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Papi Chingon

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Oct 19, 2015
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My car has periodically been giving me really weak starts, and it got to the point where I felt like I was going to get stranded in the near future, so I replaced my car battery today. What a total pain in the ass. My battery is in a side panel in my trunk so it wasn't just a quick swap. I had to remove the floor panel, rear panel, and side panel in order to access it, and then the bracket that holds it in place is so close to the rear of the trunk that I could only do quarter turns on my ratchet to loosen it up. Not much room to work at all, but 35 minutes later I had it done and put back together. Hope I don't have to do that again, but I saved myself 250 from what the dealership wanted to charge and ended up with a better battery too.
 

Mutant

Citizen of the Infernal Empire
Oct 20, 2015
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My car has periodically been giving me really weak starts, and it got to the point where I felt like I was going to get stranded in the near future, so I replaced my car battery today. What a total pain in the ass. My battery is in a side panel in my trunk so it wasn't just a quick swap. I had to remove the floor panel, rear panel, and side panel in order to access it, and then the bracket that holds it in place is so close to the rear of the trunk that I could only do quarter turns on my ratchet to loosen it up. Not much room to work at all, but 35 minutes later I had it done and put back together. Hope I don't have to do that again, but I saved myself 250 from what the dealership wanted to charge and ended up with a better battery too.
Another reason why new cars suck I'll stick with my 2008 Honda Civic!
 

Wild

Zi Nazi
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Dec 31, 2014
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My car has periodically been giving me really weak starts, and it got to the point where I felt like I was going to get stranded in the near future, so I replaced my car battery today. What a total pain in the ass. My battery is in a side panel in my trunk so it wasn't just a quick swap. I had to remove the floor panel, rear panel, and side panel in order to access it, and then the bracket that holds it in place is so close to the rear of the trunk that I could only do quarter turns on my ratchet to loosen it up. Not much room to work at all, but 35 minutes later I had it done and put back together. Hope I don't have to do that again, but I saved myself 250 from what the dealership wanted to charge and ended up with a better battery too.
Such bullshit the way they’ve designed these new cars. They’ve made it to where the average Joe can no longer do simple maintenance on their vehicles.
 

Wild

Zi Nazi
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Dec 31, 2014
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I built this last weekend. Going to clean out the garage and fill this motherfucker to the ceiling today.

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Papi Chingon

Domesticated Hombre
Oct 19, 2015
27,520
34,387
Thought it looked familiar. I have the same one.
I wish I would have researched more before I bought it. I hate having to take everything out to clean the burn pot. Costco had it on special about a year and a half ago and I bought it, knowing nothing more than I've wanted a pellet grill for a while. Another thing that bothers me is the fluctuation in temps across the grill. I got a flame tamer that seems to help quite a bit, but still not perfect.
 

Wild

Zi Nazi
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Dec 31, 2014
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Installed a set of pull down stairs to our attic today. Anyone ever done it? What a fucking pain in the ass. Had to cut out a bunch of joists & drywall, then reframe the hole to proper size, then set the stairs in there & get it square, then secure it to the framing with lag bolts, and lastly clean up the mess. Took me 6 hours and I still need to insulate around it and trim it out. Will post some pics in the coming days.