i know theres a m-task about the fix but my dealer is claiming it isnt a warrantable situation. can anyone who has had the thermal pad installed please let me know what dealership (name, location) did it for you so my dealership can contact them id appreciate it.

 

i just use the rear cup holders...they don't get nearly as hot (barely noticable) and they don't get in the way of shifting.

 

I do the same as Glyphon. If they are canned drinks put them in the back cup holders or if they are unopened in the glovebox.

 

The OEM thermal pad doesn't help much at all. Search "cup holder diy" for my solution to the problem.
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There's a DIY:
https://www.rx8club.com/series-i-do-yourself-forum-73/diy-cup-holder-insulation-64963/

 

the problem is i keep my ipod in there, and it gets real hot

 

i keep my cigarette lighter there, and after driving for a while and picking it up, its hot as hell, worried that one day it may get a bit too hot and create quite a mess in the console

 

i keep my mp3 player and phone in there also. lay it across the top of the cup holders instead of down in the cup holders. or you can use the link in to the DIY in this thread. pretty sure the thermal shielding in the recall won't have any effect on the cup holders, but i'm not positive of that.

 

no ones had this done at the dealer?

 

don't think dealers do anything about this because techincally, there is nothing wrong. if you bought the heat shielding, you might be able to take that to them and get them to install it, but the dealer most likely only has the stock heat shielding.

but if you really want to know, call your dealer, because some dealers offer different, non-standard services that other dealers don't. if they can do anything about it, they'd be the ones to know. also, i wouldn't expect that this would be covered under warranty, so parts and labor would be charged.

 

no, there is an official fix from mazda. its not a tsb, its an m-task

 

what is a TSB ??? ,, and what is a m-task
new to the boards

 

TSB=Technical Service Bulletin.

Basically stuff that Mazda sends out to tell the dealer how to fix the fun little things that could go wrong with your car.

 

1. what's an m-task? never heard of it, and a good search turns up nothing, and this is the only thread that comes up when searching here.
2. never heard about an official fix from mazda about the hot-plate-like cup holders.

me never having heard of either of these doesn't really mean a whole lot though, since i have no insider connections...

have you tried going to a different dealer?

 

I heard about this being a fix but haven't found anything written by Mazda for it. I've pulled my center console apart before and there's no padding underneith the center console, no wonder it's so hot

 

you can always use it as a food warmer. http://www.homefocuscatalog.com/prod...&dept%5Fid=400 . The cupholder can also fit a breakfast sandwich nicely. seriosly, I just cut a some piece of foam and it doesn't heat up as much.