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I barely dragged my rear bumper on a steep departure. Bumper sustained a nearly invisible scratch but I broke one of the plastic hangers. Searched on the part number, and similar to you found some parts much cheaper on Alibaba. These aren't even visible, so I gave it a try, and the part looked...

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We've taken a few camping trips to the area, most recently last summer, and it's a special place. My wife and I went this way on our honeymoon, back in the '80s. Incredible that the (refurbished) sign is still there, outside of Silverton (camera's a much better today).

Good luck. Except for the rogue manta ray attacks that "Scotty D" mentioned (;)), we didn't have any troubles. Ace is a big proponent of daytime travel - primarily because of open range cows that would be difficult to see at night but also I'm sure due to human element. Also, we retired our Spot...

Hi, yes the truck looks familiar. Not many gas stations, so it's easy to remember. I think there was a truck with a camper too? Or was that on the return trip. It is a little community. Hope you had a good trip!

Hi Nude Lobster (always wanted to start a conversation like that but never realized), no, we didn't have reservations. There are 2 relatives that run 2 separate sites at the hot springs. I read some suggestions for the one on the right (as you head in), but we couldn't even find the office, so...

(Continued) The route to Canon de Guadalupe hot springs involved some highway driving, but then it’s 37 miles or so of gravel trail with many pretty sights along the way to the canyon. Sandy section Some water as we neared the canyon The hot springs camping was definitely worth it. The area...

(Continued) The Trip Part II: Solo Travels North Laurie and I had a choice to make: either stay with the group relaxing and enjoying Bahía Concepción and then beat it for home in a couple days, or head out sooner and do more exploring on the way back. By now, we were comfortable with Baja and...

(Continued) After the motel stay, we continued south and east, crossing from the Pacific side of Baja to Bahía Concepción on the Sea of Cortez side. It was gradual, but it struck me today that we were in authentic Baja - not touristy stuff. The little towns had that authentic feel. We stopped at...

(Continued) After navigating through the big city of Mexicali with only a few wrong turns, we were heading south on MX 5 toward San Felipe. The city transitioned to natural landscape, and it was interesting to see the delta turn into open, blue waters of the Sea of Cortez. Ace suggested camping...

Don’t go! The drug cartels are having territory grabs and wars. Mexico has the highest per capita murder rate. Did you read last week about the tourists killed in a bar shootout? You’ll step on a manta ray or be attacked by killer squids. Etc. Etc. On the other hand, friends who recently went...

My passenger side heated seat isn't working on my 2005. Not a big deal to me, but more so to my wife :-). Like you I checked the fuses and connections, and no problems there, so I'm guessing it's the heating pad. I researched this a couple years ago, and that seemed like the most likely culprit...

Great write up! We were down there too over New Year's (with the little ROF trip) and saw lots of the same sites. We even stopped in at the same restaurant with the one-eyed Great Dane in Bahia de Los Angeles. Were you there when the electricity went out for the entire town? Thanks for jogging...

I can't see why you couldn't. One of the keys/fobs I recently replaced was from 4 or so years ago, when I bought an empty fob and transferred the electronics and metal key rod. One thing I like about this new option is that I don't have the little bit of superglue overflow and the key never...

After a couple weeks, my new key/fobs are doing great. I am no longer bringing an old key along as backup. $20 approx for a new key/fob that works in all the expected ways. Such a good deal, I replaced both my old keys. One note on the key cut. Both keys didn't quite fit in the ignition on first...

For $15 for the fob (inclu electronics and blank key) and $5 for having the key cut, I won't bother with the prying apart and soldering if/when the battery dies. I could replace a key every year for the remaining life of the vehicle and still be way ahead of just one new key from a dealer. If my...

Ace hardware charged $5/key to cut the new key blades to match the existing blade on my old fob. Not bad: 2 new keys for approx $40 vs probably close to $800 if I went to the dealer (of course, this doesn't count the cost of the IID tool for programming the new fob to the vehicle, but I already...

SUCCESS!!! The keys arrived today. I figured I try one at a time. Took my old, beat up, original key (that looked like the OP's key fob in the 1st post) and the uncut spare to my local Ace Hardware. Asked if they could duplicate the key cut, and the guy said he'd give it a try. At first it...

Same idea, different vendor. Last week I bought a couple of these off of ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/112336273935 They shipped but haven't arrived. I'll try to have the keys cut (I'm pretty sure the key must be in the ignition for GAP tool to do its programming thing) and then program it...

Thanks for the tip. I wasn't aware of this rebuild kit. Looks like a good maintenance project.