What did you do with your MINI today?

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  1. DneprDave

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    I've been thinking of moving my air compressor to an attached shed outside the back of my garage. It would be for noise mitigation and to free up a little more room inside the garage.
     
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    #10982 Savvy, Oct 13, 2015
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    Yes. I purposefully unscrewed the light bulb from the garage door opener to show just their output. If I remember later, I'll snap a pic of the installation guides that shows the light pattern they put out for your information. I'll even snap a pic of how simple the hardware is for install. The only thing you'll need to grab for hanging them, is a pack of eyelet screws.
     
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    Does it freeze where you are? You need to put on an automatic drain if it does or you'll get ice. Plus too and also, it's moist up there - you probably get a lot of water in the system, so you might need a dryer......

    You might also need a multi-grade oil - mine will hardly start on a cold day in the garage.

    I'm moving mine into the basement, where the temps and humidity are even year round.
     
  4. DneprDave

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    It rarely freezes and when it does, it only lasts a few days. I have an unheated well house that has never had any freezing problems.

    The automatic drain is a good idea though.
     
  5. CHKMINI

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    Nothing with my MINI but I stopped by Helix while I was in Philly and had a great time hanging with Eric and the guys. My MINI fix for the day. BTW, nice shop!!!!
     
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    I'm in Philly for the day.......to bad my Mini is in Memphis or I could go to Helix too.
     
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    Are you flying out today? I'm at the airport.
     
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    Yes I am but I don't take off till 10:00 PM. I'll be where all the freight is and the planes with the purple tails. Right now I am in downtown Philly.
     
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    Helix is close to you.
     
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    Yea I looked it up its just a little to far to walk. maybe next time I will have a longer layover.
     
  11. Savvy

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    Dick...
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    Here's how they are hung from my rafters...
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    Sweet thanks Savvy! I would probably bend some brackets to mount and aim them where I need the light most.
     
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    Transported my bike to do some trail riding.

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    Drove mine to the VA today. Guy backed his Tahoe into my front end. I was following him into the parking structure when he decided to make a right. He had pulled in too far so threw it in reverse and backed right into me. I was laying on the horn and had a car behind me, so all I could do was watch it happen. Preliminary estimate is 3K including a new hood, grills, bumper, etc. Will know more when they strip the front end. I don't think the guy ever saw me through the rear view mirror. We had just come into the structure from the bright sun, so that was probably a factor too. The main thing is that His insurance put it back in new condition at no cost to me. I'll be talking to his insurance guy in the morning.
     
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    Savvy,

    Do those lights simply plug in to an outlet or do they req a hardwired connection?
     
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    ^that sucks. Good thing you're good to go though.
     
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    #10997 Firebro17, Oct 14, 2015
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    It's not what I did with my Mini today, but rather what I did for it. Well, them...

    With an increasing desire to attend a few events a bit further from home, in the not too far away future, and a want to fill a need to support my son's off road racing fantasy, I finally did this >>>

    Hmm. The photo won't load for some reason. :confused:
     
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    I am really sorry to hear that! I hope it's fixed fast!


    Oh man what a tease :frown2:
     
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    Let's see if this works. There, ok cool, there it is. So, I got back home from the Portland area about 8:00 last night. Did the trip in two legs, the second being from my brother-in-law's place in Grants Pass. Enough driving for a bit.
     

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    Today, I honked the horn for the second time since I bought the care new. The first time was when I first brought it home from the dealer to test that the horn worked. The second time was to alert a dufus at a stop light who was to busy messing with his smart phone to pay attention to the stop light. I waited about 30 seconds after the light turned green before I gave him the horn and still he took his time to get going, Sheesh!

    Also, I filled the gas tank with 92 octane non-ethanol premium.
     

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