"Chairman Kaga" (mike-mckinnon)
10/07/2013 at 10:37 • Filed to: None
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"Chairman Kaga" (mike-mckinnon)
10/07/2013 at 10:37 • Filed to: None | 0
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I moved the Alfa out of the garage and into the driveway over the weekend to do a full maintenance job on the CRV. Friday night, presumably some punkass kids ripped off the GTV6 badge form the decklid, taking with it a fair amount of paint thanks to the 3M badge adhesive. My neighbor found the badge in his lawn.
ANYWAY, the badge, which is about 2x8" and is sort of a soft, semi-flexible metal, is all bent and warped now, and won't lie flat against the car. Sweet. Plus the missing bits of paint. I was able to lay down some epoxy primer and a bit of leftover touchup paint, but it's still obvious. I'm probably going to have to get the shop to repair it.
Jesus jumped up. I take the car out of the garage for not even 24 hours and it's vadalized. I called APD, but the other time I had a vandalism report (2007 someone shot out a bunch of car windows with a pellet gun, including my Pathfinder's rear glass) no one ever called me back, so I'm not hopeful. And this is a really nice neighborhood! It's Leave it to Beaver-land. Argh.
Pix later today... Going to the Greyhound terminal to pick up my Recaro mesh-heads!
Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
> Chairman Kaga
10/07/2013 at 10:38 |
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Goddamn dude, seriously? That's infuriating.
getchapopcorn
> Chairman Kaga
10/07/2013 at 10:43 |
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I know those feels, bud; people are just jerks and it makes me sad.
Jagvar
> Chairman Kaga
10/07/2013 at 10:44 |
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Man, that just sucks. Maybe you can get the badge flush and flat again by gingerly applying some pressure in a vice? Just a thought.
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Chairman Kaga
> Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney
10/07/2013 at 10:44 |
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They also tried ripping up the plastic bumper shroud thingy, but it was bolted down so now it's just all deformed and flappy. Probably going to have to remove the rear bumper (not hard, but also not fun) and see what's what.
My fury is assuaged by the pleasant surprise of Greyhound shipping, which got my seats here for half the cost of UPS, and in two fewer days.
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Chairman Kaga
> Jagvar
10/07/2013 at 10:52 |
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Yeah, maybe. With the design of the decklid lip, it's impossible without fabricating a clamp. My daughter has this booster seat clamp that opens to something like 36". Maybe I could modify that... Hmm.
TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
> Chairman Kaga
10/07/2013 at 11:24 |
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I'd get a DC inverter, charge a big ass capacitor with vdc and hook it up to car. Those little shitstains would only touch the car once...
MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
10/07/2013 at 11:39 |
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fucking brilliant.
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TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
> MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
10/07/2013 at 11:46 |
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Just make sure to use DC current, otherwise you'll be looking for a place to hide the body...
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MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner
> TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
10/07/2013 at 11:50 |
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lol, their fault for touching my car when they shouldn't be.
Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
> TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
10/07/2013 at 14:44 |
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How do I know if it's DC? Or do I have to re-wire my washer outlets?
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TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts.
> Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura
10/07/2013 at 14:47 |
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Anything that comes out of a outlet is AC, you'll need an inverter to convert it to DC or just daisey chain 9 or 10 car batteries together.