After many months, I finally decided to change a DRL bulb and both parking lights.
I misread the specs and had an H11 ready to replace the DRL built into the fog... well, I was surprised with this funny PS19W light bulb that I had completely forgot about. I immediately remembered that years ago I bought some LED-PS19W's but didn't fit as they were too high. Had to put everything back together until I get the right replacement...
Since I was already at it, decided to replace both parking light lightbulbs which I had replaced with LED's years ago. Passenger side was easy as I recalled but the driver side was a pain (as I also recalled). Ended removing the negative battery terminal to get better access and then decided to clean both battery terminals and since I was at it, install some battery terminal rings and silicone lubricant I had purchased a long time ago. The challenge is to screw the socket back in place as there is very little room to hold it, I used pliers in the past but that didn't work this time. Found that was very easy after I decided to disconnect the plug connected to the socket.
Had the trunk open when the battery was disconnected and then it wouldn't close by pressing any of the buttons but it worked fine after I closed it manually.
At 178k km (110k miles), last night I replaced bot shock absorbers with KYB's Excel. Took me about two hours as the bolts and nuts had some rust on them and didn't want to break any, so I had to go slow.
One of the old socks was in perfect working condition, the other felt a bit weak when extending but I'd say they didn't really need replacing.
Helped my daughter move this past weekend. Towed this thing 6.5 hours each way.
19.5 l/100 km (12 mpg) loaded (ouch !) and 15.3 l/100km (15.3 mpg) unloaded. Drove most of the time at 110 km/hr (68 miles/hr).
Helped my daughter move this past weekend. Towed this thing 6.5 hours each way.
19.5 l/100 km (12 mpg) loaded (ouch !) and 15.3 l/100km (15.3 mpg) unloaded. Drove most of the time at 110 km/hr (68 miles/hr). View attachment 18856
Really not bad for a gasser. I've been monitoring my Ram diesel and under the same tow and payload would believe or not beat that by 3 mpg. loaded and unloaded.
EDIT: Not when towing my 5th wheel but when towing a utility trailer that is.
Helped my daughter move this past weekend. Towed this thing 6.5 hours each way.
19.5 l/100 km (12 mpg) loaded (ouch !) and 15.3 l/100km (15.3 mpg) unloaded. Drove most of the time at 110 km/hr (68 miles/hr).
Helped my daughter move this past weekend. Towed this thing 6.5 hours each way.
19.5 l/100 km (12 mpg) loaded (ouch !) and 15.3 l/100km (15.3 mpg) unloaded. Drove most of the time at 110 km/hr (68 miles/hr). View attachment 18856
Swapped out the front grille for a Rock Creek one. Not a fan of chrome. It took about 25 minutes start to finish and only broke one small clip on the original. Next week vinyl overlays on the chrome door molding by the windows.
Had the typical bad wheel hub noise for a few months now. Yesterday I finally took the time to replace the rear passenger side one.
All bolts came out fairly easy but the hub was pretty stuck to the knuckle. Took a 4 lb hammer and using a caliper retract tool (used between the knuckle and the hub) to remove it.
Replaced the parking brake shoes which were gone.
Sadly, the noise is still present, but lower. So, I either replaced the wrong side or both were bad.
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