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Boaz MacPhereson posted:What the gently caress?! It was on the C6 Corvette in 2006. Did you miss that news article recently where someone managed to get locked in with a dead battery and died because they couldn't figure out a cable release? Yeah.
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How did poo poo like this make it to production? Does nobody see the problem with this? It's insane.
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Jul 22, 2015 18:01
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Nodoze posted:iDrive has a light warning notice where it will tell you that one of them isn't functioning Its even better when you use a cheap bulb you found in your tool box in your license plate light and it still chimes. I ended up just stopping at NAPA and buying another bulb to shut the drat thing up.
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Jul 22, 2015 18:12
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Nodoze posted:This part actually exists now Which part, paying the dealer $50 to replace a light bulb or $75 to plug a scanner in and push two buttons allowing the ECU/GEM to turn the headlight back on?
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Jul 22, 2015 18:13
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Geoj posted:Which part, paying the dealer $50 to replace a light bulb or $75 to plug a scanner in and push two buttons allowing the ECU/GEM to turn the headlight back on? Yes
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Jul 22, 2015 18:19
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kastein posted:make/model/year? Now I'm curious. Only vehicle I can remember pulling the dash out of recently (and putting it back in) was the 1991 Miata but that seems too stupid for Mazda. Googling around a bit it looks like it was the Miata. If the dimmer isn't plugged in there's no dash lights at all. I swear the gauges didn't work but I'm probably remembering wrong.
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Jul 22, 2015 18:20
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All this talk reminds me of something I noticed in the rental Civic I had earlier this month. The center info screen had like three pages. The first was car info, like fuel economy and stuff. The second was media. The third was a loving advertisement for the dealership it was purchased from, complete with 1-800 number.
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Jul 22, 2015 18:36
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NitroSpazzz posted:Only vehicle I can remember pulling the dash out of recently (and putting it back in) was the 1991 Miata but that seems too stupid for Mazda. I had the exact same thing happen the first time I pulled the dash in my 86 Celica. Buttoned it back up and no dash lights. Since I'd replaced most of the dashboard wiring harness I was making GBS threads bricks thinking that I had got a bad harness or hosed up a splice, but it turns out I'd just forgot to plug that fuckin dimmer switch in. I'm fairly certain drat near every car that was made before 2000-something works the same way.
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Jul 22, 2015 18:50
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Terrible Robot posted:I had the exact same thing happen the first time I pulled the dash in my 86 Celica. Buttoned it back up and no dash lights. Since I'd replaced most of the dashboard wiring harness I was making GBS threads bricks thinking that I had got a bad harness or hosed up a splice, but it turns out I'd just forgot to plug that fuckin dimmer switch in. ...why is it at all surprising that every light the dimmer controls won't go on if the dimmer isn't connected?
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Jul 22, 2015 19:04
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CornHolio posted:Fellow homeowners: I may or may not have bought snake oil. Is there time to back out of this and save your money? Because a coil around your water pipe in a saltless water softener is pure woo.
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Jul 22, 2015 19:08
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Sigma X posted:...why is it at all surprising that every light the dimmer controls won't go on if the dimmer isn't connected? It isn't? My post wasn't meant to sound like I was confused by this, just sharing an anecdote of a time when a similar thing happened to me.
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Jul 22, 2015 19:09
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Ineptus Mechanicus posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2s0aOhkjmY This is magnificent. Finished The Martian the other night. Good book! He managed to impart satisfactory technical detail, without being dry and boring, and add excitement. Super Aggro Crag posted:You know, going into work an hour early is all fun and games until you realize you gotta go to bed when it's still bright outside. I know, right? 'S why I don't go into work early... Well, that, and I'm lazy. Tusen Takk posted:http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-kill-jeep-highway/ Holy poo poo.
