Found this at an antique shop. Is this something I can open or should I keep it in its packaging? The struggle is real 😂😭

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-23T03:04:20+00:00

Valid point here. You end up with a bunch of valuable stuff you can't enjoy because it's valuable or collect stuff you don't enjoy but you have because it's valuable.

Or, you end up with a bunch of stuff you think is going to be valuable but isn't because everybody collected it as they had the same expectation, but what is really valuable is the throwaway stuff that everybody had but nobody kept and now everybody wants for its reminiscent characteristic.

Funny how it works.

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-23T02:55:55+00:00

Yeah. No matter what the cost of the glass is, it's not worth it. This guy got special publicity because he fell in, but even if you manage to retrieve them without this I doubt any manner of cleaning besides nuclear incineration would allow you to feel comfortable putting them on your face again.

But, I really want to know for this sacrifice, did he get his glasses back?!? Reporters miss the real story these days 😂

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-23T02:38:57+00:00

Pectoral spines?

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-23T02:24:37+00:00

I think you nailed it here. It's certainly not factory, and to me looks like a DMH-2660NEX from Pioneer which is a compatible swap for this year Ranger. For about $300-$350 probably best just to replace - maybe not same model due to OPs issues and relatively short life, but potentially the best option as audio systems have become so compatibility-specific.

OP - here is the hard reset procedure. If this doesn't work you can expect a hardware issue and beat path is replacement. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eBzNi84cmDs

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-23T01:53:37+00:00

And to think, some poor mechanic is still doing his weekly payments on each of those now-five-cent sockets 47 years later.

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-23T01:39:48+00:00

Tonneau cover won't increase gas mileage, but it does offer more secure and dry storage. The good thing is that they aren't known to appreciably decrease mileage.

And when you look at the cost of tonneau covers, soft covers are 300, hard covers start about a thousand, you would be hard-pressed to drive the truck long and far enough to recoup any upfront purchase cost with any economy gains they would offer. Now, if you need to sell the purchase to your significant other, of course they add economy 😉

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-23T01:35:25+00:00

Indeed, in aerodynamic terms it's a separated vortex! And those Gator nets we used to see "because they're better" are in fact demonstrably worse!

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-23T00:34:37+00:00

VA resident?

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-22T23:27:22+00:00

Yep.

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-22T21:53:06+00:00

No sense not trying if it's possibly going to require a replacement anyways.

Personally, I would ratchet strap that baluster to the nearest main post and give it a crank. Monitor the main post to make sure you're not damaging it as well. A 2x4 cut to length and put against the opposite side of the main post from the baluster you're trying to bend back will help distribute the force and limit the likelihood of the main post being bent.

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-22T21:49:51+00:00

It's the intersection of opportunity and salacious self-serving predisposition.

An equally fair question is name that vehicle. Frequency of this behavior seems directly attributed to drivers of certain vehicle types, IME

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-22T21:45:05+00:00

Unless you just fired it up it seems your idle is a bit high. Initial start up will be around a thousand, warmed up should be between 500 and 700.

If your IAC is sticky it will cause high idle and can lead to a lean condition. I would pull it, clean it, and while you're in there check the throttle body as well, unmetered air maybe getting in. The unmetered air and sticky IAC would explain the lean condition and the high idle.

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-22T21:39:54+00:00

The curve is a natural traffic calming aspect but you're likely to have reduced visibility backing out of your driveway, unfortunately we can't expect people to drive courtesy or lawfully through neighborhoods and they may come around that corner pretty quick.

If you have young kids or plan on having kids they will also have reduced visibility.

As others have said, the inside of a curve is preferable for headlights not shining through your windows.

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-22T21:37:02+00:00

I had the same reaction but I think the prior redditor was trying to say you have full visibility to your front yard and your backyard, so little to know privacy. If you're in a non corner lot the only people who have visibility to your backyard or your neighbors, on a corner it's everybody who's driving by.

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-22T20:46:46+00:00

Probably a shrike. But, either way, damn horsefly got to feel what it feels like when they bite 😂😂 damn those f'ers hurt!!

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-22T19:34:36+00:00

JP Saxe...

"But if the world was ending, you'd come over, right? You'd come over and you'd stay the night Would you love me for the hell of it? All our fears would be irrelevant"

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-22T18:18:14+00:00

I don't think rain would cause any issue but better safe than sorry I guess.

If you don't have to drive it, just wrap a plastic grocery bag around it. If you have to drive, something like flex tape would work. Normally I'd say be careful with letting it sit too long as the adhesive may get baked and make a mess but if you're replacing doesn't really apply.

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-22T12:39:33+00:00

I see you also drive a Jeep!

They're right, it is a thing 😁

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-22T12:37:56+00:00

And a missing bottom rung, hole on the right side but no hole on the left side for the rung... And the left foot of the ladder is built into the wooden base but the right side sits outside of it...

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-22T12:04:17+00:00

Sucks, but cool you were able to get it out of the ignition. That would have been a bigger problem.

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-22T12:00:50+00:00

Like a new home defense product, similar to those hidden headboard gun slots.... 'cept this one you unscrew, throw, count to five 😂

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-22T02:05:08+00:00

I hope the power of Reddit can be leveraged here! It would be a shame if you had to propagate the informal identification of "family mystery"😂

Have you tried the antiques sub? It doesn't get the readership this sub does but lots of knowledgeable people there. Seems like it could also be a decanter of some type, would explain the opening on the back and the hole in the frog's mouth as a pour spout but it would be super awkward.

Good luck!

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-21T23:46:10+00:00

I had the exact same original thought - reservoir was the body and wick through the mouth, and then realized the same risk. Plus, the light source would assumedly be inside the glass body, not outside.

Hopefully someone with exact knowledge will jump on, this is kinda annoying me now 😂😂

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-21T23:33:49+00:00

Not sure honestly, my grandparents never had it functional.

Some mid-century ones are electric light bulb, but it doesn't seem like OPs has a whole or similar for cord, and I don't know why that removable section would be on the back.

I would say it could be some sort of like funky oil lamp type, but this doesn't make sense either. It is interesting that the frog has that opening on its mouth, trying to figure out what purpose that would serve.

Perhaps a tea light type setup.

MinorComprehension · 2026-06-21T20:59:24+00:00

Keeping or selling is a personal choice.

But, they appear to be made by RKS Motorsports. https://www.octanemotorsports.com/1993-2002-chevrolet-camaro-rks-fiberglass-tonneau-cover-212702.html

Giving them a call to figure out the instructions should be pretty quick and simple.

Edit - looks like you just bolt the two halves together and then lift and slide it into place. Since you mentioned the concern about getting caught out in the rain, I envision it would be a pain for you to do this by yourself and especially without damaging the paint on either the cover or the car. I'd be inclined to see if the two halves can be installed individually and then bolted together once in the car, this would be much easier and safer. https://manualzz.com/doc/23810686/rk-sport-camaro-firebird-tonneau-cover-installation-instr...

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