new 2013 mazda 3. There was much noise which I thought was caused by winters. These alloys...

Hey.. small world.. I too am a GoodLife member. I go there at lunchtime and feel good for the rest of the day. It's a great place. But there is need for some community respect from the people that...

Handy, if not handsome

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If women don't find you handsome, they can sure find you handy.
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How much ground clearance is enough? I am thinking less is better and that the GT with 18inch wheels has more than enough. So I was thinking of installing OEM side sills to adjust the profile.
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My M3 was parked in the empty lot at the convenience store. A lady parked her MX-5 next to the M3. It was stock with a retractable hardtop. She traded her previous MX-5 to get it.

Your amp has 1 subwoofer channel which ought to be enough but your speaker has dual voice coils. Perhaps the voice coils can be connected in parallel. Your box is within spec but a tight fit for a...

I have the sedan and noticed that after a rain or a wash, water lingers around the trunk seal. Perhaps a wax or water-repellant coating would help. Or a routine of checking the trunk after a wash to...

Wish it did but it is designed to prevent an unfused connection.

The red wire pin is not connected internally to the fuse block so it gets no power if the tap is plugged the other way.

My 2016 GT has an always-on 12v socket in the armrest. I needed a switched socket for a DOD LS300W DVR. I found a solution that safely supports a socket with no wiring cuts or splices.

Can Tire...

The 2016 Mazda 3 has two 12v auxillary fuses but only one 12v socket in the armrest which is always on. This can be fixed without modifying the car with the add-a-circuit device found at walmart. ...

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After two weeks, I am impressed with the extra zoom of the GT. The 2016 Bose has better sound than the 2013 Bose. Less distortion and better mid-range.

I created a public photo album. How do I...

I was happy with a 2013 GS MT but a left-knee injury prompted me to get an AT even though pressing the clutch pedal was not a problem.. yet.

The GT with the 2.5L engine has more zoom. However, in...

I just got 2016 GT which has only 1 always-on 12vdc socket. I wanted to plug my camera into a switched socket to avoid battery drain. Alas, the GT has the useless CD player instead of switched 12v...

Traded 2013 M3 GS MT sedan for 2016 GT sedan with luxury pack with dark alloy wheels

The Bose sound quality has good enough bass and tweets but I hear an annoying resonance or distortion of mid-frequency tones on certain MP3s. Most of the time, it sounds fine.

All installations...

Kessel has been called "flabby floater" so that beat being a mere floater.
But never mind, they are now on a win streak.

I watched most of the UFC events upto 100. The early days were more entertaining with a variety of colorful characters with different MMA skills. Now everyone has great ju-jitsu but the standup is...

Why do you say that? They certainly are a deterrent. And so is the tiny Mazda lug wrench. I could not remove wheels until I got a 3-way wrench with twice the leverage.

You can build a sub box quickly with shelves from Home Depot. Buy 2 different sizes and plan cuts to fit together as a rectangular box. I just used a handsaw and hid the cuts with overlapping...

About 30% of cars now have winter tires on steel. They are practical but the car is ugly for 4 months of the year.