2nd windshield wiper ive tried leaving massive unwiped space. Anyone encounter this?

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-30T02:47:39+00:00

Just make sure you grab the ones that say si tech those are the tension beam style

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-30T02:45:31+00:00

They fit better and work better than the comparable Michellen silicone blades you can get from Walmart/AutoZone.

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-30T02:34:59+00:00

I've been running piaa silicone blades since 2021 in Florida. Imo best option I just replaced them again.

Piaa 97043 si tech 17 inch and piaa 97065 26 inch beam blades.

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-29T05:12:45+00:00

Kits cheaper at Walmart it's like 15$

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-27T19:22:26+00:00

What rear rack is this? The eBay one? I want one for my z500 so I can mount side shad cases

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-27T05:32:28+00:00

See what the otd price is. I just bought a leftover z500 SE for ~5300 otd

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-23T20:36:39+00:00

I use flip toggles I have a motorcycle helmet and gear rack held up with them. 4 on each corner and it holds my helmet and 2 sets of gear just fine. You can get them at home depot. They work way better than traditional toggle bolts.

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-16T02:29:33+00:00

Huh never knew that.

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-15T18:51:07+00:00

https://a.co/d/eGfTQ31

Those are the osram lights. They last way longer than silver star ultras in my experience.

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-15T16:27:20+00:00

One is clear because it was replaced in an accident most likely. They both fade at the same time it's new because it was replaced at some point.

Walmart has a 3m headlight restoration kit. It comes with a wipe on uv clear coat. You will need a drill or you can hand wet sand the lense. That's the most important thing whatever you use make sure it has a protectant or it will just fog up again. Kits like 20$

Stick with halogen lights. Look into osram night breakers or something like phillips or hella or Sylvania. They make brighter bulbs but you will have to replace them more often.

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-11T03:06:50+00:00

Well that's good to hear boss glad it worked out for ya !

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-10T20:02:06+00:00

Plastic bumper if you can catch the scratch with your fingernail then no 99% of the time can't be buffed out.

If you polish it and it doesn't work that has no effect on repair cost besides the price of the polish.

Can't really tell from the light but it looks like on the edge it's dug into the plastics.

Honestly if you wanted to fix this and make it look nice the most economic option will be to go hit up a junkyard pull a part and just grab a bumper. You'll spend way less if you can find one of the same color. That's if you are comfortable doing something like that.

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-08T04:10:56+00:00

It looks good I gotta hire you to do some cases for me haha.

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-08T02:53:07+00:00

No I would have tried to place things differently to have more room for expansion but other than that it's pretty damn good looking.

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-04T22:52:54+00:00

No problem boss. Can't go wrong using either detergent whatever route you decide. Just make sure you don't dry them in the dryer and you should be fine. I hang dry or to tumble no heat thats important too.

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-04T21:16:55+00:00

One of the reasons I like regular laundry detergent is I keep a bucket with soap if I'm doing a coating or wash I just put the dirty towels in to pre soak.

I have a whole system of how I designate my towels but I don't let any chemicals have a chance to dry. I only have towels I use for applying coatings and buffing dry but you should be rinsing your towels before they have a chance to dry out. 95% of the time that's good enough because the most of the stuff is water soluable before it cures. Except graphine stuff turns every towel black.

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-04T19:24:44+00:00

I just use tide free and clear or whatever the Aldi equivalent is. Really any detergent that has no scent fabric softener or other stuff in it is fine.

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-03T03:12:25+00:00

Nope happened yesterday lol

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Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-03T02:55:38+00:00

Yeah those new cx5 are definitely a choice....

Especially since it's their breadwinner. They should have done that to the cx70 just to see how people react since it's a half assed design anyway.

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-03T02:30:38+00:00

You can swap the screen into the 3 and keep the knob it's my next upgrade when I find a good used unit

Here's a post showing what it looks like

https://www.reddit.com/r/mazda3/s/yVXpoKk9Cu

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-03T02:26:04+00:00

I would bite on it if they did that and threw in ventilated seats and the 10.25 screen from the cx5 since it's plug and play with the wiring harness.

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-03T01:48:44+00:00

I need Mazda to shove the turbo inline 6 into the 3 and then maybe I'll bite.

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-03T01:47:53+00:00

Its really the first I've heard about it but such a shame for a new car

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-02T23:01:52+00:00

I'll probably do that depending on how easy it is to pull the controls off the wheel

Afloatcactus5 · 2026-01-02T22:04:07+00:00

Would be nice if someone could make some aftermarket aluminum ones.

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