How (and why) to Ramble on your goat sideways
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So I failed inspection Friday on my prelude for 2 parking lights out and a torn steering boot.
I just got under the car and no boots are torn, not the axles or the steering rack boots. I'm pretty pissed; going to a new shop to retest after i change the bulbs today.
I just got under the car and no boots are torn, not the axles or the steering rack boots. I'm pretty pissed; going to a new shop to retest after i change the bulbs today.
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we're a few shows in. wife was not sure about it due to harshness of some scenes but i kept telling her how much I liked it.
now she's singing the lyrics to the Firefly theme song to the Breaking Bad theme music and claims they sound the same.
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At least it's the steering rack boot and not the axle, I'll just pop it off the knuckle and it should be easy breezy beautiful.
Also, another bonus, I also had failed for having clear side marker lights; they've been installed since 2006 or so and I've never failed for them. I actually put the original lenses in a box and saved them this entire time just in case they ever failed. I was able to dig them out of a box sunday after a long search. I was going to resort to buying amber tint and just covering them to pass, as that was cheaper than the used lenses I was finding online.
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I don't mind annual safety inspections; This is the only time most people will ever change their brake pads, lights, tires, etc. It's the bi-annual emissions I dont like.
I think failing for a torn steering boot is silly, and techincally the clear side markers aren't legal.
Hell, I've failed for bad windshield wiper blade once. I think the best was failing for a "cracked" belt then offering to fix it for an ungodly amount of money, declining the offering, parking the car with a failed sticker it in the lot so the tech could see me, going next door and buying a new belt, walking back to my apt across the street to grab some tools and spending about 3 minutes swapping out the belt. He had my pass sticker waiting for me and didnt even charge me the $1 retest fee.
I think failing for a torn steering boot is silly, and techincally the clear side markers aren't legal.
Hell, I've failed for bad windshield wiper blade once. I think the best was failing for a "cracked" belt then offering to fix it for an ungodly amount of money, declining the offering, parking the car with a failed sticker it in the lot so the tech could see me, going next door and buying a new belt, walking back to my apt across the street to grab some tools and spending about 3 minutes swapping out the belt. He had my pass sticker waiting for me and didnt even charge me the $1 retest fee.
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So I got a free DeWalt sawzall from my boss. Only catch is its seized up. When you pull the trigger it makes a humming noise and blows the outlet fuse. Anyone thinks its worth fixing? BTW I cant find anything that looks wrong from the outside.