what stupid stuff have u done working on ur car?
01-13-2004, 02:13 PM
#41
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Re:what stupid stuff have u done working on ur car?
I had a 96 civic remade to look like a 99 civic. Headlights, bumpers, wing, and fenders. looked great. i bought those z3 fenders for short money maybe $100 for both of them.i put them on and took the other ones and threw them in the dumpster 
. iI have to tell you that i really never got pulled over that much until i got those friggen z3 fenders. i got pulled over every day at least once. this went on for almost a month till i said ---- it i cant take it any more and went back to honda and bought the 99 fenders for $150 a piece. worst part is that i swore up and down i would never throw anything out any more and i did two years later on my dx to si swap i threw the dx harness in the trash and didnt relize what a dumb ---- move that was. especially when my old mans is like "maybe so should keep that harness, never know when you'll need it". i was like shut up old man. guess he showed me. 
. iI have to tell you that i really never got pulled over that much until i got those friggen z3 fenders. i got pulled over every day at least once. this went on for almost a month till i said ---- it i cant take it any more and went back to honda and bought the 99 fenders for $150 a piece. worst part is that i swore up and down i would never throw anything out any more and i did two years later on my dx to si swap i threw the dx harness in the trash and didnt relize what a dumb ---- move that was. especially when my old mans is like "maybe so should keep that harness, never know when you'll need it". i was like shut up old man. guess he showed me.
01-14-2004, 10:33 PM
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Re:what stupid stuff have u done working on ur car?
When i was putting on new brake calipers, i torqed the bolt that holds the caliper on to much and broke the head of the bolt off. I drilled the broken bolt out then went to the dealership and ordered another one. Came in 2 days then i proceeded to put the new one on. I torqed it again TOO much and snapped it, then had to drill it out again. I was really pissed, i almost lost it 
. So i went inside had a beer, calmed down, went back to the dealership the next day, ordered another bolt that took another 2 days to come in and finally fished putting the calipers in. Note to self, don't buy another peice of ---- torque wrench, and the haynes manual is WRONG. 36ft/pound for a Si is too much, it says 20 ft/pound for the hf,dx and that is actually the right spec...sigh
. So i went inside had a beer, calmed down, went back to the dealership the next day, ordered another bolt that took another 2 days to come in and finally fished putting the calipers in. Note to self, don't buy another peice of ---- torque wrench, and the haynes manual is WRONG. 36ft/pound for a Si is too much, it says 20 ft/pound for the hf,dx and that is actually the right spec...sigh
01-15-2004, 01:29 PM
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Re:what stupid stuff have u done working on ur car?
While replacing some old seals on my g2 teg under the wiper column, i was leveraging on something to pop out one of the tabs that holds one of the plastic covers on when i hear a crunch that sounds like cracking glass. yeah, i was leveraging on the front windshield, doh!
01-16-2004, 03:37 PM
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Re:what stupid stuff have u done working on ur car?
Originally Posted by Donald125
4)i guess this on happended to everyone whoever worked on a car..u turned the bolt the wrong way while ur tying to loose it..usually it takes like 20 mins for me to fig. out.
:P5) u know ur hands wil ends up banging on something after u get the bolt loosen and get hurt but u do it anyway (e,g exhaust manifold bolts) :P
01-16-2004, 05:11 PM
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Re:what stupid stuff have u done working on ur car?
i somehow managed to lose the two outer nuts for my exhaust manifold when i put my stock one back on. didn't put the heat shield on, so i noticed right away, it's not leaking or anything, i just have no idea where those nuts are, prolly on the highway somewhere 
12-01-2008, 12:36 AM
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Re: what stupid stuff have u done working on ur car?
Installing my headers on the stand before dropping in motor I broke couple studs and got anxious and decided to fix when it was in the car. Once was in the car all bolted in and running realized I had to pull the motor back out cause I could not get a drill back between the firewall and head to fix. :1 
12-01-2008, 12:49 AM
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Re:what stupid stuff have u done working on ur car?
Originally Posted by xenocron
While replacing some old seals on my g2 teg under the wiper column, i was leveraging on something to pop out one of the tabs that holds one of the plastic covers on when i hear a crunch that sounds like cracking glass. yeah, i was leveraging on the front windshield, doh!
