ShooterMcGavin

I have a 2014 MKZ. I am coming up on needing new tires. The dealership has quoted me an arm and a leg for new tire, but I am not excited about getting my tires changed by a 3rd party in case they damage my tire pressure sensors. If that happens, I will not be in warranty to have the sensors fixed... So, what do you think about getting tires replaced by a 3rd party for a cheaper rate? Worth the risk of being out of warranty to save a few bucks? Context: I had a blow out a few months back and I was on my way back on a 5 hour drive and had to have the tire replaced to get home. The only place open was a small shop that may have damaged my tire pressure sensor when they replaced it (or it was damaged in the blow out). Either way, since I didn't have it replaced at a dealership the sensor replacement was out of warranty and cost me about $300 for just one. I do not want to pay that much again (especially x4) so I am weary about going to a 3rd party. Thoughts?

Hey Guys - I am pretty (extremely) new here, but am experiencing my first problems with my MKZ. I have a 2014, and the plastic lens cover to my instrument cluster has developed a crack. I took it in to get it covered under warranty and they "claim" that it was due to an impact and thus not in warranty. This is quite frustrating because I did not hit it with anything. I am about 80% certain it was caused by a previous repair to an air vent I had fixed under warranty, but the crack didn't develop until the last few months. They want to charge me $80 for the lens which isn't the problem, but they said the labor would be $250+ to make the fix. $330 for a piece of plastic? Cmon. So I wanted to look into doing it myself. So I have a few questions: - Does anyone know the part number for the cluster lens or where I could find it? - Same question for replacing the entire cluster... that sounds easier as it would be simply plugging in a bolting down a new cluster (but obviously should be more expensive) - Is it worth to look into a salvage yard to see if they have any parts? - Does anybody know of any videos or diagrams showing how to remove the paneling around the cluster? I don't want to damage anything poking around. Thanks guys, I really appreciate it!