what have you gotten done on your blazer today?
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Well - not today but a month ago.
Had to take it to the cheapest diagnostics in town - our motor vehicle inspection. They are equipped with some neat lifts including hydraulic actuators to shake your suspension and steering in all directions. Makes for an easy ident on bad joints.
So I came out with two lower ball joints worn out, excessive clearance on the front wheel hubs and a couple other snitches. That meant that I had to take the car back for a second inspection within 2 weeks time.
Ordered parts at rockauto and got them within 72 hours. Had some brake stuff ordered here in Europe (expensive) but it was a trade off between shipping costs and the higher price.
Now it rides on new lower ball joints, has new hubs on the front, new discs and pads in the front, new drums and pads in the back. Had the brake system fluid changed and a bit of rust brushed and sprayed over.
Eight hours of work and about 900 $ spent on parts. Expensive over here. Lucky me I can fix stuff myself else I would have spent some 2'500 $ in parts and labor.
Had to take it to the cheapest diagnostics in town - our motor vehicle inspection. They are equipped with some neat lifts including hydraulic actuators to shake your suspension and steering in all directions. Makes for an easy ident on bad joints.
So I came out with two lower ball joints worn out, excessive clearance on the front wheel hubs and a couple other snitches. That meant that I had to take the car back for a second inspection within 2 weeks time.
Ordered parts at rockauto and got them within 72 hours. Had some brake stuff ordered here in Europe (expensive) but it was a trade off between shipping costs and the higher price.
Now it rides on new lower ball joints, has new hubs on the front, new discs and pads in the front, new drums and pads in the back. Had the brake system fluid changed and a bit of rust brushed and sprayed over.
Eight hours of work and about 900 $ spent on parts. Expensive over here. Lucky me I can fix stuff myself else I would have spent some 2'500 $ in parts and labor.
Got the 120 amber LED's in the mail today, these suckers are BRIGHT.
Cree p4 amber LED's. This is only at 9v, they will be running at 12
*Edit*
one board layed out... the amber Cree p4's in the middle, the 15 around the outside are the nichia white.
Cree p4 amber LED's. This is only at 9v, they will be running at 12
*Edit*
one board layed out... the amber Cree p4's in the middle, the 15 around the outside are the nichia white.
Last edited by richphotos; Nov 18, 2013 at 05:31 PM.
the whites will be the parking/running lights, then the amber will be the blinker (switchbacks foo!) and obviously you know with switchbacks, turn on the blinker, white shuts off, and amber flashes, blinker turns off, white turns back on with a second delay
