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0toShifty posted:I've been driving with mouse-piss heat for 6 years hantavirus 
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Nov 12, 2017 02:56
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From MT's long term bolt: http://www.motortrend.com/cars/chevrolet/bolt-ev/2017/2017-chevrolet-bolt-ev-review-long-term-update-4/ quote:Although the Bolt wasn’t yet due for scheduled maintenance, we brought it in early to address some issues reported in the last update—namely, the power steering occasionally refusing to activate on start-up. The dealer pulled the stored codes and did a preliminary investigation but asked us to bring the car back for a more thorough diagnostic when we had more time. We did, and while it was in the second time, we asked the dealer to investigate the infotainment screen’s occasional refusal to boot-up. The dealer identified the U156D error code as a likely culprit for the steering issue and replaced the shifter as per GM bulletin 16-NA-183. The infotainment screen got a software update, which took care of that problem. Classic GM.
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Nov 12, 2017 04:05
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Powershift posted:From MT's long term bolt: Sounds like their dealership was playing "throw parts at it" and didn't bother to actually fix the underlying issue because bulletins pay poo poo for shop rate. That's risky, since there's no way they didn't know that was a magazine car. Watch their floorplan financing disappear next quarter, cuz that kind of "poo poo went wrong, dealership didn't know what to do, three trips didn't fix it" is JD Power poison. Really excited for the junkyards to be stuffed full of FWD EVs because I can't wait to see more Bolt/Leaf/SparkEV swaps into weird old tiny cars. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 04:15 on Nov 12, 2017 |
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Nov 12, 2017 04:09
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Lol that dealer bulletin doesn't even apply to the bolt
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Nov 12, 2017 04:28
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0toShifty posted:My current car was parked for many years before I got it. I found 4 mouse nests inside the dashboard. Well.. at least you didn't have a mouse crawl up and get electrocuted in your electric range, close to the intake for the oven fan. Everything from the oven smelled weird, then the smell of rotten mouse made it obvious. But yeah I cooked and ate food with rotten mouse air for a day or two. Good times.
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Nov 12, 2017 11:21
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This is not a horrible mechanical failure, but testament to Volvo's new truck braking system: WARNING: Kid almost gets hit by a truck. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnCU20Cu0fs CommieGIR fucked around with this message at 17:44 on Nov 12, 2017 |
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Nov 12, 2017 17:39
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BraveUlysses posted:Lol that dealer bulletin doesn't even apply to the bolt Literally only applicable to 2017 Buick LaCrosse and Cadillac XT5s. I hope someone at corporate ripped that service managers head off and shat down their neck hole.
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Nov 12, 2017 18:02
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CommieGIR posted:This is not a horrible mechanical failure, but testament to Volvo's new truck braking system: They don't teach kids not to run into traffic there?
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Nov 12, 2017 18:03
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I'm sure they do, but sometimes kids are dumb no matter how many times you warn them. (adults too)
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Nov 12, 2017 19:09
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CommieGIR posted:This is not a horrible mechanical failure, but testament to Volvo's new truck braking system:  I hope someone forwarded the video to the kid's parents, just to make sure he gets chewed the gently caress out for, well, about forever.
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Nov 12, 2017 19:23
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Is that a school bus? Why the gently caress doesn't it have one of those flip-out stop signs like we do in  ?e: oh i guess it's a city bus. This is why you have school buses, people!
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Nov 12, 2017 19:54
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Sagebrush posted:Is that a school bus? Why the gently caress doesn't it have one of those flip-out stop signs like we do in No, that's why you don't stop buses outside of the designated bus stops. Super dangerous place to stop a bus and let people off.
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Nov 12, 2017 21:37
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That video is from rural Norway, we don't have school busses in a special colour, it's just another route driven by the normal bus company. In regards to bus stops, and only stopping on those, that depends on the how rural the route is. It's usually more enforced on getting on the bus than getting off.
