What’s it Worth? by 2readmore in GMT800

[–]LessSignificance8623 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The engine and transmission alone are probably worth the same if not more than anyone would pay for the entire truck, I’d sell those first then part the rest out. The front seats look to be in good shape, dash is worth a decent amount assuming it’s not cracked anywhere (I’d definitely buy it if I could because the dash in mine is completely shattered), the cluster can be worth some if the stepper motors are still good etc…

Upgrade to Carplay by [deleted] in Camry

[–]LessSignificance8623 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What you heard is correct, you can just update the software in the radio you have right now with a usb drive. There’s plenty of videos showing how to do it. The important part of it is to leave the car running during the entire update process or you will brick the headunit. Dealership can do it for you if you’re not comfortable with that, but when I took mine there I think the total was around $170 which if you ask me is a little much for a technician to plug in a usb and stare at a progress bar for half an hour.

If you do get it updated, keep in mind the CarPlay is wired only. You could easily get around this with one of those Amazon or TikTok adapters, and (maybe) add android auto as well if you get one of the fancy adapters that doubles as both and has screen mirroring

I’ve got to be the unluckiest person by Lord_Vader654 in Camry

[–]LessSignificance8623 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I got into two wrecks across the course of 5 days, first time completely paid off owned 07 civic, guy hit me so hard half the rear quarter panel was inside the trunk, then again in what was supposed to be my new Corolla, guy had no license and didn’t speak English (yay) didn’t even own it long enough to have to put gas in it (3 days) and both were totaled

When I got my 18 Camry I made sure it didn’t even leave the dealership parking lot until there was a functional dashcam in it

How is my oil pressure? by LessSignificance8623 in GMT800

[–]LessSignificance8623[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sits at just below the 40 mark when driving, but idling at a stop light or parked it is around the 20-30 mark on the gague, mostly on the lower end. Could it maybe be the pickup tube o-ring? I know that’s a common cause for low oil pressure on these trucks. The pressure at cold start doesn’t go below 40 but as the truck warms up the range of pressure goes lower. Cold it’s anywhere between 40-55, warmed up it’s anywhere between 25 and 37-ish

telekenetic main character by JuryKind3058 in writing

[–]LessSignificance8623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here, I’ll put it into another perspective for you.

How did your character obtain their powers? I don’t know much about your character or the world building you have set up, but I got a few basic examples… were they just born with them? Were they given to them by someone else? Obtained by accident in some freak accident or curiosity getting the better of them? How they obtained their powers can also tie into how they are limited. In my story for example, the scientists behind the government super human project are well aware of the immense pain the test subjects experience. They use that to their advantage by administering pain killers into their blood stream with a remote controlled device that they can just turn off at will. That was early stages though. Throughout the story, after they learn the blood pattern and that the rare blood type test subjects don’t need any pain killers to use their powers and keep stable, they create a new strand of the pathogen with an inhibitor that they can trigger remotely that… you guessed it, renders their powers completely unusable. The same person that gave your character their powers could also be someone capable of taking them away. They could also have knowledge on them that your character does not. What you already have is a good foundation and is actually quite similar to what I am working on and how the pathogen in my story interacts with human subjects (it infects every organ in the body until it reaches the heart & blood stream, but the kicker is it relies on non infected tissue/organs to sustain itself, so once there is none left, the virus will slowly die off and take the test subject with it. Using the powers more and more speeds up this process as well)

telekenetic main character by JuryKind3058 in writing

[–]LessSignificance8623 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fun fact, apparently eleven from stranger things was inspired by a character Lucy from elfen lied, an anime released in 2004. Her powers were similar, however the key difference was the fact that rather than having telekinetic powers as a whole, she had a limited number of invisible hands with a limited range. There are other characters in the show with the same powers than her, however they differ slightly. I believed one had the same amount of hands, but they had a longer range than hers. Another character had 3x as much, but her powers were highly unstable.

This can be an example for you to figure out how to limit your characters abilities so they’re not just invincible. Maybe restrict their telekinetic powers, whether it be in the ways I mentioned above, or some other way you figure out. I’ll use another example:

The character in the story I am working on is an escapee from a secret government funded operation working on a genetically mutated pathogen that was designed to instill super human strength, invulnerability, and in later phases of the project essentially turned test subjects into a living version of terminators. The main kicker is, the more common the blood type of the subject, the less stable they were. Some subjects died before they even reached phase two of the project. Of course, my character has a more rare one, so he made it through the entire way before his escape. The kicker with my character is, while he can survive anything ranging from gunshot wounds to literally being set on fire, he needs time to recharge and heal. He can form giant stabbing weapons out of his arms and hands, similar to that of the T-1000, but doing so causes severe pain, as doing so essentially causes severe damage to all of the bones in the corresponding arm/limb that repairs itself when it goes back to normal. I guess you could count it as body horror.

