Some People.. Just Shouldn't Work On A Car...
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2026 2:30 am
This might be a fun continuous thread.. You know, for the few people still active on here? 
Today, I drove a friend's car home to work on the starter -reman POS is dying just six months after installation... I ordered a NEW starter for them, the reman can go back to the store under warranty RETURN. It isn't easy to replace on this car either, mounted at the rear of the engine and accessed from underneath, the options are to remove the exhaust-pipe or the right wheel and splash-guards... Stupid.
While driving it home, I noticed the left low-beam was aiming into oncoming traffic, the right low-beam illuminating only perhaps the nearest 12-feet of roadway, and switching to high-beams revealed an apparent attempt to hunt for tree-climbing squirrels or signal low-flying aircraft. Quite the feat, considering the car has one-piece composite headlights... It reminded me of the Home Improvement episode with actor Jack Elam, where his character stated that he retired from a job aligning headlights at an automobile factory in Detroit...
As it turned out, one high-beam bulb was burned-out, and ALL FOUR bulbs were flopping around loose in their sockets. 
I don't know who 'tried' to put in the bulbs, but...
Some People.. Just Shouldn't Work On A Car...
Today, I drove a friend's car home to work on the starter -reman POS is dying just six months after installation... I ordered a NEW starter for them, the reman can go back to the store under warranty RETURN. It isn't easy to replace on this car either, mounted at the rear of the engine and accessed from underneath, the options are to remove the exhaust-pipe or the right wheel and splash-guards... Stupid.
While driving it home, I noticed the left low-beam was aiming into oncoming traffic, the right low-beam illuminating only perhaps the nearest 12-feet of roadway, and switching to high-beams revealed an apparent attempt to hunt for tree-climbing squirrels or signal low-flying aircraft. Quite the feat, considering the car has one-piece composite headlights... It reminded me of the Home Improvement episode with actor Jack Elam, where his character stated that he retired from a job aligning headlights at an automobile factory in Detroit...
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I don't know who 'tried' to put in the bulbs, but...Some People.. Just Shouldn't Work On A Car...