Great job on this so that we know where everything is! As someone who has done this on a 2021 CX-5 (to put the carbon edition chrome strip on) I'll caution everyone (fog lights or not) to remove the wire harnesses or the blocks that they attached to first, before removing the bumper. Mazda is unforgiving with how tight those wiring harnesses are and it would be easy to damage the connectors.
Thank for the video! I was doing my CX-9 and find out that I don’t have connected 8 pin (2x 4) connector behind front bumper, on front right side (passenger side) of the car. Do you know what is this responsible for?
2020 CX9, I need replace ambient temperature sensor where located behind the front grille , Do I need move front bumper or I can go through from gap of grille ? Thank you
You can try it but I don’t do it that way because I can’t see what I’m doing. It’s easier for me to remove it and do what I need to do. Takes me less then 20 mins to do all that. Give it a try.
Great video. It seems most people are here for the grill upgrade or replacement. What brought me here is the front fender constantly coming loose due to a broken retainer clip. My wife and I have 2016 and 2018 CX-9's, and the passenger side front fender is popping out on both of them. We thought that was really odd and started speculating as to what the cause could be. First we thought it was possibly a known issue with the model, THEN we thought maybe it was the Phoenix heat (this past summer being the hottest on record). Anyway, the next day I pulled up next to similar year Mazda CX-9 on their passenger side, and what do you think I saw... yup, their front passenger fender panel was popped out! Now to be fair I have noticed a lot of cars having this issue in Phoenix, even newer cars, so I don't know if Mazda is actually to blame. Retainer clips seem to not like 120° weather. In hindsight, we never had this problem in SoCal, so it's probably mostly the heat, and I'd say it's likely that for whatever reason, the front passenger retainer clip is weaker than it's counterpart on the driver's side. Did this help anyone? Who knows. But ranting about it was cathartic 😂
Thanks for this video! I had to change the lower molding on the driver's side(TK48-50-7K1A) and your video helped a lot. I ended up breaking a couple clips in the fender trim, but I was planning to changing it anyways due some deep scratch in the plastic.
Makes it easier, unless you just break the chrome pieces off. It might be attached with a clip or screws. Unclip half the bumper and try to get your hand back there to remove it. If you have the new parts, open it and see if it has any screw holes in them. For this vehicle it’s been a while so I don’t remember unless I look at it.
I have a 2021 cx9 and the front camera has a chip in it, the one under the Mazda emblem. I was quoted 3500. That’s insane . Is it possible to change out the marra
Thanks! Question, I have a cracked head light lens cover (the assembly and light works fine)... Is it possible to replace only the lens cover? 2023 CX-9
I hit a dog with my 21 CX 9. It only damaged the bottom of the front driver’s side bottom bumper by the fog light. It dented inward and cracked it. Is the bumper one whole piece with the grill assembly or can I purchase just the lower segment below the grill?
If it attached to the bumper it might be hard to do that unless it’s broken. Look at the new grill and see it uses clips or screws to keep it attached to the bumper if any.
Good video. Question: would the Signature grill work in a Grand Touring if need be replaced? Reason I ask is because I love how the Signature grill has that led light feature whereas GT doesn't. Thanks!
It’s usually held on to the bumper with clips or screws. You can try but you might be there till Christmas trying to get it off as opposed to taking less than 10 minutes and removing the bumper.
Thanks for the video, very helpful. Question: One of my front parking sensor is broken, I suppose I need to remove the front bumper completely to replace it? Do you think the sensor wires will make the entire removal process harder and risker?
Try loosen up maybe half the bumper and get it from there. If you have to remove the sensor wires too, remove the bumper if not you’ll be there until Christmas trying to figure it out.
So I have a 2019 signature and decided to get 2022 signature grille however the led relay doesn't connect to light up grille, it fits but the wiring is diff..anyone tried that yet?
You might be able to loosen the top of the bumper and pull it back some and stick your hand in there. If that doesn’t work try to loosen half of bumper and see if you can access the horn that way. If that doesn’t work for you then take the bumper off and it will be much quicker to replace it that way.
Yes I have, if I come across a Mazda like this model again I’ll be sure to make a door handle removal and installation video for my viewers. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this video! One question - if I need to replace the little lip portion of the grill above the Mazda symbol ("upper grille molding" I think it's called), how would I remove the little screws/clips that are holding that to the grille assembly? For reference, the clip I'm talking about is the little tiny one just to the right of the clip you are pointing to at 0:25.
@@j-flow617 I'm working on the upper painted nosing attached to the grill assembly...I have removed the push clips & rivets but don't see any other fasteners holding it on. is it pressure fit after that or are there more clips on the back side that are hidden?
@@j-flow617 I did. They all try to get over. Go in to replace the grill and they want to replace bumpers and everything else. No clips are broken or anything. That’s why I seen your video to try to do it myself
No I run into people that say we’re getting over on them EVERYDAY and it’s annoying because you don’t understand how the job needs to get done the right way to look good. Just go through insurance and let they pay for it or pay out of pocket. But remember you get what you pay for. I’m sorry 🤷🏻♂️
