Here’s what the headlights look like, in three of 4 stages, from left to right.
- As they sat on the car, only washed clean.
- The first stage of renewing, with a partial 800 grit wetsand.
- The next stage, using 1000 grit.
I then clean up the scratches that are still evident with 2000 grit,...
I intended to have today to get many of the vehicular projects done, but the weather just has not cooperated! It was maybe 55 degrees by 11am, with 20+mph winds. That’s a bit cold to clean sticky residue from paint, and wetsand the plastic headlights.
So, it became oil change day, since the 9-5 ne...
Back in the day, you had to go through the entire menu system, find your carcode ID, then manually construct a link to find closeouts for parts you were interested in. It wasn’t absolutely horrid, but it was annoying if you used them for transient parts- repairs for friends and family, and the occas...
For the few of you following the trials and tribulations of my recent former-cop car purchases, the snow has dried up and I finally had a chance to work on them over the last couple days. I guess I should have opened and checked the spark plugs when they first arrived, because I was on the last box...
Just in case you weren’t aware- Wal-Mart’s auto service shops will replace leaking/broken/etc tire stems for $3.
Working on the Impalas- got the nicer grill changed over to the lower mileage unit which has no issues other than needing a wash- and a back seat.
Took the Challenger down to 7-11 to...
Today was beautiful- it was almost 60 degrees the whole morning!
I was able to tackle repairing my fog lamps on the 9-5, which were weighed down by the snow and ice, causign the upper aged plastic mounts to crack and fail, got the back yard cleaned up, planted zinnias in the front yard, and manage...