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Jul 22, 2015 19:34
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Tide posted:Yup. My '14 Fusion has it and I absofuckinglutely hate it. It's a bit unnerving to say the least. I also have a '15 Focus and am pretttty sure that pulling the handle mechanically unlocks the door like my BMW and old VW and my mom's minivan and a crapload of other cars I've driven. I'll pull the battery this afternoon and try, and will report back if it truly is that scary.
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Jul 22, 2015 19:50
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CountOfNowhere posted:I'll pull the battery this afternoon and try, and will report back if it truly is that scary. The scenario, however unlikely it is to occur, that worries me is this: car is operating (i.e. i'm driving it), getting into a wreck that *somehow* severs the battery connection possibly leaving the battery locks engaged. Admittedly, the perfect storm of that happening is a snowballs chance in hell.
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Jul 22, 2015 19:54
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Sigma X posted:...why is it at all surprising that every light the dimmer controls won't go on if the dimmer isn't connected? Counterpoint: in my Crown Vic, with Ford's lovely Lighting Control Module, the park and headlights TURN ON if the headlight switch is disconnected. I think the dash and dome lights still work if the dimmer is disconnected (separate plug), haven't checked that part. Just noticed that the lights come on and the dinger goes nuts when you unplug the switch. Also, the signal and hazard flasher is built into the LCM, so I have to do a little hackery to make my blinkers work normally after installing LEDs. Basically, bypass the LCM and use and external flasher. They also love to burn out the internal relay for the headlights (and for the blinkers, occasionally), necessitating replacement of a $300 LCM, rather than a $2 relay. Enterprising Panther owners have fixed this with another bit of hackery: extending the wiring for the relay outside the module and using a standard Bosch-style automotive relay. At least my radio can't kill the whole car.
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Jul 22, 2015 19:56
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Tide posted:The scenario, however unlikely it is to occur, that worries me is this: car is operating (i.e. i'm driving it), getting into a wreck that *somehow* severs the battery connection possibly leaving the battery locks engaged. Admittedly, the perfect storm of that happening is a snowballs chance in hell. If it is anything like the other cars I've owned, the handle pull will override all and unlock the door, mechanically - no electronics required. I can believe Ford would gently caress up any number of safety things... we shall see. My Guantanamo bottle opener is apparently in my mailbox right now so perhaps I will leave a bit early to get that + test my Fuckis' locks.
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Jul 22, 2015 20:09
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14 INCH SLIT posted:Satan Yeah? 
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Jul 22, 2015 20:16
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CornHolio posted:All this talk reminds me of something I noticed in the rental Civic I had earlier this month. My CR-V has the option to set a wallpaper - so I'm not the least bit surprised to hear a dealership spending five minutes with a USB key to pre-set an ad page on the car before it goes out the door.
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Jul 22, 2015 20:29
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Nodoze posted:iDrive has a light warning notice where it will tell you that one of them isn't functioning To be fair BMW was doing this waaaayyyyyyyyy before iDrive. "Check Control"
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Jul 22, 2015 20:31
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 Just got my official job offerGoing to throw a brick through my current boss' window with "I quit" written on it.
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Jul 22, 2015 20:49
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IOwnCalculus posted:It was on the C6 Corvette in 2006. Did you miss that news article recently where someone managed to get locked in with a dead battery and died because they couldn't figure out a cable release? More recently too. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/06/11/texas-man-dog-die-trapped-corvette/71053474/ 
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Jul 22, 2015 20:57
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SFH1989 posted:
Or bake a cake. 
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Jul 22, 2015 20:59
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Would only be more perfect if the brown trail was in the shape of a dong or spelled "I QUIT".
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Alarbus posted:More recently too. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/06/11/texas-man-dog-die-trapped-corvette/71053474/ That's the one I was thinking of, though I know there were incidents (not necessarily fatalities) beforehand.
