Tim's Thoughts

I had to replace the right hand tail light assembly. The part was easy to come by. I got a new, OEM part on Amazon that fit my car and was much cheaper than getting it from the dealer.

This is my car's tail light:

Many years ago, I had to replace a tail light on an old Chrysler LeBaron. On that car, the operation took maybe 10 minutes. I had to open the trunk lining, unscrew a few screws, disconnect the lights, and replace the light assembly. Very easy.
On my Civic, this operation starts with the same steps, but requires removing the rear bumper cover, because the light is connected to the car body with a bracket that is accessible only when the bumper is removed. Very annoying.
This took me over an hour to complete, because getting the bumper off is awkward, especially without experience doing so.

I found a helpful YouTube video that shows how this can be done:

As can be seen in the video, the task is not too bad if you are an experienced mechanic, but for me, a lay person, it was quite a task.

Monday, April 15, 2013

New Deals - April 15, 2013

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Saturday, April 13, 2013

Pink Gorilla Costume

I was looking around and found this funny costume:

The two pictures look different, but I suspect that they are in fact either the same costume or are very similar.
The pink color looks different, and the feet seem to have more fur on the lighter colored costume.

This costume is adult sized, and is sold by a number of sellers.

You can find it here:

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eBay - From $91.96
Rakuten Shopping - From $89.99
Wholesale Halloween Costumes - $92.90

Fostoria American Collecting

I discuss the Fostoria American pattern on my collectibles blog.
New book review is available on my bookshelf.

Friday, April 12, 2013

New Deals - April 12, 2013

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1 Sale A Day Deals - April 12, 2013
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013

New Deals - April 8, 2013

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Saturday, April 6, 2013

Replacing Honda Headlights

A few weeks ago, my right hand side low beam headlight stopped working.

I did some research, and realized that to replace it, I had to to through the wheel well. This is an exceedingly awkward thing to do. According to instructions, I had to turn the wheels all the way to the left (for right headlight), and then open up the wheel well cover that shields the engine compartment from dirt thrown up by the wheels.
I did some Googling, and I found a helpful YouTube video:

The video is much shorter than what it took me to do. I was able to replace one lightbulb in about 20 minutes, and this included a lot of scratches on my arms from the various edges in the way.

Since I was going to do this, I decided to replace both headlights, right and left. I bought Sylvania 9006 XV XtraVision Halogen Headlight Bulb (Low Beam), (Pack of 2) in a local auto parts store for about $25, it is less than half that on Amazon, but I needed to get the headlights immediately, so I had to use what I could get.