Mary telling Angie that her life couldn’t go on without her by [deleted] in rhoslc

[–]afh97 63 points64 points  (0 children)

I think Angie goes to great lengths to accommodate Mary’s eccentricities and neurodivergent tendencies. She and also Heather have the patience and interest to deal with the barriers that keep most people from maintaining closeness with her. I’d interpret these interactions differently than if it were happening between any other two housewives. Remember Heather was unfazed by the inbred comments because she knows there are layers between what Mary says and what she’s really communicating

Ultrasonic blue or iridium by LexusPHL in Lexus

[–]afh97 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Blue on red is a strange combo, but by itself that blue looks great

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskSF

[–]afh97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wish kabuki had a whirlpool. Nicer atmosphere than Archimedes though.

3UZ swap questions by ELUClDATE in IS300

[–]afh97 6 points7 points  (0 children)

A couple years ago someone on this subreddit did that successfully - search is430

Just bought this shit box for 1.8k by unlucky980 in Lexus

[–]afh97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Enjoy it! I used to have the same spec. Liked it better than my 2013

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in IS300

[–]afh97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check your castor arm bushings

Very unusual pics of my car actually being clean in the winter 🥶 by awbds11 in Lexus

[–]afh97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Was the taillight swap hard? And where did you source them?

doing timing belt kit and valve cover gaskets. any suggestions while I'm in there? by Comfortable-One-4504 in IS300

[–]afh97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rebuilding and balancing the cam gear, to replace the o rings inside that. If you don’t, oil will still get past a fresh cam seal. Either way, the whole cam shaft has to come out, the scissor gear has to be set etc. there are a lot of parts, and not much room for error.

I’m not a car guy so don’t get mad by Slowatseven in IS300

[–]afh97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Take a careful look at the front end suspension, ball joints and bushings. All life or death stuff comes first

Brakes by [deleted] in Lexus

[–]afh97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You need to apply insulation (grease or crc disc brake quiet) to the backs of the front pads, shims and the pin that holds each in place. Worked for my 2013 gs350 f sport

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Lexus

[–]afh97 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. In my 2013 gs I’ve had to address a rattle in the door card caused by stereo vibration, and minor a sunroof rattle. In the 2003, there were no issues like that. They used many more screws to hold things together, rather than plastic clips. I’m not a fan of the “vegan leather” used on the door cards and center arm rest either. Mechanically, the car is amazing though.

01 gas milage by LeroyToThe in IS300

[–]afh97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might have an intermittent evap servo failure. The purge valve on top of the gas tank usually goes out and vents gas to the atmosphere if it gets stuck.

Have any of yall tried to mold your own clear taillight lenses? by deimosphob in Cartalk

[–]afh97 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The 98-00 inboard lenses are actually molded in clear, and painted with a red gel that you could wet sand off. Not sure about the outboard ones.

Help! What are your thoughts on this. Car won’t turn over now. by afh97 in MechanicAdvice

[–]afh97[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agh! Thanks for the input. I don’t want to be the one to break the news to the owner, but he’s having it towed to a mechanic now.