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Swamp Auto Repair
I'm having the windshield replaced on my wife's 2011 Subaru Outback (there is a foot long crack) by Safelite as I was sent there by my local dealer. I've never had to go through this on any vehicle before. Does anyone have any experience with replacement windshields? I seem to recall hearing that replacements leak easier, make more wind noise, etc...is this true or am I off base?
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99% of the time, you won't know the difference from original. Safelite replaced mine 2 years ago. Trouble free.
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I had a windshield replaced once, no noise or leaks.
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Had two replaced and never noticed anything.
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So this fell off my wife's Hyundai this morning. It is a very light piece of plastic that doesn't feel like it could be anything important. I can find sites selling it, but nothing explaining what it is. Google translation from German eBay says it is a Horn Bugle. Maybe bugle? Does the sound from a horn come out of this thing?
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Speaker cone from the Bosch HD 4G Septaphonic Sound System.
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Yes.The Sybian wrote:Does the sound from a horn come out of this thing?
As evidenced by "genuine-oem-car-horn-kia-hyundai" in the image's url.
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Yup, thats a horn. Most cars have 2. A high note and a low note. Your horn either will not work, or will sound funny.The Sybian wrote:So this fell off my wife's Hyundai this morning. It is a very light piece of plastic that doesn't feel like it could be anything important. I can find sites selling it, but nothing explaining what it is. Google translation from German eBay says it is a Horn Bugle. Maybe bugle? Does the sound from a horn come out of this thing?
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Yeah, that is the low one (hence basso written on it). Hown works, but sounds funny. Good enough to drive. The A/C compressor died, so we are buying a new car anyways. Rant in car buying thread to follow.devilfluff wrote:
Yup, thats a horn. Most cars have 2. A high note and a low note. Your horn either will not work, or will sound funny.
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Heh, my a/c compressor just died on the beater I had to buy. I paid $1200 for this thing and I've already had to replace all 4 tires and replace that fucking part. €590 after VAT form. I just need it to last until January. The amount of money I've spent on vehicles is disgusting in my 2+ years here.
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You can't get to January without A/C?
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Then it may not be the compressor. It's the part connected to your engine that when it seized it kills the engine. It definitely was part of the a/c though. Had a belt on it and such. I have a Euro spec Nissan called a Primera. Kind of like a shitty Sentra. Made in 2000.
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I think our summer is their winter down there, right?Gunpowder wrote:You can't get to January without A/C?
Who knows? Maybe, you were kidnapped, tied up, taken away and held for ransom.
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I feel like if you buy a $1200 car you should be expecting to put some money into it.
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It is the AC compressor. Some cars have separate belts for the AC, if it does, you could just cut that belt and run w/ no AC. If it uses a one belt(serpentine) system, you either have to replace it, bypass it with a shorter belt, or remove the compressor and install a free spinning idler pulley.Johnnie wrote:Then it may not be the compressor. It's the part connected to your engine that when it seized it kills the engine. It definitely was part of the a/c though. Had a belt on it and such. I have a Euro spec Nissan called a Primera. Kind of like a shitty Sentra. Made in 2000.
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It could just be the Fetzer valve.devilfluff wrote:It is the AC compressor. Some cars have separate belts for the AC, if it does, you could just cut that belt and run w/ no AC. If it uses a one belt(serpentine) system, you either have to replace it, bypass it with a shorter belt, or remove the compressor and install a free spinning idler pulley.Johnnie wrote:Then it may not be the compressor. It's the part connected to your engine that when it seized it kills the engine. It definitely was part of the a/c though. Had a belt on it and such. I have a Euro spec Nissan called a Primera. Kind of like a shitty Sentra. Made in 2000.
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That's right next to the Canuter Valve.Steve of phpBB wrote:It could just be the Fetzer valve.devilfluff wrote:It is the AC compressor. Some cars have separate belts for the AC, if it does, you could just cut that belt and run w/ no AC. If it uses a one belt(serpentine) system, you either have to replace it, bypass it with a shorter belt, or remove the compressor and install a free spinning idler pulley.Johnnie wrote:Then it may not be the compressor. It's the part connected to your engine that when it seized it kills the engine. It definitely was part of the a/c though. Had a belt on it and such. I have a Euro spec Nissan called a Primera. Kind of like a shitty Sentra. Made in 2000.
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My car got a flat driving home from work yesterday. The two front tires were probably beyond the point where I should have replaced them. As far as I can tell, I ran over a stick and it just split the tire. Might have been lucky, as it was just up the street from home.
This morning my car has remotely started itself (or my remote has taken it upon itself to start the car) three times. The first time I figured maybe I just grabbed the keys wrong (even though I have a difficult time getting the remote to work on the rare occasions that I purposely use it) and just pressed the button again to shut the car off. Then walking down the street with my dog about 15 minutes later, I noticed it was running again. Now here at work, someone let me know my car was running out in the parking lot. Each time the remote was lit as if it had done it, so I'm going to keep it next to my keyboard for the rest of the day.
There were some reports in 2013 of similar issues with Subarus, but it really doesn't look like mine (2013 Outback) was involved. I've never had this issue before, and I've had the car for two years, so I'm thinking maybe the battery is dying on the remote and sending out bad info?
