I watched a couple of his vids. Normally on didactic vids I speed up the play rate to 1.5 or even 2.0. This guy, I had to slow it down.Watch some PPK's boy's vids. His stuff is actually super easy to follow.
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I watched a couple of his vids. Normally on didactic vids I speed up the play rate to 1.5 or even 2.0. This guy, I had to slow it down.Watch some PPK's boy's vids. His stuff is actually super easy to follow.
Safety first!!!
How do you know if these after market parts are good? Thanks, btw.I would purchase the full strut/spring assembly and then you can install yourself:
I dunno. I'm good working around the house, but I don't know squat about auto mechanics. I was gonna sell it anyway, but I have a friend who has a mechanic son and she will get him to do it cheap. I have another car that needs work and I want to sell, so I'll cut a deal with him of some sort and let him sell my other car and make some money.What chu gonna put on it?
i think I paid $2500 for 6150 fronts and 5100 rears, used takeoff leafs from another customer and upper control arms.
this included the alignment labor and re-setting the height a few times after settling and shimming the drive shaft(?) 8months later to address a low speed vibration caused by the small change in stock geometry.
sometines having a relationship with the shop is well worth it.
This is the correct answer.I would purchase the full strut/spring assembly and then you can install yourself:
may i ask what was the symptom and how many miles on it? i ask because my Prius has always intermittently made funky front end noises when turning at a certain radius under certain conditions. now with 100k on it, it makes those noises pretty consistently when i turn...i'm thinking it will need to be looked at, at some point.My wife drives a Prius. It's been a great car- ten years, zero problems. We used to get 50mpg. Now it's more like 46. We've always had the maintenance done at the dealer. Minor stuff.
This time they said the strut boot was torn and the strut was leaking. Repair estimate- over $2000. I had to look it up because I couldn't understand what a strut could be leaking. I found the "strut" is what I used to call the "shock absorber" (maybe it's all the dirt/washboard roads we've taken it on ?). I've replaced shocks on my van, but for me, with a minimal mechanic's tool kit, it was a hassle. I hated using those (rented) spring compressors...it felt like handling live munitions.
Anybody know a good independent Toyota/Prius mechanic in the South Bay of LA?
if you don't DIY, talk to Ken at Beachside Auto on 5th and PCHMy wife drives a Prius. It's been a great car- ten years, zero problems. We used to get 50mpg. Now it's more like 46. We've always had the maintenance done at the dealer. Minor stuff.
This time they said the strut boot was torn and the strut was leaking. Repair estimate- over $2000. I had to look it up because I couldn't understand what a strut could be leaking. I found the "strut" is what I used to call the "shock absorber" (maybe it's all the dirt/washboard roads we've taken it on ?). I've replaced shocks on my van, but for me, with a minimal mechanic's tool kit, it was a hassle. I hated using those (rented) spring compressors...it felt like handling live munitions.
Anybody know a good independent Toyota/Prius mechanic in the South Bay of LA?
I'm just going to wear a full-face helmet when de-compressing the coils. I will film it and put it in the "YOLO Sends" thread.DIY is the way to go if you want to save money.
I swapped in a OME 3" lift on my old FJ Cruiser and added Total Chaos upper control arms for $800. Paid for an alignment. Swapped in rear coil springs for an additional $200. I was all in for about $1200. Shop quoted my friend $5K for the same lift.
Took the stock FJ front coils and swapped it into my 4Runner which had a front end shimmy at 60. The new coils fixed it.
Obviously, if you don't have mechanical skills then I wouldn't recommend messing with your suspension and steering components.
I can never tell if you are like, idly wealthy, a transient living out of a board bag, or somewhere in betweenif you don't DIY, talk to Ken at Beachside Auto on 5th and PCH
please tell him I sent you because my truck is falling apart and I need all the goodwill I can get out of that shop
My mechanic in Los Angeles, Walter Wong aka the Saab Whisperer preached upgrading when replacing if you’re keeping the car for a while.How do you know if these after market parts are good? Thanks, btw.
this might be the nicest thing anyone has ever said to meI can never tell if you are like, idly wealthy, a transient living out of a board bag, or somewhere in between
Gotta go overseas.I wish DIY dental work was a thing. Holy cow I may go homeles but I’ll have a working natural grill
At 100k things have worn out.may i ask what was the symptom and how many miles on it? i ask because my Prius has always intermittently made funky front end noises when turning at a certain radius under certain conditions. now with 100k on it, it makes those noises pretty consistently when i turn...i'm thinking it will need to be looked at, at some point.
auto repair is simply not my area, but god, i hate being an auto repair customer
Thanks but ignorance is bliss. And while attending to these things pays off in the long run, putting them off pays off right now. So there's that.At 100k things have worn out.
Knowledge is power so start by Googling your car‘s symptoms
prius noise when turning - Google Search
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