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Hazard switch pin and channel system — Imagine you’re driving a 1989 Ferrari 328 GTS through Utah’s Wasatch Mountain canyons near Park City with a group of other European exotics. As the group pulls off to the side of the highway to let the stragglers catch up, you hit your hazard lights button. When it’s time to depart once […]

How to Fix a Broken Ferrari 328 Hazard Switch

This entry was posted in Cars DIY and tagged broken DIY Ferrari Ferrari 328 Ferrari 512 Ferrari F40 fix hazard fuse hazard lights hazard switch how to stuck turn signals won't turn off on August 14, 2016 by Steve Jenkins

Batteries wired in parallel are now fully charged — It’s a story that repeats itself in garages across America every summer. Your kid wants to drive his Power Wheels Jeep, or her Power Wheels Escalade (is it really selling for $800-$900 on Amazon?)… and the battery is dead. You plug in the proprietary charging connector (if you haven’t lost it, that is), but […]

Dead Power Wheels Battery? Maybe You Can Trick it Back ...

This entry was posted in Cars DIY and tagged battery battery charger battery won't charge charging Power Wheels battery CTEK dead battery parallel charging piggy-back charging Power Wheels on June 25, 2016 by Steve Jenkins

This is another of those posts that might only be for my own benefit, so that the next time I need to change the oil on my wife’s 2008 Cadillac Escalade, I can simply locate this post to remember what parts I used… and whether I liked them. 🙂 I […]

Oil Change and Filter Parts for 2008 Cadillac Escalade

This entry was posted in Cars DIY and tagged Cadillac cars DIY Escalade escalade oil filter K&N oil change oil filter reset oil light reset oil message Royal Purple synthetic on January 21, 2016 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3224 days ago)

Reverse lights (top row) illuminated. — A burned out bulb on your car isn’t just an annoyance, it’s a safety issue… and one that could get you pulled over. So many of my favorite COPS episodes on TV start with a plain old “your tail light is burned out” traffic stop. Bad boys, bad boys… what’cha […]

How To: Replace Ferrari 512 TR Bulbs with LEDs

This entry was posted in Cars DIY Reference and tagged 1156 1157 512 TR 512TR amber bulbs Ferrari LED LED brake lights LED bulbs LED stop lights LED tail lights LED turn signals red replace with LED replacement replacement bulbs Testarossa on August 18, 2015 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3362 days ago)

My baby - a 1992 512 TR. — The Ferrari Testarossa, along with its later 512 TR and F512M variants, are iconic cars of the 80s and 90s. Every kid my age wanted to be Sonny Crocket cruising around Miami in a white Testarossa. What we never saw, however, was Crocket having trouble starting his Testarossa. Every time he had […]

DIY: Fix a Ferrari Testarossa / 512 TR Hot Start ...

This entry was posted in Cars DIY Reference and tagged 512 TR 512TR Bosch DIY Ferrari Ferrari 512TR Ferrari Testarossa hot start hot start fix hot start problem how to problem replace solenoid replace starter replace starter solenoid solenoid starter Testarossa won't start on July 29, 2015 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3395 days ago)

I keep a 2007 GMC Yukon Denali parked at the Utah house to drive when we’re there. It’s perfect for “Inter-mountain West weather.” It’s comfortable, holds plenty of passengers and cargo, has great four wheel drive, heated seats, and a has a handy windshield washer fluid heater system that can help […]

Rant & Rave: GMC Dealer Recalled a Little Too Much

This entry was posted in Cars Rants and Raves and tagged Denali GM GMC heated washer fluid recall windshield washer heater Yukon on May 4, 2015 by Steve Jenkins

TPMS warning on dash — Last month, I noticed the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) warning light turn on in my 2007 GMC Yukon Denali. When I pressed the button on the dash to see my tire pressures, the left-front tire showed nothing… meaning the computer wasn’t getting any data from that wheel. After a few miles, it started […]

TPMS Warning Light? Replace your TPMS Sensors for Cheap

This entry was posted in Cars DIY and tagged Discount Tire GMC replace TPMS sensor tire pressure monitoring system TPMS TPMS light warning light on November 23, 2014 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3647 days ago)

If you do a Google search on “Escalade warped rotors,” you’ll quickly find lots of stories from Cadillac Escalade owners complaining about their front brake wear. It’s easy to understand why. These behemoths are heavy. The standard 2008 Escalade’s gross weight is 7,100 lbs. But if you opt for the longer […]

Product Review: Brake Performance Front Rotors for 2008 Cadillac Escalade ...

This entry was posted in Cars DIY Product Reviews and tagged brake Cadillac Escalade how to pads rotors vibration warped on August 28, 2014 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3733 days ago)

Earlier today, I received the following email from someone who is not named Bob, but that’s what I’ll call him to protect his privacy: Steve, Did you recently sell an F40? Or are in the process of selling one? I have one with your vin number being offered to me that I am […]

Fraud Alert: Mark Raider of Rogclassics in Ely, Nevada is ...

