"I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker" (qaaaaa)
01/06/2019 at 17:30 • Filed to: None
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"I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker" (qaaaaa)
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If it seems like they’ve been increasing in frequency, it’s because they have. When I have actual free time (ie, when not at school) I nitpick a lot more- hence fixing the broken door, hence replacing the broken dipstick, hence the moderate freakout about a tiny bit of plastic in my oil pan, and now hence this, burnt out stop lamp bulbs.
I pulled the high mounted stop lamp and of the 8 bulbs, one was broken inside the lens, one was missing, two were working, and four were burnt out or not in the circuit in some way. I went to both chain parts stores in my area, and both had four bulbs total. It seems I now own every 2723LL bulb within five miles of me. Pulled the light again, was disgusted by all the rust and corrosion, sprayed the whole thing down with brake cleaner in hopes of clearing a bit up, slapped bulbs into 6 of the 8 slots (the slot
on the far right was broken, and I left the far left out for dat symmetry), put it all back together put some duct tape on the cracks on the top of the housing to keep water out, and took a pic with the lamp on. There is now only one working socket. At least it’s brighter than before. Oh well. Time to source some 20 year old plastic I guess.
Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'
> I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
01/06/2019 at 18:42 |
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Did you figure out what the issue is or...? My top mounted brake light isn’t working, even after new bulbs. I’ll need to learn how to diagnose electical problems like that. Buy a voltmeter and all that jazz.
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I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
> Otto-the-Croatian-'Whoops my Volvo is a sedan'
01/06/2019 at 20:00 |
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I didn’t do much troubleshooting. I couldn’t pull the two wires from the terminals on the back of the unit to bring it inside and it was pretty cold out so I didn’t stay out long. The eight bulbs are positioned between two rails, and the whole thing was pretty corroded, so I’m just chocking it up to old rusty metal.
TysMagic
> I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
01/08/2019 at 17:37 |
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Why not replace it with an LED strip? That should be quite easy and a fun little project
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I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker
> TysMagic
01/08/2019 at 17:50 |
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I'll probably have to. Replacements are unobtainium.