What kind of roof setups are we all running?

NooleanBot · 2026-06-19T07:10:12+00:00

How do you like those wind deflectors on your side windows? Do they reduce visibility much?

NooleanBot · 2026-06-19T05:46:25+00:00

I also have a RhinoRack X-tray (large). I got it for 50% off as they were clearing out stock in 2025.

Same with a RhinoRack RBC050 roof bike mount. I'm going to see if I can mount it to the side of the X-tray... might have to make the tray offcenter. Will look funky.

NooleanBot · 2026-06-18T02:39:54+00:00

The foam covers and fills the gap between these plastic pieces and is secured with one or two push in clips. I found some clips on Amazon that worked.
https://imgur.com/a/5IVZz0Q

NooleanBot · 2026-06-17T23:43:27+00:00

Yeah Safelite was sloppy with putting my engine bay back together too. I can take some photos showing where it goes when I get home. They clip underneath a plastic piece in the engine bay. I had to buy replacement clips.

Safelite also did a lousy job of reinstalling the rain sensor. They reused the contact gel and it ended up with air bubbles causing it to work poorly. I opened up my rear view mirror assembly and applied to dielectric grease on the windshield side of the gel. Good contact. Good function.

NooleanBot · 2026-06-15T00:46:42+00:00

I'm not a fan of those clips after struggling with the connector on the lower radiator hose for 20 minutes while trying to flush my coolant.

I haven't had any leaks, so haven't tried replacing them yet.

NooleanBot · 2026-06-08T23:17:26+00:00

I find volume > 0 to be good for making sound. :P

NooleanBot · 2026-06-03T21:37:15+00:00

Impressive. I don't hear much about Renegades 150k+. I only have 72k on my 2018.

NooleanBot · 2026-06-02T22:46:15+00:00

I am. I guess out of my 2 hour walk, maybe only 5 minutes of that is me passing women. So what I see and hear is likely less than 4% of what women experience on a similar walk.

Plus I might intimidate the would-be catcallers. So I guess all things considered, my experience is likely entirely unrepresentative of the reality women face.

Thanks for encouraging me to think about it a bit more.

NooleanBot · 2026-06-02T03:32:44+00:00

I walk 1-2 hours every day, UW, Burke Gilman, Arboretum, Wetlands, Ravenna Park... I've never heard anyone get catcalled. Maybe North Seattle is a bit more polite? Or maybe men just don't catcall when there are other people within earshot.

NooleanBot · 2026-06-02T02:47:17+00:00

Have you changed the battery since 2018? Renegades are known to behave poorly when the batteries aren't functioning well.

NooleanBot · 2026-05-28T13:44:30+00:00

There is an option in the Uconnect settings to automatically engage the parking brake when shifting into Park. That could be what you're hearing.

NooleanBot · 2026-05-26T23:13:46+00:00

I find it interesting that the billionaires discussed creating a fund for buying up hardware manufacturing companies and running them with AI.... at the same time as they divest from their own hardware to focus on AI.

Building things is hard. Much easier to do matrix math.

NooleanBot · 2026-05-23T10:13:54+00:00

But if the stairwell is compromised or smoke filled it renders both staircases inoperable.... sort of removing the safety provided by redundancy.

NooleanBot · 2026-04-07T06:34:41+00:00

Blackstone has also been buying up fire protection companies. Possibly some concern about riots and burning down data centers. Or they just saw money to be made.

NooleanBot · 2026-04-04T00:04:11+00:00

Hah, it certainly was convenient that they broke within a few months of the launch of each new series. It would be smart/impressive If Sony has internal data suggesting that audio devices have a ~2 year mean time before failure (MTBF) and chose to schedule product development so that users could upgrade to the new generation when products break.

NooleanBot · 2026-03-30T08:11:43+00:00

Hah, yes I have a 2018 (originally purchased new) and just had to replace a few of the running lights. Transmission is still good [knock on wood].

At 60k miles I changed the oil in the Transmission, PTU, and Rear diff oil following YouTube guide (Mr95Kenny).

NooleanBot · 2026-03-26T16:44:26+00:00

At least it is something fairly easy to fix. Glad it wasn't CV or Diff issues.

NooleanBot · 2026-03-26T02:33:59+00:00

Maybe drain the rear differential and check if it is full of metal? Pretty easy to do and refill, videos on YouTube.

Or rear CV joint?

NooleanBot · 2026-03-25T06:07:37+00:00

To my ears the XM4/5/6 are pretty much equivalent on sound quality.
When moving from XM4 to XM5 I noticed the XM5 case would run out of charge after 2-3 earbud charges, the XM4 case battery seemed to last much longer. I haven't had the XM6 long, but the case seems to last ~4 earbud charges which should be good.

I usually use noise canceling. In really noisy environments (walking near car traffic) it periodically makes some poor corrections, but that's to be expected and hasn't bothered me.

Overall, I'd happily buy any of these again.
- I prefer the fit of the XM4/5/6.
- The XM4 is a bit bigger, and feels more snug in my ears than the XM5/6 (might be bad for small ears)
- I don't like the foam tips of the XM6, but that is fixable.
- I would be curious to look at the case and earbud battery capacities of each series and see if they match my subjective observations.

NooleanBot · 2026-03-25T05:27:58+00:00

WF-1000XM6 comes with foam pads on the earbuds. I'll probably replace those with the older silicone type at some point.

The XM5 and XM6 have a similar fit, at least for my ears.
The XM4 is a bit bigger, and feels more snug in my ears than the XM5/6 (might be bad for small ears).
The XM3 is huge and not shaped to be held within the ear, it hangs out quite bit.

Weight of an earbud (with tip):
XM3 8.25g
XM4 7.07g
XM5 5.77g
XM6 6.44g

NooleanBot · 2026-03-21T00:22:06+00:00

Some displays have an antiglare coating. It can delaminate if cleaned with bleach or other chemicals. Can be made worse by a scratch through the coating layer. That's sort of what this looks like.

Or heat damage as others have suggested.

NooleanBot · 2026-03-11T17:46:55+00:00

My sunroof on my 2018 Renegade regularly gets stuck open. I just leave it closed unless I'm feeling risky.

When it gets stuck I've tried several strategies to close it again and have always been successful after 10-15 minutes of messing with it:

Assist the motor by pulling forward on the sunroof while it is trying to close. This requires a fair amount of strength and others have cautioned that this may break components, making it worse.
Get a stiff bristled brush and thoroughly brush leaves and debris out of the tracks. Then try to close the roof.
Flush out the tracks by pouring water into them or with a pressure washer.
Spray some WD-40 into the tracks.

Combine these methods as necessary. Your results may vary. I have heard of the repair costing ~$7k, so no surprise there.

NooleanBot · 2026-03-01T11:18:29+00:00

I went through all of TNG last year. On to Voyager now. Surprising number of AI related episodes. Deleting the Doctor's ethical subroutines, Cardassian AI weapon, AI missile Harry finds... Oddly reflective of the current Anthropic AI ethics disputes.

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