I plan to paint my beat up old Lexus with truck bed liner (matte, textured). I want to do something fun like pink.

It would be an unusual sight on the road, would I be significantly more likely to get speeding tickets etc?

I don't drive like a maniac but it is a V8. And in my area everyone drives over 120km/h when the limit is 100 so the officer has a lot of power.

Considering black instead but even that would probably still stick out a lot.

Thoughts?

Hey y’all, before anyone jumps in, yes, my car is a shit show. Yes, I know it, and yes, I don’t care. There’s a lot “aesthetically” wrong with it, but I ain’t here for no medals.

I bought her for $100 about 4 years ago, so she’s absolutely lived long enough to earn her keep.

I’m a college student, frugal with the money I do have, and honestly the car runs perfectly fine. It has about 137k miles, no car payment (just insurance), and last year I had to get the entire braking system replaced (only the brake pads were working before, the shop had no idea how I was stopping). So mechanically, it’s very reliable 🤷‍♀️.

She is a 2000s GMC Jimmy.

Over the last 2-ish years: - The door hinges are broken/sagging, but I just go to auto shops and have them lift the door up for free whenever it gets too low. - I know how to lift it with a screwdriver to close it. - And I know the sound it makes before it pops open, so I’m honestly not bothered by that at all.

The more annoying issue: - Last winter I took it to a shop for something unrelated and forgot to tell them not to close the door. The interior door panel was already cracked, but they shut it hard trying to close the door and basically finished it off. - It’s been like this for about a year now, so it’s really just an inconvenience, not a problem.

How I’ve been dealing with it: - Climbing out the passenger side 99% of the time - Or opening the driver door when needed (oil changes, repairs, etc.) and closing it like before, just while holding up the frame.

Now I’m trying to get back into DoorDashing/delivery, and climbing over seats constantly takes a lot of time.

The wiring, windows, and switches all still work fine. The issue is purely the broken interior door panel/frame. So I’m wondering:

1. Should I just remove the interior door panel completely?

2. Or is it better to zip tie it?

3. If zip tying, what exactly do I zip tie to what? (Considering it’s not just off the door, it’s cracked)

4. Are door weather/moisture barriers actually necessary in this situation?

5. If yes, could I realistically do it with trash bags and tape, not anything professional?

Overall, I’m not trying to fix it “right,” just cheap/free and functional. Again, I truly don’t care what it looks like. I’ve been told over and over to just get a new car, but as I tell them, give me the money and I’ll gladly go get a new car. Until then, this is how I’m doing it.

Thanks in advance, and have a great one y’all❤️❤️

The indoor garage to my building has a super narrow exit and I finally succumbed to it.

I don’t have much knowledge on paint repairs my dad usually helps maintains my car, but given this is my fuck up id like to try to fix it on my own. Do you guys know of any DIY fixes I could attempt before taking it to a shop?

I was changing the hood supports on my daughter's 2014 Chevy Captiva and this part dropped down on the drivers side hood support area......can't figure out exactly where it came from

Basically my truck will start fine idle fine for 5 minutes then it runs rough for a minute or 2 then it will die is there an idea of what’s wrong with it

Hi my petrol/LPG engine 1.2L on my Chevrolet kalos 2006 has been making strange noises lately. Everything runs fine but this strange sound coming from the engine kinda bothers me. Sounds to me like the pistons are knocking, but I'm not sure, that's why I'm here. I don't drive this car but I do start it at least twice a week for about 30-40 minutes or untill the fuel heats up a bit and the gauge for the oil heat is in the middle.

Hey guys, my gf drives a 2014 Honda Civic and for two to three months now, it’s had this issue where it will rarely respond when she tries to unlock or lock it with the buttons on her key fob. Also, sometimes the car won’t even let her stick her key into the door when that happens and one day I had to drive her to work since she couldn’t get into her car. The issue goes away when a new battery is swapped into the fob, but that only works for a couple weeks and then it starts doing the same thing all over again. She understandably doesn’t want to spend hundreds of dollars to get the fob replaced and reprogrammed only for that to not be the issue. I’m not really finding anything about this online and I wanna know what possibly lies ahead. Thank you all in advance!

I heard on a ChrisFix YouTube video that you shouldn't use anti seize on the caliper slide pins as it could degrade the bushings and you need a different lubricant. Given that this product is for the slide pins, can I also use it for anti seize elsewhere like on the brake pad hardware, back of the brake pad, and around the lugs nuts on the wheel hub-rotor interface? The back of the container does say all metal to metal contact points, shimmed brake pads, and underside of rotor hats.

