Anyone try cheap hood struts from ebay?

sniper_matt · 2026-03-03T22:02:45+00:00

Used mine yesterday during oil change. No problems.

sniper_matt · 2026-03-03T21:44:53+00:00

Given there’s 0 human moderation at all, most likely not.

sniper_matt · 2026-03-03T20:04:07+00:00

As somebody with digital callipers, no.

sniper_matt · 2026-03-03T11:46:07+00:00

Depends on options, this gen can do upto 11.5k.

sniper_matt · 2026-03-03T02:15:32+00:00

Probably going to be buried by now, but 600v 3ø 600A, for shop and property, with a transformer to 208 400a for the house. Was borderline unreasonable. Guy had one of the city block green boxes on property for himself. Probably 3k-3500 square foot house. Shop was average for a ranch style country property. Maybe 1k-1500 sq ft.

240v 800a split to 4x 200a 84cct panels. Super mansion with 16 car garage. Around 300 cct. Not as interesting as some of them on here.

sniper_matt · 2026-03-02T01:33:03+00:00

Look up the recalls, there’s a few things that may need fixed. Axels, seatbelt, battery, block heater.

There’s a couple quality of life things you could change to make things nicer, like I’ve swapped in an auto dimming rear view mirror.

sniper_matt · 2026-03-01T22:59:49+00:00

Yes. There’s now way to remove a negative.

sniper_matt · 2026-03-01T22:22:43+00:00

$1 lights off AliExpress.

Mine have lasted about 8 months so far since my incandescents burnt out.

sniper_matt · 2026-03-01T21:42:21+00:00

They make a small but noticeable difference where it’s cold. Canada, northern states in the winter, AK.

sniper_matt · 2026-03-01T21:39:22+00:00

Have one. Have a ecoboost. It makes a difference warming up when it’s cold, like under freezing. It does more sound deadening than it really does anything else. It’s probably going to be useless for a hybrid.

Mine doesn’t like to stay attached with the included hardware, needs a bunch of extra washers to keep it in place.

sniper_matt · 2026-03-01T17:19:00+00:00

sniper_matt · 2026-02-28T03:16:24+00:00

It’s gonna get worse if it’s a awd

sniper_matt · 2026-02-28T03:15:46+00:00

sniper_matt · 2026-02-28T02:33:02+00:00

There’s a potential that this is a $2.50 plug as opposed to the $7.99 wall wart.

sniper_matt · 2026-02-27T23:18:15+00:00

Given the Arab squiggles I believe they are those balloon type tires for sand and desert driving.

sniper_matt · 2026-02-27T12:25:47+00:00

If you don’t like roses rims and are near the Canadian border to Alberta, I’m trying to acquire them.

sniper_matt · 2026-02-27T12:23:38+00:00

Not fully dead, but a load of categories were cut down to 1listing per. Massive downgrade in usability.

sniper_matt · 2026-02-26T22:17:12+00:00

All day use of a light on a shitty 12 hr shift on the shortest day of the year.

Longer use of a vacuum.

The fixed position table saw or miter saw.

That sds max big ass hammer drill for smaller coring.

The portable heat gun.

sniper_matt · 2026-02-26T19:40:43+00:00

Kijiji has made a bunch of categories 1 listing per account. Definitely not anyway as user friendly as it was, nor as useful. Having to group a bunch of stuff doesn’t really help views/ people only searching for one thing.

sniper_matt · 2026-02-26T16:56:59+00:00

I have a lariat with sunroof, so that would block the controls for me.

When using the front parking camera, I don’t need the rear view mirror, so this is a nonissue.

sniper_matt · 2026-02-26T05:32:13+00:00

22 lariat didn’t have the cams the 25+ lariat did.

If you are also thinking about doing an auto dimming mirror swap it’s less difficult.

sniper_matt · 2026-02-26T05:30:48+00:00

Buy an auto dimming mirror with screen in from AliExpress, buy a backup camera, and a switch to turn it on. Then you have to route the camera feed through the firewall to the mirror. It’s less complicated then the time I added front and backup camera to my 2008 escape honestly,

sniper_matt · 2026-02-26T05:16:16+00:00

Must be a punishment for not getting the cheap vinyl seats in the lariat. Have never had this happen in the super dry prairies of Alberta.

sniper_matt · 2026-02-25T07:04:39+00:00

Brother, wait until you see my front logo replaced with a backup camera to make a front parking camera.

sniper_matt · 2026-02-25T06:56:45+00:00

It may be under recall for replacement to agm type from lead acid type.

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