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Maker Of Shoes posted:This made me cringe. I worked at AutoZone for a good while and changing people's batteries was 4 out of 5 times loving awful. You seem like me. I keep mine clean, and when I noticed corrosion I went and got some stuff to clean it up. Even have 2 wires for my amateur radio just ran between the battery knobs and the wrap around connectors (sorry, I can't remember the names of each) irks me. I wish I knew of a way to make them look like they should go there.
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stizu posted:Maybe I am wrong, but from this I am assuming that uapyro is competing in DB drags or any sort of car audio competition that requires a concourse section. Another assumption is that uapyro isn't interested in paying $40+ for one terminal. Also I had always thought that cables were subject to the "only as strong as the weakest link" adage. Can you buy 0 gauge gold plated wire? I think you got the wrong type of radio in mind. 
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stizu posted:Maybe, but I got the impression that you were just attaching the power cables by twisting them around the bolt of the terminals. So I suggested plain jane terminals that have extra spots for accessory power. I mentioned db drags and whatever the other thing was because I figure that gold plated connectors might matter in those situations. Amateur radio = HAM, right? Right on the HAM/Amateur Radio. Right now it's the wire with probably 1/2" to an 1" of wire stripped off, and inserted between the battery post and the ring that goes around it. I'm a newb at the car stuff so I'm not sure if I'm using the right terms. I didn't even know they made something with the extra spots, so I'll take a look at that. Thanks!
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Paul Boz_ posted:uuuugh I had no idea these were on youtube. Good bye rest of my week. Agreed. I'm already watching my 3rd episode now.
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sharkytm posted:Honda would get my nod for small cars. Our Fits are easy to work on, although little to nothing breaks. We've got a combined 150k on two of them, and the failures thus far are: one coil pack, and one rear wiper motor. The wiper was covered under warranty. The coil I changed out in less than an hour, including swapping all of them around on the two cars to diagnose which coil was failing. I've worked on recent civics and they aren't bad either. I agree on the Honda mark. I've got a 2004 Civic, 143,000+ miles, and so far I've gone through 6 tires, set of rotors, set of brake pads, and an oxygen sensor. The only other things that are on my to fix list are the right rear window motor doesn't work, and a bolt under the driver seat seems to be broken making the seat move occasionally.
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netwerk23 posted:I bought a set of 3 ton jackstands from Harbor Freight. They don't have the nice locking pins that the ones I got from AutoZone ("Big Red!") do but they work. I was surprised to see each one printed with the 3 Ton sticker as a close reading of the box showed that they were certified to carry 3 tons combined, not individually. Maybe that labeling is standard and I'm just naive? Every set of jackstands I've seen have all said that it was the combined weight, not individual.
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