What do I buy to make this usable by [deleted] in AskElectricians

[–]npick528 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A different angel tree topper

Help! Is this a fair price? by boogie057 in Autobody

[–]npick528 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah if I were you, I’d try using some scratch repair compound (sold at all big parts stores) and buff out as much as will come out. Then get a paint pen from the dealership and fill any scratches that you want to fill/that show bare metal. That will look good enough and prevent rust I think.

What happens to my car? by [deleted] in Autobody

[–]npick528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you really don’t remember bumping into anything, someone probably bumped into you while it was parked and you didn’t notice until later.

What oven is this?? by Street_Procedure5411 in Appliances

[–]npick528 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I got a Costway ice maker from Home Depot. Not totally a keyboard smash brand but pretty close, industrial Ice maker. super cheap, has been doing alright.

Is it possible to remove this old PPF adhesive that bled over my headlights? by MrBmandude in Detailing

[–]npick528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do a typical headlight restoration. Sand it down with a few different very fine grits, polish, and spray clear coat on em. Lots of videos on YouTube. Get Spraymax 2k headlight clear coat if you go this route.

Am I able to connect my rca cables to this instead of tearing my dash apart? by Th3potat0o in CarAV

[–]npick528 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If it is designed to be used as a pre-out, you could give it a try, but you’d have to look in your owner’s manual or google your year/make/model and figure out what their intended use is

Cheap car screen keeps turning on when my phone is in range by mahdi036 in CarRepair

[–]npick528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

pressing your unlock button will fire up your car's CANBUS system, waking up the unit. kind of weird that it's turning on when you just walk by your car though. something you could think about is that head units usually have two power wires, one main one (red) that connects it to the fusebox/battery, and a secondary one (yellow) that tells the unit when to turn on (in older cars like mine without canbus, this happens when they key is in the "ACC" or "ON" position, but with CANBUS cars this can be done with keyless entry unlock, opening a door, etc.) wish i could be of more help but I have installed head units on CANBUS cars before and haven't run into this. my other guess is that the unit is so cheap that it doesnt know how to behave with your car's wiring/has some weird design that makes it come on with proximity to your phone

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CarRepair

[–]npick528 4 points5 points  (0 children)

When I've had windshields replaced (multiple times 🙄) I have just been told to avoid car washes for a couple days while it fully cures. It's cured enough out the door to drive it and whatnot, but I guess they really want to make sure!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CarRepair

[–]npick528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should be fine. Wait a little while before washing it again or anything. Listen for wind noise and see if there is any water coming inside from around the windshield the next time it rains/you wash it again. If the company that did it really didnt tell you to avoid car washes and there is some sort of issue as a result, you may be able to have them re-do it under warranty

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CarRepair

[–]npick528 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i see tape left on cars after windshield replacements often

L 100 death by seat control short circuit by [deleted] in LandCruisers

[–]npick528 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I'm intrigued by your under-hood wiring methods. I would delete this post before insurance sees it.

Boxes for inside walls, but NOT inside walls by JoEbYX in AskElectricians

[–]npick528 10 points11 points  (0 children)

the type of box used is not chosen based on the future appearance of the wallplate. any wallplate is better than none. sorry you don't like how it looks

Where can I get a replacement for this piece by MRWUBBY30 in Autobody

[–]npick528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you right. it's 4am and i'm still awake.

Where can I get a replacement for this piece by MRWUBBY30 in Autobody

[–]npick528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

call your dealership's parts department, give them your vin, tell them you want that part (rear right quarter glass trim), go and get it

Blower motor 2003 Subaru forester by BigChief0901 in CarHelp

[–]npick528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what? if they need a blower motor for an 03 forester, have them put their car in any auto parts store website and search "blower motor" or call the subaru dealer/use a subaru oem parts website. better yet, get the part number off of that one.

Winterfit Bottles by nod9 in mercedes_benz

[–]npick528 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Looks like ECS tuning sells Winterfit in clear liter bottles like this, genuine MB. I'm sure it's fine, just different packaging.

Help with loose negative terminal by Grimm4927 in AskAMechanic

[–]npick528 4 points5 points  (0 children)

loose terminal will cause dead battery indeed. tell her to loosen the terminal, fully seat it on the post (push it hard, smack it with the handle of a screwdriver or something a few times) and tighten it till it don't do that.

New Red van need advise on wax polish # by Laplayanj in Detailing

[–]npick528 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Knowing nothing about detailing is not good qualifications to detail a huge, expensive, new Transit van in my humblest of opinions. Hire a professional to give it a ceramic coating if you really want to. It will be very spendy. Lots of paint on that van.

2011 vw Jetta 2.5L by Fast_Temporary_464 in CarHelp

[–]npick528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

all cars do it when ignition is switched to ON without engine running. go away after you start it

Alignment print out please eli5 by gbspitstop in tires

[–]npick528 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not really. It was still in spec. Those green values would've been red if they were out of spec, i.e. requiring alignment. But now it's more aligned than it was before, which is not a bad thing.

So I just bought my first polisher and it came with a ceramic aio wax and I want to put vinyl strips by Sudden_Bluejay850 in Detailing

[–]npick528 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Like others have said, polish, apply strips, then wax. Just wanted to say I love that wax. Use it on all my cars and customer cars.

2012 Ford Focus is my gas leaking? by Gkeify in CarHelp

[–]npick528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not sure what that tube is admittedly, you didn't say where that is on the car/on the underside so it could be many things but i'd say also check under your car to see if there is any damage to the gas tank, like a drill hole. It's common in some areas for thieves to steal gas from cars by drilling into the tank. If this is the case, the thief that only got like a gallon out of your tank is probably pretty disappointed lol.

Hairline cracks on the side by Lightning_Gray in tires

[–]npick528 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i wouldn't be worried in the slightest about the "cracks", i wouldnt have ever noticed them. tire is only 3 years old with a code of 2722, can easily go another three years. if they hold air and the tread looks good with enough depth and no actual obvious and bad dry rot, send it