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A full color change wrap will cost as much as an okay paint job, usually in the $2,000-$3,000 range to pay someone to do it, and have a life span of 7-8 years at the high end. Dents and bad scratches will show through. flaking clear coat will cause adhesion issues. It's really not a "make an old car look better cheaply" thing. It's a "low-risk temporary color change on an expensive car" thing.
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Thanks for the reply, if its a few thousand for a decent wrap I might as well just get it painted then.
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Is it rusty, or just some scratches and dents? You could try paintless dent repair for smaller ones, and try to buff out some of the scratches. Some of the bigger scratches might be able to be repaired by a detailing shop.
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wesleywillis posted:Is it rusty, or just some scratches and dents? Zero rust, spent most of its time in the south. The biggest thing is a dent from colliding with a parking bollard. Some obvious keys from other drivers from being an rear end in a top hat over the years too. The hood showing signs of spending too much time in the sun before I got a garage.
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Has anyone tried replacing the springs in their wiper arms? My E46’s wipers don’t seem to stay as glued to the windshield as they used to and I’d love to fix that. It’s one of those subtle things that can tell you how old a car is.
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RIP Paul Walker posted:Has anyone tried replacing the springs in their wiper arms? My E46’s wipers don’t seem to stay as glued to the windshield as they used to and I’d love to fix that. It’s one of those subtle things that can tell you how old a car is. I would just replace the wiper arms. They don't seem to be that expensive. I picked a random E46 on realoem.com and they're like 40 bucks each. I also don't see anywhere to buy just the spring itself anywhere. The wiper arms for my car are like 35 bucks on Amazon.
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skipdogg posted:I would just replace the wiper arms. They don't seem to be that expensive. I picked a random E46 on realoem.com and they're like 40 bucks each. I also don't see anywhere to buy just the spring itself anywhere. The wiper arms for my car are like 35 bucks on Amazon. drat I didn’t even think to check, that’s pretty reasonable and it’ll look freshy-fresh!
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Sure you can do that, or you can make it look mad sykk and put those extra springs that wrap around the arms at the pivot point.
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If you replace them keep the originals, good chance the aftermarket ones aren't made as well and will look like rear end within a few years. In my experience, taking the OEM wiper arms off, putting some WD-40 on the pivot pin that the spring is pivoting, working it back and forth by hand over its full range a few dozen times, then flushing it out with more WD-40, cleaning that off and applying a little graphite or lithium lube will usually make them flex like new again.
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I have a 2009 Hyundai Tucson that has been really well-behaved except for when the driver's door handle ripped off. We put a towing hitch on it years back and eventually got ourselves a 5x10 trailer. It has taken care of a lot of stuff for us when we lived in an exurb on 1.5 acres and then moved into the city proper. We're now preparing to move 2000 miles away and are wondering about the suitability of using this setup to go over the Rockies--as opposed to using movers to everything and/or getting a vehicle that is actually advertised to tow what I want. The Tucson doesn't really like driving at highway speeds (65/70mph) with the trailer attached on a highway. The transmission likes to stay a gear lower and the RPMs run higher. I am guessing the transmission is thinking it's going up a hill for most of the time. Braking does also worry me a little bit. The Tucson model I have is the GLS with the V6; I think the displacement is 2.7L. The series with the 2009 model in it has a higher ride height like the suspension is a bit lifted. I think that has let it tow surprisingly heavy stuff. The back end doesn't actually pull below the front. The only times I ever had an issues with that were when I filled the entire back seat with vinyl composite tile and another time it had something like 75+ firebricks in it. Nonetheless, I'm thinking that a weight-distributed hitch would be more appropriate if I'm being serious about this. The other things would be to update my brakes and replace my tires; both are old. I guess I should also have somebody double check that my real axle isn't about to rip apart. I just don't know what I can do about the transmission's behavior at high speeds with the hitch attached. If you're curious for shits and giggles, I know it couldn't tow a 12" chipper shredder; we thought we'd try to get it to move a few feet to get away from a pile we were making but I saw that shredder just dropping and dropping and dropping the car and realized that was going to be a bad idea. It did merrily tow a 6" one though (reference rental one I used before ).
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Rocko Bonaparte posted:I just don't know what I can do about the transmission's behavior at high speeds with the hitch attached. You could look into replacing the rear end with a higher gear ratio to improve torque, at the cost of top speed and fuel efficiency. But for the details you'd want to talk to someone more knowledgeable than me.
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Rocko Bonaparte posted:If you're curious for shits and giggles, I know it couldn't tow a 12" chipper shredder; I often wonder which goons can haul a chipper on short notice, thanks for the update
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Rocko Bonaparte posted:I have a 2009 Hyundai Tucson It's not a turbo engine so you will have a miserable time crossing the rockies with a trailer behind this thing. Cars get weaker as elevation goes up. I think I did the math and at the top of Mt Evans (just over 14k) my 280hp bmw was around 160hp. A lot of the i70 passes are above 10k feet. you'll have around what 130-140 hp there with that motor? and a trailer...I would pass on this one.
