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Not doing paddles, but making our own shift box: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53656867309_32aa246197_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53656866369_19461ca50d_o.jpg Getting 12v from X1-17, sending signal to X1-20 with a spare ground. Using a latching relay to shut off the box when the ...

Tires Plus (affiliated with Firestone) wanted $450 to "tighten" my tie rod ends that were "finger tight" before they attempted an alignment after I did struts and the driver's side control arms. This would be especially galling since this shop was where I had the alignment done l...

If you look under the spare tire cover on the driver's side there's a sticker. It has when your car was made, down to the minute! https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53592677289_f7398128a6_b.jpg Correction! That sticker is when your spare tire well was made. The month and year is on the data plate u...

When I first took possession of my car I had a steering wheel shake. It'd come and go. New tires didn't help, so I ruled out balance and dug deeper. Everything I did made it slightly better. Every part I replaced showed obvious wear and tear. Strut mounts Outer tie rods Inner tie rods Alingment At t...

L to R: Driver's side, new bushing, passenger side.

My wheel shimmy is greatly reduced, but still present.

Everything I do makes it a little better.

My '12 has a good steering wheel shake in right turns only. This is far better than it used to be. The car was nearly undriveable above 50 before I did the strut mounts, lots of wheel shake, especially in right turns. Then I did the inner and outer tie-rods. Small improvement; but noticeable. Then t...

On the Facebook groups I've noticed a lot of cars that have recent DoD deletes. It's got me wondering why someone would sell just at the point where they can start having real fun. All I can come up with are three things. The delete didn't go well and they're unhappy with the car now. The delete was...

I like my Aussie silver box as well. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52111156723_c32af04dff_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52822827580_b800f1d094_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52823162494_acbcedc230_b.jpg I have the wires terminated to add the center speaker and need to pi...

The other day I put washer fluid in. The next morning, when backing out, the fluid that had been puddled on the splash guard spilled out onto the ground. The leak was easy to find, the filler neck had come unplugged from the reservoir. Plugging it back in was not as simple as I had hoped. Everything...