GunMetalGrey Posted December 1, 2017 Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 I love the internet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB-335xiCoupe Posted December 1, 2017 Report Share Posted December 1, 2017 2 hours ago, GunMetalGrey said: I love the internet Scary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Anyone remember when earl used to drive his ti and Alex winter dailied his e30 m3? B C, Earl, Ryan... and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Chads car that day lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted December 9, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Did the black E30 belong to Dan, Tony, John, or Nick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Back when men were men... B C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 36 minutes ago, Snap said: Did the black E30 belong to Dan, Tony, John, or Nick? Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan... Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Good times I believe this was the same day.... Alex being super helpful. B C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasnt m3 Posted December 10, 2017 Report Share Posted December 10, 2017 Yep, same day. B C, Earl and Ryan... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthbimmer Posted December 12, 2017 Report Share Posted December 12, 2017 People in Florida sure do come up with the weirdest shit Ryan... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted December 19, 2017 Report Share Posted December 19, 2017 Tested my sanity this past weekend helping a friend strip a MK6 GTI and put the motor from that in a MK6 jetta. Doing jobs like this really make me realize how much I am thankful for: Not owning a VW Not working on cars for a living. Sorry for any of you that part take in either of those B C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoungCR Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 ^Forgot to ask what you were up to. Agreed on the VW ownership part, can't wait to get rid of my mom's 2slow new beetle. Everything breaks on that pos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunMetalGrey Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 "Do you have a tow strap?" "Yeah, I've got something" He didn't have something. I will never forget using jumper cables to pull @Ryan...'s car out of a snowbank. Ryan... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted December 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 Tested my sanity this past weekend helping a friend strip a MK6 GTI and put the motor from that in a MK6 jetta. Doing jobs like this really make me realize how much I am thankful for: Not owning a VW Not working on cars for a living. Sorry for any of you that part take in either of those What the flyin?! The only scenario where this makes sense is if the GTi is wrecked and the Jetta has a bad engine and both cars were acquired on the cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdesign Posted December 20, 2017 Report Share Posted December 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, Snap said: What the flyin?! The only scenario where this makes sense is if the GTi is wrecked and the Jetta has a bad engine and both cars were acquired on the cheap. DING DING DING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted December 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 Today sitting in traffic while swaddled in the rich faux leather of my infiniti I was absolutely bombarded with rotten egg smell from a catalytic convertor. Ho lee jeez. This was like 12 rancid egg mcmuffin’s worth of flatulence. It was so bad that I gagged and had to roll the window down. Traffic started to move and I turned left. The smell dissipated but I couldn’t figure out if the smell was from my car or from one of the other cars in traffic. I had replaced one o2 sensor in august but could not get at the other one I got home and started working on replacing the other sensor. Surprise! It was awful, just like my previous failed attempt. I finally succeeded after what has to be my biggest automotive repair pet-peeve (besides rust) which is the sensor wire screwing up your every move. You get the sensor loose, but you can only get 1/8th of a turn with a wrench or by hand before having to reposition your hand/ the wrench. Oh! But guess what happens when you remove your hand/wrench to reposition it!?!? The sensor wire acts like a spring and rotates the sensor back to the position it was in before. When you finally manage to withstand the pain to contort your hands against sharp corners hard enough to get the sensor out, you get to face the same fun with the install. [emoji1361][emoji1361][emoji1361][emoji1361][emoji1361] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42b32 Posted December 21, 2017 Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 11 hours ago, Snap said: I finally succeeded after what has to be my biggest automotive repair pet-peeve (besides rust) which is the sensor wire screwing up your every move. That's the worst... My new go to is, if I have a replacement already, to cut the wire once its loose so I only have to deal with it on the way back in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc43089 Posted December 21, 2017 Report Share Posted December 21, 2017 Yea if it is going in the garbage I just cut the wires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted December 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 But then there’s no turning back [emoji79] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HipMF Posted December 22, 2017 Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 Deep, introspective life thoughts right there bro. Time only travels one direction, so you can never go back. Question is, is it better to not be able to go back and cut the wires, or better to not be able to go back and not cut the wires? jc43089 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsbimmer1 Posted December 22, 2017 Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 When i've run into this I either unplug the sensor or cut the wire. This is more frustrating to me when i'm trying to install a sensor. Then I'll either keep it unplugged or preload the wires so they are unloading in the direction I want to turn the sensor. Jdesign 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B C Posted December 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2017 I thought I invented the preload trick!!! patsbimmer1 and Jdesign 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB-335xiCoupe Posted December 23, 2017 Report Share Posted December 23, 2017 11 hours ago, patsbimmer1 said: When i've run into this I either unplug the sensor or cut the wire. This is more frustrating to me when i'm trying to install a sensor. Then I'll either keep it unplugged or preload the wires so they are unloading in the direction I want to turn the sensor. 11 hours ago, Snap said: I thought I invented the preload trick!!! In a truly circular universe where time is a complete continuum and one could take a shortcut through said continuum, we would all in fact know about the pre-load loading theory. However, Pat and Snap are clearly from the future, and much wiser than any of us mere mortals. Just kidding of course, we all know that Al Gore invented the preload trick. Afterall, he invented the Internet. One smart cookie. Jeff, patsbimmer1 and B C 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P_Roloff Posted December 25, 2017 Report Share Posted December 25, 2017 Winter storage mode is activated. Also, Merry Christmas everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaiserRolls Posted December 26, 2017 Report Share Posted December 26, 2017 If the mirrors are folded in, then it’s stored B C, m42b32 and P_Roloff 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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