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    Car Electrical Problem

    So I was working on my suspension today and after I was done, I noticed my keyless entry wasn't working anymore. So I take a closer look and find out that my whole car has no power when the key is out of the ignition. When I put the key in the ignition and put it on accessory, everything runs...
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    What to get for moms 40th Birthday?

    It's my moms 40th B-Day on Wednesday and besides the usual roses and a card, I couldn't think of what to get. I was thinking maybe a gift card to the most expensive steak house in town?(It's pretty expensive, I live in Naperville, IL) I don't wanna do money because that's just saying w/e idc...
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    Little cosmetic mod to my car...

    LANCER Look good or bad in your opinion?
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    Speeding ticket question...

    Alright I live in Illinois and I'm 18. I have recently gotten my 3rd ticket, which means suspension if guilty. I paid the first 2 tickets online( means automatic guilty plea) and I failed court supervision on the first ticket in like a few weeks. The cop told me I can go to court and ask the...
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    european plates question

    I live in Illinois and we're supposed to have plates on the back and the front. I see a lot of cars that only have plates on the back around here. I've also seen some people with european plates on the front and Illinois plates on the back. My question is, would I be ticketed if I got european...
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    1999-2004 Mustang reliability

    Im lookin at cars since my broke recently, and I'm liking the 2002-2004 Mustang GT. The only question I have is, how reliable are they? Any owners in here have any major problems with them? Anybody know if this is worth buying or should I just forget about Ford?
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    Burnt out wiring???

    The fog lights in my car have recently stopped working. A day before they stopped working, I saw smoke coming out of the button that turns them on( It's on the turn-signal lever by the steering wheel) I'm assuming the wiring is screwed. Should I re-wire them, or should I just try and mess around...
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    U.S. Citizenship Question

    Alright, so, I have a friend at work who asked me a question that I frankly didn't know the answer to either. He has been in the U.S. for almost 10 years. He is now a Citizen. He has 2 kids that were born in a foreign country. One is 17, and so he wanted to know what that kid has to do to...
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    What do you guys think of the new grille?

    Just put it in in my moms car. Bought it for about $100 on eBay. What do you guys think? PIC1 PIC2
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    unlocked cell phones?

    So I see a guy on Craigslist selling an "unlocked" cell phone, and he claims it will work with ANY carrier. Is this true? Would my carrier(US Cellular) or any carrier for that matter activate an unlocked cell phone? Thanks a lot!
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    KRZR or RAZR to car stereo?

    I'm getting a new phone this week and I'm either going with a KRZR or RAZR. Since both can play MP3's, is it possible to hook these phones up to my cars stereo and use them kinda like an Ipod? Thanks for all your help!
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    Ragnarok's Official Headlight Restoration Guide with *PICS*

    I've known about wetsanding for a while now, but this morning I just finally got around to trying it on my car. I was so happy with my final result, I thought I would share it with my fellow ATOT'ers. There are a few wetsanding guides out there on the net, but I decided to make my own to share...
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    Anyone here get their Timing Belts changed?

    I've reached the 130K mile on my car and the serpentine belt/timing belt has never been replaced. Should the serpentine be replaced after 130K miles? If anyone has any recommendations on good and cheap places to do this please share. Thanks! EDIT:OK so I learned the difference between timing...
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    Subwoofer Question

    So I have 2 12in. Infinity subs in my trunk which are facing the rear of the car. I have A LOT of rattle in my trunk. Has anyone faced their subs toward the driver with their back seat down? I would imagine it would sound better and create less rattle in the trunk. Can anybody confirm this? Thanks!
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    PPPoE and Windows Vista

    So I gets me Vista, and I have a PPPoE connection. But, when I try to connect, it always fails on vista, but always works on XP. I put in the SBC Yahoo! dsl installation disk and it says "the operating system is not supported"...is it possible that the ISP doesnt support vista? Anyone have the...
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    Tuning a car amp

    Yeah so my new amp that power my subs has a bunch of settings and I dunno what I should set them on. Low Pass Filter: It's on like 110Mhz, shouldn't it be like 80Mhz? Band Reject: 80 also? Input Sensitivity: Anyone knows what that does? Infrasonic: Anyone know about this one either...
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    Cold Air Intakes

    Since they're pretty cheap and and actually increase the HP somewhat I'm thinking about putting in a cold air intake in my chrysler. The question is, can I use the factory air intake tube and just buy a coupler and filter, or do I have to get a new intake tube as well? Thanks a whole bunch!
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    Has anyone here ever washed their engine?

