- #1938 of 2018
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Speakers brand BOSE for Mazda
by juancho2
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Jun 07, 2006 (12:18 pm)
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who knows about speakers brand BOSE for Mazda 626 year 1997?
Thanks.
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- #1939 of 2018
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Watch those side mirrors!
by backy
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Jun 09, 2006 (11:22 am)
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Avoid breaking the side mirrors on a '98-'02 626! My son didn't watch out when backing out of the garage and knocked the driver's mirror off. Cost to replace it, including painting, is $418. Painting is about $100. I thought about doing it myself but decided to let them do it. I tried gluing it back on with epoxy but it didn't hold. 
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- #1940 of 2018
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Re: Watch those side mirrors! [backy]
by p100
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Jun 09, 2006 (12:32 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Jun 09, 2006 11:22 am)
Glad you reminded me - I almost broke my mirror off (and almost cracked my hip too) when I accidentally bumped into it on my 99 Mazda shortly after getting the car. My '92 Protege had folding outside mirrors. This user friendly feature has simply been eliminated on my 99 626 which has FIXED side mirrors. No doubt another "improvement" forced upon Mazda by Ford. I noticed that folding mirrors have been eliminated on a lot of Ford passenger cars too.
I never noticed that they put fixed mirrors on the 626 when I test drove it before buying. If I did, I would not have bought the car.
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- #1941 of 2018
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Re: Watch those side mirrors! [p100]
by backy
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Jun 09, 2006 (1:33 pm)
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Replying to: p100 (Jun 09, 2006 12:32 pm)
Yeah, it is not a positive trend. More and more mid-sized cars (e.g. new Camry and Sonata) have fixed side mirrors and in some cases no side moldings to protect from dings, all to cut costs. The automakers don't care--they don't have to replace the mirrors and fix the dings!
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- #1942 of 2018
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Re: Watch those side mirrors! [backy]
by p100
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Jun 11, 2006 (12:36 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Jun 09, 2006 1:33 pm)
And another stupid trend is elimination of a lock on the front passenger door side. My 626 still has one, but many new cars and trucks do not.
But honestly, if manufacturers are cheap and want to cut costs, why don't they offer these features as optional equipment? I would gladly pay extra to get:
remote release gas filler door (standard on my Protege, eliminated on the 626)
folding outside mirrors (standard on 1992 Protege, eliminated on 99 626)
full size spare tire (if the manufacturers at least provided enough space for a fullsize tire in the truck well I would buy one afterwards)
passenger side door lock
underhood emergency light
I see dark green bands around tops of windshields disappearing on many new vehicles too. Those used to be standard in the past on most midsize and large vehicles.
Some manufacturers, such as GM are so cheap that they do not even equip their full size trucks with plastic wheel well liners in the back. Nothing like painted bed sheet metal to absorb the salt spray and gravel flying from the wheels.
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- #1943 of 2018
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Re: Watch those side mirrors! [p100]
by backy
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Jun 11, 2006 (1:41 pm)
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Replying to: p100 (Jun 11, 2006 12:36 pm)
When was the remote release gas filler door eliminated on the 626? My 2000 has one.
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- #1944 of 2018
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Re: Watch those side mirrors! [backy]
by p100
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Jun 12, 2006 (6:50 am)
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Replying to: backy (Jun 11, 2006 1:41 pm)
I do not know when, but my 1999 626 ES V6 does not have it.
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- #1945 of 2018
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Re: Watch those side mirrors! [p100]
by backy
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Jun 12, 2006 (7:03 am)
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Replying to: p100 (Jun 12, 2006 6:50 am)
There were some tweaks for 2000, maybe that was one of them.
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- #1946 of 2018
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Re: Mazda 626 Idle overheating problems [hilby6]
by p100
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Jun 12, 2006 (9:40 am)
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Replying to: hilby6 (May 29, 2006 5:13 pm)
I had this happen to mine too. what happened was that one of the electric fans did not come on. As a result, the temperature of the coolant went up, and the A/C shut down. There are two electric cooling fans: a radiator cooling fan and A/C condenser cooling fan. Each fan has its own relay. Both fans turn on and run when A/C is operating. The two fans have different electric motors (available and replacable separately). Also, 4 cylinder and 6 cylinder have different fan motors. Therefore , it is difficult to find the right fan motor from an aftermarket supplier.
In my case it was the condenser cooling fan motor that burned out. You can make sure it is the motor by unplugging the motor pigtail fromj the harness and connecting it directly to a 12V battery terminals with jumpers. If the fan does not run, the motor is shot. If it turns on, the problem could be the fan relay.
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- #1947 of 2018
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Re: Mazda 626 Idle overheating problems [p100]
by chacha62
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Jun 12, 2006 (5:01 pm)
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Replying to: p100 (Jun 12, 2006 9:40 am)
My 01 626 is starting to act flaky. The air condition cools fine when I drive on the highway. The minute I come to a stop or idle at the light the temp starts to rise to H and the air begins to get warm. I had my system checked about 3 months ago no leaks. I can hear the fan come on and it lowers the temp a bit but temp doesn't go down until I start driving again. Thought about replacing the thermostat. Not sure where that is located. Also where are the fan relays located at. Any help will be appreciated.
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