This morning my car has remotely started itself (or my remote has taken it upon itself to start the car) three times. The first time I figured maybe I just grabbed the keys wrong (even though I have a difficult time getting the remote to work on the rare occasions that I purposely use it) and just pressed the button again to shut the car off. Then walking down the street with my dog about 15 minutes later, I noticed it was running again. Now here at work, someone let me know my car was running out in the parking lot. Each time the remote was lit as if it had done it, so I'm going to keep it next to my keyboard for the rest of the day.
There were some reports in 2013 of similar issues with Subarus, but it really doesn't look like mine (2013 Outback) was involved. I've never had this issue before, and I've had the car for two years, so I'm thinking maybe the battery is dying on the remote and sending out bad info?
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Fuck. Happened again. I just took the battery out of the remote.
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Holy shit, mine just started doing it too
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What you will find out is Subaru is not encrypting the wireless transmission and someones NEST thermostat/wifi access point/internet of thing is now locked into your car
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"Honey, will you turn the heat up?"wlu_lax6 wrote:What you will find out is Subaru is not encrypting the wireless transmission and someones NEST thermostat/wifi access point/internet of thing is now locked into your car
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I think it's clear the cars are becoming self-aware. You heard about this coming in science fiction.
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+1 for old school Kool-aid joke.rass wrote:Oh yeah!
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I just read Christine last summer. The thought of a car spontaneously starting itself scares the crap out of me.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.
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This must've been a rough watch...Steve of phpBB wrote:I just read Christine last summer. The thought of a car spontaneously starting itself scares the crap out of me.
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So a turn of the key and some fast paced clicks from the front end and then nothing on a perfectly good battery would be....?
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That's usually the starter...could be as simple as loose connection(s) or it needs to be replaced. Could also be the alternator.
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Have you tried to jumpstart it? Whenever I've had the fast clicks, it's been from a low battery. Even if it should be good, it could be run down from a bad alternator, or just someone leaving lights on.
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My guess if it just started out of nowhere with no prior warning and it didn't eventually start after the clicks at any point, you need a new battery. But it could be any of the three above (battery, alternator or starter) or your connections just might not be good on the battery. That's easy so disconnect it and clean the terminals before buying anything.
How old is the battery?
How old is the battery?
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Sorry, battery is just a couple of months old. Dash and display lights right up and seen fine unlike a couple of months ago when the battery (worn down from age and being started once a week for short trips in Q) did die.
I’ll try dicking around with the battery and see if I can manage to jump it (awkward spot in the driveway right now) before doing anything more drastic.
Thanks guys
I’ll try dicking around with the battery and see if I can manage to jump it (awkward spot in the driveway right now) before doing anything more drastic.
Thanks guys
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You probably wouldn't be getting the display lights if it was an alternator. I'm guessing starter. (Do cars still use solenoids? That also used to be an issue for this sort of thing back when I had any inclination to look under the hood.)rass wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:01 pm Sorry, battery is just a couple of months old. Dash and display lights right up and seen fine unlike a couple of months ago when the battery (worn down from age and being started once a week for short trips in Q) did die.
I’ll try dicking around with the battery and see if I can manage to jump it (awkward spot in the driveway right now) before doing anything more drastic.
Thanks guys
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Battery gauges are pretty cheap. (Chargers aren’t too expensive either.)sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:04 pmYou probably wouldn't be getting the display lights if it was an alternator. I'm guessing starter. (Do cars still use solenoids? That also used to be an issue for this sort of thing back when I had any inclination to look under the hood.)rass wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:01 pm Sorry, battery is just a couple of months old. Dash and display lights right up and seen fine unlike a couple of months ago when the battery (worn down from age and being started once a week for short trips in Q) did die.
I’ll try dicking around with the battery and see if I can manage to jump it (awkward spot in the driveway right now) before doing anything more drastic.
Thanks guys
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I would wager it isn’t the battery. But I have always confused the starter and alternator.
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Yeah if it's a new battery and the connections are fine it's probably not the issue.
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sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:04 pmYou probably wouldn't be getting the display lights if it was an alternator. I'm guessing starter. (Do cars still use solenoids? That also used to be an issue for this sort of thing back when I had any inclination to look under the hood.)rass wrote: ↑Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:01 pm Sorry, battery is just a couple of months old. Dash and display lights right up and seen fine unlike a couple of months ago when the battery (worn down from age and being started once a week for short trips in Q) did die.
I’ll try dicking around with the battery and see if I can manage to jump it (awkward spot in the driveway right now) before doing anything more drastic.
Thanks guys
Back in the day a new starter was like less than $100. Last time I had this issue though it was some shit called an ignition switch that I had never heard of before and cost like $400, and this was in a 2005 (or something like that) Nissan.
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The way I understand it, the alternator charges the battery as you drive; otherwise the battery would run down while you were driving. So if a car isn't turning over, I think the immediate cause is likely to be the battery or the starter. But if it's the battery, that could be a result of a bad alternator, or a bad battery, or the battery being run down from lights or something else being left on.
And his one problem is he didn’t go to Russia that night because he had extracurricular activities, and they froze to death.