    I just bought some Black Magic de-greaser and shine for my Chrysler Cirrus, and I'm really scared the car won't turn on after the wash. It has 125K miles on it, so I hope the older parts like wires and all won't deteriorate. Also, if you have washed your engine, what parts do you recommend...
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    ASUS A8R-MVP Problem

    A8R-MVP AMD X2 4200+ Getting no beeps or video from system, no post. Everything is connected and the fans spin, but no beeps or video. Any suggestions?
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    Power Capacitor owned my car

    Ok heres the story: I buy myself a power capacitor for my car sound system. Im confused on how to charge it, and I charge it somewhat I think, and then just connect it to the battery and it works...for now. Tonight, I listen to music when my car is off...and after about 10 minutes I notice my...
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    Car Power Capacitor

    Alright so i got myself a power capacitor, but I dunno how to wire that sucker. The diagram on the back of the packaging has lots of spelling errors and looks totally wrong. Can anyone help me out on this one? Thanks!
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    Is my camera dead?

    So...great story...my dead takes our digital camera to work, puts it on top of his lunch box wich has ice in it. Ice melts and camera somehow slips in there and stays in there for a few good hours before my dad notices. Basically, it was in water for hours. We dried it all night, but it doesnt...
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    Picking Up Chicks

    So far, I have failed on so many levels when it comes to picking up chicks. Maybe yelling "Nice Tits!" out the car window isn't the best idea. Thing is, me and my buddies are gonna go downtown this weekend and try to pick up chicks. How would/do you guys pick up chicks? I need some...
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    game sound issue*fixed*

    Hey. I just got a new card, the Audigy 2 ZS. All music and such works great, but when I try playing Battlefield 2 or some other games(Far Cry) I dont get any game music or voices. They just don't play. I can hear the birds and myself running through water, but not when I fire my weapon and such...
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    are these even legit*yes* but are they any good?

    I find it hard to believe that for $15 i could buy a pair of such beastly speakers. The sellers rating is pretty good, people said that the speakers arrived and sound good... http://cgi.ebay.com/VOLFENHAG-3-1-2-300...06QQcategoryZ14937QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Do you guys think it would be safe...
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    Ram question

    Alright guys this ones a tuffy...ok here goes...Which setup would you guys recommend... 1)1GB Corsair XMS all by itself...high speeds...cas latency 2 2)1GB Corsair XMS+512MB crappy ram...would run at about 200Mhz altogether...cas latency would have to be 2.5 So basically...which is...
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    Olevia LCD TV Giveaway every day of July

    Kinda like the ULTRA product giveaway, except were dealing with LVD TV's here. [link deleted] --- Thanks, but "contests" and sweepstakes are not considered to be hot deals. AnandTech Moderator
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    New Generation Games and Dual Core

    Alright so the new generation games like Crysis support dual core. Right now, an AMD Athlon 64 3800+ would be a very good cpu for games, better than 90% of X2's out there right now. But how big will the improvement be with a dual core cpu in the near future? In Vista? Is it worth waiting and...
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    Is this good enough?

    Just got this computer together and it cost me under $400 belive it or not. I was wondering if this setup is good enough to play current games and games when DirectX 10 comes out. AMD Athlon 64 3800+ OC'ed to 2.8Ghz Radeon X800PRO 256MB @524Mhz core, 1Ghz Memory clock Corsair XMS (2x512MB)...