"Bryan doesn't drive a 1M" (bryantakespictures)
07/06/2019 at 22:02 • Filed to: None
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"Bryan doesn't drive a 1M" (bryantakespictures)
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I’m kind of failing at letting this Neon be a beater.
Next problem: the smell. Not a smoker’s car, but it stinks like a combo of BO (20 years of no air conditioning...) and decomposing plastic. Any suggestions?
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
07/06/2019 at 22:10 |
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cut the roof off?
:P
nj959
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
07/06/2019 at 22:37 |
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Cheap option: ozium bomb
less cheap: ozone treatment
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Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
> nj959
07/06/2019 at 22:40 |
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Ozone treatment is a little more spendy than I’d like on this car. Any personal experience with the o zium bomb? I’ve never heard of that, so I’ll have to do some research.
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nj959
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
07/06/2019 at 22:47 |
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It’s mostly a joke, it’s when you use some tape to keep a can of ozium spraying , throw it inside a car and shut the door. Ozium does actually work pretty well though, so I think it’s worth a shot. If I were you I’d give the car a deep clean with something like this , and then spray it down with ozium once or twice a day for a few days (leave windows up) and see where that gets you.
superdave847
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
07/06/2019 at 22:47 |
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Ozone is the way to go.
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
07/06/2019 at 23:08 |
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When I got sick of polishing my OEM lights, I replaced them with a set of black eyeliner-ed ones from ebay
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
07/07/2019 at 06:29 |
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You sound like me - my DD is a 2009 Hyundai Accent which I have come to love a lot, so I do more to it than I should. :P
I bought a new Driver’s side headlight for it the other year as the old one was cracked (but not leaking water in). Still need to find a salvage passenger light in better shape than my current one, or get a new one for that side....it’’s pretty UV-scarred, but mostly only faded along the top - you can see it in this pic....driver’s side nice and clear, top of passenger side very faded. :(
Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
07/07/2019 at 08:31 |
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eBay. Replacement lights are cheap. Not OEM quality, but generally easy to install and look good as new.
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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
07/07/2019 at 08:34 |
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Those faded lights are one of my favorite things in life to hate. I’ve never tried the polishing treatment. I always just but cheap replacements on eBay. Look like new and make a yuuuge improvement to the appearance of the car. Frequently, the replacements even include bulbs.
And safety. Having serviceable headlamps is hardly “not a beater.”
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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
07/07/2019 at 08:35 |
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Oh, and the smell? I'd probably drive around with the windows open a lot.
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RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
07/07/2019 at 08:44 |
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Yup,
mine was a bit of a faff because the first one I ordered had the wrong plug
, but otherwise it was actually pretty close to OEM quality and I got it from Ebay. :)
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Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
> Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
07/07/2019 at 12:26 |
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I cannot stand fogged headlights.
The polishing kit I bought was $40 and mostly worked, but the replacement headlights I bought we’re $80 for the pair. I don’t know why I bothered with the p olish at all.
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Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
> Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
07/07/2019 at 12:26 |
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No AC, so I do that already.
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Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
> superdave847
07/07/2019 at 12:48 |
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Just looked it up and there’s a shop nearby that does an overnight ozone treatment for $40. That's probably worth it.
3 Jeeps and a Mazda wants a Fiata
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
07/07/2019 at 12:54 |
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Adams Polishes Odor bomb. It works!
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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
> Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
07/07/2019 at 13:57 |
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I have not bothered with the polishing kits at all. The replacement lights may not hold up as well as OEM though. I have a 2011 Mazda 3 and the lights are just beginning to fade.
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Bryan doesn't drive a 1M
> If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
07/07/2019 at 16:15 |
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“Eagle-eyes?" Probably the same ones I bought. Fitment and build quality seem good.