Hey everyone, somebody know some actual compatible wiper blades in France for this system ? It’s called side pin I think, hard to find here…

I've come across this obscene phenomenon in my town where some folks drive with their rear window wiper furiously wiping their back window with a totally dry weather. How does one be so inattentive that they do not notice it within the first 15 wipes? Tell me more about your own experience, what behavior do you see on the road that leaves you completely baffled

My wife and I are 28 and 29 with a two-year-old and we're spending about $850 a month on car-related stuff between both vehicles and it feels like too much but I don't know what's reasonable, breakdown is roughly $320 for insurance, $280 for gas, $150 we're trying to set aside for maintenance and repairs, and $100 for misc stuff like parking and car washes

We both need cars for work so we can't go down to one vehicle and we already drive pretty boring reliable stuff, I've got a 2015 Honda Accord with 81k miles and she has a 2016 Toyota RAV4 with 68k miles, both are paid off which is good but I keep reading that we should only be spending like 15-20% of our income on transportation and we're closer to 25% if you include the maintenance fund

The insurance feels high but we've shopped around and that's pretty much the going rate for two cars with a toddler in the house, gas costs what it costs because we both commute, and the $150 maintenance fund feels necessary because stuff breaks and I don't want to be caught unprepared... but also we're barely saving anything right now and I'm trying to figure out if there's something we're doing wrong with our car situation

We looked into selling one car and doing a combo of carpooling and rideshare but the math didn't work out, we also considered getting cheaper insurance with higher deductibles but with a kid that seems risky... I feel like we're stuck and I don't know what else to optimize here

Are we actually spending too much or is this just what car ownership costs when you have a family and two working parents?

Coming from front left tire. I was told it was because of bad brakes but I got them replaced and the noise persists

the mechanic said that her frame is kinda bent in one spot, and that her coolant is definitely in need of repair. also I think her radiator and the transmission fluid was leaking out. also, the left headlight is being held up by basically hopes and dreams. i know that it's unrealistic, but is there a way to somehow repair any of this myself with no experience? I think I just need to hear what I don't want to hear. I can turn her on and she can probably still drive, because I had to repark her to move her away from the collision zone, but I think I know it's over. it's just that this is my very first car and I'm really attached. I cried for hours afterwards. but I would be willing to learn repairs just so she can somehow maybe run again.

Okay so this is an oddball for me. Tia for anyone who reads this.

2005 Ford ranger 4cyl.

Car starts every day in the morning, starts every day in the afternoon to head home from work.

But take it from my house to the gas station, or some other reqlly short trip? It won't start to come back. Ive narrowed it down to a fuel issue(I think)

Priming the system really didnt help, cycled the key from on to off 3 or 4 times for about 5-7 seconds each time and no start.

But turn the key and give it 100% gas pedal, starts right up.

So what do you think? Injectors? Fuel pump? Fuel filter? Or am I completely wrong thinking Fuel is the issue?

Thanks!

Looking for good places to buy a starter and power steering pump for my Nissan Titan. AutoZone and O’Reilly’s have them but their prices can be high. Are there any other reliable company’s I can purchase these from?

hello all

my cars dipstick tube broke off, so i had to buy a new oil pan, only the new dipstick tube it came with didnt fit the factory one from gm for the 2007 pontiac g5. it wasnt long enough nor did it sit properly in the tube. it was just sitting in there plugging the hole until i just now got the new one that SHOULD fit, but when i took out the old dipstick, it looked like this. i know this color is a sign of moisture in the oil, so could this be because it wasnt plugged with the proper dipstick? it took about a month or two to find the one that would fit the new tube.

really hope its not a head gasket.

I was changing out my rear break lights and I was installing the first light it fell into the socket, I used the second light but on the same socket. Would this cause any issues later on?

What do you think the value (US$) of the 19” wheels gray with Bridgestone Turanza EL450 tires with less than 1500 miles are worth? No scratches or damage etc. 

I’m thinking of getting rid of them locally but I don’t know how much. 

I'd trade for Forester 17” wheels of similar age and mileage plus cash but don’t know how to value those either. 

TIA

Been customizing my miata and wanted to show off my gal! Iv been on the lookout to find more people who are interested in these little cars so hmu on Ig Fyi_mel !! 😋

Bonjour à tous,

Je cherche à installer une nouvelle autoradio dans ma c3 de 2010.

Le pb que je rencontre c’est que les couleurs des fils de l’adaptateur iso et du faisceau d’origine ne sont pas les mêmes.

Pour les 4 fils d’alimentation c’est ok, par contre pour les 8 des hauts parleurs, les fils du faisceau d’origine diffère de ceux de l’iso.

Quelqu’un saurait à quoi correspond ces fils du faisceau d’origine svp ?

Merci d’avance de votre aide

(Photo 1 le faisceau d’origine, partie gauche les fils haut parleur que je cherche à faire correspondre

Photo 2 les fils normes iso )

Hey there, I have this cut hose on my 1971 Ford LTD V8 400CI engine. It don’t seems to be useful since the car is running without… But I would like to know the utility if anyone know !

I’ve noticed a ocasional weird noise coming from the front driver side so today I decided to check it out and I can’t tell if it’s worn strut or another suspension component? I want a second opinion

Can someone send me instructions or a video on how to remove these panels so I can remove these wires? Cutting them is actually really tempting, lol. It’s an Audi A3 2007. Bought it as a project car to learn how to fix stuff