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Nov 12, 2017 23:31
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Holy gently caress, even then the truck nearly got his foot as he was picking it up running.
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Nov 13, 2017 01:56
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CommieGIR posted:This is not a horrible mechanical failure, but testament to Volvo's new truck braking system: Holy poo poo.
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Nov 13, 2017 02:09
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MrOnBicycle posted:No, that's why you don't stop buses outside of the designated bus stops. Super dangerous place to stop a bus and let people off. Its also why kids are supposed to walk in front of the bus so the driver can see them and other drivers can as well.
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Nov 13, 2017 02:40
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When I was a kid we got it drilled into our heads that we should stay on the sidewalk until the bus has left.
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Nov 13, 2017 08:27
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Collateral Damage posted:When I was a kid we got it drilled into our heads that we should stay on the sidewalk until the bus has left. We got told the opposite since the driver would have the stop sign out on the side of the bus. Cross in front of the bus so the driver would see you and you'd have a clear view of oncoming traffic. I was also in a rural area.
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Nov 13, 2017 08:49
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the downside is when you get killed by the rear end in a top hat driver who speeds around the stopped bus as you're crossing 
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Nov 13, 2017 09:02
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DiggityDoink posted:We got told the opposite since the driver would have the stop sign out on the side of the bus. Cross in front of the bus so the driver would see you and you'd have a clear view of oncoming traffic. I was also in a rural area.
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Nov 13, 2017 12:36
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Cindy Shitbird posted:the downside is when you get killed by the rear end in a top hat driver who speeds around the stopped bus as you're crossing We had a more than of those when the stop signs were installed in California a few years back. 
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Nov 13, 2017 17:19
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On a school bus that has the authority to stop traffic, you cross the street in front of it at the discretion of the driver. On a regular bus that is part of normal traffic, you wait for the bus to leave so you have a clear view and can better use your own judgement. I hope the lesson that kid learned sticks because next time it probably won't be a truck with a super advanced braking system and an attentive driver.
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Nov 14, 2017 15:22
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Kids are really dumb and I doubt he learned anything.
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Nov 14, 2017 15:44
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The Twinkie Czar posted:I wish I had more pictures of the stereo wiring because there sure was a lot of fuckery. The blue wire from the amp didn't go to its matching wire at the head unit, it went to the fuse box where it was soldered to the side of a fuse. The grounds were crimped into a ring terminal that they drove a sheet metal screw through, into the frame behind the back seat. And then added a couple more screws at the sides to be sure. That was easily relocated, with the same ring terminal, to a bolt a few inches away. The adjustable line output converter has four speaker wires but they twisted the negative and positive pairs together and only connected it to one speaker. They made these connections by stripping a small section of one wire, untwisting it so the strands opened up, and passing the stripped end of the other wire through. I love installs done by people who know just enough to be dangerous. Interestingly enough, the splicing method you point out is actually a good one if you solder it afterward. MrYenko posted:Literally every single aftermarket stereo ever installed in a motor vehicle belongs in this thread. I’ve never seen an install that didn’t have some level of fuckery. You haven't seen mine. I used to do this poo poo for a living, and I hate having to mess with it after the fact, so I do it right to start with. Well, I do know. Once upon a time, when I was still a teenager I did some embarrassing/lazy installs... I mean, I sometimes still do cheap/ghetto installs, but the wiring and mounting is solid. ZincBoy posted:I take exception to this. Here is the install I did on my 2003 BMW 330CI. It had the factory H-K system but most of the speakers were blown. That's beautiful. This kind of stuff is why I want a 3D printer. When they don't make a kit for your install, or you don't like their kit, here you go!
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Nov 14, 2017 15:52
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Darchangel posted:That's beautiful. This kind of stuff is why I want a 3D printer. When they don't make a kit for your install, or you don't like their kit, here you go! Agreed. Congrats to zincboy on doing a really nice install. Did you design the parts, or were they already available?
