"mazda616" (mazda616)
07/21/2017 at 19:15 • Filed to: Mazdas
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"mazda616" (mazda616)
07/21/2017 at 19:15 • Filed to: Mazdas | 0
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This part on my car is broken.
I did it this past winter when I put too much weight on it while getting out of the car, I guess. Took it to the dealer and they told me they fixed it. For free. So I was happy. Until today, when I heard a crunch and the zip tie they’d put on it to hold it in place fell off. So, they “fixed” it alright. Cue my eye roll.
Ordered the part myself for $16.00 and my friend and I are going to replace it. My only worry is disconnecting the power seat controls from it and putting them on the new one.
And, my wife hit the driver’s side mirror of her CX-5 on the side of the garage. I thought she had broken it. But, I got it back together all except for the painted cover not fitting right anymore. It has a gap towards the door and it creaks and groans. And whistles at speed, since air is getting in around it.
Can’t decide if I should just try replacing that plastic cover or if I should replace the whole mirror. I found one from a junkyard CX-5 on eBay for $99.00 and then the painted cover is $58.00. Sigh. I’m afraid if I order another cover then I’ll run in to the same issue since maybe the mirror is deformed or bent somehow.
Sigh. Little issues like this bother me so much.
Jerry Harding
> mazda616
07/21/2017 at 19:30 |
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You have a 6 and your wife has a CX-5? Good combo...
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mazda616
> Jerry Harding
07/21/2017 at 19:32 |
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Yep! I made a little Mazda for my son back when we did our pregnancy announcements, too.
Logansteno: Bought a VW?
> mazda616
07/21/2017 at 19:41 |
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I don’t understand why those plastic pieces go so far up the side of the seat on newer cars. So many cars come into work with those lose or broken, GM or not. It’s like they don’t expect people to put any weight on the side of the seat getting in or out.
notsomethingstructural
> mazda616
07/21/2017 at 19:50 |
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I’m pretty sure that part of the seat breaks on every Mazda. It’s broken less badly on my RX-8 right now. This really seems like something they should only have to engineer once to not suck.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> mazda616
07/22/2017 at 09:22 |
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VT Commodores (VX,VY,VZ,VE,VF) onwards have the same problem, side seat trims breaking.
Cruze 10-16 have the same issue as well.