BATTLE: BIKE PEDAL!

I love my exercise bike. It is the only place I get to play video games anymore. Me. My xbox. My exercise bike. Good times. So when my BFF is broken, it requires immediate attention. Over the last few years the rubber strap on the top of the pedals...

Aftermarket Stereo Install for my 2006 Honda Element part 2

Continued from https://heavymod.com/aftermarket-ster…lement-part-1/ Ok – so the first thing I do as part of the installation is unplug my car battery. I don’t want to accidentally short/fry anything. With the front trim panel off, I remove the 4 screws shown in the previous video, and the factory radio slides...

Aftermarket Stereo Install for my 2006 Honda Element part 1

So I’m installing a new Clarion head unit / Aftermarket Stereo in my 2006 Honda Element. HARNESS Something that wasn’t immediately obvious was how the aftermarket harnesses work. It is taken for granted that noobs like myself will understand that you have TWO harnesses you need, not just the...

I don’t like Rachet Straps

SO this is how you use a ratchet strap! This is not how I was using it! Skip to the end about what not to do. I didn’t have to cut it, but I had to spend 20 minutes slowly loosening and unwinding the coils until I could start...

Facebook Social Plugins fucking suck

Dear Facebook. Why do you hate us so much? How fucking hard can it be to design a social plugin that FUCKING WORKS. Please tell me the magic dimensions of your plugin, that will allow the ENTIRE row of faces to fill in. Please? I have tried adjusting the...

Quicktime mkv mp4 passthrough greyed out

  Gotta get my Downton Abbey on…. but the christmas special I grabbed is mkv, and won’t play on the apple TV. First world problems. Found a TON of online problems/solutions, none of which helped. Final solution was damn simple – there are two mp4 formats, and the wrong...

Trailer Lights 2: The Brokening

So I’ve got 2 fuses down, and a broken tail light converter. Hit up the AutoZone and get me some fuses. I spring for the easy–fuse-tester which promises the ability to test fuses without pulling them. Every fuse I test ( even the blown ones ) show a green...

Trailer Lights

Sunday’s project was to try and fix 3 issues with car – all related to tail lights. Replace broken left tail light on my Element Replace crappy old lights on my trailer Troubleshoot the right turn light on the trailer The first two went pretty smoothly. Kristy here on...