Popular Post LoneWolf Posted August 29, 2014 Popular Post Share #1 Posted August 29, 2014 Right after getting my car back from the auto mechanic, the driver's side headlamp blew. This made me sad. I know something about cars, but my IT engineer background really doesn't translate to working on them. However, I remembered having a used-but-working lamp in the glove box from when I had both lamps changed at one point. This made me hopeful. I watched several Internet videos that indicated this wasn't a very fun job on a 7th-gen Honda Civic. This made me sad, but slightly stubborn and determined. I found the hood prop actually gets in the way of doing this job (you have to unseat the power steering fluid reservoir). This made me frustrated, until I had WoLW come out and hold the hood up so I didn't need the prop. With a little work, I changed the lamp. It is working. While a neophyte repair, I now can do it again in the future. I am happy. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokey Posted August 29, 2014 Share #2 Posted August 29, 2014 Kinda disappointed with this. I was hoping for a story about dropping 10K or better on some Festool wood working tools. But.... Do your own head light nowadays is an accomplishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted August 29, 2014 Share #3 Posted August 29, 2014 I may have a repair job for you: '&do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted August 29, 2014 I may have a repair job for you: '&do=embed' frameborder='0' data-embedContent>> That makes me think of the time my `86 Ford Escort EXP got T-boned by a deer. Seriously. A 200lb buck ran into the side of my car while I was going 55mph down a 2-lane state highway; I had about three seconds to swerve towards the shoulder and slam on my brakes (none of which did any good). Being a short car, the buck left damage from the front drivers' side to the back (solid dents in both quarter panels, shredded power mirror, antler scratches on the window, deer hair in the door lock, shredded tail light), and we still never found him. In that three seconds, I saw a 6-8 point rack and his size, and that he was going to hit. The county sheriff was pretty impressed by the damage, though it wasn't anywhere near yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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