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Jumped my buddy's patrol car. He thinks his battery is screwed and he's also afraid they're going to decommission his car early since it's been having so many problems. Which would be bad for him because the county doesn't have a new Explorer ready for him. Pool cars haha sucker. I guess hell find out soon since he's taking it in today.

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Repaired a 2000 Corvette FOB, well actually I just flipped the battery right side up and cleaned the contacts. This was done at a battery shop too.

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Finally washed my truck after a few wks of rain

 

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Ryan B.

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Nice, looks to be in good shape. What's the mileage?

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144k km so about 89k miles. It's in really good shape, a few surface rust spots, but nothing that can't be dealt with.

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Thing looks better than my '07 ... and mine has been a garage queen for 10 years!

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Ran into this today

 

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Ran into this today

 

 

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How much damage?

 

 

 

 

 

:lol:

 

 

Dang it, if they would just make those for the public without the graphics.....And I don't have to go job hunting soon....

 

 

Nah, I'd probably still want a ZL1 anyway.

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Jumped my buddy's patrol car. He thinks his battery is screwed and he's also afraid they're going to decommission his car early since it's been having so many problems. Which would be bad for him because the county doesn't have a new Explorer ready for him. Pool cars haha sucker. I guess hell find out soon since he's taking it in today.

 

 

What kind of problems is he having with it? What year is it?

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Cleaned the interior of the truck last week sometime, feels nice having a clean "mobile office" so no windows down for me for a while lol

 

Besides that, haven't really focused on the truck much. Just been riding my new to me motorcycle every day that it's been nice out

 

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Yesterday, I modified my tow hitch brake light to "only come on with the brakes, and not the tail lights," by removing the "brown wire." Or so I thought. Turns out, on my '15 Silverado, that the (corner) brake light come on when you lock/unlock, use your hazard lights, or remote start. I can live with those options.

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Yesterday, I modified my tow hitch brake light to "only come on with the brakes, and not the tail lights," by removing the "brown wire." Or so I thought. Turns out, on my '15 Silverado, that the (corner) brake light come on when you lock/unlock, use your hazard lights, or remote start. I can live with those options.

So at night they aren't on unless using the brakes?

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