Category Archives: At Home

My Car: Leaking Trunk

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Dan

For a while I’ve noticed my trunk getting a little damp when it rains. I always just kept items away from the spots that I saw get wet, but recently I took a look in the spare tire well.

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1997 Honda Civic Front Fender Replacement

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Dan

When I bought my car, besides a bend in the hood, the only body damage was a bent edge on the left front fender.

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How-To: Repainting Wiper Arms

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Dan

After a while the paint on wiper arms can turn into bare shiny metal, which can cause sun glare.

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My Car: Rewiring the Foglights

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Dan

Time to knock off another job on my list from the start of the year.

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How-To: 1997 Honda Civic A/C Evaporator Replacement

Posted on September 22, 2016 by Dan

Earlier in the summer I fixed a leak in my air conditioning system, only to have it start leaking from the evaporator, which is the part by your blower motor that cools the air in the car. I could tell … Continue reading →

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1999 Buick Century Drum Brakes

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Dan

For my first side job for someone other than a family member, one of my friends called me to find a brake fluid leak on her 1999 Buick Century. I found it pretty quickly; it was the short piece of … Continue reading →

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DIY Workbench

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Dan

Last summer, after I’d moved my toolbox to the dealership, I needed a workspace in the garage. I found this design online and made a few changes to it, with a few mistakes.

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Honda CR-V Rear Brakes

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Dan

It started out as a normal morning doing some maintenance on my brother’s 2001 Honda CR-V.

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Collision Repair at Home

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Dan

Last winter my sister had a little run-in with a guardrail when she lost traction in the slush on the road. It was a pretty slow hit so it didn’t do too much damage.

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Honda CR-V Starter Failure

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Dan

My brother’s car wouldn’t start one day, and doing some digging of his own, he found that the bare wire from the starter solenoid to the starter had corroded away and fell apart as he poked it.  

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