WHAT DID YOU SCREW UP TODAY?

[tbwoodlee]

Originally Posted by itdansharpe

Sorry, I don't. I used the opportunity to buy new clear ones, that I love.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/400464654492?...ht_3399wt_1398

Yeah, I already have the clear ones. My new clear ones did not come with any additional clips though. Thanks though.

[chillywilly]

Originally Posted by Carlitoz3

I always park my car in neutral, so the day I went to go pick up my car from the dealership for its 1000 mile inspection, my car launched itself forward onto a curb when I turned on the car. Realised they had left it park on 1st! Good thing it was a small curb and my ride height is still stock

This was my worst nightmare when I picked up my FR-S and found R right next to 1st on the shifter. I do the neutral wiggle when ever I come to a stop so I will consciously select the right gear when going. My wife makes fun of me saying I'm giving my car a quick hand job, but she's just jealous lol...

I always park in gear and don't always rely on the parking break. Rotors starts developing rust immediately if the car is parked in the rain, it only takes 2 or 3 days for the break pads to stick to the rotors.

[Andrew360]

Originally Posted by DarkSunrise

Wow good thing it didn't tip over while you were under it. Stay safe man.

My friend rolled out of the way just in time. It was a close one.

Originally Posted by immortal_suby

Trolley jacks are complete junk. A good wide floor jack is the only way to go.

This was at my friend's driveway. We worked with what we had. We had to use the car's jack to get this jack out.

Originally Posted by powerj2

good thing your puttin a new exhaust on

I would have been so upset if this had happened after I installed the new one.

[Obja]

My father was driving behind me on our way home and i tried to be a race car driver and hit a turn going more than twice the speed limit. Ended up almost swerving into the other lane and looking like an idiot. He was not amused...

[Nezz]

Originally Posted by chillywilly

This was my worst nightmare when I picked up my FR-S and found R right next to 1st on the shifter. I do the neutral wiggle when ever I come to a stop so I will consciously select the right gear when going. My wife makes fun of me saying I'm giving my car a quick hand job, but she's just jealous lol...

I always park in gear and don't always rely on the parking break. Rotors starts developing rust immediately if the car is parked in the rain, it only takes 2 or 3 days for the break pads to stick to the rotors.

Feel free to rely on the parking brake in this car, it operates with a shoe in the drum, not the pads and disc. Also, seriously, I have left a car for three years standing with the handbrake on and all it took was hand-pressure to unlock the pads from the discs after releasing the cable. Three days? No way. Braking clears surface rust from a disc anyway. Pretty much the only reason not to use the handbrake is after you've done your best to cook the discs. Hot rotors can warp due to uneven cooling and restriction of movement of the disc while cooling. This doesn't apply to our cars, either.

[cwb48]

Changed my oil for the first time and used the plastic drain pan I've had for years. It overflowed (this thing has over 5 quarts of oil!) and left an oil spill in my driveway. Make sure your drain pan will hold at least 6 quarts.

[f0rge]

I installed SPC lower control arms and now my car has a crazy noise coming from the passenger side suspension. I suspect it's swaybar end link related but the dealership (had it there for an alignment) couldn't figure it out.

[Legacy]

i was changing out my exhaust and i cut corners by using ramps instead of jack for the rear and when everything was done i gave it a lil gas and launched the ramps into my neighbors bushes. good thing they weren't outside like they always are.

[Kenta]

parked near a sprinkler after washing my car. I have to remember to park on the other side of the driveway...

[Freetime]

Originally Posted by chillywilly

This was my worst nightmare when I picked up my FR-S and found R right next to 1st on the shifter. I do the neutral wiggle when ever I come to a stop so I will consciously select the right gear when going. My wife makes fun of me saying I'm giving my car a quick hand job, but she's just jealous lol...

This doesn't really make much sense. You can't "accidentally" put the car in R because of the gate lock.

That said, I always do the "neutral wiggle" when I get in the car before starting to make sure it is not in gear. I had my one scare when I almost drove the car through a store's plate glass front when the mechanic left it in gear and I wasn't used to that. Started my truck and just let the clutch out and it lurched forward. Almost had to clean my seats.

[Veovius]

Originally Posted by immortal_suby

Trolley jacks are complete junk. A good wide floor jack is the only way to go.

What, what? I'm confused; what's the difference?

[BlueSTaR]

Tried to clean off some bird shit, must have had a rock in it... Cuz it scratched.

Should buff out though.

[Zgrinch]

Installed Valenti reverse bumper lamp and you have to tap driver's tail light wires for them to work properly.

Since I had already installed Spyder tails earlier, the wire colors were different than the instructions, so I ended up tapping and untapping several wires until they finally worked. Needless to say, those wires have several strips of electrical tape wrapping to clean up my crappy handiwork.

[chillywilly]

Originally Posted by Nezz

Feel free to rely on the parking brake in this car, it operates with a shoe in the drum, not the pads and disc. Also, seriously, I have left a car for three years standing with the handbrake on and all it took was hand-pressure to unlock the pads from the discs after releasing the cable. Three days? No way. Braking clears surface rust from a disc anyway. Pretty much the only reason not to use the handbrake is after you've done your best to cook the discs. Hot rotors can warp due to uneven cooling and restriction of movement of the disc while cooling. This doesn't apply to our cars, either.

My last car was a 2001 1.8t A4, and the brake pads would stick if I left it in the drive way over a rainy weekend. Takes just a bit of extra throttle to break it loose but the brakes feels and sound like crap until the rust is rubbed off. The A4 was also a maintenaince whore, so it made me very sensitive to things that sound out of the ordinary. Nice to know we have drum e-brakes tho.