Dipstick
May 24, 2011 | 05:50 PM
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Racer
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Dipstick
...the one you check your oil with
Anybody else hate that yellow handle, or is it just me ? Thinking about painting mine. Has anyone done this? Any other options?
May 24, 2011 | 05:56 PM
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It doesn't bother me in the least.
May 24, 2011 | 06:05 PM
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might be less hassle to buy a new one in the color/look that you prefer
May 24, 2011 | 06:09 PM
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It's not a "hassle" at all to paint it. I did mine with a TESTORS paint stick...
May 24, 2011 | 06:11 PM
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May 24, 2011 | 06:28 PM
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May 24, 2011 | 06:29 PM
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Racer
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I like that red one! Dont know what it is but that yellow just looks so out of place in my engine bay, bothered me ever since i bought the car, then today wife commented on it. she said it looked ugly
so I know im not alone.
May 24, 2011 | 08:59 PM
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May 24, 2011 | 09:34 PM
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Went with chrome on mine, Ecklers have them.
May 24, 2011 | 10:41 PM
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The yellow handle doesn't bother me but there are some chrome ones offered by a few of the vendors.
May 24, 2011 | 11:21 PM
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May 24, 2011 | 11:37 PM
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It matches my yellow battery.....
May 24, 2011 | 11:42 PM
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Doesn't bother me at all, I have a lot of other things to worry about than the color of my dipstick.
May 24, 2011 | 11:45 PM
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Painted dip stick handle black with red letters.
May 25, 2011 | 12:25 AM
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Just ordered a chrome dipstick from Ecklers. Expecting it any day.
May 25, 2011 | 01:06 AM
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I just noticed I've got lipstick on my dip stick.
May 25, 2011 | 01:11 AM
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Is your dipstick bent or I should say twisted ?
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May 25, 2011 | 01:36 PM
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May 25, 2011 | 01:37 PM
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May 25, 2011 | 01:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by
hotwheels57
It's not a "hassle" at all to paint it. I did mine with a TESTORS paint stick...
but now why would you run transmission fluid in your oil pan???!?!!?!??!!
cuz its a red dipstick.............
Anybody else hate that yellow handle, or is it just me ? Thinking about painting mine. Has anyone done this? Any other options?
so I know im not alone.
