6730b Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 11 hours ago, kojack said: Any car/truck/SUV that I have owned and was driven in the winter here had it's windshield replaced before it gets any swirls. They use boulders here for ice control, so sure as there is S*@T in a cat, my glass gets cracked, chipped, stoneshot every winter. :O) that is what I have been hoping to happen!! for years!, A big stone (greatetst chances in winter\snow\salt\grit times) and a real crack \ serious dent then I'd only have to pay a few %'s and the insurance would give me a shiny new screen. But nope, passes all tech inspections, never any real damage, just matted\dulled by wiper wear (van is 19 years! but low mileage and well maintained\reliable\practical so I keep it). And as mentinonned could have throwed a stone and called the insurance, but such activity no (longer lol) part of my lifestyle. 1 Dell Precision 5540 w10 ltsc 1809 (+ O&O shutup), HP i5 desktop w10 ltsc 1809 (+ O&O shutup), Dell E7440 w8.1, Tosh w8.1. Pixel 8 Pro (+ Netguard), 2x Samsung A52s (+ Netguard). Stand with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6730b Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 Windscreen report for anyone interested. Have driven today in different low sun front\sides conditions, outstanding improvement. Sun ahead & could now see the road ...and the cyclists + someone walking, instead of blinded by a million sun reflection stripes. Cannot see or find any glass degradation at all after the machining, just everything clearer. & an easy, inexpensive, relaxing job. So far 5 x 20 minutes polishing rounds with a good dose of compound each time. So this Mirka Polarshine bottle does what it says on the label (at least on my specific screen, my way of working, my time spent etc). Vague estimation of how it works, it (well, the polishing machine) will remove some µ mm's thickness of glass. The harder-than-glass polishing particles in the compound will during that of course make 'new stripes', but with a size of 0,003 mm = invisible for driver (and sun), polishing\grinding off the wiper induced stripes which were maybe something like (guessing) 0,1 or 0,05 mm. On top of now seeing the road ahead, got the dead airconditioning fixed today (currently in south europe, 35 degrees midday) = a great car day 🤩 2 Dell Precision 5540 w10 ltsc 1809 (+ O&O shutup), HP i5 desktop w10 ltsc 1809 (+ O&O shutup), Dell E7440 w8.1, Tosh w8.1. Pixel 8 Pro (+ Netguard), 2x Samsung A52s (+ Netguard). Stand with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarhead Posted October 17 Share Posted October 17 I've finally got around to joining the DIY club 1 1 Apple M2 MBA 13 (Cayna) - 8/10 SoC, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD Dell Inspiron 7577 (Mayu) - i7-7700HQ, GTX 1060MQ, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 128GB NVMe + 1TB HDD, 1080p, Win10 Home DIY Desktop (Altair) - i7-8700K, Radeon 6600 8GB, 32GB DDR4-3200, 256GB NVMe + 256GB SSD + 8TB HDD, 1080p x3, Win11 Home DIY Server (Mobius) - i5-6600K, 16GB DDR4, 30TB array, Samsung EVO 860 500GB cache, unRAID 6.11.5 Pro Other machines: Lenovo Thinkpad W520 (Strigon), Thinkpad X61t (Aquila) RIP NBR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6730b Posted November 30 Share Posted November 30 ...and changed brakepads, front :O) For the n'th time. Doing such things oneself, the amount of saved money over many, many years = a small fortune not leaving one's bank account. 2 1 Dell Precision 5540 w10 ltsc 1809 (+ O&O shutup), HP i5 desktop w10 ltsc 1809 (+ O&O shutup), Dell E7440 w8.1, Tosh w8.1. Pixel 8 Pro (+ Netguard), 2x Samsung A52s (+ Netguard). Stand with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeTopsRanch Posted November 30 Share Posted November 30 Getting ready to change the cabin air filter for the Lexus. Ordered one on Amazon. It goes behind the glove box. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kojack Posted December 1 Share Posted December 1 17 hours ago, 6730b said: ...and changed brakepads, front :O) For the n'th time. Doing such things oneself, the amount of saved money over many, many years = a small fortune not leaving one's bank account. Agreed, I am expanding my workshop this spring and putting a lift for doing my own work. I have most every tool needed for anything automotive related. Just need a shop high enough to install the lift. Even the 2500 dollar expensive of the lift will be recouped in no time with 4 vehicles to maintain. 3 Workstation - Dell XPS 8940 - desktop creative powerhouse Mobile Workstation - Dell inspiron 5406 2 in 1 - mobile creative beast Wifey's Notebook - Dell inspiron 3169 - Little gem for our businesses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eban Posted December 1 Share Posted December 1 @6730b I'm glad to see in the picture you put the tyre you just removed under the frame as a backup to the jack. This is how I learnt to do it and it makes me cringe to see idiots put limbs or even heads under a vehicle without this. .....but then again. I'm not saying we should kill stupid people, but if we just remove every warning sign and let nature take its course I had an ignition coil in my car die on the way to work Friday morning. I diagnosed at lunch time with OBD2 dongle I keep in my glovebox and smartphone. I swapped the coil to another cylinder and the error followed it. Ordered a new set from Amazon and will install them tomorrow. 