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Old 10-27-2020, 10:33 AM   #8 (permalink)
Stubby79
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Deez LEDeez!









It was so dang dark inside with the lights on that when I had a bit of time to waste, I swapped in LEDs.

I haven't been able to stand dim little incandescent in the interior of my cars since the first time I swapped in LEDs a decade or more gone.

Exterior will get them eventually. Muddled around with a brake light, blew the fuse, decided I've not got that much time to kill and put it back together. They're dual-element, which almost assuredly means polarity headaches with LEDs. That will take time and probably additional circuitry to work out. But at least I have the right bulbs. Or circumvent it by adding a separate bulb.

Wipers just need a new nylon bushing. The push-rod simply popped off. Will hopefully get one in a couple of hours, when the dealer opens up. If I can't, a Doorman one will probably do the trick.

Don't mind the junk, it's from the trunk...which looks like this at the moment:



The IMA stuff has had a day to bathe in warm, flowing air, which continues, so it was time to try grid charging/discharging method(s).

Oh, I love this sticker on said IMA stuff:



It doesn't come across as a warning about tinkering underneath the panel, so much as if they'll send a hit-man after you if you do!
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