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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 03:42 PM
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Drop by when it warms up, and we can BW together
Does that sound naughty

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Yes, very kinky!

If I drive by and see you doing naughty things to your MINI I will join the party.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 05:34 PM
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John anytime is a good time

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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by ofioliti
If I drive by and see you doing naughty things to your MINI I will join the party.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 01:44 PM
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my new hands-free soap dispenser apparently arrived my house.
bought it from amazon.

threw out my Griot's one this week. their electronic products are
such junk. it suddenly stopped working... i took it apart to see if it
was a mechanical problem, it turned out to be a electrical one...chip's
burnt or something.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 01:45 PM
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oh yah, also my Facom 1/4 ratchet is here too.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 02:28 PM
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It just arrived along with a few other goodies.

BLACK WOW partay! Well ... maybe next weekend, hopefully the MINI will get washed by then

 
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 02:32 PM
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oooo~~ nice!
 
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 02:46 PM
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It smells like raspberry shampoo, doesn't it?
 
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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Hey John, you could always practice on your watch strap
Looks like we are going to have a few days of either snow melting, or rain

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Old Feb 2, 2008 | 02:09 PM
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although my dd is salty and filthy, i took the time to QD the
wheels with slick to minimize corrosion.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2008 | 02:52 PM
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Got motivated and invented a new mod today...
 
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Old Feb 2, 2008 | 03:07 PM
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cool!
 
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Old Feb 2, 2008 | 03:08 PM
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Good one Paul. I'll have to give that a try as well. I'm guessing you got to pull the gage needles again (slight pain there). Any precaution for the plastic cuttings?
I could use my Dremel and it would look neater than yours (heck, I could use an axe and it would look neater than what you hacked out). Just kidding
Thanks for the info!
 
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Old Feb 2, 2008 | 03:16 PM
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No issues - it was easy - just cut it like I show on my blog. I just nibbled the pieces out carefully, making sure NOT to cut anything that needs to stay put... important not to cut into the "box" with the three redline LEDs, because then red light will bleed out. Otherwise no risk...

My only concern about the dremel is the amount of dust that would create - which you'd be plagued with forever...

Read my blog if you haven't - more details there.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2008 | 03:36 PM
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You are rrrrrrrrrrreally OCD !!! I'm liking you more every day, Blimey !

Nicely done.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2008 | 04:03 PM
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Aw, shucks.

Chuck - see my blog again - I've updated it - I got more aggressive in my trimming and the results are even better - but the process is a little scarier.

But now it looks PERFECT - nice and bright in that whole area.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2008 | 05:15 PM
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I know there is not much to going on here, but can you keep my interest up, some of the other forums are making my blood boilmad:mad:

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:impatient
 
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Old Feb 2, 2008 | 05:19 PM
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which other forums are you on? we can gang up on them and bail out.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2008 | 05:35 PM
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Oh sometimes I have to wonder why some folks come to this site. They bash and argue, over and over and over....

Right now this thread;
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...12#post2017912

I'm going to go eat dinner and pretend all is right with the world

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Old Feb 2, 2008 | 06:51 PM
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yah, that thread should've ended after post #7.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2008 | 07:14 PM
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Now it is a thing of the past

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Old Feb 2, 2008 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by lotsie
Oh sometimes I have to wonder why some folks come to this site. They bash and argue, over and over and over....

Right now this thread;
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...12#post2017912

I'm going to go eat dinner and pretend all is right with the world

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OMG :impatient. I'm dizzy, numb, and with headache. Took about 2 hours to go through that whole thing. I guess I'm a glutton for punishment. At least you had a nice dinner
 
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 06:15 AM
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so my new soap dispenser i got from amazon also does not work.
WTH! doesnt even turn on. tried everything.

thanks china.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
so my new soap dispenser i got from amazon also does not work.
WTH! doesnt even turn on. tried everything.

thanks china.
Maybe you're not dirty enough. Sometimes those Chinese auto dirt sensors are calibrated a little high for North American tastes.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 09:17 AM
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Give something like this a try


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