3 Thunderchild // Lenovo Legion Y740 17" i7-9750H rtx2080maxQ win10LTSC RainBird // Alienware 17 (Ranger) i7-4910mq gtx860m win8.1 Pipin // Panasonic CF-RZ6 i5-7Y54 ZorinOS 17.3 JunkDog // Desktop Asrock 660M i3-12100F Geforce 9600GT win10LTSC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6730b Posted December 1 Share Posted December 1 7 hours ago, Eban said: but then again. I'm not saying we should kill stupid people, but if we just remove every warning sign and let nature take its course lol++ 10 hours ago, kojack said: I am expanding my workshop this spring and putting a lift for doing my own work. Got a friend who did that, had to 1st build a new garage to get the height ! But therafter immense usefullness. So much better than destroying back and body wrigling under a car... I give him a hand with stuff now and and he lets me use the lift when needed. 7 hours ago, Eban said: I swapped the coil to another cylinder and the error followed it The easy & great method for fault finding. 7 hours ago, Eban said: I'm glad to see in the picture you put the tyre you just removed under the frame as a backup to the jack. Yes, if going to die in a car accident, at least won't be the car falling down on me! Always at least 2 supports, flat surface, park brake on, in 1st gear. Even if not killed or maimed, can (will) do damage to car parts > lots of xtra work. So what an easy and free insurance. After preparing mentally... am in the process of giving the trusted old van a rejuvenance job, as it overall works very well and still very good regarding rust, just some cosmetics (after 20 years!). Stabilisator stags, steering rod. More to come... 3 Dell Precision 5540 w10 ltsc 1809 (+ O&O shutup), HP i5 desktop w10 ltsc 1809 (+ O&O shutup), Dell E7440 w8.1, Tosh w8.1. Pixel 8 Pro (+ Netguard), 2x Samsung A52s (+ Netguard). Stand with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6730b Posted December 4 Share Posted December 4 Inner steering rod removal and fitting, a few $$ for the tool, makes the impossible possible. Getting closer to a finish line, rear brakes. Calipers operation fine, everything else nearly completely shot (but quite normal after 5 winters on salted muddy roads). Satisfying to know one at the end have a safer car, and saved a lot by doing the work oneself. Parts are very cheap, garage hourly fees not. All in all, some homework now and then vs garage saved me approx what I paid for the Pixel 8 Pro + the Precision laptop :O) 4 Dell Precision 5540 w10 ltsc 1809 (+ O&O shutup), HP i5 desktop w10 ltsc 1809 (+ O&O shutup), Dell E7440 w8.1, Tosh w8.1. Pixel 8 Pro (+ Netguard), 2x Samsung A52s (+ Netguard). Stand with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6730b Posted Wednesday at 10:46 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 10:46 PM Worth the few 100 $ in parts, a few afternoons and some dirty fingers! The old girl passed it's "Hauptuntersuchung TÜV \ MOT \ Controle Technique CT \ Roadworthiness Test" (pick your country) with 0 faults in every dept. I pick only meticulous garage\people for the control, wanting them to find faults, like dangerous rust etc > security above all. btw, it's a "Renault\Nissan\Vauxhall\Opel" :O) van. But old cars, it never ends. Now that it's deemed solid & safe (=worth keeping), it's over to non-lethal stuff ...like that roller bearing noise that lately appeared in some gears. Before going for a profesionally renovated gearbox ($$$$), was recommended a special ($$) gearoil that is supposed to help. Snakeoil, or maybe not :O) Worth a try, looking for wonders after that green blood transfusion lol 3 Dell Precision 5540 w10 ltsc 1809 (+ O&O shutup), HP i5 desktop w10 ltsc 1809 (+ O&O shutup), Dell E7440 w8.1, Tosh w8.1. Pixel 8 Pro (+ Netguard), 2x Samsung A52s (+ Netguard). Stand with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meaker Posted 21 hours ago Author Share Posted 21 hours ago On 12/18/2024 at 10:46 PM, 6730b said: Worth the few 100 $ in parts, a few afternoons and some dirty fingers! The old girl passed it's "Hauptuntersuchung TÜV \ MOT \ Controle Technique CT \ Roadworthiness Test" (pick your country) with 0 faults in every dept. I pick only meticulous garage\people for the control, wanting them to find faults, like dangerous rust etc > security above all. btw, it's a "Renault\Nissan\Vauxhall\Opel" :O) van. But old cars, it never ends. Now that it's deemed solid & safe (=worth keeping), it's over to non-lethal stuff ...like that roller bearing noise that lately appeared in some gears. Before going for a profesionally renovated gearbox ($$$$), was recommended a special ($$) gearoil that is supposed to help. Snakeoil, or maybe not :O) Worth a try, looking for wonders after that green blood transfusion lol Congratulations 😁 1 Louqe Ghost S1 case (Top hat and bottom extension) Nvidia RTX 4070 MSI twin fan 32" MSI 4k 160HZ IPS display AMD Ryzen 7 7700 cooled via Thermalright 240mm AIO 48GB (2x24) DDR5 6000 CL36 Asus B650E-I motherboard 2TB T500 nvme SSD + 2TB SN770 nvme 500W Silverstone SFX-L PSU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now