I have successfully unborked a thing

"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
04/13/2018 at 09:38 • Filed to: None

After !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! their car stereo/HVAC controls to fix the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! “I mended something”. I am reasonably crap with a soldering iron (as an aussie I CORRECTLY pronounce the L in solder), but made do this time.

It is mere coincidence that I live in Colorado and the time was 4:20...

DISCUSSION (17)

WilliamsSW > MonkeePuzzle
04/13/2018 at 09:46

tbh I thought it was always 4:20 in Colorado

Nom De Plume > MonkeePuzzle
04/13/2018 at 09:47

This was good OPPO

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > MonkeePuzzle
04/13/2018 at 09:52

Fun fact: I reenact the second gif in my head pretty much every time I fix something on a car. Glad I’m not the only one.

MonkeePuzzle > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
04/13/2018 at 10:03

at the end of succeeding I did the mental clarkson dance. during the repair though was lot more May-like “oh cock!”

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > WilliamsSW
04/13/2018 at 10:03

^^^^^^^^

shop-teacher > MonkeePuzzle
04/13/2018 at 10:09

Yep, I say that a lot too.

shop-teacher > MonkeePuzzle
04/13/2018 at 10:09

Eggggggselent!

shop-teacher > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo
04/13/2018 at 10:09

Yep, me too.

Future next gen S2000 owner > MonkeePuzzle
04/13/2018 at 10:11

There’s only one Aussie I know of in Colorado....Do you do a morning show?

MonkeePuzzle > Future next gen S2000 owner
04/13/2018 at 10:15

negative, I am a boring, uneventful, cubicle filling IT worker :D

WilliamsSW > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
04/13/2018 at 10:15

BTW, I was just reading through the comments on the E36. I think the haterade is overstated, plus, they’re forgetting that you’re looking at a $1,500 car. The automatic doesn’t change the fact that the E36 is a great, balanced chassis overall, and a few people seem to miss the fact that the 323 is actually a 2.5 liter I6. That engine isn’t all that powerful, but it is silky smooth, and pretty reliable if you maintain it. I’ve driven mine for 109k miles and the only time it’s stranded me was when the freaking throttle broke.

Good luck with it!

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > WilliamsSW
04/13/2018 at 10:21

I genuinely appreciate your support and help on this.

I’m honestly going to swap it for a clean Arctic Metallic E90 325i at the end of the summer if I can for weekend roundel duty. This needs to last me through the summer to not have to rack up that many miles on the Passat, not that I do anyway. There’s a sizable E36 enthusiast/owner presence on my campus, so I know I’m not alone here.

Thanks again. I really do appreciate it. I’ll be sure to keep you updated.

Future next gen S2000 owner > MonkeePuzzle
04/13/2018 at 10:22

That’s sounds like what the morning show host would say if he was trying to throw me off the trail....

Kinja'd!!!

MonkeePuzzle > Future next gen S2000 owner
04/13/2018 at 10:25

some googling reveals you may be suggesting the KYGO morning show host?

ruh roh... I have strong disagreements with both morning shows, and country music :D

WilliamsSW > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo
04/13/2018 at 10:30

Good luck with it - and you’re welcome! If you have a good support group presence, that will help a lot. There are some things that can go wrong that aren’t cheap, but they can be DIY with some knowledge and YouTube videos.

The one thing I’d push for is maintenance records, even if it’s only the last few years. When the water pump was last done and other basics.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > MonkeePuzzle
04/13/2018 at 11:19

I wonder if this is a common issue for those. I’ve seen it once before, we got one was a trade in with about 183,000 miles and it had various interior and electrical defects this was one.

MonkeePuzzle > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
04/13/2018 at 11:23

yes. some brief googling of the issue suggested that the small ribbon wire connecting the knob fails frequently on these. So I knew what was the most likely issue before I even got it open