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spankmeister posted:You could look into replacing the rear end with a higher gear ratio to improve torque, at the cost of top speed and fuel efficiency. But for the details you'd want to talk to someone more knowledgeable than me. Would that actually do anything if the transmission doesn't shift into it? The problem seemed to be that its staying a gear shy of it as if it thinks I'm revving it up a hill the whole time. Jonny 290 posted:It's not a turbo engine so you will have a miserable time crossing the rockies with a trailer behind this thing. Cars get weaker as elevation goes up. I think I did the math and at the top of Mt Evans (just over 14k) my 280hp bmw was around 160hp. A lot of the i70 passes are above 10k feet. you'll have around what 130-140 hp there with that motor? and a trailer...I would pass on this one. I'd be coming in from Austin and the optimal route has me just kind of going through Southwestern Colorado through Cortez at most. I'm kind of afraid of the elevations too but I don't really know how to figure that out. And yeah I'm not getting into getting some kind of turbo on there, especially given there isn't an OEM one. Hadlock posted:I often wonder which goons can haul a chipper on short notice, thanks for the update Hey, chippers are great therapy. You don't even need a goon for that one.
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Rocko Bonaparte posted:Would that actually do anything if the transmission doesn't shift into it? The problem seemed to be that its staying a gear shy of it as if it thinks I'm revving it up a hill the whole time. Because the engine has to spin faster for the same speed, and it doesn't have to deliver as much torque, so it will shift earlier. The transmission "sees" less load.
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I recently moved to the frozen north and am looking to pick up a winter beater. Going to look at a 2005 Prius this afternoon, does anybody have experience with the hybrids in super punishing winters? (I moved to Winnipeg Canada, so we're talking -40 C sometimes.) My concern is mostly with the battery pack in the cold. Additionally anything that generation of Prius is known to have problems with that I should keep an eye out for?
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A Tucson is a small FWD crossover. You aren't changing the "rear end" because it doesn't have one, and you aren't changing the final drive ratio because that's not even remotely viable. Higher RPMs and longer braking distances are the norm while towing. However, a quick glance at Google says the tow rating of that Hyundai is only 1000-2000lb depending on a number of factors. Since the J2807 test didn't even exist in 2009 - and, again, it's a small crossover, I doubt Hyundai would put the new one through it either - you can safely assume that if you are towing on high altitude, high grade passes that you might derate that capability by as much as 50%. Rent a truck or pay a moving company.
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spankmeister posted:Because the engine has to spin faster for the same speed, and it doesn't have to deliver as much torque, so it will shift earlier. The transmission "sees" less load. Oh okay I get what you mean now. I thought you were talking about basically changing the last gear for some reason. The real killer will be the altitude though and I finally got some impressions of how high I'd be going. It looks like part of 491 get to 7000 feet in pretty deceptive ways (at least according to Wikipedia). So I'd be doing a lot of struggling on what just looks like flat ground for hundreds of miles. And my original problem here is the struggling at basically sea level.
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If your vehicle is struggling at sea level you're going to have a bad time at altitude and grades.
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According to the manual I found online that 2009 Tucson is only rated to tow 2,000 pounds *with trailer brakes* (only 1,000 pounds without), and handle 150 pounds on the tongue. An enclosed trailer weights what? 1000 pounds give or take? That gives you 1,000 pounds of properly distributed load capacity in the trailer. Even if you only load that thing to capacity, I would bet money you smoke the transmission going up the grades. When moving you also need to take into account GVWR and GAWR which can easily be exceeded when doing something like moving. Rent a truck, send your stuff in a Pod. Towing in this situation is a bad idea and not only puts you and your property in danger, but other people on the road in danger as well.
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There won't be many 2000lb gvr cargo trailer in the us with brakes. It isn't federally required under 3500lb. Even Uhaul's baby 4x8 (at 850lb tare) lacks any kind of braking system. A typical 4x8 is going to be pushing 8-1000lb tare with it going up fairly significantly wrt to size from there.
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ask me about the time i took a packed-to-the-brim 5x8 u-haul trailer across the sierra nevada behind a 2400 lb escort zx2 and pulled into lake tahoe with my brakes literally smoking actually don't bother that's pretty much the gist of it.
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Anyone have any opinions to share on the 2019-2023 Ranger? I know it's a fun target to hate because the interior is bland and it rides and drives like a truck, but I found it much nicer to drive than a Tacoma. I won't go with a new Frontier after hearing the transmission issues, the Ridgeline is cool but I do actually tow over 5k sometimes and don't want to deal with the transmission overheating issues (or doing multiple timing belts in the time I intend to own it). Tacoma drove like crap, drum brakes in the rear, seating position was garbage. I do not like GMs, and I don't want to daily anything larger than a mid-size. Seems to me the 2.3 is quite proven and bulletproof, bay has pretty good room and doesn't look like a nightmare to work in, transmission seems fine. Anything I'm missing?
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Apparently changing the oil filter on them requires jacking the truck off and then yanking a wheel to go in through the fender well or some poo poo like that. But if you're only changing the oil every 8-10,000 miles maybe it's not that big of a deal.
