@way2blu just do the bearing

@Just-Jeepin Both shades appear to be in really good condition, so I doubt it's a case of faded vs. new paint...

@UpCreekwithShitPaddle The problem I have with those is the materials just look cheap. The Radio Flyer car also has remote control and has a more substantial and robustness to the plastics.

@Just-Jeepin Many years ago I used steel wool all the time for cleaning. That looks similar to the little bits that came off as I used it. I don't know how that would end up on your head.

It also looks similar to the hooks cheap velcro sheds that I find in my socks regularly, but those are plastic-ish instead of metallic. And I also don't know how those might end up on your head.

@ClassicDatsunDebate We actually don't make any 'S' cords. Just 'SJ' and 'ST' cords. You're right down the middle!

@jayvincent said in Business communications: how much is too much?:

Are! you? Sure!?!?!?! 😁

I read this in Christopher Walken's voice

A throat mic seems a bit awkward to put on, I've seen some bone transmission headphones for sale recently and was wondering if that tech works the other way for a mic.
Seems like they're niche for law enforcement and I can only find one that's not made by motorola but it's not wireless and I have to wonder if most modern in-ear buds like airpods work the same way.
Theres tons of consumer bone conducting headsets out there which would be good to keep your ears open while driving with the top down but who knows if their mics are any good.

GM had a new midsize Bof platform planned for release about now. The next generation Colorado/Canyon, and a midsize GMC SUV were planned. However that platform was cancelled when GM decided to focus on EVs. The next gen Colorado/Canyon are instead staying on a revised version of the current midsize platform.

GM CANCELS BODY-ON-FRAME MIDSIZE SUV PROGRAM

@just-jeepin thermostat and flush. Done.

@mm54 agreed, my guess is insufficient fuel supply

@just-jeepin said in Please help: dual batteries:

@sovande There seem to be two problems: the dual-battery setups (and/or the sheer over-complexity of modern vehicles) lead to an inherent parasitic draw

Let me be clear about draws. They are not a result of modern cars. Some amount of draw has been normal longer than I've been alive. For decades, the standard has been 20-30mA is acceptable, even in the 70's and 80's. I test modern cars with 60+ control units and two batteries every now and then, and still find them below 15mA at rest.

As far as not telling you where the aux battery is, I suspect that's because they don't actually want you working on it unless you already know what you're doing.

Forums only serve to make you paranoid, unless you can find that one surly old tech who pops in with the right info occasionally, otherwise they're just eco chambers of people who don't understand anything made on the last twenty years, at best.

If aux batteries are indeed leaving people stranded, that is a Jeep thing, and may take them years to rectify, if ever. I suggest talking to a Jeep tech about all this. Sometimes aftermarket solutions are excellent, so your genesis kit might be you're best option.

@just-jeepin said in Tire sizing question:

I'm more than a little annoyed

This is all the justification you need for an ANGERY GRILLE. The only question is color-matched or contrast tone?

use an Autosock instead of snow cables

Get the diamond pattern chains from Walmart. Around $100 per axle. "Class S" so that means you need 15mm clearance on the sides. You have enough room for 35s stock, plenty of space for chains on narrow 33s that will work a bazillion times better than tire condoms.

@just-jeepin said in Tech support!:

There's an old CUPS hack to do it dating back from early MacOS days

That's what I was thinking of. I have done this on Linux systems.

@just-jeepin seems unlikely then, yes.

@hammerheadfistpunch Not really. Maybe not representative of a largest trend, but both cars have been extremely reliable.

@just-jeepin Once, in my '88 Thunderbird, I had to pull over on a foggy night. The car behind me had headlights so much brighter, that it cast a shadow in front of my car that my headlights couldn't cut through.

@orneryduck I'll have to try one again to be sure, but fundamentally I think it's the inability to feather the clutch. As I said elsewhere, it feels like it's a digital mechanism: either on or off, with nothing in between.

When off-roading, hell even driving in a parade, I need to be able to modulate my velocity with much more control. Three years ago in the Jeep Fest parade my left leg was utterly worn out after, because I spent most of the parade with the clutch only partially engaged.

@just-jeepin said in Michigan help:

@chariotoflove Whoa. Please express my gratitude to your brother-in-law; that's quite detailed.

I will. He's a detail oriented guy. He's been driving these roads for years. If I pressed him, I'm pretty sure he could tell me the mile markers of the best stops.

@t0ast The Tibetan Sand Fox isn't mad, he's just disappointed....