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New update. We had a really bad storm the other day and a branch fell on the car. Didn’t do anything too terrible but did leave two small dents and some scratches. I got most of the scratches out but the dents are now there. Not that the car was even close to dent free before, but I guess it’s...

Well that’s unfortunate that new Denso stuff failed. My OE compressor is a Denso. I’m probably gonna give a junkyard unit a shot. I’m not replacing all of the components (just not worth the hassle or cost) and I’d hate to burn up a new compressor if there was some sort of debris in the system. I...

Happy (almost) Easter! A couple recent updates. Turned 1000 on the trip meter today, so finally put 1000 miles on the car since I acquired it. I feel very comfortable driving it at this point and I’d trust it to go just about anywhere. I vacuumed the AC system down and charged it the other day...

Working at Advance Auto, they always pushed us to sell these with every battery we sold. We were supposed to sell them with at least 35% of battery sales. Personally, I prefer not to use them and just occasionally spray a shot of Fluid Film on my battery terminals. Works just as well if not...

Also FWIW avoid Kendra Klevers at all costs if you want quiet. A friend of mine has them on his Silverado 1500 and you cannot hear yourself think over the humming from the tires.

I have 275/65/20 Cooper AT3 XLTs E-rated tires on my F150. I like them. Not noisy at all, good ride. Good enough off road and snow traction without compromising ride quality. Very good tread wear so far. Lotta people raving that the Falken Wildpeak AT4Ws are the best thing out there right now.

If they were mine I’d keep riding on them and wouldn’t think twice about it.

Just turned 100,000 miles in my 2015 F-150, 2.7L EcoBoost.

Figured I'd add to this thread rather than start a new one. I'm a frequent short tripper. I live in the suburbs where everything is close but not quite walkable, and no sidewalks anyways so nothing is safely walkable. I do have one long(ish) commute- 20 miles one way, mostly highway twice a...

Well, looks like I might not have to polish some of this stuff. We had a bad hailstorm today and the hood and roof got damaged. Lots of very small dings. So I'm gonna have to make an insurance claim tomorrow morning. We'll see how the body shop/insurance adjuster wants to address this. PDR...

Thanks! I think the pictures are fairly representative of how the paint looks in person. I'm sure if you shined a brighter light at the perfect angle it might look slightly worse, but I took these pictures very quickly in natural daylight. There are no real water spots or oxidation, just these...

Here's the products I have. Not sure if any of them will work (well) for this application, but if I can use them, great. But if the Rupes United and 3D speed are the hands down the best, I'll go that route. This truck has a LOT of surface area and I don't want to make this any more laborious...

Are you referring to this one? I have an almost new bottle of it that I got on clearance.

Is there a better 1 step polish that would work well for this?

My 2015 F-150 is now 10 years old and has gotten swirls in the paint over that time. The paint is original and I've washed and waxed it regularly as long as I've had it, but swirls happen. Now that spring is here, I'd like to try to correct this paint some. I have a Harbor Freight Bauer 6" DA...

2011 Honda CR-V 3500 mi. OCI Out: Fram Advanced Full Syn 0w20 and Fram Titanium filter. In: Fram Advanced Full Syn 5w30 and Carquest Premium Blue filter.

Thanks for following along! I'll have more coming soon. I want to get the A/C working next. I'm hopeful *fingers crossed* that it is just a small leak causing a low charge. Thanks! The math is challenging but I enjoy it. I've gotten through Calc III, and it was definitely tough, but people tell...

I know all about cheap beaters and falling in love with them! Read my Cheap Accord thread. I'll be following along on this one.

While I was at the junkyard I got a undercarriage splash shield that was in much better shape than the one on my car. Mine was all warped from being covered in oil leaks and scraped on the curb pulling in and out of the driveway. You can see how warped it is sitting on top of my tool box. The...

Update time again. I wanted to aim the headlights on the car because one was aimed way too high and the other was aimed way too low. While I was doing this, I noticed the passenger side headlight was loose and was moving with the vibration of the engine. Then I noticed a bolt was missing from...