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  1. DemoFly

    RANT: Discount Tire 2 new tire mounting policy.

    Because they are 4, almost 5 year old factory Sinceras. The car is currently in its most dangerous configuration for emergency braking or maneuvering. I understand the forum is ganging up on me but my mothers safety is more important than ego.
  2. DemoFly

    Cleaning of Air Filters?

    Definitely bad practice. You risk dusting an engine by merely inspecting a filter. You can get away with it if you blow parallel and use the venturi effect for things like leaves and acorn shells. Even K&N warns against this for their reusable filters. Interesting find.
  3. DemoFly

    RANT: Discount Tire 2 new tire mounting policy.

    I'm putting them on the front tomorrow after work. Tempted to borrow a magnet sweeper.
  4. DemoFly

    RANT: Discount Tire 2 new tire mounting policy.

    My elderly mother hired some idiot handymen to do some work at the house and now she got a nail in her tire right near the sidewall. Her tires are only 4 years old and 95% tread because she hardly drives at all anymore. Despite this, she was sold a matching pair of new tires to replace her...
  5. DemoFly

    PSI rating of trailer wheels

    Wheels don't have a tire pressure rating. Stepping up a load range means additional ply construction. On a passenger vehicle or truck that would make for a rougher ride and can complicate finding the correct tire pressure to run. But this is a trailer, it will be totally fine.
  6. DemoFly

    Question for Social Media Cyber Security Gurus

    Two modern techniques are: 1: HWID ban and most of them blacklist by GUIDs collected by a cookie/session token. 2: Browser and device fingerprinting.
  7. DemoFly

    Smokers cars

    Olfactory fatigue. Smokers can't smell it. Hoaders can't smell it. Old people can't smell the accessory dogs pee in the house.
  8. DemoFly

    New car buyers: does warranty impact your brand choices?

    You're going to find that the people that don't have a good warranty will say they don't care, and the people that have a good warranty will say they care. I overpaid for my last vehicle, but I fix that by telling others it doesn't bother me.
  9. DemoFly

    Upgrading halogen to LED headlights

    LEDs have built in drivers and cooling now. You can just plug them in. They might interfere with some radio frequencies. Putting an LED in a reflector housing is illegal and a jerk move. In my truck I sit 12 feet in the air and I still get dazzled by people doing this. I would rather stare into...
  10. DemoFly

    Unhappy Neighbors...

    That's bizarre. People don't do that here.
  11. DemoFly

    Are Smart Watches really "Smart"??

    It's free with my visible plan as a benefit.
  12. DemoFly

    Are Smart Watches really "Smart"??

    Yeah there's a lot. Apple watch can do music, text, calls, siri commands and can even have its own eSIM so you can leave the house with just your watch. Other android smartwatches do music, text and calls and biometrics. My most used smartwatch feature is actually navigation.
  13. DemoFly

    Best Cheap tire brand

    The dextero DAT1 is a great tire but the Kuhmo AT51 is 3PMSF rated.
  14. DemoFly

    LPG / Autogas T-DI

    Economics, storage, hazmat classification. LPG is comprised of byproducts of natural gas and petroleum refining. It is only economically feasible as an alternative fuel.
  15. DemoFly

    Apartment dwellers... where are you doing your oil changes?

    I used to do them drinking beers and hanging out with my dad at his house. I've also done them on the side of the road.
  16. DemoFly

    Brake caliper sliding pin grease

    https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0630/9724/1813/files/Sil-Glyde-Grease_US-GHS-SDS-FINAL_09_07_2018.pdf?v=1652967544 I'm not saying it's bad. It was great decades ago. There's no reason to buy a biodegradable base silicone substitute when silicone grease is cheap and everywhere, and won't be...
  17. DemoFly

    Brake caliper sliding pin grease

    Sil Glyde is what I used to use 20 years ago, but it's probably one of the worst "silicone type" greases at the store. There's a reason silicone is not mentioned anywhere on the tube. It's not silicone. The "Sil" in the name effectively tricks everyone. I use Motorcraft silicone grease or CRC...
  18. DemoFly

    Kelly Blue Book online: do the values have any meaning to you?

    Kelly was bought by autotrader. Conflict of interest ownership, all numbers suspect.
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