brake yo self! (a flashback)

as the kids say, there’s a bit to unpack here…

…but, per usual, i’ll do part as notes on the end. it’s the end of january and with all the financial fuckery about it sure seems like 2024 is still trying to teeth kick, or 2025 wants to prove it sucks more? i’m hoping it’s the third option, and 2025 is getting all the bullshit outta the way so it can be smooth sailing going forward. yeah, we’re gonna go with that one…

one last 2016 teeth kick

Author: sean M Published: January 31, 2017 0 comments edit

here’s one good thing about 2016…

last summer i used brexit to get me some LED tail lights on the cheap. the problem was i re-did the third brake light only to find it LIT when i walked out to my car that night, even though i wasn’t in the car and the car was just locked and parked. NOT cool. explains why the third brake light had been dead since i got the car – it just burned out. and it’s not just a bulb – it’s an all in one light, so you have to replace the whole thing. i did, and it was lit up…i thought it was a short in the (USED) LED light i’d bought so i sent it back, smoke-sprayed the old red light, and we were good…until i tried to get inspected today. so now i have yet another car project i need to get to (another light has been ordered). let the games begin!

***2025 UPDATE*** – the light is still on a shelf in the den because i never installed it…i found an inspection place that didn’t really get too fussy, and used them for all the vehicles for the next several years. one time they passed me, and as i left, noticed a main brake light was out and they just flagged me down and told me to “watch out for cops” because of it, but didn’t really care. and, of course, now it’s not a thing.