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GreenBuckanneer posted:I'd like to have the problem go away, or at least, not be so obvious. 1. Yes it's a rust entry point 2. Paint pen will make it no longer a rust entry point, may need a touch up every year or so to maintain water resistance. 
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Inner Light posted:1. Yes it's a rust entry point 2. Paint pen will make it no longer a rust entry point, may need a touch up every year or so to maintain water resistance. Kool, I'll look into what paint pen to match it to then
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GreenBuckanneer posted:I'd like to have the problem go away, or at least, not be so obvious. Just saying I would also paint pen it if you don't want to use your insurance. Bondo + paint is a whole other thing and I think it's way too much for someone who doesn't do this stuff quite a lot. If it was my car I would paint pen it and I've worked with bondo for example. GreenBuckanneer posted:Kool, I'll look into what paint pen to match it to then You can generally get the paint pens from the dealerships for cheap and you'll know it's exactly correct. You'll want to go in with your registration papers, they'll run the VIN and sell you a small paint pen tube for exactly that colour.
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Feb 12, 2023 02:18
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Seconding go to the dealership. They'll sell you a little bottle of paint with a brush on the inside of the cap, exactly like nail polish.
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My FiST has this annoying little issue. The driver's side door speaker goes in and out inconsistently. Always has since I bought the car new in 2016. I asked about it once when it was back at the dealership for something unrelated and they said they couldn't reproduce the problem therefore there was no problem. It's not really getting worse, it's just irritating and I'm a bit of a princess about my car. My knowledge of car audio wiring is next to zero, but it seems like it's gotta be a loose connection somewhere. Is it worth having someone pull poo poo apart to fix or is this one of those situations where I should just tolerate the gremlin because poking at it might make it worse?
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Feb 12, 2023 12:47
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Wroughtirony posted:My FiST has this annoying little issue. The driver's side door speaker goes in and out inconsistently. Always has since I bought the car new in 2016. I asked about it once when it was back at the dealership for something unrelated and they said they couldn't reproduce the problem therefore there was no problem. It's not really getting worse, it's just irritating and I'm a bit of a princess about my car. My knowledge of car audio wiring is next to zero, but it seems like it's gotta be a loose connection somewhere. Is it worth having someone pull poo poo apart to fix or is this one of those situations where I should just tolerate the gremlin because poking at it might make it worse? I'd pull the cover and check the connection at the speaker. Should be easy and well covered on YouTube.
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Quick Question about my rear-ended Hyundai - What’s the best duct tape level extremely quick fix? We were expecting it to be in the shop by now, and I just want to make sure it putters around town without anything falling the gently caress off.
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Feb 12, 2023 18:10
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Probably a zip tie or two that you can attach non-destructively. No drilling, gluing, taping, et cetera. Otherwise, I’d give it a wiggle test to see how much it can move on its own. Pretty solid? Leave it alone. Wiggly? Zip ties.
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Feb 12, 2023 18:40
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Don't use duct tape on anything you plan to fix correctly. The glue makes an absolute mess.
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Feb 13, 2023 03:21
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Hit it with a paint pen now, reassess if you still care in three months if you want to splash cash to get it ground out, Bondo and repaint. Paint pen is actually really good at fixing a lot of things
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Feb 13, 2023 04:02
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GreenBuckanneer posted:Kool, I'll look into what paint pen to match it to then   sand, fill, fill again as necessary, sand, polish. This was the best result after filling a few chips, though it still needed a bit more polishing. Not amazing but not very noticeable from a few meters either. Metallic might be a bit more challenging though.
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Hello thread. I have a mk7 Golf that has a seized bleed screw on one of the calipers. Is this something I can gently persuade out with some penetrating oil and patience and/or heat and/or brute force and ignorance? Or is there some German bullshit that's going to necessitate full caliper replacement?
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Well the good news is bleeders usually sit very proud of the caliper, so you have plenty of options. I'd hit it with penetrating oil daily a few days prior if you have the time. Then I'd get it hot, at a minimum with a heat gun but ideally a torch, but only if you can be precise about it. Then just clamp the fucker with vice grips and slowly work it back and forth. Mentally prepare yourself that it may snap off, in that case, for a common car like that I'd just get a new caliper rather than messing with trying to extract it.
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opengl posted:Well the good news is bleeders usually sit very proud of the caliper, so you have plenty of options. Right on, that's what I figured. I've got lots of time, the car gets used infrequently, so I'll feed it some mouse milk for a few days then warm it up with a kitchen torch and see how I get on.
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Question about donuts (not the Dunkin kind, the spare tire kind) Is the 50mph limit that's stated on the tire a hard cutoff or more for legal/liability purposes? My wife hit a piece of pavement in the road and popped a hole in the sidewall. The dealership is the only place with the right tires in stock and it needs a service anyway, but it's 25 miles away and she's gotta take the interstate. I put the donut on the rear (FWD Avalon) so I figured it would be ok on the interstate as long as she's not doing 70 or something, but if it's too risky I'll just order a tire local and wait.
