Years ago a friend of mine had DMCH replace the roof seals and they rubbed badly and sounded terrible. So what we did was with the doors closed, run a pencil on the seal while against the T-panel. We...
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Years ago a friend of mine had DMCH replace the roof seals and they rubbed badly and sounded terrible. So what we did was with the doors closed, run a pencil on the seal while against the T-panel. We...
Here's my opinion on fully performing a recall: DO IT! Relocate the switch! If the problem was severe enough that a struggling start-up car company both noticed the issue early on and spent the money...
Here in Portland, OR, I have a south facing solar array. Over a decade, it averaged around 3MWh per year from a 3.2kW array. So a 10-20kW array would produce about 10-20MWh annually. Based on that,...
Wow, I can't believe I missed this thread for so long! Doing an electric conversion has long been a goal of mine. While I'm very comfortable with the wiring side of things, I'm not much of...
It seems the otterstat is a prime candidate for an upgrade, regardless of which solution you go with. The stock switch just seems to be very fragile. I've seen lots of people with the DPNW switch and...
This is the one I'm currently running from Autozone which has side posts only:...
For my regular cars, I've always gotten the cheapest lead acid battery I could find and then replace every 5 years. After that, it wasn't worth the risk for me to be stuck somewhere needing a jump...
When it comes to getting the U-joint on the spline, it also helps to coat the splines with some anti-seize. Probably won't make the install easier, but will definitely make removal in the future a...
The specs say they have an H4 plug, so you most certainly will need to switch the wires around. Easy enough to do as you can just unclick the wires in the receptacle and move them around. Good time...
I did a conversion 5 years ago and documented it here:
http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?13455-LED-Headlight-Conversion
Basically any H4 conversion housing and some H4 LED bulbs should work, but...
Unfortunately I don't as I did this over a decade ago and have long deleted the details Elvis sent me. I'm not even sure it would work with a factory module or any of the replacements as mine is...
One suggestion I have for a future revision is a lock disable feature. In my case, I rebuilt my factory module to the lower standby current and then added a discharge resister and diode to the lock...
Well, I'm an idiot. Turns out there was no play in the rack after all. I could have sworn the pinion was moving when turning the wheel, but that wasn't the case. I've always had play and assumed it...
Yes, both inner and outer tie rods appear to be good. When looking down at the rack from above, I can move the steering wheel and see no movement coming out of the rack.
After about 25k miles, my DMCH steering rack seems to have some play in it now. I can move the steering wheel about an inch back and forth before there is any movement in the rack. I can confirm this...
Tesla's AP1 system uses a MobileEye system. The same system other car makers have used in probably millions of other cars. It's just that Tesla makes for a more flashy video and it actually leverages...
To clarify what this was about, they did this on an AP1 equipped Tesla. AP1 was only used from about 2014 thru 2016 on the Model S/X. All cars since then (including the hundreds of thousands of Model...
About 4 or 5 years ago, Tesla updated the GPS system to make sure that never happens unless you are an idiot. Basically if you start driving away from any known charging locations, it will popup an...
During the launch, it flashed in the background real quick of the inspirations of the design. One of them was the James Bond Lotus. So between that and the stainless panels, I can see why it would be...
Mario, I assume this is your D in the recent Fully Charged visit to EV West?
https://youtu.be/mOx5uCufB2Q?t=728
It will be cool if they end up developing a bolt-on DeLorean conversion kit out...
How old are the PPR O-rings? They are cheap and easy to swap out, so I would try that first (especially if the current age is unknown). Assuming the check valve is confirmed good at the pump, then I...
I had this issue too. For me, I simply added a spare relay to the brake circuit (I did this at the cruise controller wiring harness). When I press the brakes, it powers the relay coil. The coil alone...
Very cool. Hopefully the motor inside that unit lasts a long time. Can you hear it while driving or does the engine and road noise cover the sound it makes? I also assume you got the GM clip-on...
Now that I'm home and can look at the video full screen, I'm still not sure it's John's pump. He had the "power pump" which was smaller then the factory one but wasn't intended to go to the stock...
That was a factory setup in there, not John's. You can see the stock pickup assembly and hose inside the tank. It appears the pickup hose broke and was repaired in some odd way instead of replaced....