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Garage Audit I mentioned that Yvan Lacroix came to my house April 1st. I thought it would be interesting to those who are into detailing.

Just finished this for a client this morning

Not too bad for an 8 year old car with 87K miles

I'm STILL in shock! I've been detailing my cars (for better or worse) since I was 16 with my first car. The detailing bug bit me at about that time, when I worked at a car wash. I'd see cars transform from 'filthy' to 'clean,' and it was so satisfying. Even though back then, all I saw was...

I had messaged Yvan Lecroix a few times in the past, just to chat. About a week and a half ago, he messaged me asking what email I'd used to order products (my cynical self was screaming "SCAM," but I gave it anyway). He said he needed to confirm something. That they were giving a random...

Several months ago, I installed some LED driving lights on my 2017 Camaro, because while the headlights do a great job of FORWARD illimination, the projector beams do little for side illimination (like none). Surprisingly, Tractor Supply had a really good set of LEDs (of course the lights, 'Y'...

I'm the 'car maintenance guy' for my immediate family (especially since retiring) and drove my mom's car the other day. I saw her old oil change sticker, and let's just say she was a bit over mileage. I told her I was "borrowing" her car to change the oil, it's a 2009 Subaru Forester w/2.5...

At 16 I got my first car (mid 1980's), and it began. Slowly at first, but rapidly gaining strength. By 1987 the detailing bug bit HARD and I started working at a mid-level detail shop. The bug became an obsession and I was "One Of THOSE Guys." Life got in the way and I followed a different...

Not meaning to fire up the "Aftermarket LED headlights are bad" issue, but I installed Sylvania LED H7 bulbs in my 17 Camaro with great results. Driving home the other night, I noticed a 'dead spot' in the light pattern from the left headlight. Once home, the lights hitting the back wall of the...

My wife's 2013 Escape (2.0 turbo, 6F35 transmission, FWD, bought with 59,000mi - current mileage, 93,000) is showing some issues. I was driving her to work, and while accelerating to get on the highway, the engine hit 4k rpms during acceleration, but then didn't upshift when I let off the gas...

Check it out ... please. 🤔

My "New to Me" 2017 Camaro 2LT had seem some pretty rough (Ab)use from the previous owner. One of the 'victims' of the suspected abuse were the stock (plastic) shifter bushings. They were totally destroyed and made shifting hit and miss, very sloppy, hard to find the gears, etc. The guys at...

I had to recover/update my password, but I'm back. Earlier last summer, a friend told me about Valvoline Restore and Protect. At the time, I was a confirmed AMSOIL XL user and had even (oh, the horror) stopped changing my own oil, and letting a (trusted) shop charge me twice what an oil change...

AMSOIL Coolant Boost Has anyone heard of or used this? Any opinions? How does it compare to RED LINE Water Wetter?

These were in the waiting room at Gearheads* where I had all my fluids changed ... they have worked on or modded all of them. The GT 500 is in the "Over 700 hp/tq range" with a warmed over 429 Police Interceptor engine.

Now see if you can get this out of your head

When I first signed up, I thought I checked a box to receive emails when I get a post response, so far I have received 9 responses, but no email notifications. What did I do wrong?

I have the opportunity to have my major vehicle fluids (engine, manual transmission and rear differential) fluids changed over to AMSOIL XL series for the engine and AMSOIL Severe Gear (+ posi additive for the diff) for $265 inc/tax. How much better is the AMSOIL than the GM factory fills on my...