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I'd consider it more of a legal thing but they really don't live long even at that speed. Definitely don't go over that speed on anything but a dry road, the difference in size is going to make for some funky handling and braking as it is. I'd suggest to do, say, probably 60 in the right lane with the flashers on. Not the breakdown lane unless you want a second flat, given how much junk accumulates there. Me, I'd slap it on and roll out at speed of traffic, but I have handled a steer tire blowout on a lifted truck with no sway bar at 80 without any drama, I have no idea what your wife's driving abilities are. kastein fucked around with this message at 22:26 on Feb 13, 2023 |
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Feb 13, 2023 22:24
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I'm not sure what the lifespan is of a spare tire but if it's older than ~10 years I'd be extra cautious using it. In a more grim past life I drove on a donut for like a month (six weeks?) at speeds up to 65, commuting about 60 miles round trip daily and eventually wore through the tread. I don't recommend doing that but they're probably more capable than it says on the label. Don't do what I did though
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Question about donuts (not the Dunkin kind, the spare tire kind) Do you have a AAA membership? Tow dat bish. Like kastein, I'd drive it, but instead of experienced I'm just crazy.
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Beach Bum posted:Like kastein, I'd drive it, but instead of experienced I'm just crazy. A little from column A, a little from column B
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Question about donuts (not the Dunkin kind, the spare tire kind) I can't directly say that it's safe, but I can say in my younger days I spent a fair bit of time on a donut and it involved higher speeds than 50mph and a non-zero amount of drifting and burnouts. And for way longer than 25 miles.
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Feb 13, 2023 23:49
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Hadlock posted:I'm not sure what the lifespan is of a spare tire but if it's older than ~10 years I'd be extra cautious using it. It's a brand new car, brand new spare lol. It was definitely a bit sketchy with it on the front and drove funny, but when I moved it to the rear it's 100% better and I barely notice it tbh. Drove it around town some more today and I think it should be fine for one 25 mile jaunt on the interstate at reasonable speeds.
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I let a friend drive and they tagged a curb and scratched my rim pretty bad trying to parallel park. Does anyone have any experience with the in driveway rim repair places? If those aren’t great where should I look to get this fixed?
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theOctagon posted:I let a friend drive and they tagged a curb and scratched my rim pretty bad trying to parallel park. Does anyone have any experience with the in driveway rim repair places? If those aren’t great where should I look to get this fixed? Like as keeps coming up both in this thread and the car buying megathread-- When you have a question, it is you who must decide how good the repair you are asking questions about will end up being. We can guide you on the options of crappiness, then you can decide, but in the end you must decide, otherwise the goon recommendations will have so much variability as to be less usable. Ok rant over sorry not directed at you -- so, how crappy do you want it to be? Good as new, 5 foot test, 10 foot test, etc. ? It doesn't even look like you're asking DIY so you can completely disregard what I wrote. If you want good as new or within 5% to good as new, it's gonna have to be a pro, most likely at a "wheel repair shop" googleable in your area. Usually runs $100 in my city for a very good job. Driveway shadetree job, idk I don't do this since I live in a condo, but you'd need rattle cans or some other paint and bondo stuff to smooth out gashes. If you want literally new paint, the wheel repair shop may either offer or hire out powder coating, in any color you want or back to stock. Ok others can keep me honest on those or more options  if you don't like those options, you can also google a reputable body shop near you, they can probably chat about options for wheel repair or wheel repaint over the phone.
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I’m looking for a professional repair. When I google wheel repair in my area almost everything that comes up is a mobile shop that comes to you. My question is if those are as good as a shop, and if not does anyone have a northern Virginia shop they recommend?
