Not excited this time...
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Racer
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From: The Great Northwest
St. Jude Donor '13
Not excited this time...
Normally when I receive a part via FedEx or UPS for my car I am a bit excited about it. You know...something new and cool to add to the car. Well, last night when I got home there was a box on the front porch (initial excitement). Went and grabbed the box, started opening (still excited to see what it is) and it was (insert drum roll here) a brand new, never used, shiny.......(excitement building).....(almost unwrapped)......HUD bezel. I felt like the kid in the Christmas Story movie when he opened the box with the pink bunny suit in it.
Okay, not excited about this part. Now I have to take the dash apart.
It would probably go a lot quicker if I was not in the habit of cleaning everything like it was new before I put it back together. Now I have to wait for a rainy day to spend the required 2-3 hours to replace the bezel.
Okay, not excited about this part. Now I have to take the dash apart.
It would probably go a lot quicker if I was not in the habit of cleaning everything like it was new before I put it back together. Now I have to wait for a rainy day to spend the required 2-3 hours to replace the bezel.
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If lack of enthusiasm is the case, try and find a desireable mod you want that you can do at the same time as the not-so-exciting fix. For instance, perhaps installing a set of gauge bezels would make the job more palatable.
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Normally when I receive a part via FedEx or UPS for my car I am a bit excited about it. You know...something new and cool to add to the car. Well, last night when I got home there was a box on the front porch (initial excitement). Went and grabbed the box, started opening (still excited to see what it is) and it was (insert drum roll here) a brand new, never used, shiny.......(excitement building).....(almost unwrapped)......HUD bezel. I felt like the kid in the Christmas Story movie when he opened the box with the pink bunny suit in it.
Okay, not excited about this part. Now I have to take the dash apart.
It would probably go a lot quicker if I was not in the habit of cleaning everything like it was new before I put it back together. Now I have to wait for a rainy day to spend the required 2-3 hours to replace the bezel.
Okay, not excited about this part. Now I have to take the dash apart.
It would probably go a lot quicker if I was not in the habit of cleaning everything like it was new before I put it back together. Now I have to wait for a rainy day to spend the required 2-3 hours to replace the bezel.
I'm thinking if the HUD in my 01 starts acting up, I'll just plasti-dip over the window and get back in the habit of looking at the gages in the dash.
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Racer
Joined: Jun 2013
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From: The Great Northwest
St. Jude Donor '13
No, the HUD itself is fine. Just have to replace the cracked bezel. May take a little longer, but I have had most of the dash off before and I am fairly familiar with it.