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Nov 14, 2017 16:05
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3D printers are awesome. I'm 3D printing OEM Audi parts that are NLA like shifter bushings and shifter boot brackets.
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Nov 14, 2017 16:06
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Cojawfee posted:Kids are really dumb and I doubt he learned anything. Counterpoint: When I was like 8 a friend and I were riding our bikes to my house and I decided to race him. Right at the end of the run I had to cross a 45 MPH road outside of my neighborhood, and while I did check over my shoulder before crossing I apparently waited too long for the traffic coming at me and the traffic coming up from behind caught up. I came within inches of becoming a hood ornament on a county sheriff's cruiser. Two decades and change later I haven't even come close to getting hit by a car since, so there's at least one example of a stupid kid learning the lesson from having the poo poo scared out of him.
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Nov 14, 2017 17:08
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sharkytm posted:Agreed. Congrats to zincboy on doing a really nice install. Did you design the parts, or were they already available? Thirded/fourthed. Especially interested in the connector aspect there, how do you do that?
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Nov 14, 2017 17:13
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Yeah. Impossible to source air filter for the Daihatsu? Printed a casing to make my own. Steering column shroud on aftermarket steering wheel boss not covering it up properly? Made a new one. Just printed an adaptor to slot a CB into a DIN cage, will probably need to print some head unit adaptor mounts etc etc. You can also make handy things like a basic copy of your hub with a centre bore and "studs" to easily check if wheels you find at a yard etc will fit, stuff like that. I use Autodesk Fusion 360 for designing things, it's great considering it's free. With Zincboy's plug adaptor, I'm not sure if it's 100% what he's done, but you can successfully de-pin factory plugs and rearrange or repurpose them, with a little patience.
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Nov 14, 2017 18:16
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wolrah posted:Counterpoint: When I was like 8 a friend and I were riding our bikes to my house and I decided to race him. Right at the end of the run I had to cross a 45 MPH road outside of my neighborhood, and while I did check over my shoulder before crossing I apparently waited too long for the traffic coming at me and the traffic coming up from behind caught up. I came within inches of becoming a hood ornament on a county sheriff's cruiser. Wow this mimics my story pretty well. The cop even had to run off into the ditch to avoid killing me. Kids are shockingly stupid.
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Nov 14, 2017 18:18
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Kids are not stupid. They are learning. Sometimes the hard way.
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Nov 14, 2017 18:20
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They're still stupid until they learn.
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Nov 14, 2017 18:23
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Sagebrush posted:They're still stupid until they learn. I feel like there is a difference between 'stupid' and 'not yet aware/knowledgeable'
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Nov 14, 2017 18:24
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CommieGIR posted:Kids are not stupid. They are learning. Sometimes the hard way. When I was a kid, my friend and I used to use his family's quad to tow his little brother behind it on a toboggan on the highway. I'm not sure what I learned since there were no negative consequences.
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Nov 14, 2017 18:24
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That's also why old people are so goddamn boring, they've been almost killed so many times or seen other people get almost killed enough that they retreat into a shell, paralyzed by the fact that the universe just doesn't give a poo poo. Unless you're Richard Branson, not sure how he pulls it off.
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Nov 14, 2017 18:35
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CommieGIR posted:I feel like there is a difference between 'stupid' and 'not yet aware/knowledgeable' 'Ignorant' is the word you're looking for. And yes, there is a difference.
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Nov 14, 2017 18:38
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Some kids are both ignorant and stupid. Usually, they don't change and grow up to be the son of my boss.
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Nov 14, 2017 18:41
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spog posted:Some kids are both ignorant and stupid. The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Automotive Insanity > Horrible Genetic Failures: He grew up to be the son of my boss.
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Nov 14, 2017 18:50
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Seat Safety Switch posted:When I was a kid, my friend and I used to use his family's quad to tow his little brother behind it on a toboggan on the highway. We did that with various parents cars. On the road, with GT snow racers. We were teenagers, drinking, and having fun. Speeds were in excess of the speed limit, in snow storms......
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