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Inner Light posted:Driveway shadetree job, idk I don't do this since I live in a condo, but you'd need rattle cans or some other paint and bondo stuff to smooth out gashes. To this point: Who is going to fix a wheel in a driveway in any meaningful way? Actual wheel repair involves things like dismounting the tire to begin with and depending on the kind of wheel likely a coating that needs to dry or be UV cured for some amount of hours after grinding/filling. So no, there are still no magic answers. Unless a magic eraser + a hose takes enough of the paint transfer off to be what you're looking for. theOctagon posted:I’m looking for a professional repair. Why? Is this a unique or special car/wheel? If not replacing the wheel is likely both better and cheaper. Or did you think repair would be a less expensive option? Motronic fucked around with this message at 02:29 on Feb 14, 2023 |
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Motronic posted:To this point: Who is going to fix a wheel in a driveway in any meaningful way? Hey sup Motronic man appreciate the post, I stan you due to the knowledge drop I mean so thanks. I’m phone posting but I will differ opinions minorly with you on the last point. I completely hosed up my previously good condition 2013 Audi A4 wheel surface. Broad scratches across much of the face. Repair was a cheaper option for me personally in those circumstances. I called up a specific shop in my area that I have done business with. They are a wheel repair shop that has been operating for many decades here, and they’re very good. The gentleman who helped me, at like 6PM I think — worked magic in their garage (that has like 8 lifts or something) with a grinder and idk what else to match the color with his paint. Matches beautifully now. So, if you live in a big city, sometimes you know the right places and can skip a new or junkyard wheel. Oh also, this type of wheel paint repair of course isn’t as good as properly coated powder manufacturer paint. He did take strip down old paint before but a proper job is as Motronic described. Can’t get that for less than an arm and a leg these days Hope that makes sense. e: please do business with them if you are in the Chicagoland area. Arandas TR Tires and Rims, absolutely PM me so I can give you my name and get good vibes with them please Inner Light fucked around with this message at 02:58 on Feb 14, 2023 |
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I’m not sure but cheapest new rim i can find is ~$405 seems like we have a lot of room for $100 repairs before replacement makes sense 2018 Wrx STI they are 19x8.5
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theOctagon posted:I’m not sure but cheapest new rim i can find is ~$405 seems like we have a lot of room for $100 repairs before replacement makes sense I’ll take it to the shop I described above if you want to ship it to me / us. You can send photos if you’d like of course to chat before. Just an option / idea to throw out, no expectation you need to consider it or anything https://www.arandastr.com/ But I imagine you’d find a shop in VA that does the same easier than all that, probably. Inner Light fucked around with this message at 03:02 on Feb 14, 2023 |
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Inner Light posted:Repair was a cheaper option for me personally in those circumstances. I'd love to have a shop like that around. And of course, if just removing material and a quick spray bomb is your level of "this is fixed" than that's great.....you got what you wanted and fast. And for something as common as that wheel I wouldn't do anything more. theOctagon posted:I’m not sure but cheapest new rim i can find is ~$405 seems like we have a lot of room for $100 repairs before replacement makes sense That would mean there has to be an acceptable repair that can be done for $100, which was the point I was making. If that's the kind of repair that makes you happy you should do exactly that. I've not run into many situation where that kind of repair can be done without a base price of dismount/mount+balance which doesn't leave a lot of room in a $100 repair. Maybe you all just pay less for repairs?
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theOctagon posted:I’m not sure but cheapest new rim i can find is ~$405 seems like we have a lot of room for $100 repairs before replacement makes sense Call the local Subaru dealer and find out who they use. If the service department won't tell you, check with the local Subaru clubs or whatever. I did this to my BMW and used the BMW dealer guy, who actually had a van/workshop parked on the dealer lot and i went right thru him to fix my wheel flawlessly for $120* *Extra charge because my wheel was ultra hard to blend the paint on, apparently. Didn't care, they came out perfect
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Thanks all for the recommendations, sounds like I can get it taken care of reasonably cheaply. If I can go another few years without this happening again I’ll be happy.
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Is there a shortage of BMW Longlife-01 oil? Cause I just went to four different places who told me that they were out. 
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Google doesn't yield a single overwhelming answer to this question Do valve springs experience creep (loss of springiness) over long enough time spans? Like, should you expect to replace your valve springs every 60 years if you want to retain top end performance (valve float?) The one semi coherent response I saw was an 8% loss due to creep on a logarithmic scale (log x) with virtually zero context
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Hadlock posted:Google doesn't yield a single overwhelming answer to this question
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Hadlock posted:Google doesn't yield a single overwhelming answer to this question Unless you're actually experiencing valve float, that's not something I'd worry about on a stock engine of any age. Valvespring failures are almost always due to material defect, or an engine with an aggressive aftermarket camshaft and much stiffer valvesprings that are being pushed beyond reasonable limits. On the other hand, if you're pulling the head apart already, I wouldn't put 60 year old valvesprings back in unless new ones were prohibitively hard to get.
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Valve springs are 40% off this week in this case but I don't have a good excuse to pull the valve cover right now
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Nothing wrong with picking up a set if you can. They won't go bad like an avocado. There's a compression test for springs but I don't have the tool. You could probably rig up something.
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Test em. If they're generating the spring pressures pressures required at a set preload shim em if possible or replace them.
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PainterofCrap posted:Nothing wrong with picking up a set if you can. They won't go bad like an avocado. Now you tell me. And to think I ate all of those valve springs for nothing.
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I found out today that the local garage did some stupid improper stuff to my car that has resulted in my new mechanic telling me to start looking for a new car. I’m really frustrated because I like this car and planned on driving it for a few more months, however I have to start my minivan buying early. My wife is flexible on the AWD and stow-and-go seating, so I’m wondering what the all around best and/or best value minivan is. I saw a few that had fold down third row to add more cargo space, which was a nice feature.
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