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wesleywillis posted:Apparently changing the oil filter on them requires jacking the truck off Doing what now
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wesleywillis posted:Apparently changing the oil filter on them requires jacking the truck off and then yanking a wheel to go in through the fender well or some poo poo like that. I um, did see this, it is a pretty lovely location and design but can be gotten to by removing an inner fender shield; don't have to pull the wheel off. So long as I don't have to dump it on myself to navigate it out of its home (looking at my old A6 4.2) this isn't a dealbreaker to do every 5k. Everything else seemed to be rationally located. Anyone had any issues with the 2.3 or the 10r80 in general?
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opengl posted:Doing what now Gotta get it to shoot its fluid out of itself.
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rifles posted:Anyone have any opinions to share on the 2019-2023 Ranger? I know it's a fun target to hate because the interior is bland and it rides and drives like a truck, but I found it much nicer to drive than a Tacoma. Nobody ever got divorced for buying a Ford Fuckin' Ranger, but you'd have to really make a strong case to buy a Ford over the Tacoma What are your thoughts on the new maverick? I haven't seen one in person yet but looks like a strong contender from Ford
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I’m also interested in the maverick. Never seen one in person.
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Hadlock posted:Nobody ever got divorced for buying a Ford Fuckin' Ranger, but you'd have to really make a strong case to buy a Ford over the Tacoma Tacoma still has drum brakes in the rear (lol, lmao), can't adjust the seat height and you sit so low to the floor it feels like lying in a bathtub. I test drove a new 2022 and it was unimpressive, the 3.5 had to rev out and seemed like a great powerplant but the transmission had no idea what was going on, kickdowns felt like an early 2000s Nissan to me and were dramatic in a bad way. That might clear up with transmission learning but I'm also partial to a turbo i4's power delivery. The seating position was the biggest dealbreaker though. Maverick is dope but I'm not paying anything over MSRP let alone $10-20k nor am I going to wait 2 years on a list to maybe get one that the dealer doesn't "accidentally" sell out from under me. Also I tow over 4k pretty often. I'd wait to see the new Tacoma but have no expectation of them being available on a lot to test drive or buy at MSRP. Also won't pay sales tax if I buy in the next few months. Guess I should just crunch some numbers and decide on whether I want to drop 42 on a new one or find something mildly used for 36. Pretty painful either way.
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Kia Soul Enthusias posted:If you're in the Seattle area I've found this place is pretty helpful and friendly. This is from the way back at the start of the year but I want ti say it again: Thanks to you and to everyone else who helped me get that new title for my total loss car. It was super easy. Just went into the DoL and had a new title in like 30 minutes. The title didn’t even say anything like “rebuilt” or whatever. Seems to just be a new title. I feel like it should say “rebuilt” or “salvaged” or something? I did the annual car registration and same deal when I got that document - nothing marking that it had been in an accident. I’m gonna contact the people at the link because now I’m trying to sell my car for whatever I can get for it. It still technically runs safely so I’d hope it’s for more than nothing. Unsure if I need to do the state required inspection for sales of rebuilt cars. I never had to rebuild my car - it still ran fine when it was declared a total loss.
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Is there a magic box that limits compact SUV exterior dimensions At least once a week I'll see like three black ones side by side from different manufacturers and other than very minor sheet metal design flairs look like they all came off the same production line
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Hadlock posted:Is there a magic box that limits compact SUV exterior dimensions Road and Track posted:... *But see, Traction Avant
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That's what I was afraid of. Ok. Thanks
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Hadlock posted:That's what I was afraid of. Ok. Thanks A more philosophical take: https://medium.com/swlh/the-zombie-mobile-b03932ac971d (with bonus Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance quote) 
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joat mon posted:A more philosophical take: I think there's some clear visual distinction between those vehicles. I agree with the author's conceit that the crossover is basically the perfect vehicle for mass appeal. quote:To satisfy consumers who couldn’t decide between a truck, car, van, or SUV, a new category was created. It is called the crossover. The crossover is the ultimate one-size-fits-all product. It is a truck without being a truck. It is a car without being a car. It is an SUV without being an SUV. It is a minivan without being a minivan. It is fast, yet fuel-efficient, yet powerful, yet roomy, yet safe. It is as if the car companies took the wish-list of every consumer type and frankensteined it all together in a single vehicle. And frankly, the author isn't wrong. A lot of people can't afford a fun vehicle and a practical vehicle, so getting the most utility from a single vehicle is the way to go. I do freaking hate how small some of those rear side windows are!!!
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joat mon posted:A more philosophical take: That picture has the room at the end for a wild comedy option but I don't know what should go there.
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Rocko Bonaparte posted:That picture has the room at the end for a wild comedy option but I don't know what should go there. 
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The Lada Niva 2105, perfect from the beginning
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Ornery and Hornery posted:I’m also interested in the maverick. Never seen one in person. I was shocked when I first saw one. As in, holy hell, this hearkens back to the days before outrageously sized pickup trucks. Colostomy Bag fucked around with this message at 10:39 on Oct 26, 2022 |
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C-Bangin' it 