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That's a Jetta. I haven't done this yet on mine, but seeing how cool it is, I may just drive it like that. All the time.
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Should probably be cheap (or at least cheaper) to replace the outer door panel if it gets dented, too.
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Apr 19, 2014 11:41
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I guess that doesn't have to be welded back on then.
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Apr 19, 2014 14:23
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The first VAG that had that AFAIK is the Golf Mk5 (meaning 2003-ish)
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Apr 19, 2014 15:11
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Rubiks Pubes posted:I guess that doesn't have to be welded back on then. Just a bunch of bolts. I took mine off to cover in dynamat when I replaced my jettas stereo. No tambourines there.
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Apr 19, 2014 15:52
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Fucknag posted:How to replace a This has to be the easiest to fix VAG product I've seen.
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Sadly the MK6 went back to a crimped door style. Hopefully internal repairs are a bit easier as a result..
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Apr 19, 2014 18:52
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Fire Storm posted:THANK YOU for posting this phrase. This led me to websites that said replacing this might actually fix a longstanding idle problem I've been having. It's been a while since I had the focus but I seem to remember it was when the engine was cold it wouldn't run well, not when it was warm but who the gently caress knows with all the emissions garbage that they put on to reduce carbon emissions by .01lbs/year. If I recall I was required to heel toe in the winter not the summer. It's a bit bitch to get to without removing stuff but if you you can get to it it's super easy and can be fixed with like $3 of rubber hose and 15-20 min of swearing at the placement to fit it to the throttle body.
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Apr 19, 2014 19:38
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Any of the plastic Saturn cars have removable door skins, though they mix inner/outer accessibility for various parts.
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Apr 19, 2014 20:10
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Was thinking about that door pic the entire time today while replacing a regulator on a Honda. It made me furious.
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Apr 19, 2014 22:24
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Fucknag posted:How to replace a While still a pain in the rear end, this style of door is a welcome change from the older VWs. Except that the door locks are no longer serviceable and don't have a code printed on them, so there's almost no reason for me to ever take one apart... I ran across a couple of spectacular mechanical/electrical failures while I was out working the other day. Firstly, we have this luxurious example of fine German engineering:  I'm told one of the guys simply hit the start button to get the mileage, and it went up like a pile of kindling. Secondly, we have what I think may have been a Ford Escape:  This was towed in neutral with the wheels on the ground. Always use your dollies!
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Not like it matters if was towed or dragged. A car fire is almost always a total loss.
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Apr 20, 2014 00:53
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A Melted Tarp posted:Not like it matters if was towed or dragged. A car fire is almost always a total loss. It wasn't on fire until it was improperly towed, at which point it was dropped on the side of the interstate to burn out.
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Slanderer posted:That's...not how it works. Capacitors from like the 50's and poo poo have electrolyte that dried out after decades, but aluminum electrolytic capacitors are entirely sealed. Devices from a decade ago failed due to the "capacitor plague", where stolen (incomplete) electrolyte formulas were used by lovely no-name manufacturers. Over time, this bad electrolyte broke down and generated gas, causing the capacitors to vent. Other (good) capacitors fail due to being exposed to temperatures or voltages they are not rated for, which can also cause them to break down and vent. What on earth do you suppose the electrolyte in a liquid electrolytic capacitor consists of? Water is a pretty common solvent in this application. And even when it's an organic solvent instead, this does not mean it cannot "dry out". Yes, aluminum electrolytics are sealed, but this does not mean all seals are perfect out of the factory, or that seal materials do not age. And even high quality aluminum electrolytics not made from badly copied electrolyte formulas tend to have a shockingly short rated lifespan at max operating temperature, often well under 5000 hours. Aqueous solutions at high temperature find a way to boil off / evaporate / escape, who knew! Solid tantalum electrolytics and the more recently developed solid aluminum electrolytics (using a solid polymer "electrolyte" instead of liquid) don't have these problems, but are a lot more expensive.
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BobHoward posted:What on earth do you suppose the electrolyte in a liquid electrolytic capacitor consists of? Water is a pretty common solvent in this application. And even when it's an organic solvent instead, this does not mean it cannot "dry out". This guy speaks the truth. I have no idea who he is, but it's the truth. "sealed" is only in relative terms when you're talking about what is essentially an aluminum can full of wet paper and aluminum foil with a rubber cork in one end.
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BobHoward posted:Solid tantalum electrolytics and the more recently developed solid aluminum electrolytics (using a solid polymer "electrolyte" instead of liquid) don't have these problems, but are a lot more expensive. Even the solid polymer electrolytics don't like being driven at their maximum temperature for too long - this NichiCon, for example, is only rated for 2000 hours at 105 degrees.
