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BrutulTM

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Siliconemelons said:
Yeah, open the break fluid top off in the engine bay, and use a hand pump clamp... or.. a 20$ amazon tool to do it.. then when you put the new stuff on and button everything up... you...get ready to calibrate the calipers! PRESS THE BREAK ta da! 500$ plz

If its 500$ for new all new rotors and all new pads, and mobile (aka at your house/work whatever) - that is not that bad.

Looked up for my van, amazon, a set of 4 rotor 4 pad is 310$

edit: new everything you just do some hard stop breaks a few times to set in the rotors etc. its good- no one is turning rotors 5 times anymore, and go ask your parts house how much it costs to turn the rotors now days- I called a few years ago, I think they wanted 25/35$ a rotor.... c'mon "Oh new ones need turning also!" nah... 90% people this aint no formula 1 or lambo...its a SUV mom wagon.
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Yeah I'm assuming a full brake job for $500. If he was just doing the pads that's a bit much, but if they come to your house and do it I'd think that would cost a bit more. Not all brake jobs are created equal either. I did the brakes on my F-150 last winter and every fucking step of the way everything was rusted solid. Went through 2 cans of PB Blaster and a good amount of lying on my back trying to swing a sledge hammer while mud rained down into my eyes just to get the wheels off. If someone paid me $500 for that brake job I would have thought I got screwed.
 
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Bald Brah

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500 is an awesome price if it includes parts. If it's just labor, nah. Brakes are a 1-2 hour job with power tools.
 
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Bald Brah said:
Brakes are a 1-2 hour job with power tools.
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Depends on the make/model. And you're probably the asshole who is over torquing the shit out of everything by using "power tools". But it's your car, you're free to fuck it up if you want.
 
Lanx

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Rajaah said:
South Dakota? I'll look into it.

I've been looking into NC for a bit here and it seems a bit more complicated than just "get an extended stay motel". They want bills with that address on it, etc.

Florida says something about being able to exchange an out of state license for a Florida license, straight-up, as long as you don't have any citations, DUIs, or strikes that indicate that you might be a road hazard. Owing toll bills probably doesn't count as being a road hazard, so I might be able to just go there and exchange licenses, provided I do it before it expires. If I'm reading this right.
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To be eligible to apply for a South Dakota Driver License, you must have a physical residential address located in South Dakota, live full time in an RV/camper, or travel full time for work (for example, traveling nurse, truck driver, etc.).

DPS - Department of Public Safety - Full-Time Travelers - Citizen Services

DPS - Department of Public Safety - Driver Licensing - This page will provide information for full time travelers who want to obtain or renew a South Dakota
www.sd.gov www.sd.gov
 
Rajaah

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Good way to get rid of glue on a dashboard? I've got a nasty circular glue patch on the dashboard from when I tried to hook a phone holder up to it recently (it didn't take, I gave up). Will have to just scrape it off, don't want to damage the dashboard though. It's like very stiff goo, and it does seem to peel off (in tiny increments) with enough picking at it. Would take an age to get it all off that way though. Wondering if there's some non-abrasive spray that'll make it come off. I should probably swing by the Tesla repair shop and ask them to take a look at it, since their dashboard is made of specific materials.
 
BrutulTM

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Is it a plastic dash? This stuff is good for taking glue off of stuff but you don't want to use it on leather or rubber.

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If you have a can of WD-40 laying around you might try that first.
 
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