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What did you do to your Contour today?
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AlaskaCliff
New CEG'er
On Monday replaced well-worn Blizzacks with new Dunlop WinterMaxx tires - much better on the snow and ice. Was surprised to learn that Bridgestone no longer makes winter tires in the size I need: 185/70r14.
skunk
Veteran CEG'er
rouar nice. Nothing like clear lights. I have brand new Ford lights still in the box I got years back before Ford discontinued them. I open them every now and then just to admire them lol. post some pics when they are installed.
Headlights look good!!! I've been missing this thread!!
I thought about taking them out of the garage yesterday. That count for anything?
maybe we should make a thread on what you didn't do to your contour today.. or what you thought about doing to your contour! haha, I thought about having the gf drive it to work but it was rainy and cold lol
RTGT
CEG'er
I do look at it every time I'm leaving for work in the morning. Does that count?
Same here .... but they are under covers so it more of just seeing the shape of the car.
Thanks guys, I haven't mounted them yet. (Maybe they'll hang out in the box for a while, like the Audi A4 sidemarkers I bought in 2012, and the speakers I got in 2013...)
But it's step 1 of working on the exterior aesthetics.
I'm kicking myself for not taking the car out for a spin a couple of days ago when most of the salt was washed off the roads. Now it's snowing again!
But it's step 1 of working on the exterior aesthetics.
I'm kicking myself for not taking the car out for a spin a couple of days ago when most of the salt was washed off the roads. Now it's snowing again!
formulad3
CEG'er
i thought about getting ready to bring home from storage. finally getting our first round of thunderstorms to wash the road salt off.
hopefully she pours for a few days so i can enjoy her again.
hopefully she pours for a few days so i can enjoy her again.
cclngthr
CEG'er
Replaced the water pump belt yesterday after it overheated on the freeway. Was shredded. Need to replace the main serpentine belt and upper o2 sensors.
I notice that the upper o2 sensors do not match by manufacturer. Ones I have are from the same manufacturer.
I notice that the upper o2 sensors do not match by manufacturer. Ones I have are from the same manufacturer.
MadDog
Veteran CEG'er
Did you curse as much as I did , when I did it ?
Mad Dog
Mad Dog
Well I prepared for this in advance, like a week in advance. I don't have air tools or a lift, so the first part was spraying and soaking all bolts in PB blaster, getting the rotors off and jacking it up as high as possible, which wasn't that high and I have a sore back to prove it. I also was not pressured to get this done ASAP, so I took my time and had some fun doing it... I also got a real nice pry bar for when you have to bend the control arm down to release the strut from the knuckle. When I got tired I just walk away and come back when I felt like it. In total it took three days, but that was working on it a few hours here and a few there.
I did curse a bit when I ripped the new ball joint boot prying the knuckle onto the stud, but that was about it.
All in all it was a pleasure and it was humbling not paying 485 in labor charges.
Now rewind when I did the bearings on my Mystique....now that was a f'cking nightmare.
Also note the use of 4 jack stands plus the tires under the rockers to lift the front end up.
Excessive, but I'm not chancing a car and suspension hub landing in my lap as a pry and bang the suspension apart.
It was rock solid like this and I'm glad I am safety oriented like this. Don't use cement blocks...ever... Use stands on hard surface and good jacks.
It's worth the time to plan it safely.
Just a little safety reminder for y'all.
I did curse a bit when I ripped the new ball joint boot prying the knuckle onto the stud, but that was about it.
All in all it was a pleasure and it was humbling not paying 485 in labor charges.
Now rewind when I did the bearings on my Mystique....now that was a f'cking nightmare.
Also note the use of 4 jack stands plus the tires under the rockers to lift the front end up.
Excessive, but I'm not chancing a car and suspension hub landing in my lap as a pry and bang the suspension apart.
It was rock solid like this and I'm glad I am safety oriented like this. Don't use cement blocks...ever... Use stands on hard surface and good jacks.
It's worth the time to plan it safely.
Just a little safety reminder for y'all.
MadDog
Veteran CEG'er
I ended up taking 2 weeks (I wrote the 2 how-tos) because of mistakes I made. I had to figure out what I did wrong. This all happened even after I did a lot of research and planned it out. : )
Mad Dog
Mad Dog
93dangerranger
CEG'er
Took my prairie tan carpet out and pressure washed it. Looks like new now. Got it hanging in the garage now, waiting on it to dry. Probably be a week before it is completely dry, but well worth it.