my new baby... AKA The Café

danieyella · Jan 19, 2022

Auto place just quoted me over 600 to replace my brakes. (I took it in for an oil change)

I just bought all 4 replacements for $97 after a discount code and I'll buy the husband some fancy beer & it's done.

They also want to replace my struts & swaybar. Total estimate was 1369. Good thing I know a few guys who do this stuff.

I just wanted an oil change guys.

najer · Jan 19, 2022

Eagle_Steve said:
Next time I go play bball with Damian, I will get him to take a video. His videos are better though, as he does some pretty dunks.

Bosh 35K

DiefsReef · Jan 19, 2022

danieyella said:
Auto place just quoted me over 600 to replace my brakes. (I took it in for an oil change)

I just bought all 4 replacements for $97 after a discount code and I'll buy the husband some fancy beer & it's done.

They also want to replace my struts & swaybar. Total estimate was 1369. Good thing I know a few guys who do this stuff.

I just wanted an oil change guys.

I wouldnt go back there. I hate places that try to upsell stuff people dont need!

Eagle_Steve · Jan 19, 2022

danieyella said:
Auto place just quoted me over 600 to replace my brakes. (I took it in for an oil change)

I just bought all 4 replacements for $97 after a discount code and I'll buy the husband some fancy beer & it's done.

They also want to replace my struts & swaybar. Total estimate was 1369. Good thing I know a few guys who do this stuff.

I just wanted an oil change guys.

There is no need to replace a sway bar 99.9% of the time. Maybe the end links, but the sway bar, no. Unless you do road coarse racing and had it preloaded too much.

danieyella · Jan 19, 2022

Eagle_Steve said:
There is no need to replace a sway bar 99.9% of the time. Maybe the end links, but the sway bar, no. Unless you do road coarse racing and had it preloaded too much.

"It's a commonly faulty part with xterras"

DiefsReef · Jan 19, 2022

Eagle_Steve said:
There is no need to replace a sway bar 99.9% of the time. Maybe the end links, but the sway bar, no. Unless you do road coarse racing and had it preloaded too much.

I took my care in to American Auto to get emissions done. Came back as failed, said the gas cap needed to be replaced since the seal was gone. I had just gotten gas before I went there and knew the cap was fine. They had actually cut the seal off before testing so it would fail. Wanted to sell me a $65 cap. I never went back there again! and tell everyone I know not to go there.

danieyella · Jan 19, 2022

I 100% don't doubt that my brakes need attention, I have not changed them since I got this car a few years ago. All I did was replace all four tires immediately. Plus there is a bit of weird rumbling happening recently. So cool, thanks for letting me know what needs done, but Bojan (car friend) can replace them for cost of parts and food/beer because that's his passion and not his job and if I try to give him money too he'll get offended. Food is our compromise.

DiefsReef · Jan 19, 2022

F i s h y said:
Why can't I stop watching this?

Same for me! I had to stop watching, just made me giggle

Eagle_Steve · Jan 19, 2022

danieyella said:
"It's a commonly faulty part with xterras"

End links and bushings are commonly faulty. I build Nissans for rock crawling and have never had issues with a Xterra sway bar. (under normal conditions) Just the end links and bushings.

Only reason to need to replace the sway bar itself, is if you are too lazy to let PB blaster penetrate or take a grinder to the end link bolt if it is seized.

Bushings go to crap, so go back with poly bushing, end links, I prefer Moog.

DiefsReef · Jan 19, 2022

danieyella said:
I 100% don't doubt that my brakes need attention, I have not changed them since I got this car a few years ago. All I did was replace all four tires immediately. Plus there is a bit of weird rumbling happening recently. So cool, thanks for letting me know what needs done, but Bojan (car friend) can replace them for cost of parts and food/beer because that's his passion and not his job and if I try to give him money too he'll get offended. Food is our compromise.

Yeah I just did a break job for a friend on his F250, he buys parts and I fix. Actually he still owes me a bottle or two!!

Eagle_Steve · Jan 19, 2022

Eagle_Steve said:
End links and bushings are commonly faulty. I build Nissans for rock crawling and have never had issues with a Xterra sway bar. (under normal conditions) Just the end links and bushings.

Only reason to need to replace the sway bar itself, is if you are too lazy to let PB blaster penetrate or take a grinder to the end link bolt if it is seized.

Bushings go to crap, so go back with poly bushing, end links, I prefer Moog.

Also, if front sway bar, it take about 15 minutes to do bushings and end links lol. I dont even jack up or take wheels off. Just turn them left or right, so I can get to the links lol. If done correctly, do nt even need to use a pry bar to get sway bar lined back up to puts bolts in the bushing retainers lol.

danieyella · Jan 19, 2022

Eagle_Steve said:
End links and bushings are commonly faulty. I build Nissans for rock crawling and have never had issues with a Xterra sway bar. (under normal conditions) Just the end links and bushings.

Only reason to need to replace the sway bar itself, is if you are too lazy to let PB blaster penetrate or take a grinder to the end link bolt if it is seized.

Bushings go to crap, so go back with poly bushing, end links, I prefer Moog.

Yeah, Matt will do the brakes, Boki will come over and look at it and probably say f the sway bar, buy these things, I'll be back next weekend.

sp1187 · Jan 19, 2022

hard pass on...
basketball.... blew out the first achilles

hockey..... used to play pickup no check league, but some guys thought they was playing for real.

little bro had to have back surgery for two dislocated discs after being crosschecked.

wrenching.... don't know how. don't wanna. funny thing... people assume because i design tooling that puts your vehicles together i know how to work on them.;Hilarious;Hilarious;Hilarious