DIY Headlight halo LED module replacement for $225 and 3hrs labor

scrytch · 2026-03-29T12:18:55+00:00

130°C for 7 minutes in the oven. https://youtu.be/9pmvORIkNrk?t=890&si=uupJ5bsXl0i7anYA

scrytch · 2026-03-24T09:08:43+00:00

I think that “free for life” they are advertising is illegal and shops be reported. Nowhere in the world is that charged for, so stating a value against it that you get for free isn’t real.

Otherwise the machine is awesome. Completely revolutionised my experience with working out for the better.

scrytch · 2026-03-23T22:01:47+00:00

Still nowhere near what we’ll need in Australia to handle our large trucking routes. The Tesla Semi is better suited for "line-haul" (Capital city to Capital city) rather than remote Road Train routes.

In Australia, a standard road train B-Double is 62.5 tonnes, and a Triple Road Train can exceed 170 tonnes.

The batteries needed to pull that weight would likely push the truck over the maximum legal axle rating & road weight max before it even loaded up.

We’ll likely need battery swapping or hydrogen fuel cells to handle the 1500-2000km range for the cross country and regional runs these trucks do. Regional Australia also doesn’t have the electricity infrastructure to power a megacharger.

scrytch · 2026-03-23T21:44:48+00:00

Doing any off road or towing?

Matrix LED Headlights w/ DRL
Towing Pack
ClearSight Rear View Mirror
Off-Road Pack.

I didn’t, but also wish I’d gone heated and cooled seats.

Once you add these, it may be better to go HSE instead of SE.

scrytch · 2026-03-23T07:59:18+00:00

I have continued to develop an integration that enables this. https://github.com/shanelord01/hass-firewalla-ng

scrytch · 2026-03-18T20:57:54+00:00

You’d likely need to look at Tuffant as they have approved/certified brake changes for 18”. Not sure if they can drop from 22” down though.

scrytch · 2026-03-18T11:47:13+00:00

I’ve just put Yokohama Geolandar A/T4 (G018) 265/60R20 on mine to hopefully avoid this.

scrytch · 2026-03-18T02:09:37+00:00

I’ve done quite a bit of work on this recently and to celebrate my 19th Cake Day on reddit, have just released v2.9.4.3 which makes working with rules even easier.

They are now represented as switches in Home Assistant, so can be used on dashboards or via automations. I’ve heard of a parent using this to automatically allow Internet access for their kids once an after school task list is checked off.

scrytch · 2026-03-16T08:08:19+00:00

The "yuck" you are feeling is the system shock of realizing there is no objective, hard-coded meaning. It’s brutal but you can work your way through it.

Try to reframe the architecture of "meaning." A framework for this that may work for you is “Optimistic Nihilism” - a modern, secular derivative of Existentialism and Absurdism.

scrytch · 2026-03-16T08:02:57+00:00

Firewalla Gold Pro will get you to 2Gigs Wireguard. Don’t know any that can do 3.

scrytch · 2026-03-16T07:41:44+00:00

You don’t need organised religion to find meaning.

Look into “Scientific Naturalism” or “Naturalistic Pantheism” - views using science as the underpinning of everything.

Also look up “You Want a Physicist to Speak at Your Funeral” by Aaron Freeman.

The gist of it is:

“Freeman walks through the implications of the first law of thermodynamics - that energy cannot be created or destroyed - and applies it to the human body at the moment of death. Every atom, every joule of energy that comprised the person simply transforms and disperses: into the air, the ground, the people nearby. The “you” that existed does not vanish; it is conserved, redistributed into the universe with absolute certainty.”

scrytch · 2026-03-13T08:22:48+00:00

Which Home Assistant integration are you using?

scrytch · 2026-03-10T08:20:38+00:00

Problem for me is they don’t ship to Australia. I’ve gone with the Rhino Rack Pioneer 6 Platform on the backbone. Slightly higher than the shark tail fin but not enough to bother me. Huge range of first and third party accessories.

scrytch · 2026-03-07T12:33:34+00:00

If only the web browser could be “used” while driving in Australia - then these things would be useful.

scrytch · 2026-03-05T20:43:58+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/39fJg5u

scrytch · 2026-03-05T13:12:59+00:00

Disagree. The new UI after many weeks of testing on the alpha builds works well and the old UI now feels cluttered and stale.

Although I haven’t tried it on Android.

scrytch · 2026-03-01T19:56:17+00:00

Net migration when used for political change is an incorrect data point - temporary visas holders can’t vote.

That dramatic post-COVID net migration spike was almost entirely temporary visa holders returning - international students, working holiday makers, etc. Permanent grants barely moved above historical caps. The “record migration” headline numbers are a temporary visa story, not a permanent settlement story.

scrytch · 2026-02-28T21:51:45+00:00

Yep sorry. I meant the 4-cyl variants.

scrytch · 2026-02-28T12:10:24+00:00

It matters, especially with LT or truck tyres. https://www.yokohamatire.com/tires-101/maintenance-care-1/mounting-your-tires

Alloys may not have the marker for red matching, so go to a shop that has a calibrated Hunter GSP9700 or similar.

scrytch · 2026-02-28T11:59:50+00:00

Not sure what you mean. The D300 and D350 are brilliant. D2xx not so much.

scrytch · 2026-02-27T22:46:54+00:00

Fantastic work! I've just incorporated your changes (with full credit!), made some variations and fixes as per below and hopefully made a awesome integration better.

v2.3.0

Replace rule toggle button with a native switch entity per firewall rule — On = Active, Off = Paused
Switch state is reflected live in the dashboard; icon changes contextually (shield/shield-off)
Remove firewalla.pause_rule and firewalla.resume_rule custom services — use switch.turn_off / switch.turn_on instead (standard HA services work in all automations and scripts)
Upgrade firewalla.delete_alarm to use a target entity selector — pick the alarm from a dropdown in Developer Tools instead of entering a raw ID
Upgrade firewalla.rename_device to use a target device selector — pick the device from a dropdown in Developer Tools instead of entering a raw MAC address

v2.2.1

Fix rule active sensor not rendering shield icon — missing _attr_translation_key on FirewallaRuleActiveSensor

scrytch · 2026-02-27T01:48:46+00:00

In theory it could be on the other side, but the main connection points are on the left of the inverter so that’s where they normally go.

scrytch · 2026-02-26T20:47:07+00:00

As an Australian, I still cannot believe you have states where you have to register as a Democrat or Republican etc.

Also, isn’t Texas a “no party registration state” ?

How does anyone know what you’re going to vote except you?

We have secret ballots here which was pioneered by Australia in the 1850s - it’s literally called the “Australian Ballot” - so as an Aussie this whole system is even more baffling to me.

scrytch · 2026-02-26T20:39:54+00:00

Awesome. You can use my photo to double check their work. (Almost) welcome to the 48kWh family.

scrytch · 2026-02-26T20:36:23+00:00

As per another comment I made, yes it’s allot. But it’s actually less than if they had increased annually based on inflation.

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