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Slanderer posted:They are filled with electrolyte. It's what capacitors crave. You're awesome.
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BobHoward posted:What on earth do you suppose the electrolyte in a liquid electrolytic capacitor consists of? Water is a pretty common solvent in this application. And even when it's an organic solvent instead, this does not mean it cannot "dry out". I don't like tantalum caps because their failure mode is short circuit, aka fire, if whatever they are on isn't severely current limited. Al-El caps may stop working sooner, but at least they fail open instead of causing an internal thermite type reaction.
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Hillridge posted:I don't like tantalum caps because their failure mode is short circuit, aka fire, if whatever they are on isn't severely current limited. Al-El caps may stop working sooner, but at least they fail open instead of causing an internal thermite type reaction. Plus, they sound like they're named after Superman's dad or something.
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This is as good a thread as any to post my friend's shop of horrors. Bandsaw is behind some junk:  Switch is down here:  This supplies power to most of the equipment:  Including this sander, which has no power switch beyond being unplugged (just like half the other stationary tools):  Sander is also weighed down by these:  "Yeah that's been like that for a while"  An OSHA inspector would probably stroke out in this place.
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Javid posted:This is as good a thread as any to post my friend's shop of horrors. Not pictured: the 55-gallon garbage barrel overflowing with empty Bud Light cans
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Javid posted:This is as good a thread as any to post my friend's shop of horrors. The last one had my mouth hanging open, I admit it.
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hey man, gotta keep the plugs out of the standing water on the floor somehow! That would just be unsafe. The picture of the sander reminded me of the post hole digger I rented with a sticky throttle cable.. it's really fun trying to stop a post hole digger stuck in the ground with no easy way to stop it.. Instead of stopping it myself I should have called them and told them to come down do it.. I did get a different one and the rental for free though.
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tater_salad posted:it's really fun trying to stop a post hole digger stuck in the ground with no easy way to stop it... which reminded me of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KvxOuC7Bhc oh God the commentary
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I'm not an OSHA inspector but I am my company's OSHA safety officer and those pictures make me deeply uncomfortable
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Knew what video it was before even clicking the link. Goddamn I love this video. "We've now angered the machine." Galler fucked around with this message at 00:08 on Apr 24, 2014 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOdJ2gd4hOQ Action starts at 1:10
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buttcrackmenace posted:which reminded me of this Yeah this is what it was like, except I had a shovel I drove into the ground then angled it to catch the handle.
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UPS talk: Considering how cheap a 10/100 ethernet card is nowadays, APC charges 300 bucks for that card on their standalone 1500's
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Farking Bastage posted:UPS talk: Considering how cheap a 10/100 ethernet card is nowadays, APC charges 300 bucks for that card on their standalone 1500's Yeah man, for sure.
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Farking Bastage posted:UPS talk: Considering how cheap a 10/100 ethernet card is nowadays, APC charges 300 bucks for that card on their standalone 1500's Hell, at some point a wired ethernet card will probably start going back up in price. It's an investment!
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Farking Bastage posted:UPS talk: Considering how cheap a 10/100 ethernet card is nowadays, APC charges 300 bucks for that card on their standalone 1500's There's always the RS232 option. 
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Farking Bastage posted:UPS talk: Considering how cheap a 10/100 ethernet card is nowadays, APC charges 300 bucks for that card on their standalone 1500's That thing is waaaaaay more than just a 10/100 NIC.
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West SAAB Story posted:There's always the RS232 option. Nah, they'll go back to CAT5 ports being used as RS232 a'la CISCO style.
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Hillridge posted:That thing is waaaaaay more than just a 10/100 NIC. Yeah it's also hilariously broken and unresponsive.
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Wasabi the J posted:Yeah it's also hilariously broken and unresponsive. And it has sticker on it that makes it "approved" for use in the device! Cisco is terrible for poo poo like that. Want to upgrade the RAM In your router/switch/asa? That will be $2500. Exact same RAM but without the cisco sticker? $500 max. You can go the cheap route and it will work fine, but the second you have a problem and open a case with cisco, they will blame the "unsupported" RAM until you pull it and prove that its not the problem.
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Wasabi the J posted:Yeah it's also hilariously broken and unresponsive. Reboots a couple dozen times a day because they thought they'd be clever and power it with the ethernet connection and it can't handle minor power fluctuations? Yep APC sure is great.
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Wait, are we talking about one of these, or something else?
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I'm not talking about that exact model, but that's the basic product yes.
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Unless they changed in the last year, those don't do POE. Power is via the connector in the back.
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