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Empire Auto Center
485 Utica Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11203
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Ashers Auto Repair
3901 16th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11218
Phone: (347) 240-7921

Lakewood

Betzalel Brezner 845-558-5547

Kuntri
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Re: Car Repairs Master Thread
« Reply #360 on: January 12, 2020, 04:45:22 PM »
A 2009 Camry with no heat, I finally brought it to my regular place today and he said my radiator is leaking and needs to be replaced. He said it's approx $325 in total.

Is that reasonable? Should I go for it or is the age of the car not worth it?
To me that sounds reasonable. But I have very limited experience with car repairs.

10 years old isn't that bad if it's taken care of. My car is almost as old as me :)

When you say "finally brought it to a mechanic" I'm assuming it's a small leak. It might be patchable with one of those stop leak stuff or jb weld epoxy. Although those are just temporary.

I actually used the jb weld to fix a radiator of a car. It's almost a year and still holding up
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Re: Car Repairs Master Thread
« Reply #361 on: January 12, 2020, 04:50:32 PM »
To me that sounds reasonable. But I have very limited experience with car repairs.

10 years old isn't that bad if it's taken care of. My car is almost as old as me :)

When you say "finally brought it to a mechanic" I'm assuming it's a small leak. It might be patchable with one of those stop leak stuff or jb weld epoxy. Although those are just temporary.

I actually used the jb weld to fix a radiator of a car. It's almost a year and still holding up
reasonable. The vehicle is still relatively young and it's a fairly inexpensive repair.

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Re: Car Repairs Master Thread
« Reply #362 on: January 12, 2020, 05:02:05 PM »
A 2009 Camry with no heat, I finally brought it to my regular place today and he said my radiator is leaking and needs to be replaced. He said it's approx $325 in total.

Is that reasonable? Should I go for it or is the age of the car not worth it?

  If you don't have such money to spend, watching a YouTube video or two and if you're handy guy tackle the job yourself.

 That's what I would do but many others would either pay a mechanic or scrap the car.

    if everything else in the car is working and that's the only issue I would definitely go ahead and fix the heat or just wear another coat in the car during the winter.
   The heat not working shouldn't be the reason for junking a car.
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Re: Car Repairs Master Thread
« Reply #363 on: January 12, 2020, 05:44:52 PM »
You should have the radiator fixed but not sure that is the problem for no heat. Is it leaking really bad?
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Re: Car Repairs Master Thread
« Reply #364 on: January 12, 2020, 08:28:14 PM »
Replaced my windshield wipers today on 2018 Honda CR-V. The user manual describes replacing just the blades - in other words, just the rubber strip, which slides out.

Is this recommended/better/cheaper? I tried searching, and couldn't find the replacement rubber blades. Curious to hear your experience/recommendations.

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Re: Car Repairs Master Thread
« Reply #365 on: January 12, 2020, 09:32:53 PM »
I always replace the whole wiper assembly. Usually get a deal on them and a 10 sec job.
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Re: Car Repairs Master Thread
« Reply #366 on: January 12, 2020, 09:37:52 PM »
Replaced my windshield wipers today on 2018 Honda CR-V. The user manual describes replacing just the blades - in other words, just the rubber strip, which slides out.

Is this recommended/better/cheaper? I tried searching, and couldn't find the replacement rubber blades. Curious to hear your experience/recommendations.
I always replace the whole wiper assembly. Usually get a deal on them and a 10 sec job.
There is often an advantage in keeping to the factory wiper blades and using a refill since they are made to curve to the shape of the windshield.
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Re: Car Repairs Master Thread
« Reply #367 on: January 12, 2020, 09:40:08 PM »
There is often an advantage in keeping to the factory wiper blades and using a refill since they are made to curve to the shape of the windshield.
For Hyundai I do get OEM blades. 
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Re: Car Repairs Master Thread
« Reply #368 on: January 13, 2020, 02:02:06 AM »
There is often an advantage in keeping to the factory wiper blades and using a refill since they are made to curve to the shape of the windshield.
just buy a new blade and remove the actual rubber piece and slide it into the OEM ones from the factory.
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Re: Car Repairs Master Thread
« Reply #369 on: January 13, 2020, 02:16:46 PM »
reasonable. The vehicle is still relatively young and it's a fairly inexpensive repair.

Ended up costing $413  :-\
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Re: Car Repairs Master Thread
« Reply #370 on: January 13, 2020, 10:20:29 PM »
just buy a new blade and remove the actual rubber piece and slide it into the OEM ones from the factory.
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Re: Car Repairs Master Thread
« Reply #371 on: January 13, 2020, 10:37:15 PM »
just buy a new blade and remove the actual rubber piece and slide it into the OEM ones from the factory.
They are usually too wide
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Re: Car Repairs Master Thread
« Reply #372 on: January 13, 2020, 11:15:13 PM »
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That's what I did when I wanted the actual factory holster(wiper casing).
  It might be easier to remove the actual windshield wiper from the windshield versus trying to replace it while on the windshield.
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« Reply #373 on: January 13, 2020, 11:16:18 PM »
They are usually too wide
Not true, just did that with a rear wiper blade on a 2016 Toyota sienna.
   The casing came broken from Amazon so took out the Rubber and replaced it on my old holder.
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« Reply #374 on: January 13, 2020, 11:18:49 PM »
Ended up costing $413  :-\
Was it the radiator that needed to be replaced or was it the heater core that was clogged up?

   During the summer months one is always supposed to put the heat on for 5 minutes that way the heater core doesn't dry up and get clogged.
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« Reply #375 on: January 13, 2020, 11:23:06 PM »
Not true, just did that with a rear wiper blade on a 2016 Toyota sienna.
   The casing came broken from Amazon so took out the Rubber and replaced it on my old holder.
Usually and always are not the same thing
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« Reply #376 on: January 14, 2020, 12:00:39 AM »
Usually and always are not the same thing
That's correct two different meanings.
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Re: Car Repairs Master Thread
« Reply #377 on: January 29, 2020, 09:35:36 AM »
Best way to remove scratches from a lease that will soon be returned? I have a few smaller ones but one nasty one that runs along the whole length of the car.
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« Reply #378 on: January 29, 2020, 10:06:30 AM »
Surface scratches can be buffed out.
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Re: Car Repairs Master Thread
« Reply #379 on: January 29, 2020, 10:09:57 AM »
Best way to remove scratches from a lease that will soon be returned? I have a few smaller ones but one nasty one that runs along the whole length of the car.
No waver? Few scratches is usually covered