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Am trying this for first time. Lots of hype around it. 176k mile on my baby. Walmart is cheapest place to get it.

I took the bumper off and tried to straighten the AC condenser fins. It was more or less a failure. The fins are so thin and incredibly delicate that they would just break with the slightest pressure. I tried a razor blade and then ended up with a tiny pointed tool. Some just had to be torn...

I like the tweezer idea.

Ive tried to fix fins on an AC condenser, but the combs I tried didnt really work very well.

Wanna help?

Kinda forgot to take a before... Sorry. Only an after rinsing pic. Lots of black water after rinsing. It's quite caustic. Need to be careful to not breath the aerosolized cleaner. 170k miles

Had the bumper off and had nubrite handy so I washed the AC condenser and the exposed radiator.

Here is the video I promised eons ago.

I don't thinks his idea is a bad one but I doubt it makes much difference because the clip doesnt hang down that much and if the bevelled edge helps center it what difference does it make which way the clip is oriented?

I just saw these videos for the first time now. Not sure why I didn't get an email saying you posted. I will check mine this weekend and send a video. Thing is I also have an aftermarket CV axle on that side. I suspected the OEM unit with 160k miles on it was making some noises on hard turns...

When I get under my car I'll see if I can move that cross shaft left and right...

picture please....or video...

Yes it requires them or they will get full of crap and fail prematurely. Which brand CV axles? Reputable? how far does passenger CV go into what? The trans? Can you show a pic of what youre referring to?

Ill let ya know how mine is holding after a few weeks. I got mine at MAZDASWAG.

how much was the drop with Swift springs? Lower than B12 kit?

Update. This Bilstein B12 suspension is totally outstanding for urban use on bad roads. Its as precise and almost as responsive as the MUCH stiffer KW V3 but with so much compliance, I'm sort of surprised. B12s have a little more body lean in hard turns, as you would expect with half the spring...

Got her done. I have plenty of large wrenches and O2 sensor sockets but no 27mm. Used this Tekton crowsfoot and worked great but its not cheap. 27mm O2 sensor socket will work too if you have one.

Got a better parts explosion of the 2 switches for reference

Im am going to take mine out, clean up the metal washer, add a dab of RTV and torque to spec to see if its the seal.

If youre looking for new OEM type bump stops and dust shields for your rear struts you can get them from Febest using Bp4K-28-910D / Bp4K28910D on Amazon . I think Mazda only sells the bump stop but not the dust shield.