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Installed new H9 bulbs to replace dying H11s. Made a huge difference in visibility and a pretty simple install. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00480KOP4/ Fixed a couple windshield chips with a RainX kit. Repairs aren't invisible, but I'm satisfied they are stabilized...

Sweet Christmas! This is awesome. Thanks!

Yep, Tesa tape is what I was thinking of. Handy stuff for doing OEM-looking modifications. I picked up a lifetime worth of bits and pieces back in the 90s when I was more heavily into DIY electronics. These days I get what few things I need from Amazon, McMaster Carr, or Ebay. I'm also knee...

sr3tlaw thanks for the link, this is a great resource. Looks to be out of San Diego now, but definitely reminds me of the old (sadly long gone) Active Electronics shop in in Kirkland.

Klein wire strippers are nice to have and available at any big box store. Heat gun and quality heat shrink tubing is always good to have around. Those 3M Scotch Loks are nice, but only the 3M ones. If possible I like to solder connections, but not if it means unnecessarily butchering the...

PS: following on comments from Beaumont67 and VT245 regarding lifetime... We always put the winters on dedicated rims. They go on the car around the end of November (usually after the first good snow). They come off around April (usually before the last good snow). I bag and store the tires...

+1 for Blizzaks I've been running them as winter only tires on various cars since 2004, two BMWs and now our '07 T4R. Very very good in slippery, icy conditions. They've been great getting up the mountains in VT this winter. My Golf has been running Continental ExtremeWinterContact XLs, which...

I had this exact problem with my new-to-me 2007 a few weeks ago. Symptoms in cold weather and solution were the same as in the melted button threads. Warming up the rubber slightly with a heat gun fixed it temporarily, as did ambient temps over freezing. I bought a replacement switch...