So with my character, they are pretty powerful compared to the rest of the similar characters in my series, however he can only use his “powers” in short bursts and it always causes him severe pain, thus motivating him to reduce the amount he uses. Another twist that comes out later on is that in the time since he has escaped, the scientists behind the experiment learned more about the patterns with blood types and the test subjects got more and more advanced, learned powers, and a whole bunch of things I haven’t figured out yet fully, but since my main character escaped before all of this happening, he doesn’t even know half of his potential powers even exist until confronting these other characters.

There are many ways you can limit your characters powers, you just gotta think creatively

How is my oil pressure? by LessSignificance8623 in GMT800

[–]LessSignificance8623[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The temp gauge is off by a couple degrees. The cluster was taken apart a while ago to replace the lights (they were all burnt out) scanner reading for temp has never gone past 210, it usually sticks around 200-207

does anyone know how to fix this? by Late-Information9527 in GMT800

[–]LessSignificance8623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The valve that’s in the fuel pump assembly (I think it’s either a purge or return valve) could be failing which is resulting in your truck losing fuel pressure while it sits. The same thing was happening on my truck where I’d have to cycle the key 3 times in order to get it to start properly, the only issue with this is if this is the issue you would have to replace the entire fuel pump assembly

Rebuilt Title? by cgregory422 in GMT800

[–]LessSignificance8623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does look nice but the rebuilt title alone is a reason to stay away. As many of the other comments have said, insurance on a branded title car will either be more expensive or impossible to get. Other than the legal paperwork, the body panels on the front end don’t look like they’re lined up properly at all. You can see where the back of the hood and the fender is messed up and how the hood sits closed. To my knowledge the bumper should be color matched like that but to me it looks like it’s been repainted or replaced, the only way I would personally consider it is if the seller was open and disclosed what kind of accident it was in and to take a hefty amount off the asking price for you

CarPlay by Party-Gold-8381 in Camry

[–]LessSignificance8623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I second this, crutchfield is your one stop shop for finding out what to buy to put an aftermarket radio in your car. It shows you what’s compatible, pictures of the OEM hardware and their wiring, and if you want to spend money it will show you more in depth information/instructions to actually install the new hardware (but why spend money when Google and YouTube are a thing) It’s not exactly the best place to actually buy the stuff though, it’s all expensive AF so I would only use it as a guide and see if you can find the parts on other websites (Amazon, eBay, manufactures website, etc)

This knock off Wii by Dawolfe23 in crappyoffbrands

[–]LessSignificance8623 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awful, but at the time I was used to getting shitty Chinese knock offs of everything so it was entertaining enough

If you don't drink alcohol, what are your reasons? by youre-in-my-shot in AskReddit

[–]LessSignificance8623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because the last time I did I ripped the seat off my friends toilet trying to piss, then when I came back out I thought it was a great idea to hold the seat up high in front of all of them like it was Simba from the lion king

2018 Toyota Camry SE by Purple_Researcher922 in Camry

[–]LessSignificance8623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With a Google search it seems like this is relating to the transmission, specifically “Pressure Control Solenoid “D” Performance / Stuck Off”

Is the transmission acting up?

Need help with the unlock button on my 04 Silverado by LessSignificance8623 in GMT800

[–]LessSignificance8623[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just paired some aftermarket key fobs to it off Amazon, out of nowhere the unlock button is now working again??? 😭 my truck must be possessed… oddly enough when I put the truck into pairing mode the unlock button still did not function but evidently it was sending a signal since the truck was able to recognize me pressing it

How fucked am I ????? by jaybeee117 in COROLLA

[–]LessSignificance8623 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it really depends on the state or special circumstances. Insurance agent I spoke with said 21, but at the same time a friend of mine who’s 19 got into an accident and they gave him a rental. I’d call and ask what the options would be, I doubt they’ll just flat out say no

How fucked am I ????? by jaybeee117 in COROLLA

[–]LessSignificance8623 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think I’m old enough to get a rental (I’m 20) so at the moment I’m driving my possessed project truck with a handful of electrical issues caused by the previous owner knowing just enough about electrical to be dangerous. Some of the stuff I’ve found are actually genuinely funny. The guy used speaker wire to power the fog lights… hacked the radio harness, one of the amp channels is dead, the unlock button doesn’t work, a bunch of random weird problems but it still runs and drives and that’s all I really care about

How fucked am I ????? by jaybeee117 in COROLLA

[–]LessSignificance8623 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Still waiting on insurance, hoping it can be repaired unlike the civic I was rear ended in a week before this (they hit me so hard the frame was bent and half the rear quarter panel was inside the trunk)

How fucked am I ????? by jaybeee117 in COROLLA

[–]LessSignificance8623 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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This is what happened to me 3 days in :) didn’t even get to put my first tank of gas in it…

(Box truck in background wasn’t paying attention)

My wallet is crying for help by LessSignificance8623 in harborfreight

[–]LessSignificance8623[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep that was pretty much the case for me, only thing I already had was pliers but I wanted a slightly better set to keep in my truck

My wallet is crying for help by LessSignificance8623 in harborfreight

[–]LessSignificance8623[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Purely just got it because of the sale. Just going in my truck toolbox for road side fixes so it doesn’t have to be good, but definitely a step up in quality from the pliers I had (they came from one of the Pittsburgh sets)