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CountOfNowhere posted:If it is anything like the other cars I've owned, the handle pull will override all and unlock the door, mechanically - no electronics required. I can believe Ford would gently caress up any number of safety things... we shall see. Pulling the inside door handle in my Fit will not unlock the door. I have to push the unlock button or pull up on the lock knob thing first if I want to open the door. At least they used real airbags 
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Jul 22, 2015 21:33
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Darchangel posted:
It's like Michael Crichton lite. I really enjoyed it too even though it repeatedly followed the same formula. The problem solving was good and the main character seemed human. We had to go out of town yesterday. The washer fluid light on the XJ was flickering sometimes so that was the first thing I went to check. Except first thing I noticed was the radiator cap was missing. I dumped about 4L of water in before the radiator was full. Not good. Got a replacement cap from a nearby mechanic but still what the hell. Its been running fine, no temperature issues and the heater was still working too. Really weird thing is after getting the new cap it's been running well and the CEL for the O2 sensor hasn't come on.
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Geoj posted:Which part, paying the dealer $50 to replace a light bulb or $75 to plug a scanner in and push two buttons allowing the ECU/GEM to turn the headlight back on? All the above. I been bitten by that on my 2010 Commodore. EVERYTHING connected to CANBUS on my car has to be authorised by the main computer before it will work, so for instance the fuel pump died, it PLUS the ecu controlling it had to be replaced AND then the main computer told this was the new fuel pump so please let it work. And no, just replacing the physical hardware wasn't allowed by the ECU, it detected the hardware change. I know of someone who had his ute blow a taillight, cost 300 to replace at the dealer. And yes, most of that was the dealer charging to reauthorise the new light on the ECU. I've made a mental note to never buy a new car again, this poo poo is hosed up.
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Jul 22, 2015 22:07
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Geirskogul THANK YOU! My keychains just showed up and they are glorious.
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Sigma X posted:...why is it at all surprising that every light the dimmer controls won't go on if the dimmer isn't connected?
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So an ambulance comes screeching up to the ER, and the paramedics jump out and begin wheeling the patient in. Turns out he's a well known famous comedian who's been in a car accident, and his arm had been amputated traumatically. He was in stable condition, but EMTS being who they are, were cracking jokes left and right as they wheel the man to surgery. The attending surgeon casts them a death glare, and says "Seriously you guys need to stop. I just can't find this humerus."
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Jul 22, 2015 22:34
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 my second AI bottle opener keychain. It's good.
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14 INCH SLIT posted:So an ambulance comes screeching up to the ER, and the paramedics jump out and begin wheeling the patient in. Turns out he's a well known famous comedian who's been in a car accident, and his arm had been amputated traumatically. He was in stable condition, but EMTS being who they are, were cracking jokes left and right as they wheel the man to surgery. The attending surgeon casts them a death glare, and says "Seriously you guys need to stop. I just can't find this humerus." Fwiw EMT and paramedic are two different things (well, EMT and EMT-P), and it was probably one of each, a common combination. That said, we're a snarky bunch, and the joke works because it probably happened for real.
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Jul 22, 2015 23:05
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I need one of those con-rod bottle openers
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CountOfNowhere posted:
It don't gitmo better!  Got called in on my day off; so far I've not had a day off in a while now. Had to change a battery in a BMW first thing out in the rain this morning, too. At least my next paycheck will (hopefully) be fat with overtime money. And I'm trying my hand at making kimchi tonight.
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Jul 22, 2015 23:16
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I too got my bottle opener and I have no loving bottles to open with it god drat it.
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Rhyno posted:I too got my bottle opener and I have no loving bottles to open with it god drat it. It's not like you live in a dry county 
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Jul 22, 2015 23:23
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Geirskogul posted:It's not like you live in a dry county I already took my pants off!
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Spent a couple hours cleaning all the mud out of the Vibe that had been tracked in by a prospective buyer (why they were muddy is a long story, the end of that story is they didn't buy my car), said gently caress everything and drove it up to the auction today.
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Rhyno posted:I already took my pants off! no excuse
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