What did you do to your mini today?
09-13-2013, 09:01 AM
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09-13-2013, 12:22 PM
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I got my car clay bared and waxed recently and unfortunately today a street sweeper was sweeping my neighborhood streets that had just be scraped by road repair crews (who are preparing to put down the oil and asphalt) so i had to drive through a cloud of dirt and dust 
and then also today some guy driving a beat up green acura nsx looked over at my car and spit on my front windshield (on purpose) and hood then sped off. So i've spent the day so far crying and subsequently cleaning waxing buffing and more waxing and polishing.
and then also today some guy driving a beat up green acura nsx looked over at my car and spit on my front windshield (on purpose) and hood then sped off. So i've spent the day so far crying and subsequently cleaning waxing buffing and more waxing and polishing.
09-13-2013, 02:20 PM
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09-13-2013, 02:22 PM
Drained and replaced coolant on "Der Krautenküper" and the Ol' Lady's "Frau Blau". Onky got about half the coolant out through the lower radiator hose, so I will make it an annual thing.
Easy enough to do:
Remove cap from overflow tank.
Remove splas shield.
Loosen (do not remove) vent screw on thermostat housing.
Slide hose clamp off end of lower hose, and remove two plastic clamps.
Position large tray to catch coolant, and pull hose off radiator.
Be sure to pull hose down to get as much old coolant out.
Replace hose, hose clamp, plastic clamps, and splash shield.
Tighten thermostat housing vent screw.
Fill overflow tank to about the HOT level mark.
Loosen vent screw again to release trapped air.
Add more coolant as level drops, and tighten vent screw if coolant flows out.
When fluid level stabilizes, set heat and fan controls to maximum, then start car.
Add more coolant when level drops below the COLD mark.
Loosen vent screw again, and tighten when coolant flows out.
When coolant level is stabilized at the COLD mark, replace cap on overflow tank.
Done and done!
Easy enough to do:
Remove cap from overflow tank.
Remove splas shield.
Loosen (do not remove) vent screw on thermostat housing.
Slide hose clamp off end of lower hose, and remove two plastic clamps.
Position large tray to catch coolant, and pull hose off radiator.
Be sure to pull hose down to get as much old coolant out.
Replace hose, hose clamp, plastic clamps, and splash shield.
Tighten thermostat housing vent screw.
Fill overflow tank to about the HOT level mark.
Loosen vent screw again to release trapped air.
Add more coolant as level drops, and tighten vent screw if coolant flows out.
When fluid level stabilizes, set heat and fan controls to maximum, then start car.
Add more coolant when level drops below the COLD mark.
Loosen vent screw again, and tighten when coolant flows out.
When coolant level is stabilized at the COLD mark, replace cap on overflow tank.
Done and done!
09-13-2013, 03:14 PM
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I got my car clay bared and waxed recently and unfortunately today a street sweeper was sweeping my neighborhood streets that had just be scraped by road repair crews (who are preparing to put down the oil and asphalt) so i had to drive through a cloud of dirt and dust and then also today some guy driving a beat up green acura nsx looked over at my car and spit on my front windshield (on purpose) and hood then sped off. So i've spent the day so far crying and subsequently cleaning waxing buffing and more waxing and polishing.
and then also today some guy driving a beat up green acura nsx looked over at my car and spit on my front windshield (on purpose) and hood then sped off. So i've spent the day so far crying and subsequently cleaning waxing buffing and more waxing and polishing.
09-13-2013, 03:16 PM
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Damn still that's super early for something like that to get fixed at 39k miles. My '11 had 55k miles when I had to replace the valve cover...lol
09-13-2013, 06:09 PM
I got my car clay bared and waxed recently and unfortunately today a street sweeper was sweeping my neighborhood streets that had just be scraped by road repair crews (who are preparing to put down the oil and asphalt) so i had to drive through a cloud of dirt and dust and then also today some guy driving a beat up green acura nsx looked over at my car and spit on my front windshield (on purpose) and hood then sped off. So i've spent the day so far crying and subsequently cleaning waxing buffing and more waxing and polishing.
and then also today some guy driving a beat up green acura nsx looked over at my car and spit on my front windshield (on purpose) and hood then sped off. So i've spent the day so far crying and subsequently cleaning waxing buffing and more waxing and polishing.
, but it is customarily known that people can sometimes just suck.
09-14-2013, 07:52 AM
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09-14-2013, 06:41 PM
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Today I dechromed with Plasti Dip. My Mini has about 107,000 miles on it and the chrome pieces were pretty scratched up. I also sprayed my mirrors and front grille pieces that were rather greyed out from sun and age.
I'm soon to have my rear hatch repaired due to rust spots over the hatch handle. I'm looking forward to the repair so I can ditch the bumper stickers that are covering the spot repairs.
I'm soon to have my rear hatch repaired due to rust spots over the hatch handle. I'm looking forward to the repair so I can ditch the bumper stickers that are covering the spot repairs.