This entry was posted in Cars Personal Rants and Raves and tagged Ely Ferrari fraud Mark Raider Nevada Rogclassics on July 14, 2014 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3775 days ago)

During a visit with family over 2012 Christmas holiday, my nephew Jake introduced me to the world of “Plasti-Dipping” car parts. Jake drives a white VW Jetta, and used a product called Performix Plasti Dip to “blacked out” a few key elements of his car (grille, emblems, wheels, tail lights, […]

Using Plasti Dip to Black Out my Grille Emblem

This entry was posted in Cars DIY and tagged Denali dip emblem DIY emblem GMC how to logo Plasti Dip Yukon on February 1, 2014 by Steve Jenkins

Navigation Disc — I called the Cadillac toll-free customer service number earlier today, and a pleasant-sounding voice identifying himself as “Christopher” answered. I could tell from his accent and demeanor that he was Filipino (later in the call, when I told him that I’d been to the Philippines often on business, he confirmed that he […]

Rave: Cadillac Customer Service is Alive and Well

This entry was posted in Cars Rants and Raves and tagged Cadillac customer service Escalade free disc nav disc nav disk navigation Philippines on November 29, 2012 by Steve Jenkins

BlueFusion by Scoche — My wife’s been nagging me gently reminding me that she wants to be able to listen to her iPhone’s music library in her 2008 Cadillac Escalade ESV. Combine that with her patriotic respect of the law and love of automobile safety (she’s never got a ticket, and her first one […]

Review: Scosche BlueFusion Bluetooth Car Kit

This entry was posted in Cars DIY Home Theater & Automation Product Reviews Technology and tagged A2DP audio BFGMK BlueFusion Bluetooth Bluetooth audio Escalade GM hands-free Scoche Scosche on November 29, 2012 by Steve Jenkins (updated 4371 days ago)

CTEK OEM Chargers — As some one with a small car collecting problem, I don’t always get a chance to drive all my cars all the time. Some are stored in remote locations. Some are less amenable to rainy weather (the Atom). Some stay parked when gas prices are higher (the Hummer). Some might […]

Review: CTEK Multi US 3300 & Multi US 7002 12-Volt ...

This entry was posted in Cars Product Reviews and tagged 12-volt 12V battery battery charger battery tender car charger charger CTEK CTEK Multi US 3300 CTEK Multi US 7002 CTEK US 800 Ferrari Ferrari battery charger Ferrari CTEK maserati Schumacher trickle charger on August 23, 2011 by Steve Jenkins (updated 4452 days ago)

As I do a fair amount of air travel, I sometimes convince family members to drop me at the airport, sometimes I use a car service, and sometimes I drive my own car and park it at the airport. For me, the latter is the most convenient, but depending upon […]

WallyPark Premier Garage Review

This entry was posted in Cars Product Reviews and tagged airport parking coupon discount garage parking Premier Garage SEA SEA-TAC Seattle airport parking WallyPark WallyPark Premier on July 11, 2011 by Steve Jenkins (updated 4878 days ago)

If you own an Ariel Atom and are looking for an Ariel Atom discussion forum to talk about your car, then check out ArielAtomChat. It’s a discussion forum dedicated to Ariel Atoms, but unlike some other Ariel Atom forums, it’s not affiliated with the Ariel Atom Club or the Ariel Motor Company. […]

Ariel Atom Forum

This entry was posted in Cars and tagged ariel ariel atom chat ariel atom forum ariel atom forums atom chat discussion forum forum forums on August 15, 2010 by Steve Jenkins (updated 4954 days ago)

With the insane prices map software companies are charging these days for replacement map DVDs (used in DVD-based nav units), it’s a smart idea to create a backup of your nav DVD in case of theft, loss, or damage. I’ve used the following method to back up the MDV-09D data […]

How to Backup your Navigation DVD/CD

This entry was posted in Cars Reference Technology and tagged backup Cadillac cd clone copy disc dvd GM nav nav cd nav disc nav dvd nav unit navigation navigation cd navigation disc navigation dvd NAVTEQ Toyota on July 31, 2010 by Steve Jenkins (updated 3807 days ago)

As the new owner of an Ariel Atom, I was dissatisfied with the limited amount of information available online for owners and prospective owners. There is one other major Ariel Atom forum out there already, but their website goes offline way too much, so rather than complain I decided to […]

New Ariel Atom Online Community

This entry was posted in Cars and tagged ariel ariel atom chat ariel atom forum atom chat discussion forum forum forums on July 4, 2010 by Steve Jenkins (updated 5208 days ago)

Evening Magazine, a local show here in Seattle on NBC-affiliate KING5, did a segment on “over the top” home theaters. They tracked me down on the Internet (not really that hard to do) and talked me into allowing a film crew into the house (which also wasn’t that hard to do), […]