What have you done to your vehicle lately?

[toddnjoyce]

Where are these roads? They look fun!
*edit* quick maps look showed twin sisters road connecting to fm 473….is that the famed same twin sisters road I’ve heard motorcycles flock to?


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Right around the corner from my current place. I can be on Edge Falls in less than 15 mins. Was this <> close to buying a place off 473 last month.

473 is not the twisted sisters. That’s FM 335/336/337 west of here. Takes me about an hour to get there. I prefer to ride it counter clock wise on weekends as there’s a lot of traffic doing the clockwise direction.

 

[Vaquero]

Right around the corner from my current place. I can be on Edge Falls in less than 15 mins. Was this <> close to buying a place off 473 last month.

473 is not the twisted sisters. That’s FM 335/336/337 west of here. Takes me about an hour to get there. I prefer to ride it counter clock wise on weekends as there’s a lot of traffic doing the clockwise direction.

Was.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Was.

Yeah. Rafters were structurally challenged. We’ve looked at almost 20 places lately and all of them have been fair from far and far from fair.

 

[Kar98]

LEDs all around now, one touch blinker, and it's cleeeeeaaaaaan!

 

[AZ Refugee]

Replaced the instrument cluster, bezel, and ambient air temperature sensor in my 99 Ram 1500.

 

[pronstar]

Changed oil, replaced fluid in front/rear diffs, transfer case.

The bolts for the rear diff cover spec 25 ft-lbs. Breaker bar and much swearing later…

Dealer changed this last time, clearly used an impact on the bolts. Quickly rounded 4 bolts, they ain’t budging.

I had to hammer a 7mm wrench onto the 8mm bolts to get them off.
So now I get to go to the dealer to get new bolts.

Super irritating, I should’ve been done with this last night…


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[Brains]

Next time try heating them up with a torch or heat gun. Saved my butt a bunch of times.

 

[TheDan]

Dealer changed this last time

That's why I don't take my cars to the dealer.

 

[pronstar]

$8/bolt, dealer item.
FML

These 4 busted bolts have a ton of threadlocker on them.
None of the others do.

Should’ve heated them up…next time


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[Lonesome Dove]

I walked by and pet her a few times while saying soon I'll work on ya real soon.

 

[BillDFW12]

Got some Plus 20% Headlight bulbs.. Seem to be working well. Nobody is flashing at me from them being too bright.. my #1 concern.. and I'm getting an extra 50 -80 yds of see-able road surface at night. Very pleased with them for an extra $3 over standard bulbs.

 

[Grumps21]

Mundane, but got the truck inspected during lunch. They questioned me on it because tags aren’t due until February. Got the renewal notice in the mail yesterday, and had to explain to them like I always do that “why do now when you can do later” doesn‘t fly. I’ve got 8 registrations to keep track of each year, and I’ll be really pissed if I forgot about one and it cost me a trip to the tax office. It almost happened on my trailer tags a couple years ago, so now I get it done as soon as I get the notice

 

[Brains]

You can still get inspected after the tag expires, they just back-date it.

 

[Grumps21]

You can still get inspected after the tag expires, they just back-date it.

Yes, but if you are past the grace period (10 days I think) then you must go to the tax office to get your tags because you have to sign an affidavit that you had not driven the vehicle while plates are expired. In Harris county, it’s a gigantic PITA. Plan on at least 40 minutes in line plus the trek down there. Smaller counties like Lavaca where I lived for several years it wasn’t a big deal. Never a line. in and out in 5 minutes

 

[ZX9RCAM]

They always just asked me if I had gotten any tickets.
Long as no, then no problem.
Of course, this was Montgomery county.

 

[Brains]

Yes, but if you are past the grace period (10 days I think) then you must go to the tax office to get your tags because you have to sign an affidavit that you had not driven the vehicle while plates are expired. In Harris county, it’s a gigantic PITA. Plan on at least 40 minutes in line plus the trek down there. Smaller counties like Lavaca where I lived for several years it wasn’t a big deal. Never a line. in and out in 5 minutes

Not any more, they changed it at some point. Now you can do it online way past the expiration date and just click a box that says you didn't get ticketed for expired registration.

 

[TheDan]

Not any more, they changed it at some point. Now you can do it online way past the expiration date and just click a box that says you didn't get ticketed for expired registration.

Yep, there's always a car or two I forget and do it a month or two late. Never an issue renewing online as long as I haven't gotten a ticket.

 

[striker55]

I read in Harris County you have 6 months past your due date or until you get a ticket, which ever comes first. I think it was due to Covid, which explains why I see a lot of expired stickers.

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[Bozz10mm]

I've got one due in January. I detest the annual state inspections. What a useless scam/scheme by the state to collect yet another tax. Who drives around without brakes and lights anyway. I don't need some stranger to tell me I need new wiper blades.

 

[GasGuzzler]

I've got one due in January. I detest the annual state inspections. What a useless scam/scheme by the state to collect yet another tax. Who drives around without brakes and lights anyway. I don't need some stranger to tell me I need new wiper blades.

Agreed.

Then again you should see that road garbage that comes from across the River where they don't have annual safety inspections.

Three of my four are due in the same month but it's no big deal since I have a license and can do them myself.