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    Best toilet for my new house?

    ...and elongated seat
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    Honda VCM Disabling Questions

    To the OP, if you're thinking of buying a 2023+ Pilot, then the jury is still out on if any of the popular VCM disabling devices work with the new DOHC engine. There are a few people who have scan tool evidence that even with the device connected, the new engine still reverts to 3-cyl operation...
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    Discount Tire finally made it here to The American Outback!

    Been using DT for years until the local stores started the quantity over quality BS. The last set of tires I bought they didn't even remove the old weights before balancing the new tires. I didn't notice until I got home, went back and complained, said they were really busy and had to come back...
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    Looking at Pontoons, know nothing about them, what to buy?

    Any pontoon is no good unless it satisfies your max load rating. No sense having a 22 footer unless you can safely carry how many people you realistically want or desire. Look at max load rating first and then go from there.
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    discount tire said they rebalanced my wheel after tpms replacement but i don't see new weights?

    WAIT! Discount Tire takes off old weights when mounting new tires? This is the reason I don't use Discount anymore. The two stores within 5 miles of me will mount new tires no problem, but then they balance them without removing the old weights. I complained each time, in fact I switched stores...
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    New tires and always a balancing issue @ Discount Tire

    Since we're piling on Discount, today is the last time I will ever use them. Never had issues with them before, even brought back a new set of tires and swapped them for something different a few years ago, but today was a mind-changer. I needed 2 new tires for my wife's car. I brought in the...
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    Fumoto Valve-long term endurance

    I had one on a '98 Expedition for 14 years and on a '10 Flex for 13 years, never had an issue in the summer heat or winter cold in Minnesota.
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    What are the best (low cost) online Honda OEM stores now dsys?

    https://www.saffordbrownhondaglenburnie.com/order-parts.htm These guys have reasonable shipping costs, and competitive prices on parts and accessories.
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    No-splash oil drain pan?

    https://www.amazon.com/Lisle-38780-Square-No-Splatter-Pad/dp/B002AENGOG/ I bought one of these and cut it to fit snug inside my drain pan. It's big enough to where I have 2 layers inside my pan. Have not had an issue with splashing or spatter since I started using it about 2 years ago.
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    Lug nuts

    Bah... McGards rust too If you treat them like McGard "recommends" then you might get away with a couple of years without rust, but 99% of us are are going to impact wrench them off and impact wrench them on, and then use a steel socket on a torque wrench to firm them up. My set of Mcgards...
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    brother laserjet printer

    27+ years and counting on my Laserjet 4000, company included a printer with my first PC when I got my job. The exterior is not whitish anymore, but prints like a champ whenever I need it to. The PC has been replaced many times but the HP keeps chugging. USB to parallel port cables keep it connected.
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    How big is a Micron?

    Take the thickness of an ordinary dollar bill (or ordinary sheet of copy paper), visualize dividing that thickness into 100 equal parts, then each one is equal to a micron. Or in other words, there are 100 microns in the thickness of a dollar bill.
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    E-Code Headlight Restoration

    Off-topic but interesting story. In the late 70's (that's 1970's) I was running 7" Cibie Z-beams in my car. I actually got pulled over by the local Officer Krupke who proceeded to harangue me because "my headlights were too bright, they must be illegal". He was right of course with Z-beams...
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    Merrick Tools Cam Lock Sockets

    https://merricktool.com/ These are the lug nut-mainly sockets with cammed sides built-in so they grab the sides of the nuts, even bulged (swollen) nuts so you don't have to pound a socket onto the nut. I guess they were a big hit at SEMA 2021. I signed up for the "opportunity" to purchase a...
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    Nokian Hakka R3 vs Nordman 7

    I've been running the Nordman 7 SUV for 5 winters now. I love them. They are smooth and fairly quiet for a dedicated winter tire, and they were very reasonable as far as cost. I chose these over a studless-type winter tire because they should have a longer tread life, and they were much cheaper...
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    Back in the '80s

    Back in the 80's.... I paid almost TEN GRAND for a brand new '83 Honda Accord sedan
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    2010 Honda CR-V Battery Upgrade - No more 51R!

    3rd generation CR-V is 2007 to 2011, 4th generation is 2012 to 2016 For the 2016 I had to make no modifications to any bracket or mounting hardware save the new bigger tray. All brackets including the top hold-down and J-hook risers fit the larger 24F perfectly. Off topic, but my daughter has...
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    2010 Honda CR-V Battery Upgrade - No more 51R!

    Not sure about these generation cars but the follow-on CR-V's spec a 24F for Canadian models. 51R for US cars, 24F for Canadian, why? The wife has a 2016 and I swapped out her 51R for a 24F using an ebay-sourced battery tray for an Odyssey. Fits like it was designed for the car ;)
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    Replacement window experiences

    I've had all the windows replaced in my house, in two stages, when some were 15 years old and the rest 3 years later (due to cost and $$$ involved). All were the original windows, and each time they took them down to the original window opening and built them so they fit right into the rough...
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    Interstate Batteries

    I'll never buy a Costco Interstate again. Bought one for a Civic last year, kept dying if not used for a week or more. Bought a Duracell from Batteries Plus, paid more, but the car can sit for over 2 weeks and fires right up. Spins the starter so fast I think the car is going to tip over. The...
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